she's at it again

kellie, that is. the friend who is always trying to set me up with someone. yes, she's still at it. she called one morning after work to ask if she could take my picture(there's a damn good reason you don't see it posted here). in my head all the alarms are going off and i ask her...

me: why would you want to do that?

kellie: because i can. i've got the digital camera. i can come over right now.

me: what's going on kellie?

kellie: what makes you think anything is going on?

me: i can hear it in your voice. who is he?

he turns out to be a guy that works with her. he's been divorced for four years or so who can't make up his mind whether he should build a modular home on his property or start dating again (???). kellie showed up to give me a lift to work that night with her camera. she ambushed me downstairs in the main entry and took a snap. thankfully, it came out rather dark since all you could see were my cheekbones.

kellie and i had a short girls night out and headed to the mall before work thursday night and she told me that before he even saw my picture he decided not to try. he says he's not ready for a big commitment and all that rubbish, to which kellie replied that neither was i. i honestly don't know why men think that all women they meet will automatically start picking out wedding dresses in 3 months. i consider myself informed on the matter now.

my exaltation on the new knowledge was short-lived however when i asked kellie if she intended to quit looking.

kellie: no! have you stopped looking?

me: i stopped looking a very long time ago.

kellie: but you need companionship, someone to go to the movies with and do things with.

me: i have a cat for companionship.

kellie: well, there are other kinds of companionship that i hope you don't use your cat for! i don't want to know...don't tell me!

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they say the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. i have come to learn that there is no such thing here in the desert. some days you find yourself walking a new path only to find out that you have been walking in circles with the wind clearing your steps behind you and the sun, that you thought you could tell time with and direct your way, that sometimes can be a mirage, too.