Hi JAG - just reporting in after the interview with the long time coworker/friend. It was fine and comfortable...I was able to just be myself and that worked (although whether or not I get the job is still a mystery :) Funny though...we both showed up in black slacks, white shirt and red jacket/sweater...looked like we'd called each other like Jr. High girls! LOL! Also - we both mentioned that we hadn't had our happy hour together (when I'm in town working) for many months but that probably it was better that way...we'd both thought about tonight and figured it wouldn't look right - she went so far as to say it would be just her luck for another candidate to walk in and see us. Crazy. Anyway, it went well but we'll see...thanks for the pep talk and advice last week.

JAG...can you give me some motivation to wake up at 5am for exercise tomorrow???

JAG, what does that guy, think of me?

ok jag, i was wrong .

turns out i didn't blow it at all.
he started talking to me one night and said he missed me and asked if i was the one avoiding him () . anyhoo, he later asked me out to have lunch with him sometime (i asked him, "you mean like a date?" and he said yea that's what he was hoping for) at which point he told me he had to go and he'll give me some time to think about it.

i later told him i'd rather not date anyone right now and even if i did it wouldn't work because we would have little in common because of the age gap.

all my friends are absolutely against me associating with this guy for various reasons that i choose to pretty much disregard stubbornly . they fear i will end up dating him and they are strongly against that in particular.

hopefully he and i will get on with being just friends now

Ugh......I'm sick. And feeling guilty for not working. Apparently somebody else is out today and now the co-workers seem a bit angry or frustrated at me. Why is it when you are sick you can't just be sick and not feel guilty? I haven't ate hardly anything in 3 days and my house is piled high with dishes and "stuff" that nobody else seems to know how to take care of, isn't that bad enough? Arghhhhhhhhh! So frustrating!
Some days I don't like being an adult. Why can't they just let me run back and forth to the bathroom and leave me alone!

I don't feel the slightest bit guilty when I have to call in.

Hope you get feeling better soon, hon.

{{{{Heather}}}}

Thanks friend. That ends my whining for the day.....
Hugs back 'atcha.

(((((Heather))))) I hope you feel better soon. People only get really upset about someone missing work if they are important.

Better today, Heather?

Have you ever had a long-lasting friendship/relationship that defied logic?

Yes, thank you. I sure hope your job thing gets better. Nothing worse at work than knowing you have to work for someone you can't respect.
Big hugs to you as well!

YES! My best friend and I are really opposites in so many ways, yet for some reason we remain friends. I have pondered this many many times.

I'm meeting a man for dinner that I've known since 6th grade. I moved away after 9th grade and we've fallen in/out of touch for 30+ years. Never were romantically involved and he's a confirmed bachelor but we manage to have a meal or a short visit when our paths cross about once every 2-5 years and we email regularly (technology is great!) It makes no sense but we both really value this friendship.

Awwwwwww, that's nice! Have fun on your visit!!!