well if the antibiotics didn't kill it, the vodka probably did!

Yay for Fridays in Pittsburgh... The only downside is the drive. I'm starting to hate it, especially when the weather is cold and snowy, icy, etc... February certainly is the butt-crack of the year- I'm so glad its over. Some aniversaries coming up... I think I'm the only one excited... The 26th will mark 2 years since Brendan and I broke up, the 28th will be a year since tyler and I broke up (the first time)... Isn't all of that exciting??

Last night was a blast at Pegasus... I got trashed for the first time in awhile. It was Ems turn to drive so I couldn't waste that :) I hung out with Bill and Emilee for most of the night (including during a drag show including my old friend Jared from cchurch camp). Jodie and Scott showed up... then... Joey was there. He was supposed to be out of town, so it was nice to get to see him.

Anyway, I don't remember a whole lot of details, but it was a good time :) Thanks to Bill and Emilee for taking care of my drunk ass!

Now the long drive back to Clarion... Grr. I can't wait to move to Bloomfield.

SICK... totally a post with just me complaining!

I went to the doctor yesterday, and apparently I'm just falling apart- proof that Clarion really is sucking the life out of me!

I have like three different afflictions, the main one being a sinus infection... The nurse couldn't actually check for strep because she couldn't even see the back of my throat... Attractive right?

I seem to be able to function through the school day, but that totally exhausts me, so I cancelled a meeting at hte church and called off from the library... Not soemthing I can afford to do very much.

Seriously, I just want to be done with this week! Unfortunatley, I'm too tired to even talk to friends.. I did catch Joey last night thankfully, but otherwise, I just want to be in bed...

:(

The rest of the weekend

So nothing has gone according to schedule in three days now, but its all good...

Instead of the Eagle with Joey, I went to the Cage with Jodie, Jordan, Jackie (or possibly Jaquie or some other variation) and Em. We had good drinks and good conversation. I love playign with intelligent people :) I talked to Jordan for most of the evening anyway. Hes a straight boy or something like one... I usually don't end up talking with those a whole lot so it was nice. We were talking about my parents odd collection hobbies, and emilee joins the conversation with "Well, my dad collects... oxycontin... and then sells it but most of the time he inhales it himeslf.. and then mom, she collects emotional baggage and unloads it at inopportune times..." it was hilarious!

We had a long trip back to Clarion, including driving almost into a car that flipped and having to call 911. I hope everyone was ok! It was enough to shake me up for the rest of the trip... Moreover, its happened before! The last time it was an SUV near the freeport exit. This time, we were almost to New Bethlehem so I was talking to the hick 911 center who responded "uh, what?" Another fine example of service employees in pennsylvania. After our Panera Bread experience though, this wasn't so bad (yeah, we went to Panera bread with Jenn Kerr last night and they were OUT OF BREAD) And the girl didn't know what to do about it...
"Hi, I'm INEPT... Can I help you?"

Anyhow, I got a good 3 hours sleep before church and Em and I were off again to Franklin to visit my mom, her mom, and my dad.

That wasn't real exciting... I got 20 bucks from dad. Won't cover my car insurance, but I can buy drinks next weekend at least!

We stopped at GC, and I started txting Joey. Unfortunatley, he was free in the afternoon, and I was free in the evening so it looked like we weren't going to be seeing eachother... Which of course gave good reason to buy lots of clothes that we can't afford!

A few minutes later, I get a txt "How about dessert at 11." Althoguh I felt better... I needed a new outfit for dessert!

Em and I had dinner, then back to her apartment. I'm slowly moving in, of course. More and more of my stuff shows up there every week. I have a great time down there....

Joey and I had a nice evening as well although we were both pretty tired and didn't make it quite through the movie that we meant to watch. He made brownies and I brought some Ice Cream. It was singly the best date in a while. I love creativity *adds points*. Hes a really nice guy, and I enjoy talking to him more the more that we hang out. Granted, we're both at stages where we're moving on with our lives. I was thinking about that after I left him this morning and started back to Clarion. Its true, we're both moving- me to Ohio (then probably, hopefully, to Pittsburgh) in May and him to who-knows-where in August. So, what does that mean... well, getting married is out of the question. I just don't think its worth not letting anything happen because of it. I mean, I'm not looking for serious move-in-together commitment in the first place anyway. So, I think maybe dating would be a good solution, although most gay men don't know a whole lot about htat... I mean, there is somethign of a possibility that one might get hit by a car, but thats not a good reason to say no to a relationship (unless there is some other reason).

Anyway, I had a blast this weekend not only with meeting Joey, but with Emilee and the rest of my urban family that I'm growing to love. The more time I spend down there the more I realize that I have a lot of life to live, and theres a lot of fun to be had. Emilee and I are seriously talking about getting a place in Bloomfield if I can get a job down in the area somewhere. Time will tell, but I think it would be great! its kinda a big step, but I think it could work.

I dunno, things are looking up! But... back to school tomorrow :(