Wow, what an interesting weekend. I seem to have a lot of those lately. Funny, huh?
It started out with Chris surprising me by calling at 7:30 friday morning asking if I wanted to have lunch when I was in Omaha. I was moderately thrilled that he was making an effort, so I agreed. We had a good lunch, then he asked me to come to Standing Bear Lake with him. We walked around the lake for an hour or so, talking and spending time together. It was nice.
That evening, I went to see Sin City with my bro, Lindsay and Jenna. And, wow, that was an awesome movie! I mean, the visuals were so amazing! It wasn't terribly deep or anything, but very intense, and exciting, and just fun to watch. And Clive Owen was sexy as always. Of course it was the most graphic violent movie I have ever seen. I felt really bad that I had Lindsay and Jenna come to it. This is definitely NOT a girl movie. This is BY FAR the most violent movie I have ever seen. But it was so much fun at the same time . . . wow, I'm so corrupted by media violence.
Actually, I have to debate in senior sem tomorrow about media violence. I have to argue that media violence should be censored like porn. How do I keep getting arguments I don't agree with? I suppose I should actually show up tomorrow, though . . . oh well.
But yeah, Saturday was uneventful until that evening when I spontaneously picked up Brad and went to IHOP. That was fun. He was fun. I was kind of nervous about meeting him, actually. I mean, I have such a great time talking to him online, and I was worried that he wouldn't be the same in person. Plus (and I can't think of where I got the idea) I think I remember being told he was uber femmy. He didn't seem that way online, and I was worried if I was going to be weirded out by him in person. I mean, feminine guys are ok, but I'm not at all attracted to them, and I was worried that if he was femmy in person but not online, that it'd just be really weird.
But yeah, it was really cool because I was TOTALLY comfortable with him, which is a rarity for when I meet people. We talked about a lot of stuff, and he just has so many similar philosphies and ideas about things its uncanny. And he wasn't femmy AT ALL! Or at least not any more than I am, which is really cool. The whole evening was a lot of fun, and I look forward to more of them.
So, the next day I'm online, and I'm talking to Chris and Brad. Chris lets it drop that he's a smoker . . . Anyone who knows me at all knows how much I HATE smoking, and how much it lowers my respect for people. So, yeah, I was beyond pissed and disgusted.
So I talked to Brad about it. Brad talked me down, and through a really enjoyable debate helped me better understand exactly why people smoke, and exactly why I despise it so. So, yeah, I very much enjoyed the intellectual challenge and stimulation. I've never actually met someone who challenged me like that or enjoyed debating things. So anyway, after Brad calmed me down, I could talk to Chris again without bursting a vein in my head.
The thing about smoking is, that I can not stand it when people I care about smoke. Tregan smokes all the time, but I'm not close to him. I don't have any emotional investment in him. He's a friend, but not a particularly close one. When someone I'm close to smokes, I just . . . I dunno. It hurts. It hurts really bad. I can't imagine someone doing something so stupid. But I'm not going to go into that here and now because I have a lot of other things to cover.
Anyway, so I start talking to Chris again, only to have him start talking about some Adam kid he has a crush on . . . Bad move.
So, I proceeded to let Chris have a piece of my mind. I told him how I thought it was immature to pursue relationships with multiple people, and how its insulting to me. I don't want to be his 2nd choice, his consolation prize, or the next-best thing. He just responded that he was getting pissed off and I was making him sound like a slut. Well, that's kinda what you're making me think, Chris, and you haven't offered a lot of into to make me think otherwise.
So, yeah, I'm done with him. I don't need that kind of bullshit.
And then I come back to my dorm and I find that someone has shot a hole in my window. So the window is busted, the screen is busted, the blinds are busted, and there's glass all over my floor and bed. I already cleaned it all off my desk and computer (which took forever). I just wonder what the hell happened. Who would want to shoot out my window? And when the hell is it going to be fixed? Also, I need a decent vacuum so I don't have to wear shoes in my room anymore.
So, yeah, quite a bit of turmoil in the relationship department. I have no idea what's going to happen.
Oh, and I totally just discovered Battlestar Galactica on the Sci-Fi channel this weekend! I watched an episode, and it was really awesome! I mean, it was some quality stuff, despite the usual piles of shit Sci-Fi broadcasts. I shall have to watch more of this series.
Also, I really really REALLY need to finish my research proposal! Ugh. I've wasted so much time, and I really can't afford to waste anymore. I did a bit of research tonight, but the actual writing hasn't happened yet . . .
