Odds and ends

School has started- I could have missed it. I didn't realize until about 10:30 last Wednesday night that school started on Thursday. My coworker B called me to ask me what time my first class was. The panic sort of sat in because I didn't have a schedule in place. I had 2 classes picked, but needed 2 more. I was waitlisted, but was able to register for both today, so things should be good on that front. My film teacher seems very disorganized and I'm not sure that I'm going to get a lot from the class, but I think I scored some big points with him by talking to him after class today just about random stuff like film classes I've taken and school in general. It was kind of by accident, but oh well.

Have a funny story from dinner last night. My parents took me out to a Spanish restaurant to celebrate my birthday. Enjoyed it a lot. Never had Spanish food (Mexican, yes, but not Spanish) prior to this. I had a tapa, then my mom, dad, and I sampled each other's paella, Castillian medallions, and other dishes. For dessert I had basically an apple tart. My sister read on the menu what was in it and threw a fit. It was cooked in a rum and brandy sauce. My sister was protesting because it is the night before I turned 21 and I'm already "drinking" something. She told my parents how upset she was and went off on her tangent about how Carrie Nation is her hero. My mom said that the alcohol is burnt off in the cooking and adds flavor. My sister didn't buy it. Then as we were leaving the restaurant she threw another fit that I was being allowed to drive after I just had alcohol. She threw a tantrum in the parking lot. SHE IS 18!!! My mom put it into perspective though by asking my sister how many times has she heard on the news how many times has she heard of someone causing an accident who became drunk by eating dessert? My sister was speechless and just said she didn't feel safe with me driving home. On the way home she had to point out every little possible fault in my driving. I just said at least I have my license and I was able to stay in the lines on the road, even while being "drunk." It shut her up- she still doesn't have her license and my mom keeps getting after her for not being able to stay in the lines while driving.

Speaking of my birthday, it is my 21st and I am kind of making it a weeklong celebration. My mom took off for Nor Cal this morning to deal with family, so we celebrated my birthday at the Spanish restaurant last night. Before my mom took off to the airport today, she took my sister and I to the casino. It came up last night that we should do something different because I was 21. The casino was an idea. Nobody in my family gambles really. My mom's limit is $10. My mom played 1 penny machine the whole time and won $53.80 and she only spent $10. I lost $11, but managed to win $9. I only spent $20. My sister spent $10, but lost $5.00.

Tomorrow my cousin and I are going out to lunch to celebrate my birthday, then Gonzo and I are going out to dinner after she gets off work. The Guy and I are going to go out one night, or we may stay at his house and we're going to celebrate with drinks.

One of the more built trainers at my gym wears thong underwear. He is a tall black guy with dredlocks, not bad looking. How do I know? As I was leaving the other day he was standing at the front desk talking to Gonzo reaching up as high as he could in the air and his shirt went up, his pants went down, and there was his black thong.

Andrew, a kid I went to high school with, who happens to be gay and came out during his junior year goes to the gym I do. Gonzo was working the other day and he came by to say hi to Gonzo, like I do before I leave. He walked up to her about a minute before me. After he left Gonzo began asking me what I thought of him, if he was cute, and if she could hook me up with him. I said no, I don't want to come out to him, we have completely different friends, and haven't talked since sophomore year of high school. She said she is going to see what she can work out. He is kind of cute, but it is not like I'm looking for a guy. I told Gonzo I hope she was only kidding.