i hate bug bites

oh, hello talblog.

so becky jeremie and i spent some time in colorado last weekend visiting grampa B in Denver then up to Leadville. we're spoiled in california, in that there are very few bugs in LA and SF. true, we have earthquakes and fog instead, but i'll take it! we got a VERY rude awakening when we encountered SWARMS of mosquitos at 10,200 feet above sea level. how can they survive in the mountains?!? to entertain ourselves we threw gpa in the back of the Jeep and drove up into the old mining sections of town where we used to play years ago. sadly, the land has all been taken over by the EPA which has destroyed the structural and historical integrity, but supposedly it's "safer." lame. whilest snooping around old mine shafts and climbing mine refuse piles we constantly had to swat and kill the little mosquito a'holes that couldn't resist the human buffet...f'ing bugs. dare i say they sort of ruined a good time??? other weekend highlights included:

1. becky getting altitude sickness, AGAIN.
2. getting grampa drunk on aggie's ale at the Brew Pub.

3. trying to see if grampa recognized that there was a Tranny working at the Brew Pub. is it a she/is it a he?!?
4. jeremie spilling grampa's beer all over the table.
5. the look on jeremie's face when great aunt katherine told him to put a whole watermelon in the creek to cool it off at the bbq. (it works!)
6. hearing the same ole stories over and over and over again as we drove around town.
7. watching jeremie sweat when we hit traffic on the way to the airport.

but the most hilarious moment of the trip had to be when grampa, who is very hard of hearing, and i went car shopping. grampa is 87 years old with a freshly renewed driver's license and he wants a new car. i'm a bit horrified, but i applaud his desire for a new, pimped out ride. in between dealerships, this conversation occurred:

me: "grampa, i'm thirsty!"
gpa: "i have twenty after three [as the time]."

hey, let's go get those hearing aids checked, okay? i have no idea how "i'm thirsty" and "what time is it" sound alike, but this was almost as good as the time when i gave our failing grandma a pedicure and she tried to tip me b/c she had no idea who i was. she told becky and tammy to "find my husband for me, i need to give this girl a tip." i tried to tell her who i was and she got scared...so i let her tip me. *laugh cry laugh cry* i dont make this stuff up.

*end denver*

then i continued onto virginia to see the parents and our other sister. well summer time in virginia is always completely awesome. 90 degree temps with a minimum of 80% humidity, daily. if you're lucky, you get a breeze of some sort. today i'm bored and cant stand squeezing myself in amongst the clutter that now consumes the childhood home. so im braving the elements and sitting outside under a big pine tree with my mom's brat-dog panting in my direction. he loves people and he loves begging (for ANYthing) even more. mom says he's trying to deflect my negative energy and that's why he hangs around me. i just told her it's b/c negative energy is more attractive. then again, mom still doesn't understand how i have friends...duuuuh mom, b/c i'm the bee's knees, a peach, a gem, a sonic BOOM of excitement.

damnit, i just looked across the yard and noticed that the $60 jasmin plant i bought her for mother's day is currently fighting for it's life. gooood purchase. next year i'm definitely getting her the bacon of the month club instead.

so instead of doing the usual run around trying to see all my friends who still live in VA, i decided to actually try to relax and catch up on some sleep for a day or so. FAIL. last night i got so aggravated at mom i had a bit of a "flare up" - i totally yelled at her and her dog then stomped upstairs and slammed my bedroom door. even I am impressed with my exemplary maturity. (reminder i am almost 29 years old). i emerged from my room an hour later after i caught up on email - just in time to catch my dad reorganizing all his high end star wars collectibles. i then got suckered into a 45 minute conversation on action figures and their shipping strategies. i'm pretty sure i blacked out.

this morning i was rudely awoken by my mom flinging open my bedroom door to tell me she thought she got screwed by Pier 1 b/c she couldn't assemble her new directors chairs. she was, in fact, NOT screwed and i put the chairs together in ten minutes. that's how my mom and i settle arguments. all is forgiven.

but back to bugs...after i got up i realized i had almost TWENTY new bug bites on my body. i was only in the back yard for maybe 30 minutes last night, and i have three more days to go. bastards!!!!

that's all for now, i have to go water dying plants and see what my friends are all doing...

-long winded and trivial

Posted by missy at August 1, 2008 11:20 AM