From Monday til yesterday evening I was up in northeastern PA, visiting my parents and old friends.

Monday: Alley and I left Philadelphia. I had to start up 95 to pick her up, so I thought I’d continue up 95 to the turnpike... but I was looking for 476, and didn’t realize that I had to take 276 to get to 476... so I ended up in New Jersey, and then when we finally got to the turnpike my oil light came on. I stopped at a rest stop, pulled the hood release and SNAPPED THE FUCKING HANDLE OFF. It took about an hour to try to figure out what to do, and as I was trying to remove the kick panel, some guy came over and reached up in the dash with my pliers and popped the hood. -.- So, the trip took us from 9:30am until I think around 2pm, and what should have been a 150 mile drive became 230. woops.
When we got into Bloomsburg we went straight to Taco Bell and met up with my dad, Josh, Sara and Angel. After that we went to Angel’s and watched an old OAS show on tape. THEN we went to my parents’ and began drinking with mommy, and I called everyone in my phone that lives in that area, but no one called me back and/or was free that night. [HAWT TUB PICS HERE]

Tuesday: dropped my car off in Bloom for an alignment, met up with Lisa, and then my parents picked us up and took us to Bennigan’s. My mom took Alley and I to the mall and I got a new phone, a cute new dress, and a few new shirts. Decided to stay home later that night, and Luke came over and got drunk in the hot tub with us. Right after Luke left, Josh came over and hung out for a bit. We watched the first 20 minutes of Battle Royale and went to sleep.

Wednesday: Originally we were going to stay in and do girl stuff. We ended up driving past World’s End way into the fucking time warp and experiencing something new and fucking hilarious. I’m not going to say in this what exactly that is... but you can bet your money that my dad is the funniest person ever. Interesting drive back through World’s End, then Josh came over and we went to the Big Chill for ice cream, then for a walk because it was a beautiful night. Alley and I peed on some corner of intersecting side streets. I went first, and right as I squatted there were loud alarms and police sirens not far away; made it impossible to pee, jesus christ.

Thursday: Josh woke me up at 9am after his dentist appt. Went to WalMart for latex gloves, and ate at Panera Bread. I dyed Alley’s hair. [PHOTOBOOTH PICS HAPPENED HERE] We ate some amazing pierogies for dinner, and discovered that mozzarella sticks taste awesome with marinara sauce plus sour cream. Went to Angel’s for a party for Jarret for a bit, had a drink there (and in that time managed to get the entire living room enthusiastically joining in with Alley and I singing Tainted Love) and then headed to Luke’s and watched a B-movie with him and his friend Corey + girlfriend. I got ridiculously trashed somehow, then we went to Luke’s friend’s house and smoked, and I was falling asleep sitting there. Went back to Luke’s and passed out the second I got in the door.

Friday: Alley and I left Luke’s and went to the Bloom Taco Bell, then dropped my car off for another appt. Josh and Luke met us there, and we went to Centralia (Luke drove). Took lots of pictures, I’ll upload those tonight or tomorrow. By the time we got back to my house, my dad had picked up my car, but I couldn’t use it because the assholes that worked on it put the tire rods on backwards, so they rubbed the tires if the wheels were turned at all. Andy (Josh’s bf) came over, and Alley and I got a quick shower & all prettied, then we went with Luke to the Wilkes-Barre Bennigan’s while Andy drove Josh back to his car in Bloom and then they came and met us. We had a lovely meal, and before I could even see the check sneaky little Andy paid for it all on his card. I still feel bad about that, he shouldn’t have done that... he’s too nice. We stopped at a bowling alley for ten minutes but it was packed and there was no way we could get a lane. Josh and Andy left cause Josh felt sick, and Luke, Alley and I got some alcohol and went to the Twist (gay all-ages club in Wilkes-Barre). Luke and I felt a bit out of place; we thought we remembered the music being a LOT better, but the dj was basically spinning bad house all night, plus a bad remix of the Casper Slide... at which point I was dancing like a retard of awesomeness. BUT Alley seemed to like it, which was the whole point anyway. She most enjoyed the dragshow duet at midnight. Before 1:30 we had already decided we were too hot and tired. As we walked toward the door I ran into Jeremiah, who I haven’t seen since the summer after we graduated high school. and Caitlyn, who I also haven’t seen since that summer. And I’m sure I saw my gay neighbor from my parents’ house in the corner pretending not to see me.

Saturday: Woke up close to noon, Luke drove us back to my parents’ house. I couldn’t find them so I left a message on my mom’s cell and got a shower and packed all my shit, still no word from them so we left. 100 miles closer to Philly, my dad called me and told me they were at my uncle’s house. (My mom had told me all week they were going to my uncle’s house on SUNDAY for an easter thing...) So, we arrived back in Philly, I dropped Alley off at her house, then at 7pm parked at my apt and walked to imri’s for Ian’s 30 hours of 30 birthday party. I got home with Wally at 6am, and slept like NEVER BEFORE!