My friends are funny.
The other night I was on the phone with my friend Brianna*. She had just finished telling me about the lovely dinner she and her husband Ron* had enjoyed that evening at a Thai place I have yet to try.
We were shooting the breeze, trying to come up with the next time we could get together, when the converstaion was abruptly ended.
Me: So blah blah blah, how about the 16th?
B: Huh.
Me: What, you are not committed?
B: Uh, no, that was an ‘I think I might have to shit my pants’, huh.
Me: Oh. So anyway about the sixtee-
B: IGOTTAGOI’LLCALLYOUBACKBYE. click.
I snickered to myself over poor Brianna’s misfortune and how funny it was that she had just been telling me about her great dinner. I thought that she would probably be calling me back in under 5 minutes, as these things are usually disturbingly quick, but about a half an hour later, there was still no call.
I called her back and found her grading papers, having completely forgotten she had been talking to me. We had a good laugh over her hanging up on me and how stressful an event it had been that she had completely forgotten she had been on the phone. She had just barely made it to the bathroom in time, apparently. No sooner had she recovered from her painful bout when she heard the lawn mower stop outside, and Ron come barreling up the steps, charging towards the bathroom in a strange, clenched fashion, tossing an ‘I have di-di’ over his shoulder as he went. Ron and Brianna’s downstairs bathroom has about 6 doors leading off of it, and OHMYGOD, poor Ron did not have time to close them. He had to suffer through his painful bout while the most private of noises reverberated throughout the house.
As I wiped tears from my eyes, a direct result of Brianna’s hilarious recounting of events, she said, “the real question now is, do I eat my leftovers for lunch tomorrow?” I thought she was kidding but she then said, “I say yes. I might shit my pants but that’s food I paid for.”
Me: STOP! You’re KILLING me!
* names changed to protect the afflicted.
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I am heading off today on a grand adventure. Loll and I are driving to Sacramento, California for a college friend’s wedding. I will continue my travel unit when I return on Tuesday. Thanks for reading!
