The awesomeness of my weekend...

I hung out with DC, of course.
Friday, after he picked me up from school, we went to Kingsport to a curiosity shop owned by his friends, Tod and Dagny, which he has been promising to take me to for some time. I bought a journal and a pair of earrings and DC bought me a gorgeous pair of sterling silver and blue quartz earrings that are supposed to cleanse my aura ^_^. They’re gorgeous, I don’t care if my aura is dirty lol.
We then headed to downtown Johnson City where we hung out at DC’s friend Brandy has a café, which, my boss, littlestpenguin has told me about before but I never made the connection (I’m bad about that). He just said hi and looked around. Brandy invited us to her Halloween party this Friday (it’s supposed to be 21+ but I am loved and can come if I want as long as I’m not drinking big-girl drinks lol).
We then met up with William and went to eat at Russos where my beloved Kristie works. Sadly she could not wait on our table since she had a wedding party to wait on. I feel bad for the waitress that got us because we were more rambunctious than the ten students form ETSU nearby. (This is mostly due to the fact that William had to be a smart ass about how hot he wanted his Jambalaya and was dying from the heat…and needs a girlfriend to vent his “frustrations” with.)
After eating (DC and mine together was $50 O.O but that’s cause he ordered 2 bears, and 2 meals lol) we checked out what was going on at the Hideaway then moved on to the Acoustic Coffeehouse, which, sadly, was also hosting a wedding party so it was pretty lame (good coffee though).
So DC and I headed to his house where he built a fire up and we cuddled and roasted marshmallows and were disgustingly cute ^_^ and me wearing my gorgeous earrings of course!

Saturday…DC made me a big breakfast of biscuits and gravy and eggs and sausage and apple butter…mmm…then he napped for about 4 hours O.o while I did some laundry and watched Autumn in New York (I cry every time I watch that stupid movie). After he woke up around 4:30 we got ready and went back to Brandy’s café ( I think it’s called something Treasures…bah my memory sucks, I just call it Brandy’s). There we had some terrific coffee and DC and I each had our cards read by June (the co-owner).
My tarot reading consisted of looking at different things as far as school and career are concerned instead of having a one track mind; mending my relationship with my mother; an unexpected event (The Tower) coming but with my stable emotions and intellect (The Empress in my corner) I should get through it. June hated to give me bad news, I could tell she felt really bad for it and kept saying if I ever need any help t feel free to ask. She also said DC and I were really good for each other and that he will help me emotionally and I should help him to focus more on himself instead of spreading himself thin helping those around him.
After that (at around 8:30) we headed back to DC’s where he made pork ribs, mac n cheese, and fried potatoes (one of my favorites).

Sunday was a day of cleaning, realizing I had spent too much money over the weekend, and sleeping.

Cars, Diners, and Pollution

1948 Ford Convertible [ check it out ]
I have found my dream car.
Last night I went with my parents to a car show in Georgetown, KY. My dad frequents theses to sell Chrome insurance for antique and exotic cars. After eating at the amazing Sam’s Diner (where guys that look like bikers and girls that look like teeny boppers in tees serve amazing home cooking) we walked around to check out the show. This is where I saw my dream car. A 1948 Ford convertible in a chocolatey red-brown with a cream colored interior. It couldn’t have been better with whipped cream and a cherry on top. It’s perfectly wonderful.

Speaking of Diner…
Sam’s Diner is amazing. Very home-town good food with so many interesting characters I couldn’t help but get into a writing mood. The head chef looks like he’s part of a biker gang and the owner is sorta burley himself. We sat at the bar, the best seats in the place in my opinion. The head waitress asked us to watch the boys in the back and tell her if they were slacking.
While sitting there, looking around the décor, I decided I want a kitchen decorated like a diner with metal antique signs, diner counter tops with funky stools, and all. I think it would be awesome.

Rant
Pollution
Ok, so we hear all the time about how selfish, horrible Americans created Global Warming and all that jazz because we waste and pollute. This week’s Weekly has an article on China’s pollution. A few facts: Beijing has 40% more smog than Los Angelas (you can even taste grit when you breathe in the air; many Olympians have pulled out, feeling their health was more important than competing), China produces a 3rd of the worlds garbage (only 10% of which is recycled), a majority of China’s rivers are polluted, and 20% of Chinese babies have defects due to pollution.
I’m not saying America shouldn’t do it’s best to try and make our world a cleaner place. The world and it’s care is in the hands of all people. We should be encouraging others to do their best to do what they can.