Update on my dad!
Okay, peeps, my dad had his lung biopsy yesterday and the preliminary results came back: not cancer. Yay! Still don't know the full story of what is wrong w/ him. Soon and very soon, yeah? Anyhow, I called my pops today at the hospital in Boston (my parents live in New Hampshire) and we had a HIGH-larious conversation. The following is a transcript (wherein I am Me and he is Poppy, as that is his grandfather name):
Me: Hey, pops!
Poppy: Hi, pooper.
Me: How you feeling?
Poppy: A lot better than yesterday. Got the tubes out.
Me: Awesome. So whatcha doing?
Poppy: I have the TV on.
Me: Are you going to watch some basketball?
Poppy: That ended! I don't even know who won.
Me: That's right. I think Kentucky won.
Poppy: Someone with a K won.
Me: Well, then, Kentucky fits.
Poppy: They were playing Kansas.
Me: Oh. Here, I'll look it up for you. [Goes to si.com]
Poppy: Kentucky and Kansas both start with K!
Me: They sure do! Yup, Kentucky won.
Poppy: Well, good! I had them down to win.
Me: Cool beans. So what are you going to watch instead?
Poppy: I'm going to watch some free movies!
Me: Nice! What do they have there?
Poppy: I was watching the green hornet, but it wasn't good.
Me: Yeah, I heard that about it.
Poppy: But they have Panda 2 [Kung Fu Panda 2]! So I'll watch that. Then maybe She's Got a Lot of Hair [Tangled]. And they have something called Dis... Dis... Discovery?
Me, after a beat: Despicable Me?
Poppy: Yeah, that's the one! And also Mastermind [Megamind].
Me: Wow, that's going to take awhile!
Poppy: Yeah, I might stay up all night!
Me: Up all night watching cartoons?
Poppy: Yeah, I guess so! What are you going to do?
Me: Well, it's our primary today, so I'm going to vote.
Poppy, after a beat: You're a Republican?
Me: Huh? No, I'm a Democrat. We have primaries, too.
Poppy: That's good. You can show our president a little support.
Me: Yeah, I'm going to vote for him.
Poppy: Oh, I hope the President wins!
Me: So do I.
Poppy: Everyone in Boston hopes he wins, too. Not that other guy! And it's his home state! Tee hee!
Me, to myself: Holy shit, he's gone round the bend.
Me, out loud: [maniacal laughter]
Poppy: [maniacal laughter]
Poppy: I hope I see the doctor again before I leave.
Me: That'd be nice.
Poppy: I don't know what's the matter with me! I leave tomorrow. I don't know what time!
Me: Well I hope they tell you! Tom's going to pick you up, Mum said.
Poppy: I don't even know what time.
Me: Huh.
Poppy: Huh. Well, you have a good night.
Me: Okay, I will. I'll call you tomorrow, okay?
Poppy: Oh, again? Thanks for calling your old man.
Me: I love you.
Poppy: Love you. Bye!
Me: Hey, pops!
Poppy: Hi, pooper.
Me: How you feeling?
Poppy: A lot better than yesterday. Got the tubes out.
Me: Awesome. So whatcha doing?
Poppy: I have the TV on.
Me: Are you going to watch some basketball?
Poppy: That ended! I don't even know who won.
Me: That's right. I think Kentucky won.
Poppy: Someone with a K won.
Me: Well, then, Kentucky fits.
Poppy: They were playing Kansas.
Me: Oh. Here, I'll look it up for you. [Goes to si.com]
Poppy: Kentucky and Kansas both start with K!
Me: They sure do! Yup, Kentucky won.
Poppy: Well, good! I had them down to win.
Me: Cool beans. So what are you going to watch instead?
Poppy: I'm going to watch some free movies!
Me: Nice! What do they have there?
Poppy: I was watching the green hornet, but it wasn't good.
Me: Yeah, I heard that about it.
Poppy: But they have Panda 2 [Kung Fu Panda 2]! So I'll watch that. Then maybe She's Got a Lot of Hair [Tangled]. And they have something called Dis... Dis... Discovery?
Me, after a beat: Despicable Me?
Poppy: Yeah, that's the one! And also Mastermind [Megamind].
Me: Wow, that's going to take awhile!
Poppy: Yeah, I might stay up all night!
Me: Up all night watching cartoons?
Poppy: Yeah, I guess so! What are you going to do?
Me: Well, it's our primary today, so I'm going to vote.
Poppy, after a beat: You're a Republican?
Me: Huh? No, I'm a Democrat. We have primaries, too.
Poppy: That's good. You can show our president a little support.
Me: Yeah, I'm going to vote for him.
Poppy: Oh, I hope the President wins!
Me: So do I.
Poppy: Everyone in Boston hopes he wins, too. Not that other guy! And it's his home state! Tee hee!
Me, to myself: Holy shit, he's gone round the bend.
Me, out loud: [maniacal laughter]
Poppy: [maniacal laughter]
Poppy: I hope I see the doctor again before I leave.
Me: That'd be nice.
Poppy: I don't know what's the matter with me! I leave tomorrow. I don't know what time!
Me: Well I hope they tell you! Tom's going to pick you up, Mum said.
Poppy: I don't even know what time.
Me: Huh.
Poppy: Huh. Well, you have a good night.
Me: Okay, I will. I'll call you tomorrow, okay?
Poppy: Oh, again? Thanks for calling your old man.
Me: I love you.
Poppy: Love you. Bye!