As of Sunday morning (October 19th, 2008) Melissa will be moving in…with THE PHATTIES.
:.. FLASHBACK ..: - The day I walked into my current place of employment, I saw her sitting at the front desk…controlling “the house” as if it belonged to her. She had such a way with the phone and the people on the other end of the line…geeky I know!……equally as much as the control she commanded from the people that walked through the front door! She presented herself as gentle and sincerely helpful, yet with a slight rasp, not so different from Stevie Knicks, yet showing a general love for all human beings without judgement.
I nearly fell in love with her from that moment, although the thought of control (as much as that term is worth) was holding me back just a titch. My first impression of her was a woman that was so beautiful and unattainable that I knew for sure I would NOT have “a shot”.
After I was hired, I played the typical flirt games that we humans do….constantly walking in front of the other, presenting myself as if I had something to truly offer knowing that I was just the same as any other being, yet hoping that she saw things mutually!
I somehow (nearly forcefully) convinced her to have a date with me, and the Wooing began. Our first date consisted of meeting at a bowling alley and ending it short due to a migraine. I had a series of “Do overs” or “Rain checks” as I called them until we finally went to a Cubbies game. We had a swell time and hit it off from the beginning. I was normal, so was she…life was just as it should be.
:.. PRESENT DAY ..: - 6 Months later we both feel that our lives are aligned and are plunging into living together. Enter The Phatties(Dragon)! Just as much of a surprise as Bruce Lee was to his enemies in that movie, The Phatties were a surprise to me. The F&^King cats are a billion pounds a piece (maybe 20 - 25 each). I kid you not, these cats lay down and look like furry turkeys….great band name BTW!
So now you are caught up!
and so begins our life…given to the public……OR SOMETHING!