It has been quite a nice time since I last wrote. On Friday I went to my class and tried to get some work done. I'm really annoyed at how apathetic I have been of late, but I might know how to solve that particular problem. Later that evening I received a call from Ryan, and I ended up with drinking with him and Brandon at the bar just across the street from my apartment. Later Kadie came by and we hung out there for a little while. It was really crowded because it was the first weekend after the start of the university semester. From the bar we went to my place to have a shot or two of Jagermeister, and from there we all ended up back at Ryan and Brandon's place.
Brandon was showing Kadie and I techno videos, while Ryan entertained Chancey and his girlfriend downstairs. We all had a shot of tequila, and then Brandon gave Kadie and I a lift home. We had picked up "The Matrix" on DVD at Ryan's, and were intending to watch it; instead Kadie and I spent most of the evening touching and caressing. She then pleasured me in a singularly most wonderful way. She had to get up early to go to a ski race, and so I slept alone that night.
The next day (Saturday) I woke up late and didn't really get too much accomplished. In the afternoon I listened to "Prairie Home Companion" on National Public Radio (NPR), which was very funny. I also tried to get some work done at the lab without much success, and I cycled down to the supermarket for some groceries. I held off calling Kadie for most of the day, and finally phoned her about 6 pm. She had enjoyed herself at the ski race, and was now at home. We decided to go and see her friends who were playing board games. In truth it was "bored" games, because although the idea behind the game was interesting, it was very involved, and written in German. I felt lame for leaving early, however neither of us were all that interested in it. Instead, we came home and watched "The Matrix" and then snuggled up together.
On Sunday morning we woke up about 8 am, and there was a new, light dusting of snow outside. We had breakfast, and then Kadie gave me a lift to her place so that she could change, and then dropped me off at 10 am with the Unitarians. She went off to do some cross-country skiing, while I heard a young woman speak on her experiences teaching in Niger. I had my opportunity to tell everyone about my job offer, so that worked nicely because everyone was very happy for me.
I walked to Lori and Rachel's house, and picked up some bagels and croissants on the way. Rachel was at work, but their friends Heater, Charlie and Ellen were there. Kadie had arrived early and was wearing the hat I had bought her for Xmas. We had a very nice time socializing, and then about 1 pm Kadie drove us back to my apartment. She wanted to be held, and in time things progressed from there. My lovemaking skills are not the greatest, especially when lying on the itchy carpet of the living room floor. During an intermission I talked on the phone briefly with Syd, who said she would come around at 4 pm. That left precious little time (30 minutes) for me to finish the job, which I was able to do with minutes to spare. Both Kadie and I stunk of sex (in the best possible way), and we able to get our clothes back on before Syd knocked on the door.
Syd had come by to give me a lift to Dee and Robin's house. This was part of our "L-Word" party plan that also involved drinking and catching up. Kadie thought of coming along, but instead elected to hang out with Adam and his sister. Syd was well and had enjoyed a busy Xmas break. Robin and Dee were also well, and had a friend visiting from Florida. We were all chatty, and then we started playing poker. This rapidly degenerated into drinking games, and we were really quite blitzed by 7 pm. We then ate dinner and watched two episodes of "L-Word" which were somewhat cheesy, but not too bad. Syd dropped me off about 9:30 pm; it had been really great to see her again.
Monday was a holiday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, however I went into work anyway. I have so much stuff I need to do, but have hardly accomplished anything it feels. I did my homework for biochemistry, and yet there was one simple question that threw me. After that I didn't seem to accomplish very much at all. In the evening Kadie and I went to a murder mystery night called "Burritos and Banditos' at Rachel and Lori's place. It was a great time, and we had Mexican music, food and cheesy stereotypes. It turned out that Lori's friend Ellen was the murderer, and it wrapped up around 10 pm. It seems we had all been a bit scatter-brained that day, since Lori had taken a holiday from work when in fact it wasn't until next week!
Kadie came home with me, and we snuggled and I told her stories about growing up in Australia. It was nice to have her close to me. We have come to a better understanding of each other I think, and we are probably going to be "very good friends with very good benefits". We like each other a lot, but not quite enough to start using the "R" word, or the "gf" word.
Today I didn't get too much accomplished, mostly I prepared for teaching my first class on Wednesday afternoon. I went to the biochemistry office hours, and had to undergo some gentle ribbing about how I wasn't able to get the answer to the biochemistry homework question. After class at 1 pm, Kadie came by the lab and we went for a good long run (~20 minutes) in the gym. That certainly got my blood moving, but didn't do much for my motivation. Between 5 and 8 pm I read all the back issues of El Goonish Shive.com which is another web comic. Hopefully I'm not far off finishing my web comic fixation.
I mentioned earlier that I thought I knew why I have been so apathetic of late. I think the problem has a couple of origins. First it is winter, it's hard to get motivated when the days are so short and cold. Second is due to finishing the job search. I will probably say yes to the Arizona position when I contact the department head tomorrow, but for the last six months that had kept my life completely busy. Third is my lack of supervision, my boss has been in the Caribbean for the last month, and so I have not felt as motivated in his absence. I think he will be back tomorrow, so hopefully that will fix that issue. Fourth is breaking up with Bonnie. Talking to her would always get me motivated because she is such a driven person, whom I like to emulate. Finally I think I can also blame my lack of testosterone. I had my blood levels checked before Xmas, and they are quite low, even for a woman. I can ask my doctor for a prescription to help counteract that. It's ironic of course since I've spent so much of my life fighting that exact chemical, but everyone needs some of it just to get out of bed in the morning.