Phrase of the day: Si man i yulma nin enquantuva. (who will buy me a drink?)
When Three Worlds Collide...
So, I have all my plans laid out for the evening... going to see The Towers at the Irvine Spectrum on the big IMAX screen. Supposed to be there at Calvin's apartment by 8:00/8:30, Movie is supposedly at 10:40, giving us plenty of time to eat. Phone rings at 6 pm. I'm at home. It's Heiberg, who has just set up an impromptu gathering of people in my old EQ guild at 7pm at the Irvine Spectrum. Well, since I'm headed there anyways, might as well say hello to them. I tell him I'll meet him out there and we might be able to do some quick drinks together. It's 6:45 and I'm halfway to Irvine when the phone rings again. It's Peter. Him, Rafe and Lin are headed to Irvine Spectrum to meet up with Vahnsy at 7pm. Rafe is leaving for Chicago tomorrow morning, so it's his last night here, but since I spent time with him yesterday, I don't feel quite so guilty. Vahnsy, though, I haven't seen in almost ten years, so I feel obligated to spend a little time there as well... and then I don't want to not meet the old EQ crew... As soon as I hung up the phone, I let out a long sustained scream... 30 seconds at least, maybe a minute. But, every moment is precious... life is finite... people go away.... I am saved by the circumstance of latecomers to the EQ crowd, so I can chat it up with the old HS buds, who I managed to shove into the same restaurant... and then I switch, and I'm off..anyways, it's a tiring day, with me having meal one at 9am, and meal two at 930pm...
Memories echo through time too. Tami, I think still has a guilt complex over what she did to me in HS... and I keep telling her, we were stupid kids then... but I think she still blames herself... It's ok, really.
I hate this question: how are you doing? I always answer with alright, even if it is out of reflex.
Second most hated question: are you okay? if I was ok, you wouldn't be asking...
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