Surprises Everywhere!

So, some excitement today! Some good, some annoying.

The good: I got a text from my friend Ari, who is my friend Jess's beau, asking how things were going, how was work, how were we liking South Bend, etc etc. It started off between Ari and me, then Ari then Ryan, then Jess and Ryan, as Jess called from Ari's phone just as Ryan and I got back from the store.

Jess: So, guess where we are?
Me: Where?
Jess: North Main and Catalpa
Me: Holy shit!

Turns out, they had already spent Thursday through Friday moving from Connecticut to Baltimore and driving Jess's father's car back to Connecticut, and they were going through town on their way to visit Ari's cousin in Madison, Wisconsin. !!!

They could only stay "a few minutes," which turned into almost an hour, but they're also going to try and stop by on Tuesday before I go in to work at 3, so yay!

It was a nice surprise, and I hope they can stop by on Tuesday as well. ^^

The annoying: The power went out! From about 4 to maybe 8. >.< It wasn't so bad, I got to get pretty far into the book I just started, and it was a peaceful afternoon with Sameh and Ryan and I hanging out in the living room...but we had planned on getting my Midsummer Fire Festival achievements done in WoW, and are now several hours behind, with the event ending tomorrow night, so...poop.

Fortunately, nothing bad. Actually, it's ending on a good note: Ryan is cooking again! Chicken breast wrapped with cheese in strips of bacon, and pan-fried green beans with olive oil, salt, and garlic pepper. They're not quite done yet, but I can smell it all, and my stomach is about to gnaw it's way through my spine to get to the kitchen.

I've offered to pay both our shares of our rent forever in exchange for him being my "kept man," which includes cooking all my meals, but he didn't answer me. That's not a no, though...;)