Oh No the Sky is Falling

The city is a buzz with the possibility of 3-4 inches of snow. I think I have a better chance winning the lottery. The surrounding areas might get that amount, but with the bay and ocean to moderate us. I quite doubt it. However everywhere I went that was the $25,000 question. For people of the South, snow is the coming of the Apocalypse. They have no clue how people live in cities with snow. How they can go out once snow is on the ground. In reality there isn't a plow or sander in miles so it is a strange concept for them.

On other fronts I'm updating my fashion sense. Before you go "ooo" and "aaa" remember I'm a guy and that pretty much comes down to a pair of casual shoes. Not counting my dance shoes that's 3 different types. When I grew up we were poor so hand me downs and bizarre acquisitions were the norm. Wearing argyle socks (my 14 year older brother's) in gym class when I was young scarred me for a long time. You couldn't get me out of white socks to save my life. When I had to when I started working as a doctor it was a rough transition. Over the past few months I've gotten rid of most of my t-shirts that would classify as college style. Again not wearing the kind of stuff in high school I've wanted to keep it for as long as I could. So now I've moved on into trying to wear something else besides sneakers all the time. I've worn dress shoes for work for years, but to wear something that is not a sneaker in normal settings is a new concept. Today is day 1 of the experiment. Also I would like to thank Robin for helping me mix colors with some new pants. Being partially color blind makes breaking out into new colors a real challenge.

Robin

Growing up through grade school and junior high I had infatuation on a girl named Robin. How it started was a few dreams about her and it just took on a life of it's own. Now as a guy I wasn't making little hearts with are initials in it or such. However she stood in my mind. Also since we both have our last names starting with "V" meant we sat together a lot. She never gave me the time of day, but I am happy to look back and remember having asked her out to a dance of two. How I did it back then is a mystery. I don't remember any help from my Mom or bro on the subject. Although I do remember my Mom joking that I had a thing for blonds which was untrue then as it is today. When I moved out of the area I wrote a letter professing my love or something to that affect. It's one of those things you regret for your entire life. Although I never saw her again I always felt like a fool for it. That shame was like a large rock in my back pocket. Not killing me, but I always knew it was there and I would just shove it in another pocket when it came up. It's funny how I can keep things alive for decades when the other person involved probably forgot them long ago.

Well I popped that bubble years ago removing that annoying rock. However her name came to memory two nights ago since my friend Robin came to visit. A little twist of the soul came with it. When I pulled out my pockets again I saw that some residue was still there. That old feeling is that insanity of what didn't I do to make them love me? What could I have done more? It's an old tape. Very interesting to see it so far in the past and how it has colored my life. Even though I still can struggle with it, I'm happy that it doesn't dominate my life.

Post Concert Review

Well Robin made it down here fine even though it was an extremely long ride for her. I'm still amazed when I go to concerts down here that parking is free and they don't really check you when you go in. In NY I was use to everything just shy of a full body cavity search. I probably could of asked them to help me lift a case of C4 over the turnstile. We found out who Vanessa Carlton was when she did her last song which I have no idea the name of, but I've heard it before. How and where I haven't a clue. Stevie did a great job singing and with her many wardrobe changes. I wasn't quite sure if it was the high heels or a back issue that made her walking weird and her bending off. Oh well it's just the chiropractor in me.

The funniest thing, oh wait the second funniest thing was the women dropping her skirt to pee in the parking lot near us. The first funniest thing is that my housemate Mal is never there. She only slept at the house once last month and so far zero this month. Well we get back to the house last night and their's a note saying she has friends in town that will be staying over. Of all the nights! Anyway they stumbled in drunk at 5 am this morning. Oye. I knew they were drunk when they set their car alarm four times. Hopefully they will be better tonight since I am exhausted. I may go ape shit on some jerk wad that doesn't tip me tonight.

Today's The Day

Well today's the day. After buying tickets many moons ago and freaking L out about getting them the Stevie Nicks concert is here. Robin is coming down from Maryland to enjoy the show with me. The crowd last night at work found out how old I was which surprised all. When they found out who I was going to see tonight they all got a good laugh. Hey I'm an old man what can I say.

I tell you I don't know what my networking group did before me. No one follows the rules of one on one meetings. I'm the new guy and they are learning from me. It's too funny.

I met the Sales Guy at a networking function a while ago. We go to the same Starbuck and forget it if we are there at the same time. He'll be chewing my ear off. He's like my old friend John, never shuts up. If Sales Guy continues I'm going to have to tell him to STFU.