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we'll get to the reasons for the current physical state in a moment... first, let's recap the weekend.
so, just as i'd suspected, my pissy mood from friday is now gone. but friday i was in the full throes of it, and just wanted to be by myself. i bailed on happy hour with some work folks, and had a blind date tentatively scheduled for later on that i was desperately figuring out how to bail on as well. i just wasn't in the mood to try to turn on the charm for a stranger.
so... i decided that i was going to treat myself to sushi at my favorite place. i just wanted to sit in a booth and read and have awesome food served by guys who know what i order every time. on the drive there, i almost turned around and went home... did i really want to go out? maybe i should just stay in and make some tuna and read at home. but sushi won out, and i arived at the restaurant famished. now this was one of those times in life where you almost feel like you were being pushed into a situation by an invisible hand... because as i walked with the hostess to my booth, who did i see seated at the table next to me but JK, a girl i used to work with who moved out of the area 12 years ago and just happened to be in town for the weekend. she helped me get one of my first jobs right out of school, i was at her wedding in 1994. and there she was, sitting in a restaurant that i almost didn't go to that night for multiple reasons. too funny!
so, after she and her family left the restaurant, i thought about the blind date i wanted to bag out of and decided i was going to go. i mean, did i have the right to sabotage a guy's friday night just because i was in a mood? no. so i called him on my way home, and we agreed to meet up for a drink. i was dreading it, but what the hell. well, it turned out to be a really pleasant evening, we got along well and he'd like to see me again. aw. i was absolutely amazed that my evening had gone from "verge of tears, i want to lock myself in my house" at 5pm to "i ran into an old friend and had a nice blind date" by midnight. too, too funny.
( boutell's birfday craziness behind the cut, with lots of incriminating photos )
so, just as i'd suspected, my pissy mood from friday is now gone. but friday i was in the full throes of it, and just wanted to be by myself. i bailed on happy hour with some work folks, and had a blind date tentatively scheduled for later on that i was desperately figuring out how to bail on as well. i just wasn't in the mood to try to turn on the charm for a stranger.
so... i decided that i was going to treat myself to sushi at my favorite place. i just wanted to sit in a booth and read and have awesome food served by guys who know what i order every time. on the drive there, i almost turned around and went home... did i really want to go out? maybe i should just stay in and make some tuna and read at home. but sushi won out, and i arived at the restaurant famished. now this was one of those times in life where you almost feel like you were being pushed into a situation by an invisible hand... because as i walked with the hostess to my booth, who did i see seated at the table next to me but JK, a girl i used to work with who moved out of the area 12 years ago and just happened to be in town for the weekend. she helped me get one of my first jobs right out of school, i was at her wedding in 1994. and there she was, sitting in a restaurant that i almost didn't go to that night for multiple reasons. too funny!
so, after she and her family left the restaurant, i thought about the blind date i wanted to bag out of and decided i was going to go. i mean, did i have the right to sabotage a guy's friday night just because i was in a mood? no. so i called him on my way home, and we agreed to meet up for a drink. i was dreading it, but what the hell. well, it turned out to be a really pleasant evening, we got along well and he'd like to see me again. aw. i was absolutely amazed that my evening had gone from "verge of tears, i want to lock myself in my house" at 5pm to "i ran into an old friend and had a nice blind date" by midnight. too, too funny.
( boutell's birfday craziness behind the cut, with lots of incriminating photos )
