February 14, 1992

Friday, February 14, 1992 and I'm finishing class for the day at SWT, wondering, "what the hell am I gonna do today?"...nothing's happening in San Marcos party-wise, because it's Valentine's Day and I didn't have anyone to be with...yet...

Next thing I know, my friend Jennifer calls and asks if I want a ride home to Dallas; she's on her way home for the weekend and doesn't like driving alone. "What the hell, there's nothing going on here so yeah." Jenn asked what I was going to do, and I really didn't have an answer...I was just going home to hang out with no expectations whatsoever. Except maybe to have some of Grandma's rice and beans...

So I get home, hang out with the fams for a bit, and gave my best friend Edward a call. He was surprised because I hadn't given him a head's up before I came down. He tells me a friend of ours is throwing a Valentine's party, so I'm thinking "yeah, that's cool, I haven't seen some of these people in a while"...what a great idea...

We get there, and after a while Ed tells me this girl is checking me out...I'm thinking "yeah right!", but he continues with it. Eventually, I casually pass by her and make some smart-ass, "who produced it?" comment, but she has a sense of humor and lets it slide.

All this time, Edward was just pulling my leg, but in actuality she was checking me out...I think it was my long hair...or serendipity. Eventually, we start talking, and before you know it, it's 2 o'clock in the morning (go figure) and she needs to get home.

This party was near Mockingbird and 35, and she lived in Duncanville, so I used that as a way to get a ride home from her...the funny part was, I took her on the back roads through the bowels of West Dallas...she must've REALLY liked me to not have completely freaked out (although she was admittedly a little freaked)

Saturday afternoon was a day full of "will he call/will she call"...we ended up calling each other at the same time, and made a date for that night. Royal Rack provided some fun, and she was a great sport; I'll always have a little spot in my heart for that hole in the wall on Lower Greenville...

It's really hard to believe it's been 20 years, but it's true that time flies when you're having fun. I'm so lucky. 

So I had a case of deja vu today, and, as always, it just freaked me the hell out. Usually when I experience it, I get a sensation of vertigo along with it. I don't know if it had anything to do with the migraine I woke up with this morning, but I always forget to think about it if it happened the last time I got one...
Anyway, I decided to read up on it (deja vu) and found a few explanations...the Oxford definition is some tired-head-causing heavy reading, but it's closer to what I think is the truth than the earlier definition pushing that crazy-ass Freudian explanation...one of the most interesting scientific things I've read in the past is that it is a visual misfire between your two eyes and the brain, but there are a few holes in that hypothesis too...alls I know is I had already seen what I saw this morning, and I doubt I dreamt it up before then...
For some reason, this picture is the kind of image I think of when I hear "deja vu"...one of those infinite reflection pictures...I just used this particular pic because I already knew about it, and I like to nerd it up sometimes...

dernit...



What a genius plan...this guy should run for governor...

Heh...

(Thanks to L.C. for this one)

Sonuva...

I swear, the next person that gives me one of these in the ribs during a soccer game may not walk off the field...just sayin'...

It's Snow Fun...

I'm sure this happened somewhere during the past few days...prolly more than once...

Hope y'all enjoyed the time off...

Oh yeah...

Disclaimer: this is mildly slightly barely NSFW...dammit just click on the picture... 

Neti fun!

I never learned how to drink milk and make it come out of my nose, but I did learn how to do this...

And after looking at the picture, I still don't understand how it happens...

Sacrebleu!

hmm...I don't speak French, but I think the Lens goalie was reminding Bordeaux they only got 1 past him...or maybe that they play in Ligue 1, and should act that way...or that his water is #1 in France for goalies who play for Lens...but he's certainly not talking about their place in the standings...

Angry F#&!@?G Birds

I just spent an hour and change, plus half my battery, playing this game...it's irritating the shit out of me, but it's addictive...

If you don't have a smartphone of some sort, be very glad...if you do, don't download this app...you've been warned...