Interesting

This is what today's candy wrapper said:
When two hearts race, both win.

Took me a while to figure out what that one meant. It is a sweet thought.

I'm still around, things have been extremely busy. A real post will be coming soon. Until then:
How was everyone's holiday?

Wa-Hoo

I can't believe I agreed to go to Wang's. The things I do to make my partner happy. At least I think I have convinced him that we should get it to go. I hate the way that place smells and I really hate the way I smell after sitting in there for an entire meal. He never said for sure when we would go so I could be safe for another couple of days. It has occurred to me that I have been out with Mike over the past few months more than I have been on actual dates. We always have a good time though, so I guess I can't complain. I'll let everyone know how it goes.

Is it only Tuesday?

It can't just be Tuesday, can it? I sure hope the rest of the week goes quicker than the past two days. Mike had a fight with Munch this weekend. I hope they patch things up soon. They have been friends for a very long time and it's sad to see them fight. Mike is beyond cheering up right now, believe me, I tried!
I didn't do much of anything this weekend. Watched the Yanks come from behind and win one day! They lost the next day though.
Nothing else going on this week. I'll let you know if anything changes.

Words of wisdom from candy wrappers:

Temptation is fun...giving in is even better.

Lose yourself in a moment.

Smile. People will wonder what you've been up to.

Sometimes one smile means more than a dozen roses.

It's definitely a bubble-bath day.

I've been reading Steven King's new book CELL. I am enjoying it so far but have decided to NOT answer my cellphone anymore. I had to put it down for a while because it was weirding me out a little.
Today's plan was to do as little as possible, but I am out of food so I have to go shopping. I hate shopping. Anyone want to do it for me?
The Yankees are playing the Mets shortly so I will be watching that. I kind of have a crush on one of the players. I should've bought tickets so I could see him live, but I didn't. I really didn't feel like going to the ballfield alone.
Tonight's plan is: Have an X-Men mini marathon. I want to get psyched up for the premiere of X3 next weekend!

Just for those keeping score: Munch still isn't talking to me, Logan is still being weird, and Stabler is now officially the coolest guy I know.

WHEN WE GIRLS DRINK TOO MUCH............

1. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHERE OUR PURSE IS.

2. WE BELIEVE THAT DANCING WITH OUR ARMS OVERHEAD AND WIGGLING OUR BUTT WHILE YELLING "WOO-HOO!" IS TRULY THE SEXIEST DANCE MOVE AROUND.

3. WE'VE SUDDENLY DECIDED THAT WE WANT TO KICK SOMEONE'S ASS AND HONESTLY BELIEVE WE COULD DO IT TOO.

4. IN OUR LAST TRIP TO PEE, WE REALIZE THAT WE NOW LOOK MORE LIKE A HOMELESS HOOKER THAN THE GODDESS WE WERE JUST FOUR HOURS AGO

5.WE START CRYING AND TELLING EVERYONE WE SEE THAT WE LOVE THEM SOOOOO MUCH.

6. WE GET EXTREMELY EXCITED AND JUMP UP AND DOWN EVERY TIME A NEW SONG PLAY'S BECAUSE "OH MY GOD! I LOVE THIS SONG!"

7. WE'VE FOUND A DEEPER/SPIRITUAL SIDE TO THE GEEK SITTING NEXT TO US.

8. WE'VE SUDDENLY TAKEN UP SMOKING AND BECOME REALLY GOOD AT IT.

9. WE YELL AT THE BARTENDER, WHO WE BELIEVE CHEATED US BY GIVING US JUST LEMONADE, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WE CAN NO LONGER TASTE THE GIN.

10. WE THINK WE ARE IN BED, BUT OUR PILLOW FEELS STRANGELY LIKE THE KITCHEN FLOOR (or the mop?)

11. WE FAIL TO NOTICE THAT THE TOILET LID'S DOWN WHEN WE SIT ON IT.

12. WE TAKE OUR SHOES OFF BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT'S THEIR FAULT THAT WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WALKING STRAIGHT.

This is how my day has been:

Munch is not speaking to me.
Mike is being weird in a whole new way. Which is a good thing I guess because he seems a bit happier. Still, weird is weird.
I haven't seen Elliot or George much lately. I guess they have lives.
Someone asked me out today (for the weekend) and I just may go. Actually they asked a few days ago but since I was kind of seeing John I told them no. I guess he heard John was mad at me because he left me a voicemail today and said the offer was still good. I haven't called him back yet. I should probably do that soon. I don't know. What does everyone think, should I go?

Thought I'd share an email I received:

Subject: Odd Thoughts
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
(Hardly seems worth it.)

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
(Now that's more like it!)

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
(OM.G.!)

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
(In my next life, I want to be a pig.)

A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death.
(Creepy.)
(I'm still not over the pig.)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour.
(Don't try this at home,maybe at work)

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.
("Honey, I'm home. What the....?!")

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field.
(30 minutes..lucky pig! Can you imagine?)

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
(I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)

Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Something I always wanted to know.)

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
(Hmmmmmm......)

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people.
(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.
(okay, so that would be a good thing)

A cat's urine glows under a black light.
(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
(I know some people like that.)

Starfish have no brains
(I know some people like that too.)

Polar bears are left-handed.
(If they switch, they'll live a lot longer)

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
(What about that pig??)

Monday is the cruddiest day of the week

It's Monday. To quote Garfield: I hate Mondays!
John eventually came by to see me but all he wanted to do was talk about Mike. Apparently he overheard part of a phone conversation and thought I should know about it. "I was not there, so how am I supposed to know who he was talking to?" As if just because we're partners, we have some sort of psychic connection. I'll spare you all of the details of that little debate. It ended badly though. He accused me of not caring about Mike. He yelled...I yelled...he left...I watched a ballgame and tried to decide why I like men in the first place.
Sounds like a great weekend, doesn't it?
I got to go, Mike finally got a real desk and for some reason I told him I would help him move his stuff.

the weekend

Well this weekend promises to be boring. John is going to be gone most of the next two days. He's acting weird too. I think he's staking-out Logan. He's still worried about him. Nothing really going on, I just thought I would post a few lines so you would know I haven't disappeared. My arm is still hurting so I will probably do very little this weekend. I may rent a couple of movies to pass the time, then again, I may just sleep.
I hope everyone has a nice Mother's Day.

Anyone know a good masseur? I have pulled something in my arm/shoulder/neck. It really hurts, so now I am going to whine a while...

Frustration

Carolyn, I'm worried about Logan.
"Uh huh"
He hasn't been acting like himself lately.
"Mmm, yeah"
Has he talked to you about it?
"Uh uh"
What do you think is wrong?
"John, you're killing the mood here."
But I'm worried.
"Oh good grief, give me the phone."
What? You're calling him now?
"Logan, it's Barek. Would you PLEASE let John know how you are? He won't put out until he knows how you are."
I turned and gave him my best McCoy raised eyebrow look: "THAT should get his attention!"
I can't believe you just did that. But since you did, what did he say?
"Not much, it was his voice-mail."

The late night call

Who is calling me this late? If it is Logan I'm going to kill him! I told him not to wake me up!
"Hello...What? I can barely understand you...Are you drunk?...Yeah, I know the place, I'll be right there."
It was George. He's drunk and needs a ride. Crap! George doesn't get drunk, something must be wrong.
I had to literally carry him to the car. Gee I just love the smell of drunk in the early morning. I almost never got his seatbelt fastened, he kept moving too much. "George, don't make me hurt you." That settled him down a bit.
"Okay, want to tell me what's wrong?" I don't know why I asked, it's not like I could understand what he was saying. He slurred something about the girl, the case and how much he loved someone, another doctor I think. I'm not sure who he said and I couldn't get him to repeat it. The ride to his place was pretty quiet. Well, I was quiet, HE was singing "If I were a rich man". I guess he was auditioning for Fiddler on the Roof or something. When I finally got him to the door, he couldn't find his keys. "Look harder George, because I am NOT putting my hand in your pocket!" He managed to locate them of course I had to unlock the door. He kept ringing the bell and yelling because nobody answered. I got him in and put him on the couch, making sure there was a bucket close by. I stayed until he fell asleep, which wasn't very long. He's probably got one helluva hangover, so everyone stop by and say something to him REALLY LOUDLY. I should've went and got him some of Elliot's coffee, that would've sobered him up.

Elliot, Orlando, Kathleen, and me

Let's see: clothes are out of the floor (for once); dishes are clean (I didn't know I had that many); floor has been swept (oh, so that wasn't just part of the pattern); I got ice and sodas. I know he's going to forget the ice cream I should've just went and got it myself. Oh, that must be them...

"Birthday Cake Ice Cream? Are you kidding me?" Elliot went on about how I should be willing to try something different. "I knew I should've gotten it myself."
The look Kathleen gave him was priceless. She really is just like him.
She and I had a nice conversation, about nothing and everything. I remember that age, it's rough even in the best of circumstances. I can't imagine what it would've been like with a divorce to deal with too. I've always thought it would've been nice to have someone who would talk and listen without trying to tell me what to do. Talking with a parent or an older sibling is just different. It's hard to explain what I mean. I know what I'm talking about though and so does Kathleen. She's a good kid. I told her she could call if she needed someone to talk to or if she just wanted to hang out.
"Good thing the movie is over, your dad doesn't look like he feels too well." I thanked them for coming and Kathleen and I hugged goodbye. Judging by the look on his face, I guessed this was something out of character for her. We agreed to get together again sometime.
He called me after they got home. I couldn't understand all of what he said, but I did get that he was thankful.
I watched the movie after they left, it was very good. He was right about all the swords, they were impressive. It did get rather bloody at times, nothing unbearable though. Orlando looked good in it but I still like him better in Pirates.

Getting ready for the movie

Since I'm computer retarded and can't do cool stuff, I had a friend of mine do some screencaps from Kingdom of Heaven:

Orlando looks a lot older in this than he does in Pirates. I am looking forward to seeing it.

Today=Happy

Logan is being a pest, but I will NOT budge. So dear partner here is what I say to your pest-ifying:
"I can see your lips are moving
I can’t hear a single word you say
I’ve got my fingers in my ears I’m going lalalalalalalalalala,
I can’t hear you
I got my fingers in my ears I’m going lalalalalalalalalala
Going la la la la"

I talked to John last night. We went out for a drink and ended up back at my place watching some weird thing on The History Channel or something. We're going to be okay. This will gross out my little friend Sara, but he's a good kisser.

Damn, I haven't been able to find John yet. I wonder if he's avoiding me? I left him a message so maybe he will get back in touch with me. Ooh, maybe that's him now.

"Hello this is Barek...Hello?"

"Oh hey, glad you called back. I really need to talk to you."

I got to go, it's him.

The light bulb just came on

I understand something a little more clearly now. Who would've thought? No time to explain now, but I will later, promise. It's just weird that it didn't occur to me before. I have GOT to find John...

Dinner

Where do you want to eat?
"I don't care. Any combination Italian/Sushi places around? Don't roll your eyes at me. Ehh, forget it. Let's have Mexican, we'll celebrate Cinco De Mayo early."
Sounds good.
After we get there and get our food, Mike is very, very quiet. Which is odd for him. Kind of disturbing even.
"Something Wrong?"
He didn't want to talk, he wanted to listen, But of course I was in no mood for talking either. I was concerned because of the weirder than usual behavior.
Maybe I have been acting weirder lately, I have stuff on my mind. So how are things with the Munch?
"Oh real funny MIKEY. He's YOUR best friend, you know exactly how things are going. Men!"
He SAID he hadn't talked to Munch or a lot of people in a while.
"So Alex dumped you, huh?"
I dunno. Maybe. I guess. We haven't talked in a while.
To me that doesn't sound very good. "You haven't talked to your partner, best friend or girlfriend? You hanging with a bad crowd?"
He laughed and started making fun of me going bowling. "Bowling is fun! Don't knock till you've tried it with me! But don't change the subject. What's going on with you? Who did you sleep with that you weren't supposed to?"
He looked totally shocked and guilty at that.
Why the hell would you say that?
"Umm women's intuition? Or the fact that I was a freaking FBI profiler? Men are pigs."
He said he wasn't a pig then asked if I had played some game he found online. He kept trying to change the subject, even asked me how George was. I answered all his questions.
"So was it anyone I know or was it one of those street scags?"
She was not! I mean, what the hell are you on about?
"SSooooooeeeyyyy! Here piggy piggy."
Smacks his head on the table. It's not like that. Geeez
"MEN.ARE.SWINE! So why don't you tell me what it was like then sir oinks-a-lot?"
Oh. MY. GOD.
First off, you don't even know anything happened? And what has Alex said to you anyway?
I assured him I hadn't talked to Alex and apologized for my comment.
"I'm sorry. Maybe I'm a little bitter about men what with that whole Munch thing. And the fact that I was flirting like crazy with another detective and they weren't interested. So tell me what didn't happen then."
That started several minutes of whining for me to tell him which detective I was referring to.
Fine. So you won't tell me.
Ok
Good
Fine
That's cool
It was Stabler?
"You are such a baby. Pout a wittle more and maybe I'll tell you. Then again, I probably won't.
You slept with that tech Millie, from SVU didn't you?"
::bugs eyes::
He wouldn't give any details. Just kept on about Stabler. I reminded him he was the one who said he owed me an explanation or six.
I meant....I just haven't been around. Stuff on my mind, that's all.
Stabler, hunh?
I'm sure he didn't have to tell me he hadn't been around. "I was the one looking for you, I kind of knew where you weren't. So you didn't want to talk about the stuff on your mind? She's not pregnant is she? What about Stabler?"
Who's not what?
What IS it with you?
And I meant Stabler's the guy with the flirting, right?
"Just checking. Seeing if you were really listening. You do have that glazed over look, again. But if you haven't actually done anything you're just considering it, think with the brain part of your body, not the other parts. That's it, I won't mention it again, unless you ask.
I know what you meant about Stabler. Unfortunately he's kind of taken now isn't he?"

We went on like this for the rest of the meal. So what did I learn? Absolutely nothing. I know less now than when we started. The dinner raised more questions than answers. But at least it got me out of the house for a night and he did pay. Considering all I went through at work since he ditched, I think he owes me a few hundred more meals.