Thank the sweet lord I'm driving to hawt Phoenix this weekend. As much as I adore Dave (and the cats of course), I crave conversations with other members of the human race. Due to our lackluster social life in our hilly new town, we depend almost entirely on each other for entertainment. And while staring at each other and speaking incessantly about nothing much is just a hoot, I need to junkie-inject my soul with some wine and good times with my friends!
(Case in point: The cats often switfly duck out of the room when they see me sauntering down the hallway, mumbling jokes to myself. LOL. At myself. You see?)
(Case in point #2: What about virtual friends, doesn't that count? I talk to you. I think about things to tell you. I've even shared meals and drank wine with you once. You weren't there though. At least not at the same time. And I imagine a shrink would tell me to find three-dimensional friends. 'Words aren't friends,' they might chastise. And I'd rage back defensively, "O they do talk back! Haven't you read my 'comments'?!)
(pauses...clears throat)
Soooo, I'll have you know, in an effort to manifest livingbreathing friends to share time with here (and save myself some obviously looming professional-couch time), I've put in a bid to join a very-hip-looking ladies' book club of twenty&thirty somethings that congregate ever-so-often at some equally hip spot downtown. Perusing their previous reads gives me the giggles--they boast many of my long-time faves!
So I'm smoothing my hair down and putting on my best blouse as I try to win me over some brand new friends. BUT, the problem is, I emailed three days ago to join. And nothing. Not a word. Not a calendar. Not a hello. Not a "here's the next book...see you next Thursday!"
I really kinda sort of want to send another e-mail. I mean, did they not get my first one? How soon is too soon to send another one? Three days? Four? What's the lead time these days on friendship courtship? I mean, I don't want to seem desperate or anything...
But I like totally am.
6 comments:
oh Darcy! it is so damn hard to be somewhere new.
I guess you all are just going to hafta come visit me ;-)
You just have to keep in mind that maybe the person manning the e- mail is on vacation- or busy reading- that they can't answer right away. You really wouldn't want them "right on it" because then maybe they don't have anything else to do. Seriously, wait a few days, maybe their computer is down. Could be they disband the group?
Glad you are getting away- but you are still gonna write, right?
I would love to come and visit you. I should go see how that money tree is growing in my back yard. Last time I checked- it needed to be watered.
LOL!
oh yeah- i think 3 days is acceptable- email back- i have no patience either and hope u make friends quickly. What a great idea.
think of all the cool stuff we could be doing here stac?! book clubs and cardioke, oh my! i guess we're just gunna hafta get loaded and i can live 6 months here and six months in MN.
revisiting this..... you know you guys are free to move here too. There are more things than weather to consider when choosing a place to live. I mean are you really gonna let your kids go to a California public school???
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