I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory today. I enjoyed it a lot, although I thought Depp's portrayal was a little too Michael Jackson for my taste. Gene Wilder wins.
I had a lovely home-cooked meal at Mom's house and Dad and his wife Natalia came over, too.
It was good times and I felt so much better about stuff. Relaxed, pulled-together and calm. Happy even.
He called when I was still at mom's and said he really needed to talk to me later. It was apparently too much to discuss at that moment, but he missed and wanted me his maybe feelings for Patsy were probably nothing and all that. When he calls back later at night and says he shouldn't have called earlier, he was just confused and was sorry for calling. Next time, he said, he'd get his thought together before doing something like that. Then he pretty much immediately had to go because he was hanging out with his friends. "Bye Patsy...I, uh, mean..." And I hung up and tossed my phone into my blanket. My only regret is he might not have realized I hung up on him...cell phones just don't make that nice slamming sound.
I don't know if I've ever been so angry over a 1 minute and 20 second phone conversation. My cool is blown for the moment, damn it.
I wish I could talk to him now (maybe yell a little, I'm not sure).
"wIllIam191919 (2:39:58 PM): call me whenever/ if you want
wIllIam191919 (2:40:02 PM): i'll be here"
My ass.
I was thinking that it might be alright to still go up this weekend and see him like we had planned. I already had the time asked off, I had honestly pledged to stay friends, and, yes, I wanted to see him. This hot/cold bullshit is frankly wearing thin, and it seems like he wouldn't want to see me anyway. I was also thinking, "well I do want to date him, maybe it wouldn't be so bad."
Here I am seriously, honestly considering all these things...and now I feel like they weren't even real, just carrots he dangled because he was sure I wouldn't reach for them, a new way of saying "It's not you, it's me." I feel ridiculous about it and that too makes me angry.
The sad thing is, it's more a generalized anger, not really actually fully directed at him.
Shame on me. Shame on hope and optimism. And last, but most emphatically not least, shame on him.
*Edit* 12:17am - I'm not really angry anymore. My gracious cool has been restored. I still wish I could talk and figure a few things out with him, but I don't think I can. I can't decide if I'm going to ask to have my work schedule changed this week to work the weekend or not yet.
As always, the remaining contents of Pandora's box fill me up and get me by.
Is there something wrong with me that I'm not furious and fed up right now? Should I be a wrathful demoness and be less forgiving all the damn time? I don't know, it's probably weird I feel the need to share all this with unwashed hordes all over the internet.
July 18 2005, 04:14:32 UTC 6 years ago
the only thing i can possibly think to excuse that would be, if, at that exact second, someone named Patsy was leaving whatever gathering he was at, and spoke to him/her in the middle of having a convo with you.
and that, while possible (as in, such a thing happened to me today) is rather unlikely.
*hugs for alex* i wish i could help somehow...... want a quiet masters-pursuing geekboymanperson? no, i know trying to set people up at a time like this is stupid........... so........ more hugs, and... meh, i want to help and don't know how >____
July 18 2005, 04:24:18 UTC 6 years ago
In the beginning of our relationship I actually called him "Chris," in non-romantic encounters a few times so I can't really blame him too much there. Of course, at the time I was treating him wonderfully other than that.
I'm not really looking for a new guy right now - I certainly haven't thought that far ahead - but I wouldn't mind group hanging outs sometime. What will be, will be.
July 18 2005, 04:50:04 UTC 6 years ago
cause i've only seen it three times already.: pppppp
phear me and my obsessions : p
July 18 2005, 04:51:00 UTC 6 years ago
July 18 2005, 14:06:25 UTC 6 years ago
it's one of those stories about 'love conquers all'. Billy Crystal is a voice in it (yay~) and so is the Batman Begins guy (omfg can't remember his name).
course now that i have full time job, i guess we get to go to the expensive later-in-the-day movies. but then again, i guess i'll have teh monies now, won't i : pppp
July 18 2005, 06:06:10 UTC 6 years ago
a reference
http://www.livejournal.com/users/peggy_July 18 2005, 19:04:38 UTC 6 years ago
Re: a reference
For the record, at the time that picture was posted, I did not mean to insinuate that William himself was evil. I just thought he looked hilariously scary. And he does. I mean, look at his eyes. They follow you. It's like he's plotting your death.July 18 2005, 21:01:18 UTC 6 years ago
Re: a reference
I know, I just happened to be going through old journal entries and thought it was funny.July 18 2005, 21:06:20 UTC 6 years ago
Re: a reference
Stare at him a while and tell me it doesn't look like he wants to suck out your soul, though.July 18 2005, 19:04:00 UTC 6 years ago
yep
i'm feelin' like a criminalJuly 18 2005, 21:08:57 UTC 6 years ago
What you need is a good defense
Beels ain't no criminal, Alex just gets upset sometimes and has a strange habit of doing so online.Hang in there kid and I'll try and get my halo back on straight so I can be there for you.
I know I said this over the phone, but I hope you read my comment further up that said I wasn't really mad at you so much for calling me Patsy (although I do stand by my statement that this situation was different because I wasn't breaking up with you to date Chris at the time :P), but more for the phone call itself that happened to be ended with that unfortunate phrasing.
July 19 2005, 15:45:42 UTC 6 years ago
oh dear
Howl's Moving Castle does look quite a bit like Spirited Away. However I am sure we will be seeing it.I would be up for hanging too.
Give a call if you would like.
My computer at home died.
Or, I might do spontaneous sushi....