Long time friends in Adventures in paradise

I went down the Gold Coast Tuesday night to see Brent. He reckons he moved in there in January, and I moved into my place in January too so that’d mean I haven’t seen him in 10 months. It certainly doesn’t feel that long. We saw Toy Story 4 together - when did that come out?
Anyway, I’m not really sure what the point was catching the train down there, considering he was finishing work at 9:30pm, so we literally had time for one movie and a quick chat about things. We watched “Flight Of The Navigator” which came out in 1986 (I was 3!) but I’d never heard of it. It was entertaining enough. Great special effects for an 80’s film haha.
Anyway, he has a spare room so I slept in there. I didn’t really want him going down on me anyway, although I half expected it to happen even with me in another room. It didn’t. It was nice to catch up with him and he dropped me at the station in the morning. Of course I missed the Brisbane train by 1 minute, so went for a walk around the shopping centre. Brent was saying he was looking for a draft-stopper, and I tried a few different stores before I found one that had one left, so I messaged him where it was. Then I went back to the station to realise I’d missed THAT train by 4 minutes, so cue me wasting an entire hour in those damn shops because I simply don’t know how to adult.

When I got back to Brizzy, I caught up with a past housemate, Ryan! I literally hadn’t seen that guy in like 10 years or so lol, despite him working in a store right near my place, he’s never been there when I’ve been in there, but I’ve since learners he’s in the warehouse area. We went to Milky Lane, which has just opened here, and I wanted to try it. They are also one of the companies providing free food and drink to the firefighters, so I am happy to support that. It wasn’t bad. Of course the company was better. Ryan and I always got along well as housemates, and I was sad when he had to go. We chatted about everything from boys to depression and his anxiety and how he uses Improv to help him deal with it. He even suggested it to me, which was a surprise. I do not have the confidence he does, and he is an actor. He said I didn’t have to act but could try a workshop. I just don’t think it’s my thing. I can’t even talk to people normally, let alone trying to read people and go along with whatever’s happening 😅
I told him about my really down period in August last year and that I’d read a few self-help books and that the biggest thing I got from it was to treat depression as a companion, but that was just me personally. Ryan seems to be doing quite well with his love-life lately, having met a guy when he was touring in New Zealand with his Improv show. It’s early days but he showed me a pic of them together and they look frigging adorable! He’s even considering moving to New Zealand and trying to put off the thought of it by dating all these other guys, and if in a year’s time the feelings are still there, he’ll have to pursue it. I joked, “Oh yay, you can introduce your husband’s to each other!”
I totally had a flashback to “The Notebook”.

Ryan was surprised to learn that I’d been in the crowd at his show. I thought he knew because it was a tiny theatre and I was in the 4th row. I’d also run into Cam outside in the lobby and told him to tell Ryan I’d said hi, as Peeta and I were off to dinner. I guess that didn’t happen! Ryan also said the lights are so bright on stage that he can’t see anything beyond the front row. I guess that makes sense. Anyway, he was appreciative that I was in attendance to see him get down to his daks onstage 😅
We went down to the river as we’d been sitting down for ages. It was a really nice, deep chat with him. I’ve always had so much respect for Ryan. I even told him I’ve kept a diary since 2004! I felt like I’d told him everything else lol.

He was off to see another friend that evening, so I left him to it. He walked me to by building, “Let’s not wait another 10 years to catch up again.”

How does time fly so fast?

I’m thinking about organising a birthday dinner like I did a few years back. I keep seeing this restaurant that the bus passes on the way to Chermside that appeals to me, so I looked up some reviews and they seem to be majority-good. Most of my close friends are on the Northside too. U asked them in our group chat last night if I should host it on December 1st or 8th, which is a Sunday night as that is the start of my weekend. It prob doesn’t work for my friends who work Mondays but hey it’s my damn birthday and that’s all when I can really do it. Rhys said he has another birthday on the 1st, so I’m glad I asked. I was leaning more towards the 8th anyway as it gives a bit more time. Steve was a good friend saying that either date is fine and he’ll be there, as was Rhys’ partner, Luke, who said he’d make time. Of course it was Moe who I had to wait a day’s response from, but he said it should be fine, so yay, looks like I can make the event now. Because I’m turning 36, I was thinking of making it an 18x2 party (18 is our legal drinking age here) so I could go with a twink theme, or I can be boring and do nothing as a theme. I mean it’s only in a restaurant, they prob have somewhat of a dress code. I hardly think I’ll be having a hard night of partying afterwards. Maybe 18 years ago. Now I’m just tragic 😅