an uneventful weekend + more summer events

I sweat the little stuff too much.

Saturday:

Gymnastics went better this time. I did manage to torque my shoulder a bit, but I was doing front handsprings, back handsprings (w/spotter), and some front tucks with fair degrees of success. It was kinda funny when flubbed a front tuck from the tumble track and went running off the mat (due to excessive momentum), dodging so that I went right between the ‘coach’ and the gymnast he was currently working with. No one was injured, but I was embarrassed

I met and showed him where the only gaming store in town that I know how to find easily is (without showering between). I purchased a copy of the eberron setting, and have ideas. ‘s idea was a “militantly gay paladin”. I may pursue this. Particularly a dragonmarked gay paladin. I did also find the idea of a warforged artificer intriguing. But we’ll see about that on tuesday.

and I went to the chicago diner after that. My first trip since april or something. I haven’t gone in no small part because the last time i was there, I left my number for a waiter again. Partially to minimize the chance of being recognized and remembered, and partially to deter myself from repeating what is becoming an unfortunate habit, I’ve held back. Well, that, and the place is flippin’ expensive. But I did discover tasty vegan stuffed mushrooms, and Robbie discovered the tasty vegan chocolate chip cookie dough milk shake. Maybe the food there doesn’t deserve as much abuse as I heap on it (even if it’s not worth the money they ask for it).

Briefly hung out with & roommates.

Went home. Played a little WoW. Participated in the backyard grilling with Mitch (the roomie) & the guys downstairs. Afterwards, they watched Night of the Living Dead or whatever it is. Between dinner and movie, Troy, the force for celibacy in the downstairs relationship, and a bush voter in november and I got into a polite, long-winded, and very odd political discussion.

Sunday:

I saw “Enron: The smartest guys in the room”. I left feeling not as informed as I’d hoped to, and not terribly entertained. It was a matinee, and I still felt ripped off. Why can’t all documentaries be like “The Corporation”?

Plans:

Back to a week of work tomorrow. Maybe line dancing on monday night, definitely suburban gaming experience on tuesday night. Probably gymnastics on thursday night. Supposed to work on arranging post or pre pride picnic things with coworker for next week. It’s odd to think this, but I’m not sure if he’s gay. I’m kinda suspecting he’s not. I think I’m going to buy tickets for the chorus show on saturday.

Also, as a frustrating sidenote, I may not be able to make it to ‘s wedding due to time and fiscal constraints. I plan on checking for esavers that week (this being chicago, that may actually get me somewhere). Otherwise, I will likely head down to southern illinois to visit the relatives that I flaked on over memorial day weekend. Heh.

Oh yeah, and at the end of the summer, I kinda want to go to europe. The places that caught my attention were Amsterdam and Copenhagen. My problem is that the only person I know from having met in person that I know is living in Europe lives in germany. And I haven’t talked to him in years. (he moved from chicago to germany as I was moving from chicago to pittsburgh). And my pure livejournal acquaintances (, , and ) in europe are not conveniently located. =) Plus, I’m thinking of squeezing this in to a time frame such that it wouldn’t really fit, unless I rescheduled my departure date from the gao to a week earlier. hmmmmm. I know I have a few classmates in geneva for the summer…