So yesterday was very refreshing. I had work in the morning, but after that it got better. I got home, and replied to someone I randomly found on myspace, with whom I am having a philosophical discussion. [sighs happily] I then picked up Kat, and Jake it turned out, for church. It was Jake's first ever time in a catholic church, and he turned to Kat when the priest got out the bread and wine, and asked, "what? is it snack time?" [laughs] We explained things later; there were no faux pas during mass. Then we went to the Melody club for swing dancing, and actually got there in time for me to join the lindy hop lesson. Jake and Kat did not want to join, especially since it was the last lesson of the 1a beginner set. I picked it up well enough, at least to participate in the class and learn lindy hop. It will take some time for me to get it in my body and overcome bad habits both from ballroom and western style dancing, but that's ok. It was very enjoyable. Naomi and her friend Kristy met us there, and I forced them both to dance a single-step swing. Not at the same time, silly! You can't do that with beginners. [laughs again]. Anyway, we proceeded to head home, getting gas on the way (since it is slowly trickling back into Houston's gas stations). We took jake to a friend's so he could drop off some money, but the friend ended up not being there, so he just got dropped off and went with his friend's girlfriend to pick up the friend and get a ride home. [shrugs] Whatever. I then took Kat home, as she thought she might have work today and was tired anyway. Then I met Naomi and Kristy at Taco Cabana, had crappy food that made my stomach ache (induced by too much water on an empty stomach while dancing) worsen, then went and played some pool and foosball. Then Naomi drove the three of us downtown to a park that she likes to take walks in. They stopped, for some reason I do not know, to look at some building that was under construction or something, and I think that the building right across the side-street from the building was Lisa's apartment building, especially since it was only 2 blocks or so from the museum of fine art, which I believe was near Lisa's apartment. [laughs and shrugs] We didn't stop in to see if she was home because I have no idea which one is hers. Plus it was like 2am. Anyway, we had a long walk in the park, along a big pond and through some weird gravel trails and sat and talked on the swing set. It was very nice, though Naomi seemed to be bothered by something, and, as people often do, allowed it to depress her somewhat while she refused to share. She spent some alone time thinking, but c'est la vie. I'm not close enough to push when she says, "I don't want to talk about it." I got home at 4:30, and had work today. [laughs] Oh the joy. Yes, I know I'm an idiot. Don't worry, there will be plenty of time to sleep when I'm cold and dead, years and years from now. Well blogger, I'm off to other things. parks and night and thinking are good. just don't run yourself in circles, literally or in thought. [grins]