As it turns out, I seem to have recovered quite quickly. The damn flu went away in 24 hours, leaving mild back pains that ache every so often, but basically no other annoying symptoms.
I sent out some eCards to various folks to wish happy holidays. Most of them ones I haven't seen in a while or heard from in ages. I had the great annual debate about sending eCards to exs and/or people I've dated... it's the only part of this season I dread, as I never know what to do, but always have it on my mind. I decided this year that they already know I am thinking of them and that I wish them the best of the season, so why darken their internet doorsteps... as the saying goes, "Don't poke the bear."
I had to go pick up a few gift items or at least start my shopping today. I decided to go and get the accoutrements for making a cheesecake... my specialite is the Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake, a cheesecake of 3 wedding proposals in one evening... I never tire of that story ;)
The cheesecake will be part of my gift to my aunt and uncle, along with Rum :) Rum good... cheesecake good... homemade cheesecake to die for... yes...
Aside from that I bought a pair of jeans. I haven't bought myself any new clothes in so long I feel like a used rag with legs. The jeans were tighter than I normally wear, but the odd thing is that even though I bought a smaller size I still had enough extra room to drop down a bit more... sacre bleu! I have no delusions that this size in every jean name-brand would fit, but it felt good that one of the big name produced jeans that I thought would be too small ended up being too big :)
I had a coffee date with someone new, he's quite nice, has a great job, has sex appeal and has adopted a child of his very own. I don't know what his impression of me was, but I found him interesting. I'll have to keep an eye on this one to see what happens after the holidays.
A few of us went to Lulu tonight. We were disappointed because we were running late and missed a lot of the show... 99% of the time, the latest we arrive is during intermission... but whatever, Lulu was on fire and had me in stitches in a few moments... after the show, we were hanging in the smoking room and Lulu and Pricilla happened to share a table with us... that in and of itself was enough to make me giddy, but then along came this crazy old dude who seemed to want to profess his love [and/or lust] for Lulu to the whole world... after making an obvious impression on Lulu with his words, he produced a heart shaped rock that he had brought for her... this had a positive affect on her, as she likes/collects rocks and enjoyed such a nice gift... a drag queen that collects rocks from special places, now that's adorable! anyway, she thanked the guy, deposited the rock in her cleavage and went about her business :)
Scariness factor of said dude > High
Probability of a successful liaison with Lulu > Low
Overall entertainment factor > Extreme High
Hehe, anyway, the dude was a bit on the older side and had stripped off his shirt and undulated around the dance floor several times during the night. Having more of a 'robust' figure, the undulating wasn't condusive to keeping my beer, McCheeseburger and Chocolate milk down the ol' hatch. On more than one occasion he graced the smoking room with his presence and I had the delight of conversing with him on two occasions. Droll, very droll.
All in all, the evening was a blast and I laughed my goofy brain too pieces.
Memorable, to be sure!
