2 posts tagged “memphis”

we went to go pick up my nieces and cousin that live far off in a strange land called Atlanta, Georgia.  We only went halfway, of course.  We met at a quiet, country resturant.  That's when I noticed something:  Whenever I'm around my family I stop being the free, smiley straitforward person it took to become all summer and change into a frigid, stiff slightly awkward person. 

It is the third or fourth day and it seems like I have to deal with all of their little mistakes.  It is fine and not a problem, just super annoying.  For example, this morning when I took a shower I turned it on as usual and prepared to jump in, but someone had twisted the shower head and it sprayed (is that even spelled right?  Summer does make you dumb) me before I could even get in-all off guard and everything-I was pissed for about ten seconds until I realized may hair didn't get wet, just my neck. 

The toilet seat is always up.  Someone likes to use my sponges and washclothes.  Someone is ALWAYS at the computer desk and the television screen.

In fact this is exactly why I call my neices and cousins the MTV generation.  It's always Myspace this and "let me use your cell phone" that and "What are we doing next" there and "Why are you wearing that" here.  It is actually pretty funny. 

But again back to me dealing with the consequences of their actions...I have a cold.  New people, new germs.  I was bummed at first and started walking around the house wiping all the doorknobs and phones and fridge doors with Fabuloso.  But that is okay with me.  I am still enjoying them being here I just gotta organize a little bit.  I'll start with a computer schedule...

Everyone will have an hour and thirty minutes.  They just check off their name after wards or how much of their time they've done already on my wipe board with rainbow markers.

This will be as breezy as yesterday's zoo trip.  Actually that was kind of dull-my nieces just kept talking about how no one else there was matching or something.  The only different thing was when two guys shyly came over while we were sitting on a bench.  One asked if he could sing to us and I didn't know what else to say so i just said sure.  People looked.  He was so shy, in fact he just stared down at my shoes or the ground or something the whole time.  I wanted to be polite so I waited until he was done and told him that was very nice with a smile.  Afterwards they walked straight over to my mom.  huh.  Turns out they had been talking about how they wanted to be rappers and my mom said something like "you can't be shy-start off in public" and pointed to us sitting nearby. Huh.

I don't know exactly what is planned for today because I lost the notebook that I wrote down all of our activities on.  Oh well.   

Memphis in May was great.Imagine...
The smell of alcholhol, cigarettes and everyone smelling as if they'd peed themselves. The feel of the rain on your face as you scream lyrics to every song. the lights and the thunderstorm on cue to every heart-throbbing vibration the band makes.  Honestly we were standing in rain with the lightening and everything. Jumping up and down to the beat as you are COVERED in rain, your neighbor's beer, and probably some drunk chick's pee. Enough second hand smoke to give you cancer just that night. your recording device in the air waving around catching everything to share with friends later.

And Gerard way telling you "I'm not wearing any f****** underwear!" 

It was awsome (except for the pee part).