2002-02-27 
 

a visit from an old friend

I used to work with this woman we called Candy. She was a bit of a flake but very loveable. After she left the company, we'd make plans to get together, but I soon found that she was always late and sometimes wouldn't show up at all. Worse yet, there were a few times she wouldn't even call to let me know that she couldn't make it. Drove me crazy, and after putting my life on hold for one too many lunchbreaks, I gave up.

Why this little drive down memory lane? I had a rough day at work today catching up with all the work that piled up during my little camping adventure and for some reason this evening I was thinking of her. It was the same sort of day I used to have when I'd scramble to fit everything in order to meet her for lunch or a drink after work, only to have her not show up. I mean, how hard is it to give a quick call and say,"Sorry, can't make it." Much easier than coming up with an excuse after the fact. (She did once call to say that she would be there in just a little bit and then never showed up. She later claimed that she didn't have my cell phone number or she would've called and let me know about the last minute change...problem being that she had actually called my cell phone in order to give me the latest excuse. I let her fade out of my life pretty quickly after that.) Maybe someday - if we meet again and she's willing to respect my time - I'll think of getting together with her again - she was a blast after all - but it'd take me a long time to trust her again.

Hmmm. Residual pissyness exploding to the surface. Watch out, you might get burned.

In other news: I get to spend next week down in LA. Again. (G and I actually drove through this past weekend, so this'll make four weekends in a row.) I don't mind La La Land in small doses, but this is getting to be a bit much don't you think? On the bright side, I might manage to squeeze in an evening visit to my southern cousin and the babe. That would be cool.

Labels: dose of mikey, rant, travel

* posted by me at 2:09 AM

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