ARRRRGGGHHH!

[gloriajn]

And no, I'm not celebrating freaking "Talk Like A Pirate Day"!

A couple of minor (and that's exactly what they were) things happened today that just sent me into a tailspin. I'm really shocked at how hard I took them.

1. First, I found out, from reading LJ at work during lunch today, that somebody I recently developed strong feelings for has a girlfriend. This is the first I heard about it. I mean, it never came out in any of our chats. If I were just feeling better in general, I'd be happy for this person. Anyway, that threw me into the beginnings of a funk, and boy, was I unprepared for it. Granted, this relationship is a new development for him, but still...
   
2. Then, I was hoping to hear from Dennis while I was at work. He normally calls toward the end of my work day, but that didn't happen this time. So the combination of that and what happened in #1 above had me feeling really down, and almost tearful. Now, I was shocked at how hard this hit me.

On the bus from Redmond to Seattle, I made sure my phone was close by, and I didn't dare listen to my mp3 player, because then, I wouldn't hear the phone, and I didn't want to miss his call. No call. Finally, about 45 minutes later, I stopped at Safeway and decided, "Oh, what the heck," and proceeded to put on my headphones so I could listen to my mp3 player while I shopped. After about four minutes, or however long it took for the song* to play, I glanced at my phone.

"Crap!" I yelled. Dennis had called! He left a message letting me know what time he'll come over tomorrow, and saying that he'll call me during the day.

Oh well, I'll just plan on calling him later on this evening. Besides, I just (as in, a few minutes ago) saw some pictures of me and samvimes and four other cuties in the hot tub at last Saturday's party. I have to admit, that was so instrumental in bringing a much-needed smile to my face.

*The song I just happened to be listening to at the time was "Modern Love" by David Bowie. Okay, there's gotta be a joke in there somewhere, kiddies!