i'm over it.

So I got a message yesterday on myspace from a friend I've known for several years, who I feel very protective over. The message left me worried, and I spent the day trying to get ahold of him to make sure he was okay. I finally got ahold of him this morning, and told him how worried I had been. He seemed surprised that I was worried. We made plans to do something tomorrow in Olympia, and he told me to call him later to firm up those plans. I tried calling twice, and each time he kind of got squirmy and blew me off. Each time I said if he didn't want to do something, he should just say so and I wouldn't be offended.

He sent me a text message apologizing for not being able to meet me tomorrow, and said that he needed space and didn't think it was a good idea to get involved with me right now. He didn't call because he is embarrassed, and he will call me when he is ready.

So.

Who said anything about getting involved? I wasn't aware that meeting a friend in trouble for lunch or coffee or to talk was some sort of dangerous code for possible relationship. Shit, if that's what that means, than I think I asked my sister out this morning. I am a caring friend who is an asset to have in your corner. That is it. I am so frustrated, and annoyed at the childish method of cancelling plans at the last minute and hiding behind a text message while doing it. Grow the F up, duder.

I've said it once, I'll say it again. You play around with children, and inevitably you will always end up babysitting.

On another note, my sister and I did not do the walking tour of Tacoma today. I was on the phone with this kid forever this morning, so I got a late start, and then Dana ended up forgetting, so I just drove out there to hang out, since I was already on my way. I stopped at this coffee place by my internship and bought my new addiction, a French Kiss Frappe, which is white chocolate and vanilla, one for each of us. Then as I drove down the street to Dana's apartment I remembered she had recently switched to a vegan diet. Damn. We ended up freezing hers, and I drank it later with lunch. Piggy me. I'm not even supposed to have caffeine!

Dana and I spent the day doing massive amounts of grocery shopping. Seriously. We went to the Asian Market, Marlene's, Target (not groceries, I know, but it was for airtight containers to store her flour and sugar, so it's related), Petsmart (again, not exactly human groceries, but food for the geckos, so it counts), Trader Joe's and Safeway. She bought tons o' groceries, and even got Pocky for me from the Asian Market. Yum.

When we got back to her apartment we ended up driving past her ex and his friend, who circled the block and parked behind us to say hi. That was awkward and tedious.

While I don't think I have what it takes to embrace a vegan lifestyle at this time, and I'm not even necessarily sure I agree with it, healthwise, I've given up meat for the time being. I bet you all were on the edges of your seats dying to know that.