DearBoy recovered from his mystery sickness on Wednesday and called me at work around four o'clock to tell me that we were going to a black-tie dinner. That night. Right after work. Where I was super busy.

We go to the dinner. Whilst I was tired and cranky, I smiled and played cordial fag at dinner. Thank goodness I was seated next to some very nice and personable people. Come to find out, we had some mutual acquaintances, so making cocktail party conversation was easy. The dinner was too damn long. Over three hours.

I wish that they would just serve the damn food and keep the bread plate full on the table. But, noooooo they gotta drag it all out while I keep drinking the wine and I'm feeling buzzed and all I want is a meal. Not a half an hour wait between courses. And, the food was all nouveau.

Then, we spent the night at one of the local hotels. It was swanky, with a capital swank. Ultra-modern, streamlined, and fresh. Unfortunately, the bed was like sleeping on a brick with a sheet around it, and the huge heavy pillows hurt my neck.

I was so glad to get home after work last night.

I did the laundry and cleaned the house to prep for our vacation starting on Saturday. I paid the bills and made arrangements for the cat.

I finalized all of my ongoing projects and got everything ready to leave for a week.

Tomorrow morning, we head to Kansas City to visit DearBoy's grandmother. Her 95th Birthday is on Monday, and the family is travelling up there to wish her well. My bestest friend in the whole world lives in Kansas City, too. He's taking a day off of work so we can hang out and yell random things at total stranger. After that, we're heading down through Little Rock and back home.

I'll see ya in a week or so, and I'll fill you in on all of my adventures.

On a side note....

I love May sweeps on the news here. For the past two nights, one local channel has devoted the first ten minutes of each newscast for their TROUBLESHOOTERS SPECIAL REPORT: INTERNET PREDATORS.

What they do is pose as a 13 year old girl, chat suggestively with men, and catch them as they come to the house to have sex. When the men deny that they are there for the sex, the reporter reads their chat transcripts. The news shows all the photos that the men have sent the fake 13 year old with all the naughty bits pixalated out.

Last year, they caught a prominent dentist trying to seduce a 13 year old. He's since moved out of the Houston area. This year so far it just has been random schmucks trying to get their jollies with some jailbait.