monkey nonsense

the past 2 weekends i have been quite spontaneous.

last weekend, i went to cedar point! after much talking, but little doing, a friend asked if i wanted to go to cedar point 2 weekends ago. the conversation was very much like this:
friend: “want to go to cedar point?”
me: “of course!”

on friday morning of last week, my friend IMed me to ask whether i would be going THAT day. apparently, our conversation from the previous weekend was in regards to NOW. she was planning on leaving at 3:30pm that afternoon. i hadn’t decided whether i was going to go yet and just headed off to training for work (i was in training that whole week). when i got to class, the teacher said we’d finish early. hrm…. that’s when i decided to go! unfortunately, that meant i had to drive back to VA to get my stuff, then back to MD to meet up with my friend… but it was definitely worth it! so much fun!!

this weekend, i was even MORE spontaneous. i was thinking of taking a bus up to new york with a friend, but at the last minute, she decided not to go. so i went to bed thursday night thinking that i was going to be in the DC area for the weekend. i ended up waking up late friday morning and so i decided to drive in. on my drive in, i felt like man… it’s such a waste. i have my car right there with me… i should go somewhere! so i called up mariam in NC and asked if i could come visit her. note: i did NOT pack any clothes…

so i made plans to go visit her in NC. i was going to stop by the target and the costco on my way down, but then mariam mentioned there was a 24 hour wal-mart! sweet. i just drove straight down after work, got there and went shopping at wal-mart. i now have some nice UNC pajama pants, undies from wal-mart, new socks!, and a long sleeve shirt (that ann admired when i got home!). i think i will shop at wal-mart more often! NC was lots of fun. we went to the state fair… ate fried okra, saw a stand for fried oreos, fried candy bars, and fried coca cola (???). i wanted a turkey leg, but mariam didn’t want us to spoil our dinner (psh! like i ever spoil my dinner) at carrabas… quite delicious. i even got a pair of jeans… which is quite an accomplishment for me because i can never find pants that fit my large, oddly shaped butt.

but that is the end of the spontaneity. i think i’ve confused ann completely. she was in austin for a wedding the first weekend, i went to ohio. and i just IMed her right before i left “i’m going to cedar point! but i should be back to pick u up at the airport on sunday!”… she thought i was joking! then, this past weekend, she thought i was in NYC the whole time (because when she headed off to bed, that was where i was planning on going)… so when i came back, she was all confused that i had been in NC the whole time.