Stories

I hate being quick to judge, 'cuz I'm almost always wrong.

I caught Theresa for a moment or two, completely unhappy when she didn't call or didn't pick up the phone when I did... thinking the worst thing possible. As it turned out, which is completely viable... she didn't finish working the Friday night until after 5am... and had to be at her other job for a rare Saturday shift at 8am. Flags up for a word like "rare," but let's say she had me if it's false. I didn't give her any satisfaction that it was false, I think gave her a skeptical enough "oh, so that's what happened" to quell me over. Nevertheless, she finished at 3pm on only 3 hours of sleep and died when she got home. Jeff was saying how late he got out that Friday night... so the story can stick.

The only problem I have with it was, what's wrong with a nice small phone call. "Hi Clayton... didn't get out of work last night 'til five... only on a half hour's sleep... don't think I'll be able to make it tonight." That would have been fine by me. I understand that sort of thing... I'm not a heartless bastard.

When she saw me tonight, she wrapped her arm around me from behind and gave me a how ya doin'. It's really good I'm not a public airing kind of person... 'cuz I did think it was a tad cheeky... but I guess if I didn't like her I would have laced into her, right? She seems like a pretty decent person, it's the lack of courtesy phone calls that kind of irks me. I'm pretty sure I'd make 'em... and I'd still make them to her, even if she hadn't to me at all. You never know what some people expect from you.

Alright... so she's won back a complete throwing out here... she can be down to two strikes. Knowing myself... and Basil, you know too... two strikes can go a long ways. Man, I'm (we're) soft... it's the price some of us have to pay for being so damn nice.

It would be so nice just to have some sort of peace of mind here... not promises, but some genuine intention. Ah well... that's where my head is right now... 6 bottles of Keiths later.

I'm goin' to bed.

Thanks for hugs today... it was good to see someone (or two) agreed with me.