From Bad To Worse To Better

So life, like a rollercoaster, is full of ups and downs. And, just like the ride, there's a lot of waiting to get on, and wanting to get off while you're on it.

For me, this weekend has been one up/down after another. And I couldn't wait to get off this ride. I don't think I've ever been happier to see Monday come.

Starting with my day on Friday, it was a bummer. The lunch "date" I spoke of was a job interview. For a job that was no longer being offered. I showed up anyway and talked with a nice friendly lady in HR. Seeing as I was on my lunch hour, I asked to reschedule for next week sometime when I would come in with a resume and fill out an application for some "possible" openings next year. So the only real good thing about Friday was the fact that I would be going on vacation for the next 10 days.

Saturday was no better. The girl whom I had a second date with did give me the brush-off. This was accomplished by dramatizing the fact that she was "moving" this weekend. I did the gentlemanly thing and offered to help her with her moving. I was pretty sure she was telling the truth. However, when I asked if we would be doing anything this weekend there was no direct answer from her, yet she pleaded with me to keep my schedule open Saturday. And when I sent her a message saying "hi" later that night she didn't answer (she usually replies right away, even when she's at work.) All this nonsense just to avoid saying that she didn't want to hang out with me.

I went to a party to get my mind off things. Everything was going fine until one of my friends decided to lash out at me for PG's birthday snafu a couple of months ago. Mind you, PG and I worked things out-- we're cool. We're friends. Forgiven and forgotten. So I had no idea where this was coming from. All so she could tell me to "get over it" in public, I guess. I had to laugh, though.

Sunday was better, but fixing a corroded car battery and taking it to the shop to get tested is no way to spend a sunny afternoon. But it was either this or have no ride to the airport tomorrow.

So, if good and bad things happen in threes, then I guess I'll be having a pretty good week starting in a few hours. And I think I'll try and find a new ride to get on.