in which I slide head first into Ewan/Hayden RPS. Mmmmmmmm. So grood.

[stoney321]

EPISODE II: DRINKING OF THE GEEKS
Livejournal has been plunged into despair. An evil Stoney Laura has seduced those to whom the other members of the LJ continously read....


Saturday: As elcazavampiros and crazydiamondsue are taking the train from OKC to Dallas, they get to come a day early (no trains on Sunday). But wait! A call at 9am - they are on their way by car as they missed their train, and Caza wanted to surprise me waaaaaaay early. Good idea, Sue, to call. You would have reduced me to tears with a mop bucket in hand and a dirty ponytail on top of my head. Note to friends: I'm a control freak. There, I've said it. I need to have everything running according to schedule or I lose it. Mentally and emotionally. Just.... so you know. It's a thing.

Mr. Stoney looks panic stricken with the vaccum on the stairs, we ask if they wouldn't mind sightseeing before getting here around the time I had planned. Lovely and adventurous that they are, they don't mind. *whew* My life shifts back into orbit. They arrive, there are hugs, kids flinging themselves about, my son trying to fit a lifetime of toys and games down their throats... I drag them to the grocery store (or as I refer to it: the happiest place on earth) and pick up sundries for our breakfast on Movie Day. We are all creeped out by the EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND FRIENDLY employees. Our bagger confesses (with a creepy Stepford grin) that he's never seen ANY of the Star Wars movies. We run to the car and peel out, scrubbing our flesh with bleach I keep handy for just such an occassion. Drinking begins. Oh, and so does the rain. The heavy, heavy downpour. So much for the THUNDERDOME&trade. *sigh*

But! We have fun! And movies! And did I mention the drinks? And Phase10! Because ain't no party like a... I can't help it. I like games. And Mr. S is pretty hammered and sleepy at this point (we both got up super early to start cleaning, etc - I think it's midnight now) and I'm KICKING HIS BUTT. We are all tired, we head off to our beds (the magic bed is pulled out - new blankets! Sue, you need to tell me if the mattress pad I got for you helped any. If not, I'll get an additional insert for future use. I WILL HAVE PERFECTION WITH THE MAGIC BED!)

Sunday: after Belgian waffles, Mr. S takes the kids to Grandma and Grandpa's for a sleepover. I drag Sue on my walk, we see DUCKLINGS! And a great blue heron. And box turtles. And bunnies. Two. In the bushes. Chicky bow. We get back to the house - Sue determines she needs better shoes (ouchie blister!) I check upstairs (I have three more people coming today) and realize that my husband TRUSTED the boy to clean, he didn't actually check. AHHHH!! And Caza has used this bathroom! I grab my stuff, scrub (I have SWEAT DRIPPING DOWN!! I. Must. Kill. The boy.) it clean, and then fix his room, as he has taken every lego apart and strewn them about. AHHH!!

Just enough time to get the SueCazas ironed, me showered, and then out the door to pick up leeannaray from the airport. And crap. Her plane landed early. Like, WAAAAAY early. So, so sorry that I wasn't there as you walked through the door!!! (Remember: control freak.) We decide to get lunch, head out to Blue Mesa, pleasant enough to sit on the patio. Leeanna shows me the FOUR POUNDS OF LEONIDAS CHOCOLATE she has carried in her lap on the plane. For me. That is like, the BEST hostess gift ever. Thank you, so very very much! Did you catch the Four Pounds? Or Leonidas? Yeah. Life is good.

Yummy meal, margaritas, and OH MY GOD!! While we were waiting to be seated, there are two tall, lanky, PRETTAY boys standing waaaay too close to each other. I lean back to the girls and whisper: Emo Boys Kissing. Life is good. Back to the house, drinks are made, and Mr. Stoney shows us the "mascot" for our Darth Vader themed party: a frickin' BLACK WIDOW SPIDER he found outside. He thought it would be "fun" to capture it and put it in a jar. Darth Widow. And so begins many sleepless nights. (We're releasing it into a field later today. *shudders*) A little guac, a little chip, some margaritas, and we are all of the good.

*dingdong* somecandytalkin is now here! And looks divine, as usual. She's brought beverages! Mineral water with lime and Mr. Stoney's fave vodka. They retire to the kitchen, he relaxes and enjoys himself. Some Candy's good like that. What's this? She's leaving him the vodka? Again with the awesome hostess gifts. It's like you people KNOW ME. Heh heh. We spend the next few hours getting to know each other, talk about travel, movies, music, etc... *dingdong* It's smashsc! Fresh from a VERY LONG DRIVE, and OMG! She's the quintessential southern storyteller, with a fantastic Carolinian accent. Hee!! I give out the last of the gift bags, Mr. S begins the BBQ. Since we had a heavy breakfast and lunch, we go simple: BBQ chicken, corn on the cob, and maters. Hee! I can cook sides, Sue, I swear.

Gift bags were:
Darth Vader stickers
A Texas longhorn sticker
a rape whistle (you don't know what those nerds in the movies might try, y'all)
personal toiletries
Star Wars with Stoney Iron-On
Tattooine Boys/General Lee Iron-On
Faith CDs
Star Wars figure-head mini M&Ms
Darth Vader mug

On to games! Trivial Pursuit, Star Wars Edition. Goddammit. Mr. Stoney keeps fooling me and making me unsure of my VAST knowledge. Okay, I may not know all of the creatures' names, or names of the random ships, but dammit!! It becomes clear that the winner will be either elcazavampiros, Mr. S, or leeannaray. It's one of them, but I'm so sleepy at this point, I can't remember. Leeanna? You?

Everyone begins drifting off to their beds, Some Candy and I partake of a little "relaxation" outside, and then off to beddie bye.

Monday: Wake up early, I think I'm the only one up. Nope, smashsc NEVER SLEEPS. (How do you do it, girl?) I get the coffee going, set out other beverages, cook up some eggs, slice bagels/croissants, set out jams, butter, and fresh fruit, but no trumpet. Most everyone has woken up at this time, so it would have been unneccesary noise. I give the time table out, people scurry to shower/dress/etc. Out the door at 8:20am for the 9:05am showing. I bought the tickets online earlier to make sure we had them. We think we're fine.

Uh-oh. It's PACKED!! We can't sit together, so we all drift apart (sob!) and find our own spots. I holler at two folks with a seat between them, it isn't taken, so BOOyah. Mr. S finds one on the row in front, a few over. And... commence the tears on my part. Documented earlier, and I'm a dork, we've established that. :-D

Mexican food afterwards, delicious fajita burrito on my plate, everyone else seems happy, life continues to be fine. SOme Candy has some great 60s Italian film erotica music on, I ask to borrow and rip. While she says her goodbyes (she lives in the area), I make a copy and feel richer. Hee hee! smashsc wants to stay in town a day longer, head out to Austin the next, please to be staying in my house one more night? Fine, fine! She apparently doesn't mind that my kids will be back, so blessings to her. She does want to see downtown Dallas, JFK, etc., so she heads off to have an adventure and meet one of her other buds. More hanging outside on the patio (the rain has relented some) until leeannaray has to head back to the airport. Mr. S drives her there so he can swing by his parents and grab the kids. Many hugs and tears. Leeanna, you were just a lovely guest, fun to talk to and visit with, and I thank you for coming!

Down to crazydiamondsue and elcazavampiros and me. Caza has taken a break from SNARKING AT ME ALL THE TIME. HA HA, CAZA. O_O and Sue and I sit out on the back patio and sun our legs for a spell, talking of everything under the sun. I have to mow today (shhh. It's been DAYS and you could seriously get lost in the tall, tall grass) so I make Caza and Sue watch me sweat. Whee!! Isn't this fun? Don't I know how to party? Kids are back, they have buddies streaming in and out of the house watching DARTH WIDOW. (Don't forget her! She'e eeeevill!) Mr. S has to head back to Atlanta to work at 4am, so he gets himself ready to go in the background, and heads off to bed early. Caza, Smash (back from her travels to the Gayborhood) and I watch Episode 2, Sue reads (yeah, don't think I didn't notice you sneaking off to read your book. Hee!) and then I'm pooped by 10:30. Which is a theme with me, lately.

Leisurely breakfast in the morning, Smash bids us farewell, has a sand dollar for the kids (which they trotted around the neighborhood and displayed as a GENOOWINE CAROLINA silver dollar - hee!!), and heads to points south. Sue and Caza want to shop (after all, it's Dallas' favorite pasttime) and head out once the stores are open.

My house is unnaturally quiet. Until the neighbor kids come over. I eye Darth Widow...


I'm leaving EARLY Friday morning to head off to the beach with the family for a week, so this may be the last post for a spell. Gotta get everything ready to go today and tomorrow. Love you all!!

[ETA for winterlive] The icon? Ewan comes to Hayden standing in line with photogs snapping away, Hayden lights up, they kiss. There (in my dreams) is forehead touching and a whispered promise to meet later, in secret. I'm compiling fics and recs. Guh.

Comments

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Have fun!
I mean, have some more fun, because, you already had quite a lot...

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Need. Break. From fun... So so sleepy... but in a totally satisfied way.

:-D

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

I can cook sides, Sue, I swear. Two words: Funeral potatoes. I think your sidin' ability has never been in doubt. And I'm glad I didn't make cheesecake, because it would have been eclipsed by that FREAKING FANTASTIC CHOCOLATE.

I, uh, really needed to read bad Michael Crichton prose? I, uh, wanted to give you and Smash and Caza time to fangeek over Ep II? Yeah, that one sounds better. I listened! From upstairs! For real! And then I fell asleep. That was some of the best Mexican food I've had in forever. And you know I know good from Patio dinner. Oh, and the mattress pad helped LOTS! Caza and I weren't randomly bumping all night. You know, bumping in an annoying, "Get off me! I'm trying to sleep!" fashion. We had a great time, as we always do. We're pretty low maintenance. The watching of the power mowing and stalker neighbors was entertainment enough.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Ain't no mower
like a reel tine mower
'Cause a reel tine mower
don't stop!

Swear to god, the grass needs to be mown again today. Rain + 90 degree weather + blue skies = lots o' mowing. But! My upper body? She is getting stronger...

Mmmm. Mexican food. So grood. And good to know about the pad. I still think it needs juuuuuust a bit more, yes?

[anelith.livejournal.com]

I was laughing so hard at the first part of your post, because it sounds so much like me. I too am a complete and utter control freak. Life *must* proceed according to plan, or I get completely frazzled and distraught. The bit about the Legos -- oh, I am so with you there. At times I stand in the family room or Evan's room and just about cry from Lego Frustration. It's a well-known medical term, did you know that? Psychiatrists and therapists will understand it completely.

Your weekend sounds delightful! I hope you rest up and have a great time at the beach. Our weather is still so cold and rainy that beach days seem far away...

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm *so* glad you get it. I got a pain in my chest when I thought they were going to be here four hours early... NO!! Things must be perfect! I have issues. I recognize this. :-D Also, I didn't want to clean with friends here, you know? I wanted to enjoy them, and not make them watch me scrub obsessively. Ha. I'm so messed up.

Beach! I cannot WAIT. Have to buy bathingsuits/towels/travel accessories today. Do laundry tomorrow... Wheee!!

*sings*
Vacation's all I ever wanted....

[somecandytalkin.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! I'm so glad you're enjoying Dusty and Look of Love! I'm going to give you the Claudine Longet version and you.will.die.

And nothing can compete with my Stoney Faith CD love.

I just, and I mean JUST got a call from the 'I am learning to hate her' Lana Turner and am off to a job that starts downtown in one and a half hours. That she just called me about.

So all I can say right now is thank you for coming through on the cool write up of the most. awesome. weekend ever!!!11 I had a WONDERFUL time and you are a charming and funny (like this is latebreaking news!!) superfun hostess. And so pretty! ....and listen, right quick, I showed Bob my fabulous goody bag? And he was like- with the iron on - , Stoney? Wha??? And I'm like, well, that's her, um nickname. And then he wanted to know, does her husband really look like that? And I'm like, yeah. Yes he does. He's like, They make a good lookin' couple.

I'm like, yeah, baby. You missed out! You shoulda skipped your Lottery commercial. And then I had to think of that joke/title of yourn and I had to laugh.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Hee!! It's the funky glasses on Stoneia that make the pic even more adorkable. Ha ha ha! I'm buying a Tee today for my Tattooine boys Iron On for my trip. EVERYTHING MUST BE IRON ON!! Let Bob know that Mr. S doesn't have such tall hair, however. That's Han hair alllll the way. Hee!

I'm so glad you like the CD!! I've had your music on repeat all morning. So, so happy making.

WTF with this Lana Turner chick? Should I make some calls? I know people...

[somecandytalkin.livejournal.com]

You got that right! And by joke, I mean, yeah, well, joke. But also anecdote. 'Cause that one was just...well, it'll stick with me for like, forever. LJ/slash/RL in a tiny perfect little perfect thing. And I did 'splain about the hair tallness. Hee!

Heading out. Thanks for the offer of back up. I'll consider your 'peoples'....Hmmmm....

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

I totally get the control freakiness....I just dusted baseboards behind a door for my mother is coming tomorrow.

People arriving early give me shudders. I used to be able to count on my inlaws arriving at least a half hour late, then they took to coming early for dinner - while I was still in my cleaning/sweaty hair mode. Arrugh.

Sounds like you had an awesome, time, hon! Woo hooo!

:hugs you tight:: Have fun at the beach!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

OMG, I *totally* kept thinking of you and knowing you would understand my sickness. Perfect hostess! I want to be the perfect hostess!! I was too frazzled to prepare sides with BBQ, but since no one seemed to be overly hungery (plus: chocolates! Expensive, delicious chocolates!), I didn't pull out my Bead-esque skilz, yo.

My ex used to WHITE GLOVE me when he got home from work. Hence, the EX. My MIL does it (secretly) when she comes. I'm BROKEN!

Beach!! Bathing suit today. *prepares for soul to be crushes*

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

Your ex used to white glove your house? I may have to retroactively rough that boi up.

You have been walking and being good so, hush up about that soul crushiness, now. Or, don't wear your glasses. Either way....

You thought about me? And my crazed hostess mode? Awwwww. ::squeeezes you tight:: How adorable, yet, slightly worrysome. For both of us. Hee!

Chocolate covers many many minor flaws, which is why there's a big box of Vermont made truffles on Mama's bed.
Yes. I do pillow mints. ::bows head in mad hostess shame::

I asked for help so I wouldn't kill myself for Mama's visit. My MIL came over today and was so helpful and sweet and thrilled to be asked. Wow. She's so nice and easy to take one on one. Something about groups and alchohol bring out the braying fool in her. Hmmm.

Have a great time at the beach, my stoney! Yay! Build a drip castle for me!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Oh.
My.
God.

If I had more time? I had TOTALLY planned on the mint on the pillow. As it was, I DID provide each guest with their own minature toiletries. Hee! So wee and in a carrying case!

I want to know what the hell is up with the halter tops this year?! And with no ACTUAL support. SOUL. CRUSHING. I've delivered three children, for chrissakes. Gimmie a bikini top like a bra and I'm fine. I think I'm going to get a sports bra and call it a day.

Drip castle!! Will do, and will take pics.

[beadattitude.livejournal.com]

::bonds with you in madhostessdom::

I also provided mum with wee! toiltries of her favorite hair care products, her favorite gum, and I put them all in a wee makeup kit in a pocketbook of her favorite make I found at Marshalls for like, nothing!!

But sadly, no iron ons. Maybe when I can figure out how to get the printer to like me. It only likes Jeff.

But I didn't do the Sock Hop of the Century where I pull out the laundry basket of abandoned socks and see if I can get any to match up. That basket is sitting in my laundry room as casual "no, I didn't kill myself getting ready for you, no no!" ornament.

And I haven't gone outside to weed myself to death, because I am trying to Act Normal and not all Crazed.

None of my clothes are right. I need a pedicure. And I should really paint the hallway. shut up shut up shut up

Bathing suits are EVOL, and I haven't purchased one in 6 years. Luckily, I live in the mountains. I do miss the beach though. We used to go to South Carolina every summer. I have so many figure flaws at the moment I should really just wear a burka to the beach. I'm going to spray tan myself in hopes that I'll feel confidant enough to bare my biscuit-dough arms to the publeek.

::loves you awfully, and with pillow mints::

Thank you thank you thank you for a drip castle.

[poshcat.livejournal.com]

It sounds like you had a great time with your friends. Go you! ::jealous::

Have a good trip to the beach. I'll miss you! ::jealous again::

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

BEACH!! Ah, sand, sun, alcohol with my baby. I am SOOOO ready to get out of dige and watch the kids frolic many, many yards away while I dive into a good book. Mmmm.

*sneaks you into my luggage*

Oh! I loved your pic from earlier. You're the blonde bombshell from Crocodile Dundee!!! Heeeee!

[sangueuk.livejournal.com]

will miss you - have a good break!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

Thanks, my leetle Sanguelina. This place is my Cornwall. But hot. Mmmmm. Pretty, sweaty men will wander past me. I'm a dirty old lady. Hee hee!

[paynbow.livejournal.com]

Damn, that sounds like it was fun! *g* Again, jealous! I'm glad the weekend went so well! Have fun at the beach...*sigh* the beach...I love the beach...

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I love the beach... bathingsuit is almost complete... Beach towels are being washed in prep of being packed... 36 hours and counting!

*smooch*

[julissak01.livejournal.com]

::loffs you muchly::

Hee! Seems like ya'll had a blast. And if I giggled like a goober reading your recap of the events, I'm betting you guys had a fab time. ;)

Emo Boys Kissing. Life is good.

Oh, yeah. That's the stuff.

::snoggs you::

And if you want to further venture in the Ewan/hayden fields, join ewan_hayden and feel the lurve. I swear, that comm gets thirty new members a day. I wonder if it has anything to do with the kiss....hmmm.

;)

<-- what? you mean THIS kiss?

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

It *was* fun. And DUDE. I thought I HAD joined Ewan_Hayden! No? I'm digging around the net trying to find more as most of what I've found isn't "fresh" - meaning, post Kiss. Or detailed enough for my dirty mind. Heee!

I've been down like a clown since Ep 2 and all the "Young One." lakhgf;aubr;gjbarelkng

[winterlive.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEEE

Is it bigger? *goes to the rec'd comm* EEEEEE! *melts from lust*

Did you know I alluded to Hayden/Ewan in my HP RPS fic? I did! There was allusion!

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

You did? I think I remember that... I think I was so hot by the Tom/Dan it eclipsed everything else...

I think Imma have to write my own pron. It all STOPS. *cries*

[winterlive.livejournal.com]

WRITE IT MY STONEY!

[elcazavampiros.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to let you know how much FUN I had with everyone. It was great to meet somecandytalkin, smashsc, and leeannaray.

Most of crazydiamondsue and my sightseeing involved us going, "Where the hell are we?" "I wonder where that mall is we went to that one time." "I think we might be lost." Normally I have such a good sense of direction, but for some reason when I get to the Dallas area, I lose all perspective of north, south, east and west. It didn't help that we were in a downpour.

But it was sooo much fun. I love the movie and loved spending time with friends.

Have a great trip.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you two had fun!!

I am SOOOO excited about our upcoming road trip! Smash has passed on her wanderlust...

[violethamster.livejournal.com]

Oooooooh, purty icon. I look forward greatly to seeing Star Wars myself once I get me a crappy summer job.

Darth Widow creeps me out so bad. I think I live in a cold climate mainly because it kills most of the bugs.

Hope you have much relaxation on the beach. Tie the kids to various flotation devices and make the lifeguards earn their pay, dammit.

[stoney321.livejournal.com]

See, the beauty of Texas is it gets so hot, all the gross bugs (like mosquitoes, flies, etc.) are GONE in the summer. Toooo hot. But this spider? YIKES. I think I'm just going to throw the whole container away, so great is my fear of the Darth Widow. *hopes it doesn't manipulate the force and choke me before I can destroy it*

Father!! Help meeeeeee!!!

I am DEFINITELY going to put the lifeguards to work. Best thing? The resort we are going to has BABYSITTERS. WHOO HOOOOOO!!

*loves you even MORE just - because*

[ex-dovil323.livejournal.com]

Am. So. Jealous! So jealous that there is random full stops and capital letters. But I'm so glad you had a brilliant time, you deserve it!

Can we get drunk in San Fran. Come onnnnnn, baby, there has to be drinks in fancy looking glasses and mutual hair appreciation as we slobber down our tops.

And those gift bags, so cool!

[smashsc.livejournal.com]

smashsc NEVER SLEEPS. (How do you do it, girl?)

I sleep. Just not alot a night. I got like 7 hours last night and I might even splurge and get 8 tonight.

I'm glad your kids liked the sand dollar - it'd been traveling with me for a long time looking for a home. *hugs* thank you so much!