I've been spending most of my days/nights with Batman ever since we met. Seriously, we've seen each other every day but one since we met and I spend the night there all the time. It's to the point where my own apartment feels boring as hell when I'm actually there. I go home in the mornings to feed and water the animals and I go home after work for quality time with them and more food and water. But for the most part, I'm at Batman's. I brought Johan to his place yesterday because we are going to drop him off with the Bat's parents when we go camping. Oy. Yesterday was exhausting in a I-usually-don't-do-shit-after-work sort of way. My commute to work is now 36 miles. put in my 8 hours and drove 26 miles home. Chilled for a bit and then put Sir Waddles into my car with his cage (and I didn't do it the smart way, taking the cage apart, but rather the stupid ass way of "I'll just lift the mother fucker as is and shimmy down the three flights of stairs".) Drove 10 miles to the Bat Cave, schlepped my stuff and Johan's stuff into the house, and then sat down for a bit. Monkey was being dropped off just as I got there but the Bat was out doing stuff so it was just the two of us for a bit. Then I took Monkey to Macy's to get her lipstick and eyeliner because she needs it for drill team and the stuff she had was shit and if she is going to wear make up, goddamnit, she is going to know what she is doing. My mother didn't teach me and I know what a nightmare that can be so I took her to get professional advice on what red to wear because I couldn't figure out her coloring and to get her a decent eyeliner (I knew that one, deep green, so props to me). We also stopped at Walgreen's so I could get her some makeup brushes. When we got back, Bat asked if I had $20 to borrow and I was all "yeah, but you have to go to the ATM". Somehow that meant the Monkey and I going back the same way we'd just come to get money out using his ATM card and, whilst on route, being asked to stop at the gas station to get a 12 pack of beer because his buddy Phoenix was coming over.
I didn't really do ANYTHING but I was in my car a lot and just wanted to relax but had chores to do. This is why I knew I'd never make a good parent. Too much running around after a long day of work and a shitty commute to be a decent person about it.
The Bat had dinner ready for us when we got back though. So Monkey and I ate and chatted whilst he and Phoenix played video games. Bat got called out to work so he went out and I read till he got back. A few more games and then Phoenix left and the Bat and I watched most of a movie before going to bed. Very domestic, very cozy, very "we've been together for a shorter amount of time than this feels but this feels awesome".
Oh, and I had to put Johan into Bat's bedroom after a bit because one of the dogs kept barking. Bat put the dogs out that night when Luci, the barker, barked again. Awesome.
Still, it was a really fulfilling night in that it felt right and like I'm sharing a life with someone. Well, I'm sharing two lives, one with Batman and one with Monkey. Monkey is kickass by the way. And she seems to like me. She has said to me that it isn't weird that I'm always there (because I mused out loud that I thought it was) and the Bat told me he'd asked her if it bothered her, having me there all the time. She said no, that she liked it. He says it's partly to do with the fact that it means he bothers her less. Another part, I think, is that I help her with her chores. Because chores fucking suck and many hands lighten the burden and all that. The makeup was just icing on the cake but I told her exactly why I was doing it. "You are fourteen years old, you have to wear it for drill team, and one day you might want to wear it. I want you to know what you are doing so you don't look like and overly painted up tart and I know your dad doesn't give a shit and this is one of the few things I have to offer you." She thanked me and was a bit worried about the cost "don't tell your father. Do you know how much it was? No? Good. Just say you don't know, which is true, and if he asks me,I'll just tell him to mind his own business because it's my money." Did it score me bonus points? Maybe. But that wasn't my point. I'm not looking to buy this kid's love.
I think we are still going camping this weekend. We were going to drive to Kansas to pick up Other Daughter, a girl from Italy who was an exchange student of the Bat and Monkey's, but the overnight temps are going to be too low. The plan now is to go, with two of Monkey's friends, to a more local place, somewhere in Texas. It depends on the weather and the government shut down, I suppose, since a number of parks in Northern Texas have shut their gates to the public. If we go, awesome, because I've never been camping and it will be fun. If we don't, meh, I'll be fine. I'm not looking forward to leaving Bubbles alone for an entire weekend, even with extra food and water. I'm working from home today and so I'm spending time with her, but I hate leaving her so much so I'm going to have to taper off the amount of time I spend away from home. No way would the dogs at Batman's place be accepting of her.
Other than that, I've got nothing. Work is work and I still like it and still bitch about it. Life is life and ditto (though I like it a lot more than I bitch, thankfully). I got two post cards from when my mom was in England and we found out that maybe SIL's situation isn't as dire as we originally thought (I may have posted that already so my bad). All in all, things are good right now. Still waiting for the other shoe to drop and I'm being super cautious emotionally with the Bat because the last guy who was super nice in the beginning turned on me. Wish me luck.
I didn't really do ANYTHING but I was in my car a lot and just wanted to relax but had chores to do. This is why I knew I'd never make a good parent. Too much running around after a long day of work and a shitty commute to be a decent person about it.
The Bat had dinner ready for us when we got back though. So Monkey and I ate and chatted whilst he and Phoenix played video games. Bat got called out to work so he went out and I read till he got back. A few more games and then Phoenix left and the Bat and I watched most of a movie before going to bed. Very domestic, very cozy, very "we've been together for a shorter amount of time than this feels but this feels awesome".
Oh, and I had to put Johan into Bat's bedroom after a bit because one of the dogs kept barking. Bat put the dogs out that night when Luci, the barker, barked again. Awesome.
Still, it was a really fulfilling night in that it felt right and like I'm sharing a life with someone. Well, I'm sharing two lives, one with Batman and one with Monkey. Monkey is kickass by the way. And she seems to like me. She has said to me that it isn't weird that I'm always there (because I mused out loud that I thought it was) and the Bat told me he'd asked her if it bothered her, having me there all the time. She said no, that she liked it. He says it's partly to do with the fact that it means he bothers her less. Another part, I think, is that I help her with her chores. Because chores fucking suck and many hands lighten the burden and all that. The makeup was just icing on the cake but I told her exactly why I was doing it. "You are fourteen years old, you have to wear it for drill team, and one day you might want to wear it. I want you to know what you are doing so you don't look like and overly painted up tart and I know your dad doesn't give a shit and this is one of the few things I have to offer you." She thanked me and was a bit worried about the cost "don't tell your father. Do you know how much it was? No? Good. Just say you don't know, which is true, and if he asks me,I'll just tell him to mind his own business because it's my money." Did it score me bonus points? Maybe. But that wasn't my point. I'm not looking to buy this kid's love.
I think we are still going camping this weekend. We were going to drive to Kansas to pick up Other Daughter, a girl from Italy who was an exchange student of the Bat and Monkey's, but the overnight temps are going to be too low. The plan now is to go, with two of Monkey's friends, to a more local place, somewhere in Texas. It depends on the weather and the government shut down, I suppose, since a number of parks in Northern Texas have shut their gates to the public. If we go, awesome, because I've never been camping and it will be fun. If we don't, meh, I'll be fine. I'm not looking forward to leaving Bubbles alone for an entire weekend, even with extra food and water. I'm working from home today and so I'm spending time with her, but I hate leaving her so much so I'm going to have to taper off the amount of time I spend away from home. No way would the dogs at Batman's place be accepting of her.
Other than that, I've got nothing. Work is work and I still like it and still bitch about it. Life is life and ditto (though I like it a lot more than I bitch, thankfully). I got two post cards from when my mom was in England and we found out that maybe SIL's situation isn't as dire as we originally thought (I may have posted that already so my bad). All in all, things are good right now. Still waiting for the other shoe to drop and I'm being super cautious emotionally with the Bat because the last guy who was super nice in the beginning turned on me. Wish me luck.
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