Getting between a Girl and her Laptop...
... bad idea. Super bad idea. Especially if you want the girl to be nice to you.
I was being nice when I loaned it out. I was also being nice when it wasn't ready to be returned to me at the appointed driving-by-on-my-way-to-Redlands time on Monday. "Sure, we can do the exchange tomorrow, since it's an hour between our host houses I can just drive and meet you halfway!"
Then, I got a hands-on reminder of how ridiculous afternoon traffic is in the greater L.A. area. So we postponed the computer exchange until today, Wednesday, when laptop-borrower would be coming in to Redlands for the race weekend anyway, preferably early so that I could maintain at least some semblance of un-crankiness.
Well.
I just got a phone call, at about 3 p.m.
Me: Where are you? Do you need directions up to the house?
Him: Um. Uh. Um. Well, that's kinda why I'm calling. I did my ride and packed and everything and Mike said just now that I shouldn't leave. Apparently the traffic is supposed to be terrible. So, um, I'm still here.
Me: "Apparently"?? It's L.A.! Of course it's terrible! Why didn't you come ride in Redlands this morning, and check out the course like everyone ELSE?!
Him: Sorry. I didn't think of that. That would have been really smart. Are you mad at me?
Me, in full temper-tantrum mode by now: YES I am MAD! Everyone else has their laptops to play with except ME! I am stuck here watching stupid MTV instead of doing stuff I want to be doing like posting picture blogs and watching my Lost DVD's and productively wasting time! You are NOT allowed to be bummed that I am mad because it's MY comPUTer!
etc. etc. etc.
There is not a real moral here, other than don't act really nice and flexible if you are going to suddenly get tired of being nice and flexible during the period of time when you are supposedly being nice and flexible. Bleh.
I was being nice when I loaned it out. I was also being nice when it wasn't ready to be returned to me at the appointed driving-by-on-my-way-to-Redlands time on Monday. "Sure, we can do the exchange tomorrow, since it's an hour between our host houses I can just drive and meet you halfway!"
Then, I got a hands-on reminder of how ridiculous afternoon traffic is in the greater L.A. area. So we postponed the computer exchange until today, Wednesday, when laptop-borrower would be coming in to Redlands for the race weekend anyway, preferably early so that I could maintain at least some semblance of un-crankiness.
Well.
I just got a phone call, at about 3 p.m.
Me: Where are you? Do you need directions up to the house?
Him: Um. Uh. Um. Well, that's kinda why I'm calling. I did my ride and packed and everything and Mike said just now that I shouldn't leave. Apparently the traffic is supposed to be terrible. So, um, I'm still here.
Me: "Apparently"?? It's L.A.! Of course it's terrible! Why didn't you come ride in Redlands this morning, and check out the course like everyone ELSE?!
Him: Sorry. I didn't think of that. That would have been really smart. Are you mad at me?
Me, in full temper-tantrum mode by now: YES I am MAD! Everyone else has their laptops to play with except ME! I am stuck here watching stupid MTV instead of doing stuff I want to be doing like posting picture blogs and watching my Lost DVD's and productively wasting time! You are NOT allowed to be bummed that I am mad because it's MY comPUTer!
etc. etc. etc.
There is not a real moral here, other than don't act really nice and flexible if you are going to suddenly get tired of being nice and flexible during the period of time when you are supposedly being nice and flexible. Bleh.
Labels: enjoy the blog, my favourite, quotables
posted by Courtenay at 3/21/2007
2 Comments:
oh man, you're just killing me.
i hope he keeps the laptop awhile longer ... the blogs have been too good without it.
LOLOLOL
COURTENAY.
Is it Devon???
I had a dream the other night that my parents were divorced and my dad was going to marry Sarah Lightfoot. I was in full-on tantrum mode because I didn't want Sarah as a stepmom.
And in other gossiping news did you know that James and Katherine are ENGAGED??? I totally just found that out.
Oh, yeah so anyway good luck at redlands and tell laptop-stealer that if he doesn't give you back your laptop ASAP you will... I don't know... insert terrible hollow threat here.
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