The Adventures of Paisley
Blue
It's been another one of those times when so much has happened and I didn't really stop to make a record of it. So here's the recap...
The surgery hurt like hell. The doctor put 5 cc of the local anesthetic in my head and let it set, but when he made the first incision, I was not numb there. So he put in another 5 cc which he said should have been more than enough. That still did not do the trick but I was already cut open so we just kept going. Mechanic says I crushed his hand when I was squeezing it. I finally ended up with 5 blue stitches and left the doctor's office. I am proud of myself for not screaming or punching the doctor in the crotch or anything like that. The area on my head where the cyst used to be is so flat it's kinda hard to get used to, but I'm glad it's gone.
We went shopping afterwards which was fun, but after a couple hours I was really hurting. I called the doctor's office to see if I could get some kind of pain pills, but all he said I could take was Tylenol. That did not begin to touch the pain. So I've suffered... and missed work Friday and the next Monday.
On Saturday morning Mechanic took me to my first car auction and we ended up getting a 1977 Volvo station wagon for $25.00. Yep, that's not a typo - I paid more to register the car and get license plates than I did to buy the car. It did not need too much fixing up. It'd been sitting for 3 years so the battery needed to be replaced and we flushed the cooling system. We also cleaned it up because moss was growing on it, but it cleaned up real nice and runs good. Best of all is the automatic transmission, meaning I can drive it. I am no longer at the mercy of anyone else for a ride.
Michael returned from Salt Lake City that afternoon and we just plain ol' did not see much of him. He was out and about as soon as he returned. Well, Tuesday he dropped a bomb on us that he was moving to Salt Lake City and supposed to be going tomorrow. He actually ended up packing and moving out yesterday evening.
In the last couple days, though, Michael and his (boy)friend, Mechanic and I went out and did some fun things. The (boy)friend and Mechanic each got their navels pierced, and Michael got a new tattoo. We went to Southcenter mall and the (boy)friend bought Michael a new leather jacket. I bought personalized Washington state license plate keychains for Michael, Mechanic and I. We ate dinner together... two nights in a row I think.
It was very bittersweet saying goodbye to Michael because we still care for each other. Despite all the history and hard times we had, we are still friends. However, I think he'll have fun in that city, and I have to admit that Mechanic and I are enjoying the space and relative peace. After Michael left, Mechanic and I spent the next six hours cleaning and doing laundry.
The news came in that our business project was advancing at such a pace that he expected to go to California either tonight or tomorrow night. Well, he's still here, but it could still happen tomorrow. He'll be gone approximately two weeks, and I know I'm going to miss him like crazy.
I know that I can live on my own and do fine... heck, I did it for months after CB left me. I learned how to enjoy my own company, and I have other friends whom I can spend time with. However, I enjoy coming home from work and finding Mechanic here. I enjoy spending time with him, and sleeping with him at night. We will be able to stay in touch with our cell phones, though, and he tells me he'll be calling often.
We've had a lot of affectionate and intimate moments, and we talk a lot throughout the day with each other. I'm really doing my best to live in the moment and cherish everything.
Red has left for Chicago for a few weeks, but he stays in close contact with Mechanic via internet and phone. Seems like Mechanic gets a lot of phone calls from people, lots more than I get. If I get a call, I know its either Mechanic, Michael, or family. Wisdom did call me and we had a good conversation last night. I went to the Wall today at lunch to see him and some other friends. But if anyone were to ask me who I'd rather be with out of everyone in the world, right now I'd be answering Mechanic's name.
I sometimes wonder what happened to CB cuz I haven't heard from him in so long, but I figure if he wanted to be in touch with me, he would. I've also been talking a bit with my first husband, who still wants to get back together with me. Some of my friends think it's amazing all the men I'm "juggling" in my life. It does leave a girl feeling kinda good about herself, if you know what I mean. :-)
I just felt so happy and light-hearted today, almost giddy. I received a lot of compliments on my appearance, being told that I looked pretty. Mechanic said I did look pretty and he could tell I had not used makeup today... it was all just me... I guess coming from the inside. I also received a lot of compliments at work today on my customer service, the fact that I was always smiling, how organized I am... one person even said that if more people had the kind of work ethic I have it'd be a better world. What a wonderfully nice thing to say!
This evening Mechanic was chatting online and I was doing my fingernails. It was a very cozy domestic scene, in my opinion. It just felt good. I hope for many more days like that in our future.
I feel a drawing period coming on... a creative period... every now and then the Muse comes and takes over my life and it has been a long time since she has ruled me. I am looking forward to it. I feel a lot of happiness and love and joy inside, and these are the best times to do things that express my feelings because wonderful things come from it.
It is almost like having a list of 10 wishes and 7 of them have come true... you can't help but hope that maybe another one or two will come true, too. And if all 10 came true, well, it's time to dream up more wishes.
~Paisley Blue
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