I follow a girl on Twitter that I randomly discovered from BriteKite when I was still working on-site with our client. After I checked out her link on Twitter, I read some of her tweets and discovered she was hilarious. That sort of sarcastic humor (well, that's what I get… you assume a lot when it comes to tone) that I really laugh at.
Anyway, it's been a while now, and I've read her blog (http://orangecolorday.blogspot.com), seen a couple of pics on Flickr and have even had a couple of random AIM conversations. Seems like a nice girl. I enjoy following nice people on twitter. It's kind of that feeling of living vicariously though them… I smile when she and others talk about their boyfriend/girlfriend. I get annoyed when they talk about something that annoys me just as much.
Well, today, she twittered that her car got broken into and her ipod got stolen. As a kind of experiment/joke/meh(?) kind of thing, she set up a donations thing on ebay (didn't know you could do that!). So I donated. Thought it'd be anonymous, because I didn't want it to be a big deal. Figure, if it's of any significant size, it'd be a bright spot in the day.
I think it's along the same vein as to why I tip pretty generously (if the service isn't bad!). I'd say that 90% of a food-service worker's job BLOWS. You have asshole/bitchy customers that you have to bend over backwards for and just take it. If that were me, and someone tipped you $20 on a $40 bill? That'd be pretty awesome. I don't do that as much as I used to (hey, as you get older, the more money you have to pay for bills and shit). But my friend still give me shit. They still say I give too much.
Fuck that. It'd be nice to have that returned. So I'll keep doing that.
Anyway… The weird thing is that someone I've been missing for a LONG time called me literally 10 minutes after I donated…
You see, Kelley and I've known each other for 10 years now. That may not seem like much for a lot of people. But for me, growing up in a military family, overseas where I never had a friend that stayed around more than 4 months, that's a lot. The only problem is that for the last 4 years, she's been drifting away. I know people grow apart, especially as "young" as we are. It's just that she's the best friend I've ever had. She completely understands me.
But between a boyfriend and girls that she's finally been able to become close too, I've been relegated to an acquaintance. It's actually quite depressing.
In a way, she was a surrogate girlfriend. No intimacy or romance, but that friend you can tell anything to. That "last call of the night."
This one phone call won't mean that she'll start hanging out with me again or return my phone calls all the time. But it was still nice to hear from her.
PS – Does this mean that if I donate enough money, I'll find a girl nice enough to give me a shot at a relationship? Oh wait, I don't have the money for that high of a donation.
1 comment:
I just read this.. thank you so much for the kind words. I always enjoy talking to you. :)
And thank you again SO much for the donation. It's still sitting in my paypal account waiting for me to put into my new iPod purchase.
You're a fantastic person. No need for depressive states. You're smart, funny, and most of all selfless. A HUGE quality that most people lack. Keep your head up. And if I can do anything, let me know. :)
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