Thanksgiving was all in all a good time. Since my family is mostly dominated by women, it was a gossipy-loud-raucous affair. My family is a generally sober family, so I have no drunk stories that often accompany these stories. In fact, my family is so mild that the most scandalous things that happen are usually spills on the paper tablecloth. I know that sounds woefully boring, but my friends keep adopting my family just so they can be invited, so I guess we're the epitome of "good, clean, fun." hee hee. Oh, something interesting did happen though. The young tender called during the evening, and spoke with my g-fab cuz and her mom and a family friend. He's attempting to get into the "friendship club," as my aunt calls it. I think his master plan is to become the new family favorite, so that they'll root for him rather than the Ex. It's pretty funny to witness. :}
Ok, I'll be honest. I figured the young tender would have left he island by now. In fact, I figured he'd would have been done after mere weeks. I also assumed that the church guy and I would be building the beginnings of a beautiful relationship by now. I was completely wrong on both counts.
Church guy didn't call me on Thursday night, as planned. Nor did he call on Friday or Saturday. I was extremely annoyed, but I was hoping to see him on Sunday to tell him that I had quite a weekend outside of his company. But alas, he wasn't at church. He did call shortly after church let out, however, and I did answer the phone. Once again, he showed his fear of commitment. Now, I'm merely speculating, but this guy is so afraid of commitment that he can't even make concrete plans. It happened when I was supposed to see him in Chicago (he cancelled), it happened again on Thursday (he failed to call), and then it happened again today! When we talked this afternoon, he asked if I had plans for later in the day. When I confirmed that I didn't (yet), he said he'd call me later to see if I wanted to hang out. Again with the tentative plans! And once again, he failed to call to follow through. Therefore, we are not currently building the beginnings of a beautiful relationship. In fact, he's been crossed off the list of possibilities. I had enough of this non-follow-through with the ninja (that's the ex that NEVER returned phone calls, the one it took me 3 years to break up with).
On the flip side, the young tender returns my calls so often that I'm going to run out of daytime minutes on a monthly basis. I may have to restrict his calling time to nights and weekends, and no more than 10 minutes during the day. He and I talk the way the engineer and I did, but unlike the engineer he is not "in my network"/"mobile-to-mobile"/whatever the trendy way to refer to that is. Anyway, in addition to the phone calls, he actually drove the 75 miles today. And although he didn't come here specifically to see me, we did have a chance to get together. We weren't able to go anywhere because he was with some other people, but we did have a nice chat in my car. He was equally as entertaining (and cute!) in person as he is on the phone. So much so that I may be forced to drive the 75 miles myself. ;)
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Pre-Holiday Update
Ok, because I know I've been neglecting my blog, I'm going to give you a brief and breezy update. So here is all the news on all the things you've been wondering about!
1. The engineer: PAH HAHAHAHAHA. No, I haven't heard from him. I haven't heard a peep out of the westcoast since "The Incident." Unfortunately, I haven't heard from his psychotically jealous g/f either. I guess I'll never know if he got his cajones back. An unfortunate consequence. Although there have been many theories as to why he didn't call back, all of the ones assuming the benefit of the doubt have fallen through. For example: even if the gf did delete my phone number, there are still all kinds of electronic ways he could've contacted me. Thus, I have to assume that I am once again in need of a back-up date for upcoming weddings, since the engineer has quit. Sad really. He would've made a good one.
2. The young tender: Oh yes, he did call. Not only did he call, but he kept calling. I figured he was like all the other sketchy guys in a bar, who only ask for a girl's phone number because they can. But, as it turns out, he is (allegedly) interested. He makes me laugh, which is a huge bonus. And, in spite of my efforts to assure him that I will not, in fact, be sleeping with him, he continues to pursue. Sadly, all of this hitting-it-off has been to little avail, because we are 75 miles apart. There have been many alleged trips planned on his part, but they have yet to happen. Although there may be something brewing this weekend, so keep your fingers crossed. (Hey, young tender or no, he is darn cute, and this all in all makes a great story. We all know I'm not above going out with someone just for the story).
3. The churchboy: I think I forgot to mention him earlier, but I had a mini-reunion with a guy that used to go to my church. He is still quite cute. I had a big crush on him back in middle school. I think this crush has been reignited since I found out that he is a.) still fine, and b.) well educated. We have a tentative date planned for tomorrow, so we'll see if it goes anywhere.
4. The job search: arrrrgh! I keep getting interviews for the antithesis of what I really want to do. However, my last interview was long, which is often a sign of a successful interview. And while I don't think I'd enjoy the work, I REALLY enjoyed the office and the atmosphere. They don't appear to have a very good work-life balance, though. This worries me a bit. I appreciated the honesty, but I don't understand why they aren't more balanced given they only have one client. *Sigh.
5. kd. Miss kd. is currently living it up in Mexico. Booooooooooo to friends who get to go on fun tropical-esque trips. We're going to forgive her though, because she sent me a lovely box o'chocolates, and I have been devouring them like mad. Hmm. Maybe that isn't cause for forgiveness, since my pants aren't going to fit anymore. :).
6. M-te's in PHX for NYE. As is my tradition, I will be leaving town for NYE. The m-te's are meeting up in PHX and it will be the hotness. How jealous are you that you aren't invited?
Ok, that's all for now. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
1. The engineer: PAH HAHAHAHAHA. No, I haven't heard from him. I haven't heard a peep out of the westcoast since "The Incident." Unfortunately, I haven't heard from his psychotically jealous g/f either. I guess I'll never know if he got his cajones back. An unfortunate consequence. Although there have been many theories as to why he didn't call back, all of the ones assuming the benefit of the doubt have fallen through. For example: even if the gf did delete my phone number, there are still all kinds of electronic ways he could've contacted me. Thus, I have to assume that I am once again in need of a back-up date for upcoming weddings, since the engineer has quit. Sad really. He would've made a good one.
2. The young tender: Oh yes, he did call. Not only did he call, but he kept calling. I figured he was like all the other sketchy guys in a bar, who only ask for a girl's phone number because they can. But, as it turns out, he is (allegedly) interested. He makes me laugh, which is a huge bonus. And, in spite of my efforts to assure him that I will not, in fact, be sleeping with him, he continues to pursue. Sadly, all of this hitting-it-off has been to little avail, because we are 75 miles apart. There have been many alleged trips planned on his part, but they have yet to happen. Although there may be something brewing this weekend, so keep your fingers crossed. (Hey, young tender or no, he is darn cute, and this all in all makes a great story. We all know I'm not above going out with someone just for the story).
3. The churchboy: I think I forgot to mention him earlier, but I had a mini-reunion with a guy that used to go to my church. He is still quite cute. I had a big crush on him back in middle school. I think this crush has been reignited since I found out that he is a.) still fine, and b.) well educated. We have a tentative date planned for tomorrow, so we'll see if it goes anywhere.
4. The job search: arrrrgh! I keep getting interviews for the antithesis of what I really want to do. However, my last interview was long, which is often a sign of a successful interview. And while I don't think I'd enjoy the work, I REALLY enjoyed the office and the atmosphere. They don't appear to have a very good work-life balance, though. This worries me a bit. I appreciated the honesty, but I don't understand why they aren't more balanced given they only have one client. *Sigh.
5. kd. Miss kd. is currently living it up in Mexico. Booooooooooo to friends who get to go on fun tropical-esque trips. We're going to forgive her though, because she sent me a lovely box o'chocolates, and I have been devouring them like mad. Hmm. Maybe that isn't cause for forgiveness, since my pants aren't going to fit anymore. :).
6. M-te's in PHX for NYE. As is my tradition, I will be leaving town for NYE. The m-te's are meeting up in PHX and it will be the hotness. How jealous are you that you aren't invited?
Ok, that's all for now. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Monday, November 06, 2006
Coupled
So, I was in the shower, and I made an uncanny observation. I realized that it is now (or very close to) a terrible time to get into a new relationship. With the holiday season coming up, it's a very awkward time for a new couple to get together. Think about it, Christmas and other gift-giving holidays are less than two months away. What do you get someone you've only been seeing for 2 months? And how do you even bring up the topic of conversation?
"Hey -name- (because you haven't graduated to nicknames yet) what are you going to get me for Christmas?"
Awful. What if that person hadn't planned on getting you anything? Now you've forced them to do so. And what is the spending limit? $5? $20? $100?
Of course, now this means I can't start a new relationship until January. Valentine's Day isn't a bad holiday for new relationships. Chances are you were going out to dinner anyway.
Hmm. Perhaps this observation wasn't nearly as witty as it sounded in the shower. But I've written it now, so I'm committed to publishing it. Too bad for you, you're just now realizing how asinine this posting is. haha!
"Hey -name- (because you haven't graduated to nicknames yet) what are you going to get me for Christmas?"
Awful. What if that person hadn't planned on getting you anything? Now you've forced them to do so. And what is the spending limit? $5? $20? $100?
Of course, now this means I can't start a new relationship until January. Valentine's Day isn't a bad holiday for new relationships. Chances are you were going out to dinner anyway.
Hmm. Perhaps this observation wasn't nearly as witty as it sounded in the shower. But I've written it now, so I'm committed to publishing it. Too bad for you, you're just now realizing how asinine this posting is. haha!
I TOLD you not to shoot the sheriff
Apparently, the public-at-large is not keeping up on my most recent postings. Last night, my Daddy and I had a good laugh at our neighbors' expense. Schadenfreuden. I should be ashamed, but I'm not, because I WARNED you of this.
Last night, our neighbors were shooting off fireworks around 11pm last night. I have no idea what they were celebrating. Apparently it was holiday somewhere, but I can't find any on the calendar. Anyway, shortly thereafter (literally less than 2 minutes), the police pull up. Apparently the police had been nearby and either heard or saw (or both) the fireworks. PAH-HAHAHAHAHAHA. You got a ticket for shooting off fireworks on 5 November -- a non-holiday. And you'd only shot off about 3. Sad, you got neither a big show nor a big celebration. Remember the guy in the car that cut off the plainclothes-sheriff? I TOLD you not to piss off the sheriff. See what happens when you don't pay attention?
Last night, our neighbors were shooting off fireworks around 11pm last night. I have no idea what they were celebrating. Apparently it was holiday somewhere, but I can't find any on the calendar. Anyway, shortly thereafter (literally less than 2 minutes), the police pull up. Apparently the police had been nearby and either heard or saw (or both) the fireworks. PAH-HAHAHAHAHAHA. You got a ticket for shooting off fireworks on 5 November -- a non-holiday. And you'd only shot off about 3. Sad, you got neither a big show nor a big celebration. Remember the guy in the car that cut off the plainclothes-sheriff? I TOLD you not to piss off the sheriff. See what happens when you don't pay attention?
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