Africa

DodgerEx asked me a while back if I would go to Africa with him. I told him no. The other night he asked me again and I thought, "What the hell. Why not?" So I told him maybe.

Now I'm kind of excited about the idea. He wants to go next September. Told me he'd even help me pay for the trip. Okay, it's sounding even better. We just have to get the details ironed out i.e., no sex, no discussing us getting back together every frickin' night. We are not boyfriend and girlfriend anymore, haven't been for eight years, and never will be again. I don't want to have a miserable trip because we end up fighting over his expectations. If he can't handle just having me there as a friend, then I'm not going.

Sick with a cold this weekend. Used Zicam. Seems to work well. Read an article, tho, that said the gel Zicam that is sprayed in the nose can lead to permanent loss of smell and/or taste. Careful.

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In our annual bid at work, I put in for a new fire station. I told Rover it's better that we not work together anymore. I hope I get it. I need the change. If not, there's a chance he'll be moved anyway, so it will work out. If not, he said he'd use what juice he had to try to get me down to the personnel office, which would also be a good change for me. I think they work 10-hour shifts, which isn't so great, but hey, that's there's a price for everything.

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Rain began yesterday. Spent the afternoon on the couch nursing my cold and watching movies. Good weather for it. Wish I'd mowed the lawn on Tuesday when I'd thought of it. Oh well.

Roomy is working out well. Still don't have a pseudonym for her. She's kind of bland, so it's difficult to pin her with one.

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Salt & Pepper are moving away to St. Louis. Sad. I will miss them. They were great friends, friends symbolic of my time with RacerEx. They can no longer afford to live here now that they have a child. They're going to take the equity from their house, buy a nicer house in MO. and still be able to afford for Salt to stay home with little Bucket. I'm glad for her. She had to go back to work six weeks after having Bucket and now a nanny is basically raising him. What's the point in having children if someone else gets all the joy of it? Anyhow, I think it's a good move for them.

So my friends dwindle again. Another set of friends (not so close) are moving away too. That leaves me with RoomyEx. Yup, that's it in the friends department. Wish I were better at making and keeping friends. Problem is, I just don't click with that many people. Oh yeah, I have DodgerEx. He's my friend. To be sure. He's a good friend. That's good to know.

Think I'll go shopping today. It's a good day for it. Think I'll blow off the gym again. I have to work two in a row tomorrow, so... I can workout at work.

Bye.