In My Dreams

Do you have those nights where you dream about a woman that isn't a part of your life anymore? Well, sometimes I dream about one that I don't even know. Last night I dreamt about one that I really, really had a good day with a few months ago. Unfortunately, we never got together again after that... for a reason that only she knows.

This woman, I will leave her nameless, I met on MySpace. She is a total physical fit for me... so incredibly cute and fun. We spent the day watching football, cheering for both of our fantasy teams, throwing darts, bowling, generally smiling at each other and flirting with affection. Anyhow, enough of that story since she didn't end up being as into exploring me as I was into learning about her... I'll recount that another time.

So, last night's dream found me on vacation and staying at a hotel on the beach. I had run into a group of fun, social women who'd asked me to hang with them. We all had lounge chairs by the pool when one of them said, "You know *nameless?* Well, she's with us."

I immediately looked at her and saw that she was laying in her chaise, sipping a fruity cocktail, sunglassed, and trying very much to not notice me looking at her.

Her friend continued, "Her boyfriend is here. In fact, he owns the hotel, but he just got out of prison. So, I'd watch yourself if I was you."

"Why?" I asked.

"He's got an over-active jealously that manifests itself with aggression. We've been trying to get her away from him for a long time."

"Great," I'm thinking. "Another quest for my super hero complex."

Over the course of the afternoon, I eventually put myself in a place to ask *nameless* about her life. But, the conversation lasted only until her boyfriend's friends began a verbal assault on me.

The pool was about to close, but her friends were in no way required to leave since they were with the hotel owner. But, I decided it was a good idea to collect my things and move on. Unfortunately, I had to walk through them to get to the exit. A few of his friends decided to make sure that I knew *nameless* was off limits. "Thanks for the advice," I replied and left.

"As I was leaving the pool, a friend of hers caught up to me and said, "She wants to see you. Come with me."

She led me to *nameless* in the women's restroom. *Nameless* came up very close to me and simply said, "I miss you and I'm sorry. I don't know what to do."

And, before she went on and on about her life, I leaned in and placed my lips on hers showing her that a kiss was available, but the depth of it was hers to decide. After a moment's surprise, she kissed back with gradually more pressure until we ended one long, caring kiss.

I turned to find her friend smiling from ear to ear.

And then, I woke up.

The Endless SF Night

What follows is the compilation of drunken pseudo-sanskrit that was recorded on restaurant napkins after an evening spent with friends in SF, September 27, 2005.




<------ Phone cam photo of one of the napkins from that long, long night.








09/27/05 @ Lucky Penny, SF
Amazing.
The Night.
The Kiss.
Finally.
The Kiss.
An entire Night to relive it.
A lot to miss.
Many years in wait.
Maybe nothing ever more.
But,
At last.
That Kiss.
You always find your way.
But, with Love?
With Life?
Always a chase.
Finally.
A Kiss.
That Kiss.
For right or wrong.
Still.
That Kiss.

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09/27/05 @ Lucky Penny, SF
My crazy world.
Such my crazy world.
To stand on a street corner.
To ponder.
To wander.
As luck would have it.
The Lucky Penny.
3 AM.
3 hours to burn.
All with thoughts of you.
Only blocks away.
How did I find this place?
My refuge.

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09/27/05 @ Lucky Penny, SF
Lucky Penny.
A Night.
First Night.
Lucky Night.
3 AM.
Wandering.
No one to answer.
Nothing to think about,
Only You.
My Louisa.
From you to here.
The Lucky Penny.
The experience of the world
Has brought me here.
How else would I have found this place?
Thoughts of you.
Life to live.
Ask for nothing more.
I know you.
You know me.
Just Be.

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09/27/05 @ Lucky Penny, SF

I so do not want to know what time it is. My guess is that in two hours I can catch a cab to the parking garage, drive to PA, catch a few winks in the office, and try to put this adventure behind me… as I am sure you will also do. But, there is one thing that I will always hold in memory. A kiss that may have meant, and may always mean, more to me than to you. But, I have it; that beautiful kiss. I have no desire to mess up our world, yet as much as I’ve been able to look at you as a friend, I’ve never been able to feel solely platonic. This is definitely a night to think about life; a night to think about thinking.

I wandered the streets for a few hours. I rode in a cab just to have a conversation with a cab driver. I walked past many a transient sleeping on the sidewalk and I thought, “Now there’s an idea.” And so, with careful selection, I found the back corner of a parking lot, behind a car, under a tree, a place to rest for a few hours. A place to rest my body. A place to rest my mind. With Treo in one hand and Samsung in the other, both alarms set… I end this story.

From Cesar Bob to the Emperor

Props to the Ontario Empoblog, who took the time to read my ramblings and post about the BBB, aka Julio Cesar BOB ( when on a sailboat and in international waters).

Read his post!

DUBYA Gives Great Dressing

I just got to see MY GIRLZ. They stopped by work and executed an emergency field dressing in the ladies restroom. Thank you, DUBYA! S'all love from Soup.

These are... the GIRLS of 3exY. Coming soon to you...



Gotta love 'em. Gotta love 'em. Gotta love 'em.

The Wreck of XMAS

DEERFIELD TWP. — Sheriff's deputies asked the owner who lit up his house with 25,000 Christmas lights synched to music to turn off the display after a traffic accident Tuesday night.

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Williams told a Cincinnati television station that sheriff's deputies could not reach the traffic accident because of the traffic lined up in his neighborhood.

The display caught attention across the nation on network TV and on the Internet because the lights on the Williams house and filling their yard are synchronized by computer with music broadcast to car radios. There are three songs in the 12-minute display: Frosty the Snowman by the Jackson 5; God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood and Wizards of Winter by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Williams turned his display on the week of Thanksgiving and motorists have lined up between 6 and 10 p.m. ever since.

For the time being, the only place to view the Williams' display will be online.
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Two cars collided in a minor accident at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on Simpson Creek Drive, which leads to Winding Creek Court, where the Williams live near Mason in southern Warren County. No one was injured.

Williams is an electrical engineer who said his family spent about $10,000 on the display. He had promised his neighbors they would shut it down if there were problems.

Go MOMs!

Salary.com estimates a fair wage for the typical stay-at-home mom at $131,471 a year (including $88,009 for overtime, based on a 100-hour workweek).

Double Check That Text Message Address!

This post is hilarious. I don't know how many of you know what mobile search is, but it involves the ability to text message and get pertinent info when you are on the go... like yellow pages listings, sports scores, weather, etc. The following URL is an example of how someone got their text message address crossed with 4INFO's and we get to learn all about how he thinks his wife is cheating...

http://4info.typepad.com/blog/2005/11/4info_humor_is_.html

Daredevil meets Jet Li meets Cirque

Holy frijoles... this dude is amazing. Scaling walls, jumping from building to building, Daredevil meets Jet Li meets Cirque du Soleil...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=515642196227308929&q=russian