and then I slept 88.4 minutes

or something like that, but then Raspy woke me and I was already showered so I dressed and stood there waiting for them for a half hour (alas and all, could have gotten another 29.627 minutes sleep)... Raspy did all the driving and yet I was awake the whole time (even during the semi-boring orientation to the university was sat through) cuz I don't go on many road trips these days and I love them too much to nap even when I didn't sleep much...

after the visit to the Uni, Precious and Dreamer were visted by their best friend, who has been dubbed Truman by the voices in my head for reasons hardly brought to consciousness, who drove the two hours in a lot less time just to pick them up and follow us to the eating place Raspy and I choose (cuz we pay)... we wanted to go to the Spaghetti Warehouse, but it was behind fences because it was inside the Ybor City street festival (Ybor does that a lot, it's a fun little town) and we didn't feel like paying parking for two cars and admission for five people and then expensive fair food inside... especially since the kids didn't appear interested in hanging with us, as they are apt to do...

so we found a Buca De Pepe and chowed down on several dishes and desserts and then drove home, stopping for shopping and buying a Lottery ticket along the way (Raspy buys them a lot, I do occasionally when I happen to be with him) and here I sit wired, fourteen hours after waking for the day road trip to the Uni after 88.4 hours sleep... go figure...

Precious is still out with her friends even though she has a major term project due Tuesday and might not have started on it yet (last we heard, she hadn't and was planning to take Friday off to get it done but she didn't plan on Raspy working late and waking to find her still sleeping when he left for work so he drove her to school and almost cancelled today's Uni visit, but didn't and instead told her she's to stay home and start her term project as soon as we got home which was before Truman picked her up and they decided to forget what Raspy said... as much freedom as she gets and she pushes further, probably going to try to stay home from school Monday and Tuesday to try to do her project and/or ask for an extension from the teacher because she knows she gets an extra grade point just for being in the IB program and uses that to accept B or C grades when she could have easily gotten an A if it mattered to her... I can't say much since I did the same thing and worse in school, but monbey and a lazy easy life never was my priority and the competition and school costs are much higher now so it's not a wise move for someone who says she wants a doctorate and definitely likes to be spoiled with a free and easy life... but it is her life to do with as she pleases, so hopefully she'll be happy with the results of her choices and gets what she wants)...

and now we watch college football and Raspy is not a happy camper (and nodding off on the couch, which is probably what she's counting on cuz that's what usually happens and then he forgets or lets it go the next day) and I'll leave it for him to deal with her dissing their agreement this time... I really oughta develop some sort of intimate bonding in my own personal life cuz life sure is lonely at times, but luckily I love rambling on and scanning the web for bits of stimulating inspiration and curiosities and that nudges the lonelies aside so amusement and my natural affinity to enjoying the moment content to be me slides back into focus on stage center stage in my mind...

yay...

and actually, one of the reasons I am alone is because I don't know anyone else who has such a natural affinity inside themselves (hopefully there are others out there) and it is an imbalanced intimacy with anyone who does not have it or understand what I mean... if you know what I mean...

but philosophical rambling belongs btc and while this looks like yet another weekend where btc is neglected, maybe I've got a little more awake power in my head and I'll turn to a blank page now and see what comes out...

see you wherever I end up J