January 28, 2009
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I called him today to see why he wasn’t calling. I wondered if he were at his parents,’ which would mean he’d be out of town until Sunday. I knew he was leaving Thursday to visit his sister and her kids this weekend. A girl from church offered to give him a ride as she was going to visit her parents in the same town. This is the same girl who texted him on New Year’s Eve. I read the email she sent him and it sounds like she’s pretty interested. Let’s hope he is, too.
He says he’s not. He says he’s home sick with the flu. We talked about our broker — The guy called me this morning all hopped up, wanting me to buy a call on the S & P. Dude, I have one — and we were lamenting the fact that we both suck as commodity traders, and that’s when he said he should just marry me. He thinks my stocks will rebound and I will be rich. I said, “You just want my dog.” I forget what he said but he never missed a beat.
When I got up this morning I wanted to get out of the house so I went to this little neighboring town where I’d seen a cute coffee shop. Two builders were at the next table. The guy was retired but the woman, whose dad was a builder, was showing off the last house she’d turned. I asked them if they knew of a good floor guy who knew how to install Marmoleum. “Never heard of it,” they said.
I had a guy come to the house, who sells it. He does all the bids, and he said I’d have to redo the subflooring. The total was going to be $4,000. Derek’s guy would do it for $1,500 and just put down some stuff to make the floor even, some kind of goop. He’s done two other floors for Derek, both Marmoleum. But he’d make us move the island. I just want this over with and him out of my house but for some reason he can’t get a hold of his friend.
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RE: Your comment. I don’t want people who are merely “supportive” and hold my hand Pru, I want people who speak their mind and tell me what they really think. That’s you! I value your comments, your point of view, and your opinions, and I can differentiate between opinion and judgment. We all struggle with our own demons, I know that. I thought, really thought, that I too was “rooting for a split” because of a lot of factors, I’ll message you on the rest. Not for public consumption really, but I’m at work and probably won’t get to do so today, maybe at lunch. You’re not going off my list, sweetie, you’re one of the best!
I would not mind that he “drags” on a little longer because he enjoys your company as long as he keeps his hands or his legs off your “baby” dog.