omg omg omg

Ohh, all is right with the world.

So Friday I went out and ran errands with Jackie, stopping off at Jose's Blue Sombrero for THE BEST MARGARITAS ON THE PLANET. We then went over to Farm and Fleet and bought a tricycle for her goddaughter.

We took it back to my apartment and tried to put it together, doing a pretty fine job until we stripped a nut and bolt trying to attach the handle bars. It was then abandoned and she took it to work the next day to have a burly Harley type person to put it together.

Brant and his girlfriend came over afterwards and we went over to the ultimate of townie bars, Burnham Bowl. We started doing shots and then Lindsay and I decided to take matters into our own hands and started karaoke-ing it up. We did a pretty awesome version of Eddie Money and Ronnie Spector's "Take Me Home Tonight" and I attempted Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" which was pretty intense. I befriended a few middle aged women who frequent the bar and they asked if Brant and I were siblings. That was a new one, I don't think of people as looking like me, probably because I don't have any siblings and don't think about people in that way. We both sort of narrowed our eyes at each other and were like "Oh shit, yeah, I can see that." Which is weird.

On Saturday I had to work, which is vexing as I never usually have to work, but it was okay, save for the fact that I was kinda hungover. I worked with naughty Sue so she kept me in stitches with her smutty talk and that made things okay.

Saturday night I went over to Linneman's and met up with Jackie and Hannah to see the Chop Top Toronados (the lead singer Mark gave us tshirts, that's pretty nifty) and I had talked to Troy (my ex roommate) and invited him out. So he shows up....

And I pretty much died.

We have been talking recently online and whatnot and we went out on Wednesday to the Hi-Fi and got coffee (I tried to get decaf, it wasn't and I was pretty much bouncing off the walls) and then went to the coffee shop in Bayview for a late dinner. I finally had to leave him at 11:30 because I needed to get to sleep, but I pretty much had to drag myself out of there. We were just chatty chatty chatty...

I have always had a pretty major crush on him, ever since he moved in... but that is a tricky, slippery slope... the roommate situation. That basically had disaster written all over it and I wisely steered clear.

But he is not my roommate anymore. Oh no he is not.

So he came out Saturday night and I was just... I don't know. I'm all squeeeeeeeee! But like, legitimately so. He is pee-your-pants funny, and so smart. And he seems to think I am funny, which is even better. We just really click mentally... there were a few times where I found myself thinking "oh my god, that is exactly what I would have said" or better, I said something and he would say "I was just thinking that!" which is a very very good sign.

After developing episcleritis (which is basically eye arthritis) my eyes have become kind of sensitive to smoke. After being at Burnham Bowl and then going to Linneman's, my eyes were on fire, so I mentioned this to Troy and he suggested we go back to his place (muahahahaha, why yes, yes, I would like to go back to your house) so we went over there.

So we started smoking pot and drinking Pabst (like true Riverwest kids) and we just talked. Until 5:30 am. I finally told him that I had to get some sleep because I was in no condition to drive and I was exhausted. We fell asleep until we were woken up by Tom coming home (Tom being my other ex roommate). He and John (their other roommate) were in the kitchen and Tom saw my purse and said "So am I to assume that there is a girl here?" and John replied "Yeah, Troy has got someone in there" to which Tom said "Is it Nicki?"

Bwahahahahaha. Yes, hello. It is me.

So we were just all cozied up and I felt all languid and warm and happy (if there is one thing I like better than brunch on a Sunday, it is snuggling on a Sunday)(although probably the reason that I was languid was because I had about 15 minutes of solid sleep).

Oh man. I can't believe how awesome he is. Not to mention hot. He has got these green eyes that KILL me. He's got kicky glasses too...

And wildly, unbelievably, it seems as though he might like me too?

OUTSTANDING. OUTSTANDING!!