The Camper, and Alex

NOTE:

If you don't want to read all about my day with the camper, just read the first paragraph, then skip down to the second section.


Section 1: Camper

Whoa what a busy day!

I woke up this morning at 7 a.m. I wasn't supposed to be awake then, I just randomly woke up. So I laid in bed thinking. I started thinking about camping and all that. I got the idea, like last year, of using the camper. Last year I got discouraged when I saw how bad the canvas is. But that is only in one corner. I decided I want to try again. So this morning I got the game plan together:

Phase I - Take the tarp off and clean it.
Phase II - Patch the area where siding is coming off (in that one corner) then wash the outside.
Phase III - Move the camper to a level area.
Phase IV - Open the camper (it's the pop-up type) and inspect the canvas.
Phase V - Clean the inside.

I figured it would take today and tomorrow, but I didn't fully realize how much work was going to be involved O_O


Phase I:

Taking the tarp off and cleaning it was probably the easiest thing I did today lol. It's pretty self-explanatory so I won't bother going into detail here :P

Phase II:

My idea for patching the area where the siding is coming off was to staple it back on with a staple gun, then put duct tape over it. Well, the wood behind the siding is in bad shape, so it wasn't even catching the staples. I couldn't wash the top since the bad corner is on the low side of the camper and all the water would have run right into that hole. The sides of the camper really weren't too bad. All I had to do was go around it with a broom and knock all the spiders off lol.


Phase III:

I knew this one would be the most challenging. Obviously we need a vehicle with a hitch to move the camper. The only two people who we could have used were my brother and my mom. My brother is on vacation, and Mom was out today. I had already pretty much planned on doing Phase III tomorrow anyway, so it wasn't a big deal. However, we were still going to take the camper off the blocks it sits on (it doesn't sit on the trailer's tires) so it would be ready to go tomorrow.

Well....

When we took it off the blocks we discovered both tires were flat. We have a small air pump that we use to inflate the mower's tires with, so we got that and inflated one tire. The second one though didn't inflate. Dad said the tire was off the seal or something like that. We even took it to the gas station to use the air compressor, but it didn't work.

We have another trailer that we used to haul our tractor and push mower around in when we used to mow several yards in the area. The tires are a bit smaller than the ones on the camper trailer, but they would work. The tires looked good, so we decided to try it. Dad tried to get one of the tires off, but it was rusted so badly it would hardly turn even. Discouraged, Dad just said the other tire would be the same.

Well we couldn't move the camper, then the whole day would have been a complete waste. It was already after 6 by this point. Dad was ready to quit, and I was pretty pissed off. I told Dad to try to get the other tire off.

Guess what?

It came right off!!!!

So we put it on the camper and put some air in it. By this time it's after 7. There wasn't anything else we could do today, so we put the tarp back on top of it. Tomorrow I'll bring Mom's 4Runner down and we'll move it if all goes according to plan.


Section 2: Alex


After we got all the tools and things put away, I went to sit out on our stoop. Alex was playing hockey at his house earlier and still had the net but he wasn't out when I went and sat on the stoop. After awhile, he rode past on his bike. Then a bit later he skated up to our driveway and asked me why a State Police car went down the road. Obviously I wouldn't have any idea. Then he skated down the sidewalk and talked for a little bit.

Then we saw two people walking up the road. He said he thought it was some girl and his "ex-girlfriend." (this would have been the girl I've mentioned on my old blog. They never went on any dates or saw each other outside of school so I don't call that a girlfriend, but that's what he said). As they got closer he could tell that that was definitely who that was. So we went back over to his house to "hide" lol. As he was leaving he said he'd be back in a few minutes.

After they passed our houses, he came back over and asked if I wanted to come over. Of course I did! I stood around while he was skating around his driveway and we talked some more. Then it was getting darkish so he was going to stop skating. He asked if I wanted to go sit out on the porch. If you'll remember from two years ago, his porch is where a lot of the "action" took place nearly every night :P.

So we sat out there for awhile. We just talked. He said if I needed help with the camper tomorrow to let him know because he doesn't "have anything better to do." So during church I may ask him if he wants to come over (my mom will be in church tomorrow; sitting with us). Anyway, we just sat out there talking for awhile. It was about a 11:15 by the time I left.


So today has been a great day on two fronts! I can't wait until tomorrow :D





(this post is too long. I'm not even wasting time proofreading it :P)

Big Improvement

Saturday, I was sitting outside like usual and Alex and his friends (Alex2 and Joe) were sitting on his porch (couldn't see them but could hear them). Alex had been playing hockey earlier in the day so the net was still over there. It was about a quarter to 9 when Alex brought it back. I was wearing my headphones so I wouldn't have noticed him if he hadn't hit the garage with the net while setting it down. I looked over and he looked at me and gave a little wave and said, "I'd come over to chat but my sister just decided to tell me about all the chores I have to do tonight."

The day before, he had been coughing a lot. Sunday, it was even worse. He had to get up and get a drink twice during church. The second time he just stayed in the kitchen so he wouldn't disrupt church. Just as a side note, he still sits with me during church, and yesterday we were kinda close despite the coughing :p I told him he should go see a doctor. He said a teacher at school said he could have pneumonia and Dad said he wouldn't be surprised if he did.

When I'm near someone who is coughing or sneezing, I'll usually lean away and kinda cover my mouth/nose when they do it because I don't want to get sick. (this is important in a minute)

I spent the evening at Mom's with her and her boyfriend so I got home too late to sit outside. Dinner with Mom and her BF is kinda becoming a Sunday tradition. Anyway, so I didn't see Alex outside of church Sunday.

Today, I went outside at the usual time (around 8p). Alex's sister came over and gave me something to give to Dad, but there was no sign of Alex. A little while after that I could hear him coughing. I knew he must have been sitting on his front porch (which is on the opposite side of his house than the one that faces my house). If I could hear him coughing at that distance, then that's a pretty bad cough :S

So I sent him a text message saying, "Wow... I can hear you coughing all the way over here right now. I hope you go see a doctor soon..." I think I mentioned in one of my recent posts that Alex hasn't been in the habit of replying to my texts no matter what I would say so I'm used to not getting responses. However, to my surprise he actually sent one back! Here's what followed:

Alex: I went today

Me: Good!

Then I got worrying about me getting sick since we were sitting close to each other for about an hour in church. So I sent another message:

"Wait... whatever you have isn't contagious, right?"

Alex: Idk y?
(I don't know why?)

Me: Just checking to see if I'm going to get sick. I'm paranoid you know :p
(I have no idea if he knows what :p means lol)

Alex: Well with the way you act when I cough you shouldn't lol

I couldn't think of anything else so I just said back, "Lol that's true." I knew he wouldn't reply back to that; I mean what are you supposed to say to that? lol


So now that you're all caught on the happenings with Alex, let me say that all that's happened in the last week is a MAJOR improvement compared to last year! Actually, it's quite the opposite of what's been happening. And except for me starting the texting conversation tonight, the rest has all been him: he came over Wednesday, Friday night, and said he would have Saturday night but he had chores do to. He also replied to a text message that I'm pretty sure he never would have relied to last year.


It may still be too early to tell, but it looks like things are slowly making a 180 degree turn.

Am I setting myself up to get hurt again? Maybe, but I think I've learned not to be clingy or anything that led to our "split" before, so maybe not also.

We shall see...


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John Williams is amazing

Posted Too Soon!

Ok so normally I don't make two posts in one day; let alone only a few hours apart. But this is kind of a continuation of the last post.

So anyway, after I *finally* got home from the school today I wanted to sit outside for awhile. I sat out for a couple hours. While sitting outside, I saw Alex2 (Alex's friend also named Alex) go over to Alex's house. After a bit they left and walked up the street (presumably to their friends house). Pretty soon they (just the 2 Alexs) came . Alex2 came over to get the hockey net so they could play hockey.

Now, for those not familiar, Alex2 and the other friend, Joe, are walking gay joke machines among other things. I really can't stand being around them which is why I don't go over when they're there. I don't like the sound of hockey sticks smacking against the pavement and all that so I went inside. It was almost dinner time anyway.

I went back outside around 7. Around 8:30 Alex and Alex2 came down from the ball field (Alex had practice and someone else was having a game). Alex2 came and got the net again. Now, the net has gotten pretty beat up since they started using it. My brother wasn't very happy about it (it's his net). Alex2 wasn't carrying it the right way; in fact he wasn't carrying it at all! He was actually dragging it and about to go across the driveway and onto the road so I yelled at him saying, "try carrying the net the right way!" which he did :p

So anyway, I stayed out while they played (for those who ask, I cannot see them playing from where I sit outside). They played until about 9. Alex brought back the net this time, then skated up the road and stopped across from me. He walked down across the driveway (gravel) and skated down the sidewalk. I can't remember what he said, but it was something about sitting outside. He told me that they are going to get their porch furniture out this weekend maybe. I should have said something about us sitting outside again but I didn't even think about it until now :\

For those that don't know, two summers ago Alex and I used to sit out on his porch nearly every night. Most of the time my hand would be down his pants :p (not kidding).

Then we got talking about his hockey equipment. He told me he ordered some hockey pants, and a girdle. He even had me look them up online so he could show me what they looked like lol.

I asked him what sporting goods stores he shops at because I got a giftcard for one store for Christmas worth $25. He said he shopped at that store, so I gave him the giftcard as a birthday present :p

I sooooo wanted to mention camping and ask him if he wanted to, but I'm going to try and hold it to see if he'll ask first.

I also asked him if he was the one who said my name at the school earlier today. He said he didn't think it was... I wonder who said it then :S

He left around 9:30 so he was over for about 20-30 minutes which is the longest we've been together outside of church since January!

I'd say things are getting off to a good start this summer :)

Cat Sitting, and other stuff...

My brother and his wife are going into the hospital tomorrow night. They will be inducing her tomorrow night so hopefully the baby will be here by Wednesday morning.

Mom and I stopped at their house on our way back from somewhere today. When we pulled in the driveway he was lounging in the pool while she was pounding nails into the deck lol.

Anyway, I'll be going over there tomorrow around dinner time (~5ish), and staying over night with the possibility of staying a second night just incase.

I'll be spending most of my time in the pool if it's nice :) I'll probably have my laptop with me too. I'll be pretty bored I'm sure so...


In Alex news:

I really think I'm getting over him. It's really easy when you have someone else to care about. In church yesterday, Alex commented on how "fancy" I was dressed. Albeit I was a little bit more dressed up than usual. I wore a tan suit without the vest, and a dark blue shirt with no tie and the two top buttons unbuttoned; mirroring the suit Pierce Brosnan wears in Cuba in Die Another Day. Anyway, Alex walked in and said, "Look at you dressed all fancy."

o.O

A little bit gay lol.

Then he was looking in the back of the old hymn books that we really don't use anymore. He thought the following passage from the back was funny:

"... The sucking child shall play over the hole of the asp,..."

Yeah, not really funny at all. I think he thought the "sucking" part was funny, I don't really know. I just read it then looked up at him kinda rolling my eyes, then looked away again. I don't sit close to him anymore. We still sit together in the same small pew, but I sit as far away as I can on the very end.

I was sitting outside last night while he, his sister, Joe, and Joe's sister were up at the tennis court playing tennis. I was planning out through my head what I would say if he asked me over to sit on his porch. Basically, this is what I was thinking about:

He obviously doesn't really want to be friends. He's was just using me when he needed me; camping, the skates, etc... (I'm pretty sure he's doing the same thing with Joe. More about that in a minute). So, since we really aren't friends anymore, why pretend we are by doing things like camping or sitting on his porch at night?

Right? Why pretend?

That's what I think I'm going to tell him if he ever asks to do something.

Anyway, about the using part:

The winter before last summer, he used to come over all the time. Why? Because I had the game Driver 4: Parallel Lines. After we beat that game, time spent together reduced slowly but surely until what it is now. So then he was using me for the video game. He is doing the exact same thing with Joe now.

The last time we sat together on his porch (a few weeks ago now) he said how him and Joe play one of the Halo games, and maybe some other one, on Joe's Xbox360. Alex doesn't have a 360, so that explains why he's at Joe's all the time. So basically, I think they're friendship is based on little more than a video game. Granted, they do other stuff besides that but so did we when he wanted to play that game.

Anyway, enough about him.


I think that's it, and this is getting kinda long so...

OH! NO!

I do have one more thing:

A new blog, just started today: That Boy's Ramblings written by WkBoy714. His blog is still in the "teething" stage so go have a look and make him feel welcome.

On the Porch Again ^_^

Well, I didn't think we were gonna sit outside tonight since he has an early baseball game tomorrow morning. But we did anyway. He just went in earlier than normal. Actually 10:30pm was when I used to go home last year. Now, that time seems to have been extended by 1.5 hours, now being midnight.

Anyway, since we weren't out for very long, and since his parents were right inside the door, nothing really happened. Well, except I was like two inches away from him for 5-10 minutes :D

He was looking at my new phone, and he said I could watch what he was doing so he didn't mess anything up. So that meant I got to look over his shoulder the whole time. Which really meant that my head was practically resting on his shoulder. Just by the way he was sitting and the way I was standing, my hands were extremely close to his um... private area ;)

But I controlled myself and didn't touch anything :p

He was doing that "re-adjusting" thing again. I asked if he wanted any help, but he still didn't say yes or no.

(Matt says that I shouldn't ask, I should just be doing it instead. "Reach down and give him a fondle" were his exact words.)

Also, camping came up again. It seems that he really wants to do it. He was talking about how if he didn't have a ball game in the morning it would have been a perfect night to camp out. He was also talking about breakfast that Dad makes lol.

He said as I was leaving, "We might not be able to do anything tomorrow. We're going to S----n."

So, we'll see I guess.

Finally!

We FINALLY sat on his porch tonight!

For 2 whole hours, from 10pm-midnight!

^_^

AND!

It almost got sexual too!

After his parents and sister went to bed, he got a blanket for himself since it was starting to get cooler out. I had a coat so I didn't get one.

After awhile he started to do things under the blanket. Such as "readjusting" himself. He did it so many times. Eventually, I just said, "Want some help?" To which he just looked at me and smiled, but didn't say yes or no to, so I didn't make any moves.

Then he kept doing things to make me come closer to him. Eventually I was right beside him on the floor of the porch. Just like I used to be whenever we started to take things a step further last year (i.e. hjs). By that time it was too late to start anything, and he said that it was time for him to go in and get his shower before bed.

So it's like he wanted something to happen since he was sorta making some moves if you will, but it's also like he's uncomfortable doing it again just by the way he suddenly said it was time to go in when things almost got physical. So...idk. We'll see what happens I guess.

He did ask when we were gonna camp out again. He actually said, "So, when are we gonna camp out?"

Of course I couldn't give an exact answer, but I did say, "Well, not this weekend since it's gonna rain cats and dogs." Then the conversation went to the expression "it's raining cats and dogs."

lol

He was starting to get a bit loopy towards the end. For instance, I commented on how long the plant between us is. I said, "You should take some scissors to that and trim it up some." Not intending it as a sexual reference, but that's the way he took it. He just thought that was the funniest thing in the whole world.

Not realizing why he was laughing, I said, "Um... I don't get it..."

"Oh, nothing. It's just after dark."

Which is something we started saying last year when we started talking about sexual stuff, not to mention doing sexual stuff :p

I wanted to ask if we were gonna start sitting out every night like we did last year. I'll have to ask the next time.

So, all in all, a good night.

Now, goodnight all! :p