Slow Saturday DAY

Because once I leave this quiet, sedate easy 9-5 shift at Job #1, I will be moving faster than the speed of sound! Well, once I do leave here I gotta swing by the Walgreen's photo and pick up the Christmas cards that Jon and I decided last night to send... then I have to rush home, get my gear together, shower/change into some kinda outfit that will work at both my gig tonite immediately followed by the party at Jon's friend's house. Whew!

So the last couple days have been nice and relaxing but I needed them b/c when I hit "publish" on that last blog post at Job #2, I began to feel bizarre-o. Not really bizarre-o, I knew exactly what was up and I was a-feared. I started to have body chills and aches. Shit! I got my damn flu shot in October! I texted Leo and said I was still willing to rehearse though--and I totally was!--but he called me and said let's call it off. I said well yeah, maybe we better, in case I have contracted some bug and therefore would NOT want to pass it on to him and George. I immediately went home and put on my furry leopard coat, put the heat on 77 degrees, took some zinc under Jon's strict orders, popped a mess of Ibuprofins, and curled up on the couch into a pitiful little ball. Jon came over before his gig at the Big Easy and brought me the rest of the Crave cupcakes, which I didn't even want so you know I was feeling poorly! He felt my head and tummy and sho' nuff, I had a bona fide fever! But I was determined to beat this thing, whatever it was, and by 11:30pm-ish, the fever had broke and I was sleeping fitfully. Jon came over when his gig was done and we were up 'til about 3am, hanging out and eating the cupcakes, at which point we finally went to bed.

I called into work on Thurs. though, seeing as how I had gotten very little sleep and now needed to recuperate and rest up in order to make DAMN sure I was well, or getting well. Jon and I spend the day together, going to eat at my local Teo (as opposed to his Teo near his house), doing a little shopping for parts to fix both my toilets, going to see his friends at his friend's little music gig at a local barbecue restaurant, and then Jon had his Thurs. night gig w/this annoying harmonica player that I played with this past summer. I stayed at Jon's house while he was gone, determined to work on my latest sheriff file, get some reading done, and make sure I was totally rested and relaxed and staying healthy.

I called into work again yesterday since I had to work the Saturday shift today, and just needed to make 100% sure I'd be well and rested up for it and as double insurance, stayed in bed w/Jon til noon. Then I ran home, ran by Job #2 briefly, then met Jon and a friend of his at a coffeeshop near their house where I also ran into my music-loving cameraman friend BB. Jon and I then headed to Baytown to see his mom. She made us a salad for dinner and Jon's real (biological) father (who he didn't meet until he was 25!) came over and we all ate and drank wine and had a nice long visit. Jon and I didn't even leave until midnight! But it was great to meet his dad who has a wonderful head of hair and is cute and charming so I keep telling Jon that I'll keep him since he got good DNA (chuckle!).