SwampGas
05-09-2004, 07:45 AM
Well, actually last night since it's technically tomorrow.
N IMed me and we chat for a bit in the afternoon/evening. She was supposed to go to a party with this guy she met at Twang but was having second thoughts because there was alcohol involved. I really didn't want her to go at all (for obvious reasons....like *WE* should be together, not him and her), but I had to place her desires and happiness over myself so I supported her in whichever decision she made. In the end she didn't go and she went to the NACC with her college group instead, which is where the line dancing is once per month.
We had mentioned that I had planned to attend the NACC event, but I was waiting for an official invite from her....didn't get it, so I called a friend and we went to visit people at York College and then hit Hooters.
He drove...it's like 1:45 and we're almost back to his place for me to get my car. Phone rings. It says N's name. I'm like WHOA...start fumbling the phone in a frenzy to answer it. She just wanted to talk. Awwwwww.
We chatted all the way home....and she said "I thought I was going to see you at the NACC tonight." I mentioned how I didn't get an official invite and she said "SAM...come on....". Shit. I KNEW I should have just gone. <img src=smilies/banghead.gif>
So once I was home we kept on talking for like another hour. We talked about the situation with this guy she met (whom I actually introduced to her because she said he was cute). Part of me just wants to yell "SCREW THIS GUY (no, don't...you know what I mean). You should be dating ME.", but on the flip side....what kind of friend am I if I intentionally try to screw up something? What if he really is a nice guy? She went through this long list of "imperfections" about herself...total bullshit. I know people use it as a lame pick up or ass kissing line, but those "imperfections" that she mentioned are the things I LIKE about her....the things that make her, her. Those are GREAT traits to have...and if he doesn't like it, then he doesn't like who she is.
We also talked about a mutual friend between us who got shot down by her several times because she didn't want to have sex with him. He always says bad things about her....totally untrue and simply meant to piss me off. Tonight's situation, which I told her, was about our trip to Hooters. He mentioned a waitress being hot and I said, sarcastically, "Sure, but she's no N." That prompted a HUGE debate over N. He would list a few things bad about her...and I just don't see it that way. One of things was she had a flat butt. WTF? She has a really nice bum. I told him, in all honesty, that N is a 10/10 on the hotness factor. He just laughed at me. Maybe I'm wrong....maybe she really isn't hot...but if that's the case, then her personality, mannerisms, et al are totally blinding me to her physical appearance...because I'll still stand by my assessment: 10/10. Perfect. Woman.
Either way, it was such a surprise to get a call from her....first time she ever called just to chat. It was SOOOOO nice to hear from her, even though the conversation was mostly about depressing and stressful topics. I assume she'll IM me tomorrow...if not, I'll definitely chat with her....I have to thank her for the call...it was really nice. She's too good to me.
Speaking of being too good to me....a few days ago during the dinner event at my place (she cooked dinner for me as a thank you for fixing her computer) she left the mother's day present here by accident....I asked her to bring it so I could see it. After a long conversation about how I can get it back to her as soon as possible, we decided I'd just leave my car unlocked and she'd swing by sometime during the day to grab it. Nice.
I get done at work, go out to the car, and there's a bag sitting in the driver's seat....I guess she left me a little something. Got home, opened it up, and it's a tea pitcher with a little card. She thanked me for getting her mommy's gift back to her safely and she bought me the tea pitcher that I kept putting off buying for like 2 weeks.
Oh. My. Goodness. <img src=smilies/eek5.gif>
I just stood there. I have no idea how long I stood there...but I just was in shock. I felt like crying. That was SO NICE of her. No one has ever been that thoughtful before.
I. Love. This. Girl. She's too nice to my bummy ass.
So I need to return the favor...she's doing all these nice things for me...and while I do nice things for her, I've never gotten her a true gift before. Buying her dinner, taking her out for ice cream, fixing her computer...all nice things, but not a true gift.
The first thing I'm doing (thought of this a while back) is buying her a body pillow, putting a tshirt and then half open button down shirt on it and a cowboy hat on it. We joked around that I was going to buy her a body pillow as a makeshift man, but that was WEEKS ago. She wants to find the perfect cowboy for her...so I figure she'll get a kick out of it. It'll be the "going home for the summer" gift.
The next gift I thought of after this past weekend. When I was fixing her computer, she got out one of the books from her class room (she was a student teacher for 1st graders...elementary education major) and said it was her favorite book...she was sad that she had to return it. She read to her room mate and me in her "teacher style."
I pulled some strings and got in touch with the author of the book. I'm getting her a signed copy with a special note from him. Probably won't get here until after she leaves for summer break, but I can either mail it to her at home or wait until she visits here.
Nothing I could ever say to her or buy for her would amount to how much I like her....but I guess it's the thought that counts.
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N IMed me and we chat for a bit in the afternoon/evening. She was supposed to go to a party with this guy she met at Twang but was having second thoughts because there was alcohol involved. I really didn't want her to go at all (for obvious reasons....like *WE* should be together, not him and her), but I had to place her desires and happiness over myself so I supported her in whichever decision she made. In the end she didn't go and she went to the NACC with her college group instead, which is where the line dancing is once per month.
We had mentioned that I had planned to attend the NACC event, but I was waiting for an official invite from her....didn't get it, so I called a friend and we went to visit people at York College and then hit Hooters.
He drove...it's like 1:45 and we're almost back to his place for me to get my car. Phone rings. It says N's name. I'm like WHOA...start fumbling the phone in a frenzy to answer it. She just wanted to talk. Awwwwww.
We chatted all the way home....and she said "I thought I was going to see you at the NACC tonight." I mentioned how I didn't get an official invite and she said "SAM...come on....". Shit. I KNEW I should have just gone. <img src=smilies/banghead.gif>
So once I was home we kept on talking for like another hour. We talked about the situation with this guy she met (whom I actually introduced to her because she said he was cute). Part of me just wants to yell "SCREW THIS GUY (no, don't...you know what I mean). You should be dating ME.", but on the flip side....what kind of friend am I if I intentionally try to screw up something? What if he really is a nice guy? She went through this long list of "imperfections" about herself...total bullshit. I know people use it as a lame pick up or ass kissing line, but those "imperfections" that she mentioned are the things I LIKE about her....the things that make her, her. Those are GREAT traits to have...and if he doesn't like it, then he doesn't like who she is.
We also talked about a mutual friend between us who got shot down by her several times because she didn't want to have sex with him. He always says bad things about her....totally untrue and simply meant to piss me off. Tonight's situation, which I told her, was about our trip to Hooters. He mentioned a waitress being hot and I said, sarcastically, "Sure, but she's no N." That prompted a HUGE debate over N. He would list a few things bad about her...and I just don't see it that way. One of things was she had a flat butt. WTF? She has a really nice bum. I told him, in all honesty, that N is a 10/10 on the hotness factor. He just laughed at me. Maybe I'm wrong....maybe she really isn't hot...but if that's the case, then her personality, mannerisms, et al are totally blinding me to her physical appearance...because I'll still stand by my assessment: 10/10. Perfect. Woman.
Either way, it was such a surprise to get a call from her....first time she ever called just to chat. It was SOOOOO nice to hear from her, even though the conversation was mostly about depressing and stressful topics. I assume she'll IM me tomorrow...if not, I'll definitely chat with her....I have to thank her for the call...it was really nice. She's too good to me.
Speaking of being too good to me....a few days ago during the dinner event at my place (she cooked dinner for me as a thank you for fixing her computer) she left the mother's day present here by accident....I asked her to bring it so I could see it. After a long conversation about how I can get it back to her as soon as possible, we decided I'd just leave my car unlocked and she'd swing by sometime during the day to grab it. Nice.
I get done at work, go out to the car, and there's a bag sitting in the driver's seat....I guess she left me a little something. Got home, opened it up, and it's a tea pitcher with a little card. She thanked me for getting her mommy's gift back to her safely and she bought me the tea pitcher that I kept putting off buying for like 2 weeks.
Oh. My. Goodness. <img src=smilies/eek5.gif>
I just stood there. I have no idea how long I stood there...but I just was in shock. I felt like crying. That was SO NICE of her. No one has ever been that thoughtful before.
I. Love. This. Girl. She's too nice to my bummy ass.
So I need to return the favor...she's doing all these nice things for me...and while I do nice things for her, I've never gotten her a true gift before. Buying her dinner, taking her out for ice cream, fixing her computer...all nice things, but not a true gift.
The first thing I'm doing (thought of this a while back) is buying her a body pillow, putting a tshirt and then half open button down shirt on it and a cowboy hat on it. We joked around that I was going to buy her a body pillow as a makeshift man, but that was WEEKS ago. She wants to find the perfect cowboy for her...so I figure she'll get a kick out of it. It'll be the "going home for the summer" gift.
The next gift I thought of after this past weekend. When I was fixing her computer, she got out one of the books from her class room (she was a student teacher for 1st graders...elementary education major) and said it was her favorite book...she was sad that she had to return it. She read to her room mate and me in her "teacher style."
I pulled some strings and got in touch with the author of the book. I'm getting her a signed copy with a special note from him. Probably won't get here until after she leaves for summer break, but I can either mail it to her at home or wait until she visits here.
Nothing I could ever say to her or buy for her would amount to how much I like her....but I guess it's the thought that counts.
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