MY LIFE - OCTOBER

Sunday, October 6, 2002

Before anything else is said, that is about as casual a picture that you'll ever see of me, ever. That night I was wearing shorts and a white t-shirt. I never the leave the room that way, so you pretty much get a good look at how I was looking before I went to bed. That was also seconds before the camera froze up again.

I still have not fixed the problem. I downloaded new drivers and am in the process of formally asking the company if it's a glitch in Windows XP (probability: 100%) or some other kind of problem. It's kind of ticking me off a little, but I'll figure it out and everything will be fine.

In the meantime, I'm kind of surprised about how the store meeting wound up. See, there were a few really pretty girls there, something that I found more distracting that it probably should've been, but I really couldn't help it. Being single provokes that kind of thing.

I was trying to pay attention to Bob and all the bullshit he was trying to tell us, but I had to keep glancing over. In the end, I caught most of what he was saying and what he was trying to get across. It was pretty straightforward actually. I guess the emphasis is going to be shifting throughout the company and that the meeting we were in was one of many across the country.

The surprising part came at the end though. Two of the girls that I had noticed most were waiting by the backroom door as we were all leaving, but I was too busy messing with Jean and Swatti to really notice them. I could kind of catch them whispering, but for the most part, I wasn't paying attention.

I didn't miss what was said as I was leaving the parking lot. As I drove by the two girls, one of them yelled out "goodbye handsome." Now, a smart guy would've stopped and probably started talking with the girl that had said that. Not me. I was so intent on getting home, the thought of stopping, or even slowing down, didn't occur to me.

As you might guess, I'm still not used to flirting. It's happening though. I've been talking with a couple of girls, something that never would've happened a few years ago. It's nothing right now, but it's more than I've ever really accomplished before. The fact that I'm talking with girls like it's nothing says a lot about how much I've changed, how much more open that I've become.

All in all, the day was boring. Work was slow thankfully and not much happened.

I guess I also don't have much more to say because it's late, I need to shower, and I'm still not too happy with how the Browns game went. This team really needs to learn to play two full halves. Last week, they had a good first half and a shitty second half. This week, they had a horrible first half (and third quarter), then all of a sudden came to life in the fourth quarter and nearly pulled out an improbable win. They lost though, 26-21 to Baltimore, which kind of leaves a bitter taste. However, consider this: it was 23-0 at the start of the fourth quarter. The team, when it gets it together, is as dangerous as any team in the NFL. Now if they could just get it together already.

Next entry should have more. There are a couple of things I have on my mind. I just don't have time to get it all out right now.