Post shopping spree and pre-Star Trek Experience

We went up to our room for a little while. Woo Hoo! We've both been along a little too long. Maricel said she was hoping she wouldn't like me so much in person because it makes her think she really is in love with me. ME! I guess I was so sure nobody could be as cool as the Maricel in my head that I was just ready to be disappointed. She's prettier than I thought, smarter than I hoped, funnier than hell and just kind of sad in a way that doesn't come through in an IM or even a phone call. But she's got a lot to be sad about. It's not like she's been a funk cause she broke her nail. She spent so long taking care of her mother. First emotionally, then physically. I don't think she knows what she's supposed to do next. I have the store, I have my family. I have an anchor. Sometimes my family feels like an anchor dragging me to the bottom of the lake, but you know what I mean.

Went on a buying binge...

When I die I want to go to the sales floor and I want Maricel with me. Bought a ton of stuff for my personal collection. NOTHING for the store. I'm working hard to not make this a business trip, though of course I am doing some networking. For a detailed listing of what I got, check out the convention page on the store's website. No good deals, not by a long shot. But some cool stuff. Maricel found a lot of stuff she'd never even seen before. She was really enjoying herself. Ran into a guy I knew in college. He literally lives in his parents' basement and works part-time at a video store. He's every fanboy stereotype you've ever heard. Told me about his screenplay for Star Trek. It's for the Next Gen cast and he's going to try to give it to Johnathan Frakes. I suggested that getting a literary agent might be a better approach. He looked at me like I was nuts. Don't care. I suspect he's never had sex in his life. His tongue fell on the floor when I introduced him to Maricel. He told her liked hot Asian chicks and asked if she'd like to read his screenplay. It's almost like I brought Weezer with me.

See you in the funny papers....
Simon

Breakfast was awesome...

The people who didn't like the buffet must have live-servants who whip up something new and different every morning. Marciel loves food and loves to eat. We have that in common. I told her about my diet and she confessed that she had gotten her first hair cut in four years, bought makeup and new jeans to impress me. ME! She says she keeps her weight down by eating just a little of everything and she had this really interesting exercise program of running up and down the stairwell of her apartment building just like those people who jog up and down stadium steps. She said it was also a good way to blow off steam when she got really stressed over her mom. She could run the stairs without really going far away from her mother. Poor Maricel.
More cryptic text messages from Weezer about my SURPRZ. Can't wait.