Living a Most Interesting Life

[plural]

to the chinese
to wish such to someone
is considered a vile curse

but
little else can describe my evening

I tried to get some friends together for drinks tonight
but no one seemed much in the mood to hang out
so
I went out on my own
played pool for an hour or so
went around to the various clubs

during the afternoon
I realized two fairly important things

the first was that I had seriously misplayed my hand
when it came to the redhead
[even the king can play a bad hand from time to time]

pretty much it comes down to listening to bad advice
or more accurately
good advice
but advice meant for a different situation

for the past week or so
I have been pretty confused
and well

I let a fairly major communication gap
arise between us
pretty much it is all my fault

she was talking
but I wasn't listening

anyway
this afternoon I decided
once I apologize for my failing to listen to her
I was going to end the romantic part of our relationship

we have been working out together quite a bit
the past few weeks
and I am hoping we can continue to do so
but
as for the romantic part
what she is offering
is simply not going to work for me

as life would have it
when one door closes
another opens

and tonight I was in just such a form
to see it

In my wanderings from club to club
I ran into the mystery woman
[I referenced her in an earlier post]
[the girl I ran into in the hallway at school]
[but was having an important discussion with a prof]
[so couldn't stop to talk even though I wanted to]
or
perhaps more accurately
she stopped me as I walked by
not having seen her

and damn if I had not forgotten just how hot she was
[she bears a striking resemblance]
[to the brunette on sex in the city]

it strikes me as a point of honor
to be specifically clear
that it was not until after
I had decided to end things with the redhead
that I ran into said woman

so consider it convenient timing
rather than escapism

anyway she was out celebrating her brothers
21st birthday
which as the drinking age is 19 up here
is not quite as big of a deal
as it is in the states

we talked for a while
and I decided to leave
while I was ahead
she gave me her number
and I said I would call her on Thursday
to make plans

I then headed over to my usual bar
hoping to run into some friends
and
instead ran into the redhead

she was wearing a striking black dress
and I must confess
my resolve to break things off was entirely dismantled
she seemed quite glad to see me
most effusive if you will

she introduced me to a friend of hers
in town for a few days from montreal
seemed like a nice enough fellow

anyway
in the end
my resolve returned
and before saying goodnight
I mentioned that I wanted to talk with her
when the opportunity arose

a quick kiss on the cheek
and a firm handshake for her friend
and
I slipped off to my car
for the brief drive home

and now
sitting here
I cannot help feel a bit foolish
because somehow my own arrogance
coupled with good advice
but that was ill fitting for the situation
made an entire mess of things

and I set myself up
for an uncomfortable situation

a mistake I haven't made in years

but I suppose
even the king
has to make foolish mistakes
from time to time

such is life
as they say

I suppose in a way
all of this was a necessary step
so
I will focus on learning from this
what I need to
and
take the next steps in my life.

anyway
hope all of you are well
and
I am going to have a few more drinks
and watch a movie
so that I can
pass out
most blissfully drunk