Vacations are officially over

Yes ladies and gentlemen.The news is official. My vacations have ended. It's not at the museum where I went to an interview last week. Actually it's a pretty neat proposal. I must say the paycheck is more than tempting.

I was offered to start today. I on the other hand, needed to enjoy my last day of freedom.

I'll do exactly what you do, but I'm doing it for me.

Drama and Angust

Don't you just LOVE drama. It's everywhere if you ask me. Usually the people I love worry me to that extent. Right now I'm worried. I think something I might have said was misunderstood by my best friend. This isn't something I expected right now.

It's hard to know who to trust and who not to. This year has been very shaky for me. I thought I could trust my so called friends and I got olympically stabbed in the back. Of course they won't talk because they know I'll find out and come after them.

Dorian, this is for your eyes only. Yes, I'm writing for you. I don't want things to go weird between us. If there is something you don't understand, ask me. I can't go through another situation where I will end up losing another person I care about. That would kill me.

I know you will eventually read this. You even requested to. I hope your mind is clear ny the time you get the ideas I've tried to let out. I know I'm not easy to understand.

Why do I call you Dorian?
Because you're complicated

But I will never learn

There are lessons in life that should always go with you. Getting a good night sleep is one. Eating from the 5 basic food groups. Brush your teeth after every meal and before bed. Don't sleep with your friend's boyfriends. Don't tell the end of the book or the movie. Even if they ask.

There are other things in life that I should continue to do. One is to learn not to share my feelings. Another is to stop being a HELL of a good writter. I'm getting a bit cocky. That usually happens when . . . I am about to be exposed.

Will this be the time when my storytelling gets me in so much trouble that I'll stop. I don't know. My favorite quote is Newton's "For every action there is an equal or opposite reaction with the same magnitude".

The only thing I can do now is be strong. Stick to my guns and keep my chin up high. I've never regretted a thing I've said. I've regretted the way things have been interpreted, but that is not in my power to control.

Nothing else I can do.

The Sleepover

Sleepovers or slumber parties are things you do when you are entering your teen years. Later, when you spend the night at a friend's house it's because you're gonna party SO hard, you'll be wasted and it's better to stay there than go back home. OR. My personal favorite. You're really spending the night with your guy, but used your friend as an alaby.

This past weekend, an unexpected sleepover happened. My friend Angie came over from the city. Mexico City. As always Kim and I were waiting for her. We met a couple of years back at MARCO. Angie was the Volunteer Coordinator, Kimmie was a new volunteer and I was working there. Kim reported to Angie and we shared kids during summer camp.

If you see us apart you would never guess what we're doing together. I guess it's our love for art that glued us. Angie is six years my senior and Kimmie is six years my junior. A marketer, and advertiser and an aspiring politician.

When Angie got here, we agreed to get together and have dinner. Of course time flies and we finished around 11. We took Angie to where she was staying. She was staying with a collegue. Kim suggested a sleepover the following day. She lived closer to where Angie was working and as always we add the fun to dysfunctional.

We got together the following day at the supermarket. Perfect place to stock up. Chips, candy, cookies, peanuts, brownies, chocolate cakes and soft drinks. Ready to be eaten by the terrible trio.

I had a date so I was late to Kim's house. The minute I stepped inside, I changed into my pjs. We went to the kitchen and snacked. It was 3 AM and we were having a munchie attack. We got fed up of Sin City and went to watch Goblet of Fire.

Angie was the first one to call it a night. Kim left me about 30 minutes before the end of the movie. I turned off the TV when the movie was over and retired to the bedroom. Angie was snoring by then.

I was awakened by the sound of water . Kim and I got up. Angie needed to get to work. She wanted to call a cab. Kim insisted on taking her. So, in pjs Kim and I dropped Angie at work. We needed coffee desperately.

We made it to her house. We made it to the kitchen and began munching on brownies and chocolate cakes. We watched Scary Movie IV and The Omen. Kim's dad said we should do something useful. That's when Kim brought me home. In pjs.

I guess no matter what age you are, sleep overs will always be the ultimate girlbonding activity. I'm glad I had this recreational experience with my favorite buddies.

The date

The idea of dinner and a movie sounds too cliche. It could pass as the typical teenage first date. At the age of 26 it meant spending time with a friend. Who I happen to have a crush on. I'm a big flirt. I will never deny it. Usually it gets me into trouble. Thing is, he is also a big flirt.

Even though I adore him with all my heart, I can't bear the thought of losing him. I've lost too many friends through flirting and flings. I've even lost the love of my life. I guess I did, it's been too long without word from him. Yet my stubborn heart still has hope.

Throughout the week we planned the date. The movies we would watch and what would we do. My personal demon: my outfit. I didn't want something too revealing, but I didn't want to look like a boy. I needed to look confidently decent. By Friday, I had chosen a black turtleneck and dark blue jeans. My hair was straight and minimal make-up.

I meet him. He looks completely sin worthy. I would have jumped on him. Instead we did small talk. It was the first time that we had enough time to get to really know each other. We went for dinner at my favorite Chinese restaurant. Acording to him I barely ate.

We went to his place. He showed me his comic book collectio, amoung other things. Then we went to the bedroom to watch the movies. He chose Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We laughed at the Oompa Loompas. Once it was over, he chose LXG. I knew that movie would mean trouble. Specially because of Dorian and Mina.

We had to interrupt the movie, because I had to leave. My sleepover friends were complaining about me being late. He drove me over to Kim's house. He took his sweet time to get there. We even got lost. When we made it to Kim's, I kissed him good night and walked away.

It was very hard to resist the temptation of making out with him or worse sleeping with him. I wouldn't mind. He's drop dead cute. I simply wouldn't like things to get akward between us. Or worse, we could simply avoid each other. That would completely blow it. There goes another friendship.

Yes, I deserve a medal for resisting temptation.