Secret Surprise - Update

Self,

So I was partially right. THEBoyfriend took me to see this house....high end, nearly $800K in a part of the metro area that I wouldn't want to live in even if I could afford it.

But that wasn't really the surprise. The surprise was that he took me to dinner, his treat. (The surprise of it was that we both have been having budget issues and we been trying to keep cost down so dinner was a slurge.)

I had a choice of two options. One was Gladstones in Malibu (on the beach) the other was Stevie's on the Strip in the Valley. Well, I haven't been to THAT particular Gladstones and I knew the beach setting would make the evening "romantico." The drawbacks to Gladstones is that they primarily serve seafood to which THEBoyfriend is allergic and it was far...made even farther based on the location of the model home that we went to view. On the other hand Stevie's would only be about 15-20 minutes away and they were supposedly going to have a live band that we could stay and listen to after our meal.

I decided on Stevie's......wasn't a big fan of their food when I was last there many years ago....but I figured it was time to try it again and I liked the idea of seeing a live band.

The band was pretty good we stayed for both sets and had a good time!


Sincerely,
Pharoah

PS. Oh yeah, Happy Halloween!

I Shoulda Been Workin'

Self,
So I was at work....and for some reason I was cruising YouTube.com and finding all kinds of videos.

Here's a few....











I hope you got as good of a laugh as I did.

Sincerely,
Pharoah

Secret Suprise

Self,

So last night THEBoyfriend informed me that he had a suprise for me this afternoon/evening after work and that he will even be leaving work early to make sure he can pick me up from his place on time because we need to be at the location before 5pm and he usually doesn't get off work until 4:30pm.

I have a feeling that he just wants me to go with him to look at some house he found that's for sale. Not for him (or us) to buy, but just to look.

Maybe I'm wrong.

Sincerely,
Pharoah

Extra Lovin'

Self,

So the vagabound adventures are underway.  I've been staying with THEBoyfriend since Sunday, so that's been four nights.  And this morning as my alarm on my phone was going off to get me out of bed and off to work...THEBoyfriend offers up some good Extra Lovin'.   


Which of course made me think of this..................




OK...instead of running to the store, we rushed off to work. Oh and before you ask there's no Raheem! That I know about anyway.

Although this morning's loving was good...THEBoyfriend seems to have a high sex drive, which made me think of this.............



I think the song is hot!  And I guess my boyfriend has push start sex drive!

Sincerely,
Pharoah

The Vagabond Life....

Self,


So I'm going back on the road for a bit....kinda.  I'm suppose to do a two week stint at one of our secondary facilities, which ironically was the reason for my first set of vagabond adventures series of post.  This time it looks like I will be spending those two weeks with THEBoyfriend. 

I honestly don't quite know how I feel about us spending two weeks in each other grills everyday, almost constantly.  I mean it's one thing to spend two days together....but two weeks???   I'm sure he will like it, since he seems to want to see each other every day anyway.  HOWSOMEVER, I know I can get moody and want to be left alone and will feel trapped by the fact that there's no way I can have my own space in his apartment.  LOL I hope I don't growl and snap at him! 

At the same time, maybe spending that much time together will help to alleviate  some of the issues we recently disagreed about and get us to a "sexy" place/space.

Sincerely,
Pharoah

PS, of course I'll leave notes about this experience...which begins this weekend.

Well it Ain't Perfect!

Self,

So last night, THEBoyfriend and I had for lack of a better phrase, our first major tiff.  Don't get me wrong, we have DISAGREED and just not seen eye-to-eye on things before now, but this was the first time that we weren't rational adults and the conversation was emotionally charged.   I'm not going to discuss what it was about, that's an internal matter of state.  So at the moment the state of affairs between us is like this......

Can you feel the tension between those two?

So far we both are commited to making our relationship work, so we have to work to getting things to this state!

HMMM!

Sincerely,

Pharoah

Commercial Break

Self,

Well since I've moved back in with my parents, I've been watching a lot more TV....more than I should be, that's for sure.

Although for the most part we watch almost everything on the TiVo/DVR and can fast forward through most commercials (my dad insists on it)  I have seen a few commercials that I thought were cute and like.

I think my favorite is the one with the kid wearing the Darth Vader costume running around trying to make things happen by using "the force"  and nothing happens until the father pulls the car (the selling item of the commercial) into the driveway then goes in the house. The kid tries "the force" again on the car...and the father wacthing from the window with the mother, remotely starts the car to make it seem like the kid started the car.    I like it cause I think parent/adults should do things to encourage the imagination of children.  No I don't me lie to them or allow them to be deceitful, but just be creative....like if they want to draw a pink and purple horse, let them.

I also like the one with a little girl running around repeatedly saying "That's for babies," but when she is offered some cereal (the item being sold in this commercial) she says, "That's for.....oh, I like those" and reaches for the cereal box.  I find it very hilarious, because of the irony in the fact her instant switch in thought to suit her wants/needs is a very grown up thing to do. 

The third commerial i crack  up over is another car commercial.  It opens with all these robots fighting and shooting at each other which makes you think it's an advertisement for a video game, then a car pulls up and these "hip" hamsters jump out and bump some music.  The robots all stop and look at the hamsters....then they start feeling the music. The robots start foot tapping, hip rocking....and lord have mercy if they don't break out in to coreographed dance numbers!  lol HEElarious!

Sincerely,
Pharoah

Oops, I did it Again!

Self,

I must apologize again for having been incognegro as they say!  Life has just been spinning........somewhat out of control and I've just put a "H on my chest and Handle it!"   LOL I know nobody is going to get that reference but it's ok, I think it was mostly for me anyway.

So my last post was about two weeks ago as I was away on business.  Well it wasn't all business, I got to see my BabyBro and that was fun.  He's suppose to also be coming to LA in November at which point I'll introduce him to KB....THEBoyfriend.  

Speaking of THEBoyfriend, as I mentioned his birthday was recent and per his request we went to Santa Catalina Island.  We had fun....but I could have just as easily stayed home...I almost got seasick.

So something else I'm slightly excited about will be happening next month.  Back in February of 2010 I wrote a post about someone's complaining about my handwriting.  In that post I made an off-handed comment about wanting a pen-pal.  Well I actually got one and he will be in the Los Angeles area for a conference and we of course plan to meet!

Well that's the skinny on things I guess.

Holla!

Sincerely,
Pharoah

No Longer on the Approved List

Self,

So I'm out of town....down south, visiting a friend and I have to stay in a hotel because there isn't room for me where my friend lives.  I book my hotel online...it was less expensive then most of the other listings...but it wasn't free.

I was scheduled to arrive about 12:30AM but for some reason the flight was delayed before I left LAX so I didn't arrive at my destination until about 2AM.  I wander through the airport to find the rental car counter and by the time I finished the paperwork and got in the car and figured my way out of the airport on to the freeway it was about 2:45AM.  Luckily since this is a city I'm not that familiar with I got a GPS system to go with the rental car.  I enter the address and start trying to follow the instructions, but that wasn't as easy as it sounds because the Nav-system was trying to make me take a Toll road and I just wasn't having it....mainly because I had NO cash on me....and I hate the idea of having to pay to be on a road.

I finally make my way to the hotel.  I park, walk101 to the office and it's locked.  A sign is posted saying after 8pm to ring the buzzer, so I did.  No answer.  I ring it again. No Answer.  I ring again, and again, and again.  Still no answer.  I go back to the car, use my phone to call directory assistance ask for the hotel listing and get the automated system and finallyget the prompt to speak to the operator.....it rings, and rings, and rings again....then disconnects.   Apparently this place does not have 24hr desk service. I have no choice but to wait the three hours til the office opens at 7am in the back seat of the rental car.  I was not happy.

Sincerely,
Pharoah

PS. Don't let anyone tell you the backseat of a Ford Mustang is comfortable.....you'll find your find yourself under Plymouth Rock.