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beer on the shore As soon as I walked into work last night, I could tell that Ann was not in a good mood. Nor was she going to talk about it either. I had a feeling that her week away wouldn't go well. Spending time with someone that you used to love is never an easy time. A former spouse is not a highly desirable commodity. It took her longer than usual to unwind. Over and over she kept criticizing various things that were wrong in our department and I just sat there and listened knowing that it was something else that was bothering her. Most of what she mentioned about work was well known to me and certainly wasn't something that could be fixed over night. As much as I care about her, there seems to be very little that I can do for her and sometimes she even starts to wear on me. I know that that sounds horrible, but there are times when I need a break. In some ways I felt as though she were lashing out at me when I couldn't think of any reason for her to be angry with me. Before she left she did give me a small hint of what was bothering her. It seems that her ex-husband and her two daughters are going to be moving here. Soon the four of them will be reunited, but I have a feeling that it won't be the smoothest of transitions. On the one hand she is happy that she will have her daughters again, but she knows that she and her former husband won't get along. I also found out why I couldn't reach her last Sunday. Her cell phone was in her car and then the battery went dead. ... After Ann went home, my buddy Nicole was there to cheer me up with her stories. She is a natural storyteller and uses different voices and facial expresions as she tells them. I also got to see some photos from her son's one year birthday party. Then the tone of the stories changed as I got to hear some more stories of problems between her fiance and her. Sometimes I have to wonder why men and women even try to be with one another. Everything seems to turn sour in the end. ... Nicole convinced me to stop for fast food on my way home. She said that I looked tired and could cook something for myself another day. I didn't argue with her. As I ate my grub from Burger King I watched an old taped episode of The X-Files. Gillian Anderson is so dreamy. ... My parents got their cable modem installed on Thursday afternoon and my brother was there that same night with a fistful of cds to fill from the web. ... Time to sleep. Time to dream.
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