Let's see I stopped after my accostment so I will continue on my trip.
With a trip starting as badly as this one it could only get worse right.We roll into the lot and start unloading when my husband's uncle comes strolling out with a stupid look on his face. I've got bad news guys he said , seems they had gotten the dates wrong and one of the condos had not been held for us. This meant sixteen people in a four bedroom condo!!
To make matters worse my mother-in-law had taken the largest bedroom for her and her husband and refused to even let any of the kids to sleep in there with them as she said it would disturb their sleep. God help me I'm trapped with people I don't get along with for a week and since my brother came this time he and his girlfriend instead of having their own room will have to bunk with us and my brother-in-law and sister-in-law. I told my husband to go find his mother's Xanax and get me a handful.
My brother understood and we hit the beach right away to smoke a joint and calm down. He took the picture of me by the sand sculpture. The only thing keeping me going right now was knowing I'm going to see Dogstar on Saturday. Today is Sunday so it's going to be a loonng week. All I can do is work on my tan and read my new Carol O'Connell.
Now you need to remember that they had not released "Our Little Visionary" yet but I had heard "Honesty Anyway" and that song blew me away. Even today after all these years when I hear it I get the same rush. Bret Domrose is a poet in modern times. The music has made him immortal and I'm praying he never stops writing the most mind burn lyrics I have ever heard. I have to admit, [ I can do that here because no one will know] the reason I wanted to go was because of Keanu Reeves. I wasn't in lust with him at that time but was excited about seeing him play in a band. I also had not seen Point Break , MOPI or Speed yet so I didn't realize he had grown up so nicely.
Anyway I spent a week of literally no sleep. I don't sleep well anyway and under those conditions it was impossible. Lack of sleep is why I forgot to lock the bathroom door and traumatized my seven year old nephews for life. After a couple of days everyone but me and my brother had gotten burned and no longer wanted to be in the sun. I swear to God these people didn't tan. All the adults and teenagers had gone out to eat except for my brother-in-law and the two seven year olds. I had come in from laying out and decided to grab a shower before the other women got back. I fucking hate waiting for females to get ready. I'm always sitting in there with the guys waiting for them to get ready.
In retrospect I shouldn't have killed that beer before I got in the shower but with the kids there I couldn't hit a joint so I did. Anyway I forgot to lock the door and got in the shower .
Now would you really think a couple of kids that young would do this ? They evidently snuck in as soon as I got in the shower. I crank music in the bathroom so I didn't hear them or see them come in. Even that wouldn't be so bad but the shower door was completely clear not even opaque so while it steamed up a bit you could still see thru it pretty clearly. I took a long one because I had beer buzz and the steam was only increasing it. When I turned the water off and reached for a towel I saw them squatting in the floor by the door with their eyes as wide as saucers. They were just little kids and here they had watched me in the shower having never seen a naked woman before but their mom's. I yelled at them to get out of there and dried faster than I ever had in my life and stormed into the living area where my brother-in-law was sitting. I said do you know what the hell those kids were doing? He laughed and said I saw them go in there but you didn't yell until now so I thought I'd let them enjoy the show. I said you knew they were in there and didn't do something! He said what was I supposed to do come on in myself ? I said all you had to do was knock on the door and tell them to get the hell out of there. He said why are you worried about it they're just kids. I said that's the whole point you asshole, they are too fucking young to have seen me naked. He said in a weird tone well you walk around here in a bikini all day. I said I always wear a cover up unless I'm down laying in the sun. Then he said yeah but if you stand on the balcony and lean over you can see you. I said we're eight floors up, then he said the thing that creep ed me out the most. He said but the camcorder has a zoom lens. Ever find out you've been being watched and didn't know it? I still get that cold feeling when I think about it. I'm glad I'm writing this down and getting it out of my head. I'll put it away and make it a memory now.
So the end result was my nephews never looked at me the same again. It wasn't creepy or anything but you know how you feel when someone has seen you naked ? Like you don't have anything to hide. I was surprised to find that instead of them behaving badly about the incident they seemed to treat me with a great deal more respect than they had before and we developed a weird bond where they feel like they can tell me anything and do. One of them got another bit of a shock on another visit but that is another blog.
Anyway it's Friday and I'm going to see Dogstar tomorrow !! Well my husband as usual when around his family has become a CLASS A BASTARD and I am avoiding him as much as possible. When I go to the grocery store yet again, six teenagers, he takes off with his uncle and the brother who drinks leaving behind the one with the camcorder saying they are going fishing on the pier. Which is his speak for going to get drunk as hell and show his ass. I've given my brother my car so he and his girlfriend could get out for awhile so I'm trapped at the condo. Two hours into periods and childbirth and all the other boring fucking shit females go on and on about and I'm ready to scream. I grabbed a bottle of wine and hit the beach. I'm sitting there kinda feeling sorry for myself [ our eleventh wedding anniversary was on Wednesday but he said he didn't want to upset his mommy by saying anything] but at least grateful in knowing they wouldn't be back until daylight . After I got a good buzz going I had a flashlight and started chasing crabs into the water. I thought I was basically alone until I heard someone laughing. I looked up startled and saw a guy standing there watching me. I said haven't you ever chased crabs before. He said I never saw someone do it in a long flowing dress I swear. Well now I'm so self concious I can only stammer something stupid like well I hope you enjoyed the show and head over to my bottle to die of embarrassment.
He followed me over and squatted down beside me saying may I and gesturing to the sand beside me. I didn't trust words so I just nodded my head and he sat down next to me. He gestured to my bottle of wine and I passed it over. By now I was pretty nervous because I'm embarrassed to say this guy was smoking hot. He had dark hair and eyes [my personal favorite] and a scruffy beard. Anyway I was trying to light a joint but then couldn't get a lighter to stay lit and he reached up and cupped his hands to help me. It' s the only time I got a good look at him and it was still dark but his eyes were the kindest eyes I have ever seen. We smoked the joint and finished the bottle and he held my hand to help me up then bowed to me in the old fashioned way and kissed my hand. I was so relieved he didn't try to make a move because no matter what was going on at the time I don't believe in fucking around and I have never had a one night stand or become another notch in some stud's headboard. I don't believe in casual sex. I don't care what others do but sharing my body with someone is something I don't do lightly. I thought I could feel him watching me walk away but I'll never know because I didn't look back. I knew if I did and he made any inclination towards me the resolve I had might not last. If ever I was going to be a notch it would have been with him. I'm glad I didn't though because in my memory he was perfect and always will be. Things can look a lot different in the harsh light of the day than they did the night before. I got back to the condo went out to the balcony and passed out on the chaise until the sun came up. The guys hadn't gotten back yet but they would soon so I got the hell out of there and hit the beach and I'll admit it to this blog and nowhere else I was probably looking for that man on the beach. I didn't find him and I didn't look very hard but his memory has held me in his arms every since that night. One Enchanted Moment.
I swear I feel like Bret Domrose writes songs just for me. That's what makes a great musician though isn't it. They make it personal. I'm going to save for now in case we lose power again but I'll be back with what happened on Saturday.
Fuck me if it didn't get worse.
Cheers, Amelie
