I was recently at the beach for about five days without access to wi-fi. I wanted to update this journal but literally couldn't. Now, I want to think back about my state of mind during those days off.
Really, I only had three full days of enjoyment, two days were travel. The first night and last morning don't really count. I traveled with my friend, Kirby, and he was going down to (initially) interview for a job but he ended up working 8 to 9 hours each day we were there. So, that left me alone for most of the days with nothing to do as I had no vehicle of my own and limited funds. I had bought and brought along a month's worth of comics from Richards but I blew through most of those the first day.
Monday, I wake up at 8:30 and go downstairs to the Sea Hawk's cantina. I buy a cheese Danish and a cheerwine. The old man running the store has no change for me so I offer to bring him back some ones later. I fall back to sleep at 10 am and sleep until about noon. Then I walk down to Damon's, a restaurant that used to be built on a pier (it is way up high in the air) but there is no longer a pier attached to it. I get mildly drunk and a little maudlin thinking about exes. I eat a prime rib dip and some key lime pie. The whole meal takes me an hour and a half. I walk back to my motel and pay off the front desk guy (actually a different guy so I don't know if the old man ever learned that I paid him back). I read comics and watch Game Show Network until Kirby gets back. We go to play mini-golf at Mount Atlanticus and have a good time. On the way home, we stop to eat at Thorny's (we call it T-Horny's) and have a not very good chicken and ranch dish. We then cruise the strip but see very few people out.
Tuesday, I wake up at 11 or so and walk down to Holiday Sands South, a hotel my family used to stay in when I was merely a teenager. They have a restaurant that overlooks their pool where I ate a ribeye and some cheese fries. I walk back to the hotel but still can't bring myself to do anything. I call my mother and finish my comics. When Kirby gets home we go swimming in the ocean. It knocks the hell out of me so I get out almost immediately. We then swim in the pool and I enjoy that much more. We clean up and then head out to eat. Kirby picks a Crab Buffet called Crabby Mike's or something. The buffet is $35 and the drinks are $5. I barely eat two plates worth of not-seafood and the whole thing costs me $50. We then go to the Hollywood Wax Museum where I took all sorts of photos. We had goofy fun and I bought my parents some souvenirs.
Wednesday, I wake up at 11 or so but this time I order pizza from a flyer I found at the hotel. After eating that, I didn't have much else to do until Kirby came home. I booked our evening at Medieval Times and it cost me $100, so I figured I didn't have much more to work with. When Kirby returned we went out to Medieval Times and had a jolly good time. We checked out the dungeon and we sat in the winning knight's section (yellow). The food was quite good and the combat was exciting to watch. That night, after we got back, I went out to the beach alone to get my thoughts together. The moon was only a half moon but it was shining through some clouds like a big fat eye. There was a firework show at one of the piers to my north so I watched it for awhile. Then, I started thinking about life. I thought about how much inner peace I felt at that moment on that beach, away from all responsibilities and anxiety. I knew that such moments were precious. I also resolved to stick to my dieting when I returned. I don't want to be "too fat to _____" anymore. That list is getting longer and longer. I also thought about growing up and putting away childish things but I'm not sure I am ready for that, yet.
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