My Friday and Saturday were spent mostly with Joey. The past 2 weeks have been stressful ones for him, I'm sure. I've been there as a good friend and some to keep company with.

Friday, we were going to to Statesboro to work on his Senior Project. That was our plan for last Friday, but fate intervened. That's our plan for next Friday. The weather in area was just horrible, and it would have been a late start to Statesboro. We were going to Georgia Southern, and the weather and time would have hindered the work we had to do. We changed our plans to go to Savannah State to seek similar research from them Also, one of Joey's younger cousins, Sean, was in town for the day. We took Sean along on the trip to Savannah State and then spent the rest of the day with him. The three of us had lunch, dinner, played some Wii, and went to some bars until 3 AM in the morning. They took me to another bar I had never been to. That bar was sure interesting. I saw things that made me blush. I saw things that pissed me off. But, I spent most of the night with a chick that understood drink moderation and had a good conversation with her. I was the designated driver for the night. Joey was worried I wouldn't be able to stick it out all night and thought I was bored by midnight. I stuck it out because I believe my friends should get home safely, which was something I could do.

Saturday was lazy day at Joey's place. I had left some of my things at his house, and he left some of his things in my car. At 3 AM, we were both too tired to swap things, so I said I'd come back for the stuff later. Also, I needed to do something for Joey. He wanted a wallpaper of his lost love. I promised to do it for him Tuesday, but with family members of his in town all week, and the 2 of us entertaining them, neither one of us got to it until yesterday. So, the plans were for me to do the wallpaper. I did make it. He really loved it. He also asked me to set the wallpaper up so he could share it with the love's family. I was more than happy to help him.

I also stayed there longer than I expected. When I got to his place, he decided to watch Zodiac first. It was a movie his mom rented while in town, but didn't get to watch. So, we did. It was way longer than either one of us expected, but it was a great film. It's more a cerebral film, so if you don't like to think, don't watch it. I laughed at one scene, but it wasn't a bad laugh. This scene had Mark Ruffalo's character take half of Anthony Edwards's character's BLT. Ruffalo then proceeded to remove the tomato from the sandwich. Neither Joey nor I like tomatoes slices (and for the same reason, too), so this little quirk of the shot felt personal. It was a great film. It had me thinking and for the most part, we kept quiet taking in all the details of the film.

After getting the wallpaper made and dinner, I stayed over to watch another film. Friday, Joey had purchased Rocky Balboa while we were out. He got it for only $4.00 used at Blockbuster. So, he, in his own way, asked me to stay and watch it. I can see why people liked it. I can't believe Sylvester Stallone wrote such a great movie after seeing Staying Alive. I had read a plot synopsis of the film a few weeks ago, so I knew what happened in the film. And yes, I'm going to spoil the film. I don't think Joey knew that Adrian was dead in this film. I did. At one point of the film, Rocky and Paulie are talking about Adrian and her death and Rocky starts yelling and crying about her death, still, after about 4 years after the fact. I had to leave the room and call my father to say I love you to him. It hit so close to home with seeing my dad's mourning, and in a way, my mourning with my mother's death. The movie illustrated that why you move on with your life after losing a loved one, you still have those moments. I explained to Joey after the film that one scene got to me. I really didn't need to say much more to him. That scene hit too close to home for him, too. After the film, we watched the deleted scenes. We both like the deleted scene with the introduction of Rocky to Little Marie, again, over the one used in the movie. However, we disagreed with the ending. He liked the deleted ending where Rocky won. I liked the one used where he lost. Of course, we all want Rocky to win. However, personally, I thought Rocky losing had a better overall message in the film. The message I got from the film is to never quit. You may fail, and life deals you with a lot of pain, but you just have to keep on going and believe in yourself. Rocky kept going and believed in himself, even when other laughed at him. And while he didn't win the fight, he believed in himself and never did quit. People weren't going to remember that Rocky lost the fight. People were going to remember Rocky gave it his all and didn't quit. I am glad I watched that Rocky film. I haven't ever seen the others. I didn't need to see the others to enjoy this one. Once Rocky Balboa ended, it was after midnight. I packed up my stuff, save a few items, and came home and went to bed. The stuff I left at Joey's is stuff is computer equipment he can use if needed.

Being with Joey these past 2 weeks have been something. I've just been looking at life differently. It's made me miss my mother, too. I want to run to her to talk about my days, but she's not there in person to listen. And in a way, I've been reliving my mother's death and the aftermath in order to tell Joey I understand. I know he's going through a tough time, and his grief is one I haven't experienced for myself. But, I do know how it is to lose someone so dear to you, and how to come to grips with the facts, and trying to live your life. I understand mourning. I have been emotional about this all, but I know that this time, for me, the pain's fine. My main purpose right now is to be there for Joey as a friend.

[♪ Listening to: "Heaven's What I Feel" - Gloria Estefan]

Posted by Shawn at February 24, 2008 1:15 PM in Entertainment, General.