He does really dig the pets. He'd never had inside pets before moving here.

He doesn't miss Carol at all. Sometimes these things work out. I have every faith Bob will not be a Carol.

Now I am worried about how Ted & Alice feel about all of this. Bad brain!

Hee. I'll keep in mind all potential outcomes.

ita, I just watched the Graham Norton with RDJ. Have you seen it? Hilarious.

Time for bed. Night!

So I called home and talked to my sister a while before she handed the phone to my mom, who was very quiet and mumbly. I talked about the weather, and then we talked movies for a bit, and then she asked me if I was still talking to the latest potential future wife, and I said she had e-mailed, and she asked more questions, and I kept answering, so I guess I lose on that front, but I didn't have the heart to kick her while she was down, I suppose. Then she said that if I wasn't wearing the necklace, she would call the woman and let her know. I told her I'd keep it in my pocket if that was okay, and she said she'd ask the psychic or priest or whoever. Also, she guessed she'd have to get the gold chain back to my aunt since I wasn't going to need it. The price of gold being what it is and all. And then we said goodbye.

smonster, I get the idea that RDJ would be kinda interesting to hang around. He was sharply funny, even tensely so.

Ugh, beth, I am so sorry.

P-C, it sounds like you are making progress with your mom. It's not easy, but you are doing it. Go, you.

Also, YAY, meara on the breaking up going well! Never easy, but it sounds like it was pretty peaceful.

P-C, wow. I would have guessed your first conversation with your mom would go just about exactly that way, but I would've guessed she'd hold out much, much longer than she actually did.

askye, I must have been more concerned about you than I realized. When I read about the infection, and the plan for taking care this issue, I burst into tears of relief. I'm so, so glad it is treatable. smishes askye.

Have fun flirting, smonster, even if he does have the misfortune to be allergic to cats.

Go, meara. It's never fun, but at least this breakup wasn't a train wreck.

Much job~ma for Matt.

P-C, I think you are making progress. If she's acting better about the situation, then it is good to respond. It's when she's being obsessive and nagging that you need to shut her down.

Getting married in a bookstore sounds cool or a library.

It does sound perfect. The one bookstore I can think of to wish to get married in, sadly no longer exists. Small shop specializing in mysteries, in the next town over from where I went to college, got to know the owner, kept in touch with her for a while after I left the area.

OK, breakup update: we did not meet for dinner. She called me back and was all "Um, have you left yet? I'm not actually hungry" and I was like "K, cool, I haven't left, I'm not really hungry either, but I'll probably go in about half an hour then" and she's all "cool, call me when you leave, maybe I"ll be hungry then, but I lost track of the time, blah blah"...and then texted me all "yeah, i want to be friends but maybe starting tomorrow". Ahem. Dude. Just say no to dinner then? But whatever, I have no place to stand, really. So, we'll see.

As peaceful as a breakup was, I do not think I could go out for dinner with the breaker the evening of.

However, I see the "just say no" factor. I mean, it's not like you would be surprised, right?