Saturday, February 28, 2009

Wuzzhat?

Alright.

So.

Today went better than expected, in large part because some of the things I expected to come up were postponed till much much later. There was an interesting (and totally incorrect) number tossed around about the worth of the company. I'm hoping my father realized how ludicrous that number is and it doesn't become stuck in his head like so many things tend to do.

After the meeting (and an interesting dash that had me pulled over by a state trooper) we stopped for dinner. It went well, limited animosity, but it closed with my father telling a story that I've always known to be bullshit. He likes to tell a story about rushing home from a job in Canada to be with my mother after she had a miscarriage (this was a few years before I was born). The story always sounded like bullshit to me. My father didn't even make great attempts to be around when his kids were born nevermind when one wasn't. When he told this story today I almost called him on it. But decided not to. Neither the time nor the place, savvy?

So when I stopped by my mom's a little later I sort of casually mentioned it to her. To which she replied, "Is that what he's been saying all this time?"

Turns out my mother had already had the miscarriage, my father went to Canada anyway, and he was rushing back to check her out the hospital to go to his brother's wedding. My mother literally went directly from the hospital to the wedding.

That would have made a pretty good story in and of itself. But dad wouldn't have been the center of attention so that's not the story he tells.

Get out of dinner and spend a few minutes deliberating on what to do next. End up meeting a few of the guys at the bookstore then stopping in at Wizards. Run into Fish. First time post Antioch running into anyone. I don't hesitate to give him a hug standing in the middle of the bar. Shit. Maybe this year was different.

Totally forget I was supposed to try and visit an "old friend". Probably not too happy about that. Gonzo is supposed to be around tomorrow night for the first time in awhile. Might end up hanging out with him. Might end up in the city with Michelle. Might end up paying a visit. No idea. Just a bunch of mights. Nothing solid.

So anyway, it's getting late. I'm exhausted. Going to go home and watch some Galactica. Need to wake up tomorrow and get some treadmill time in then need to meet up with the Rookie for a bit.

Then hopefully Sunday will be something with the team. Hopefully.

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