Three Day Weekend - Day Two, they can't all be winners

[28 Jul 2006 | Friday] 

Day two of the fun in the sun mostly goes off without a hitch. Started slow with a nice lunch at a local joint, The California Grill. Better than decent food and a nice environment. Cool, relaxed, and calm, I floated through the next couple of hours with nothing but a heavy turkey sandwich in my tummy and slim to no thoughts in my head. There's something about nothing but cool breezes. Not thinking or wondering or worrying about this or that. Not caring how the bills were going to get paid or how I was going to make it to the next week. It was simple joy, the kind they write about but is rarely attained. Spent a few hours at home, relaxing and visiting with an old friend. We used to be closer than we are now, but I found out something more than troubling: she's been abusing drugs lately and has even gotten into meth. At first I didn't know how to respond to this. She told me that she didn't want to see me for fear of what I might say when I saw her negative reaction to it. That in mind, I tried not to yell at her because I worried that she'd just turn into herself and not come up again. I instead simply tried to be supportive, telling her that people cared about her and that she couldn't continue with that shit. It always ends up in disaster. I parted ways with that old friend and joined the twins at their home to help Dorian with his resume and cover letter. We ended up farting around and watching High Tension when it was discovered that their pool was closed for the day. The night ended nicely though as the twins, Anthony, Sharifah, and I all went to Cosmic Pizza for some delicious goodies and Gamera!