March 27, 2012
These are the moments…
When you look at your son and think, how is my boy supposed to grow up with any kind of self-esteem when his mom dresses him like this?
Tory, we really need to talk about this. I'm still cringing over the outfit she picked out for the Easter Egg Hunt. Maybe I should grab a bottle of BBQ sauce and let Simi have at the wardrobe.
Or at least the photos so that Bas won't have to be tortured by them when he's older. Makes me really glad I seriously predate photography.
Just saying...
February 22, 2012
Laissez les bon temps rouler…
One thing I really miss is the Cajun squeal Nick always made on Mardi Gras. It's one of those sounds that goes down your spine like a shredder. The kind that wakes the dead and takes a few centuries off my life. Weird how you can miss something that obnoxious, isn't it?
And this year was Bas's first Mardi Gras. Tor went a little overboard with it and he wasn't exactly happy with her choice of wardrobe for him.
But once the beads started coming, he became an instant fan, especially when Simi started feeding him bbq covered beignets. While I'm getting more used to food, still haven't quite developed a taste for that specific delicacy.
King Cake, however, is another matter. That was tasty and no one makes a better one than my Soteria. Simi found the baby and then quickly ate it, saying it was the only baby I'd let her ingest.
After dinner, I safely tucked them into Sanctuary and then went hunting. Always a busy time. This year, no exception. The Daimons were out in force and kept us busy. A little trouble with the Dogs. A couple were distracted by the locals and one ended up...
Well, Virgil comes in handy from time to time.
July 08, 2011
The Joy Of Food?
This whole concept of eating is still relatively new to me. Thanks to Tory, I've discovered some of the greatest creations of all time, and I now understand why Kyrian was willing to risk Amanda's wrath over beignets.
Today, I discovered the downside. Tory was sleeping late which is extremely unusual for her. I decided to be nice and quiet in the kitchen. I started to make breakfast when it dawned on me that I don't cook. I just watch Tory cook, which she does while singing off-key and dancing around the kitchen barefoot. Why do I find that so sexy?
Anyway, since I've only been eating a short time, it was never anything I had to worry about. So I summoned Simi.
If anyone knows food, it's my girl.
My girl doesn't cook either. She just eats like a horse with a busted hypothalamus. And she thought I'd lost my mind for even asking her such "a ridiculously akri-esque" question.
"Well, akri, do what the Simi do whenever she really, really hungry and there's nothing around that akri won't fuss if I eat, and Alexion is off making strange noises with Danger. Make some cereal... The Simi tried to make toast once. Akri don't want to do that. Not even BBQ sauce can save burnt toast or burnt popcorn. But the Simi digresses. Eat some cereal... with milk. Again, not tasty with BBQ sauce. Not sure why, but trust me on this."
So I thanked her and went to the pantry where I made the startling discovery that Tory really likes cereal. A lot. I didn't even know there were that many flavors. Nor did I know that she had a reason for some of them.
That was an unhappy discovery. I poured a bowl of high fiber something. It wasn't bad. Not as good as some of the others, but I ate a couple of bowls with some cut up bananas... until my stomach started protesting.
Yeah... that's the last time I eat without Tory's guidance. Those things should come with a warning label. BM in a bowl. The only thing that was good about it... Tory still laughs every time I go near a bowl of any kind. I love to hear her laugh. So I guess it was worth it. And in the end, I learned a valuable lesson.
You're never too old to do something incredibly stupid.
June 14, 2011
Hanging With Sav
I often wonder how I let Simi talk me into things. But I guess it's what most parents feel. She's added so much to my life and has been such a good friend to me over the centuries that it's hard not to indulge her. Not to mention the fact that I owe her a debt I can never repay. Every time I look at her, I remember the darkest held secret inside me and for that I can deny her nothing. Not even a trip to the beach as bad as I hate it.
Savitar has such an uncanny way with demons. It's like he understands them. I think he's the only person alive who dotes on her more than me and Alexion. The two of them are in the water, on boards letting the waves rock them. Savitar has completely removed himself from the universe. I've wondered why many times over. What did it take to push someone like him to this existence? He wants nothing to do with the world. That I can understand, but to honestly pull himself out of commission...
It makes me wonder if I'll wake up one day and do the same. But then I have Simi and the Dark-Hunters who depend on me. It wouldn't be that easy for me to vanish.
Then again if this damn phone rings one more time this morning while I'm trying to unwind, I just might tumble over that edge myself. As Savitar so often reminds me, the wet suits are black after all.
May 10, 2010
Birthdays
I've never celebrated my birthday. Probably because the first one, May 9th, my birth family was trying to kill me and the second one... no one cared about it. Least of all me.
But Sota is adamant that I have one every year. I'm slowly learning not to cringe and I have to admit that this year was really fun. Except for the fact that it hit on Mother's Day which always makes it bittersweet. How ironic that my real birthday would one day come to fall every few years on Mother's Day. Cruel if you ask me, but at least Simi and Sota went and spent some of it with my mother. I was there in spirit. I just wish I could go in body.
Once they were back home, Simi had her own cake even though she was born in the summer. 6 towers of it and she was buzzed from a sugar high all night. There were no carbonated beverages LOL. Sota has to keep me on the straight and narrow. Not that I mind.
We went to see Iron Man 2 afterward which was a great movie. Tory has a penchant for watching girl movies and she, along with Pam and Kim, has really corrupted Simi with them. As long as they don't make me go, I can live with it.
Tabby is already set to go see the new Nightmare on Elm St. with me. That's her birthday present to me. It's too gory for Sota.
But I have to say that this year I got what had to be the best present of all time. One that scares the crap out of me so much that I don't dare mention it even here, especially given what's coming. What I see so clearly and am trying to hard to prevent.
C'mon, Nick. I know you were created for evil, but don't let us down, kid. Your mother taught you better. I just hope her lessons stay with you and override your DNA. They have to. Otherwise I'm going to have to kill us both.
