Weekend Wrapup

Hey hey hey!

Wow. What a weekend. A great mixture of relaxation and fun. So let's get into the update.

Friday was a good day. I was mostly happy to be off work and just able to finally relax. Don't get me wrong, I love my job. However, it's a job and all, so there you go. I honestly would prefer to do something more creative, like write. Of course, I need to write more and improve my writing and we've all read this from me before, so let's not go into overkill. K? Outstanding.

So Friday was spent at home, relaxing. The Librarian and I opted to order some pizza for us and The Gentlemen. They mostly spent the evening outside with their friends while The Librarian and I just watched TV. I've come to appreciate those moments more lately; the times we just sit and do nothing. It's still a good experience and it makes me very contented.

Saturday we absolutely HAD to get out of the apartment. So The Librarian suggested we prep some sandwiches and then head out to Mount Talbert for a hike. It was a smashing idea actually and I was up for it. Of course, The Gentlemen weren't too hot on the idea, especially Brother Z who kept pitching small fits on the hike. He did manage to find a large bug and poke it with a stick, which pretty much softened his craptacular mood from earlier. The hike was absolutely wonderful and the scenery was so nice. It felt good to just get out into nature. Eventually the sounds of the nearby road just melted away to a very dull background noise and I managed to just totally relax. Afterwards, we finished up our mini picnic at the trailhead (can you still call it a trailhead when there's a very nice working bathroom and water fountain with chilled water?) and went for some groceries. As with Friday, the remainder of Saturday was spent just relaxing and watching TV while The Gentlemen went out to play with their friends. For dinner we grilled some steaks and I make entirely too many mashed potatoes. Seriously. I must have thought I was cooking for an army instead of a family of 4 with 3 picky eater (myself and the The Gentlemen) and one light eater (which would be The Librarian). Suddenly the house just came to life when The Gentlemen's grandmother came over. Shortly thereafter The Librarian's sister and her friend dropped by. It was people everywhere. Not bad really, but I wish I'd have known so I could have done something aside from just mill around and clean up. Oh well though.

Sunday had a good start, but somewhat unfortunate as well as The Librarian felt sick. However, she rallied enough so that all of us could go to Oak's Park Amusement Park. Not a bad little place really. For my friends back home, it's a lot like Bell's after it was slightly reworked and well-before it fell into enough disrepair for Tulsa to want to offload it for a fucking parking lot (I'm still pissed). We had a lot of fun and The Gentlemen seemed up for most rides, altho it took a little cajoling to get Brother J onto a couple of rides. Brother Z, however, was pretty much up for anything and would scream his head off (in the good way) on almost everything we went on. Unfortunately the trip got cut short by some rain, but it was still great fun. The rest of the day was spent doing laundry and getting ready for the week.

I have to say that this weekend was great. It felt good to just be in a family moment of sorts. I think that all of us going out really solidified the bonds between us. Even The Librarian's mother seemed to feel fine, even when we casually suggested a move to San Francisco. She actually seemed somewhat positive-ish on the move, which is in stark contrast to her near-vehement denial of the possibility of us moving to Oklahoma.

I think this week will be a good one. I took another step forward in getting Endless Monkeys going and started more work on Deviant Advice and even added a new blog, The Pervy Geek, into the mix. I worry a bit that I'll go int too many directions, but I'm not overly worried at the moment. I think I can safely hold down two blog sites (I won't be doing much with the actual Endless Monkeys domain). Both sites have a lot of potential and I hope to achieve the full measure of it soon.

That's about it for now. I'll probably be updating with an additional post here in a few. Plus I plan on issuing another update on Friday. Until then, be good!