Brand New Day

Remember those C & R Clothing commercials? At least I think it was C & R. Anyway, the commercial had these rough and rugged men doing whatever it is that rough and rugged men do--toiling away at blue collar jobs, unshaven and sweaty or what have you. In the background, the classic, sultry, sexy Dinah Washington version of What a Difference a Day Makes plays. And midway through the commercial the same rough and rugged men have transformed into runway model looking men, clean shaven and now sporting beautiful and impeccably tailored (really? from C & R?) suits. Loved the commercials.

In any case, that's the way I feel right now. What a difference a day makes!

I called Smooth as I left Job #1, sorry I know I'm running late. My last two patients showed up late, so I guess we can't do lunch. I guess I expected him to say it was no big deal. I was only thirty minutes late. I had seen him at work, and he seems to do a lot of walking around. I figured he could walk around later, right? Or maybe he would suggest that we grab dinner instead after we both finished. But no. He just said, "OK, we'll talk soon."

"By the way, did you find out if you were going to White Party?" I asked because I'd asked him to basically be my date for Razor Burn's birthday party on Saturday. When I asked him to go a week before, he said he wanted to go. "I'm sorta committed to go to this thing that some friends invited me to, but it turned out to be something else entirely, and I kind of don't really want to go." He had apparently been invited to a weekend in Palm Springs with some friends and only after the fact did he realize that they were all going for White Party.

Turns out, he's going to White Party. Turns out that he'd rather go to an event that he said he wasn't all that interested in going to rather than go to something that really is important to me. Yeah, I guess I'm being a bit of a drama queen, but I was rather nice about it. "No worries," I said. "Have fun out there this weekend, and I guess I'll talk to you soon."

He bid me a cheerful "OK, bye Van" and I deleted all his contact info and pictures from my phone before calling Scruff to invite him for Saturday. Yeah I have a new guy lined up cause I'm that kind of whore.

So that was brand new day event number one.

Even more significant however is...drumroll please...I have finally paid off the last of my credit cards today. For the first time since college, I am now free of all consumer debt, and now I can start saving for a house. Hallelujah!

Comments

[Roy]

Congrats on being debt free! I am totally debt free, except for the lease I just took out on my car last Friday!! EEK! And, just my .02 worth here, but I definitely think you handled things perfectly with 'smooth'. He really doesn't seem interested so why should you? Neeexxt! :) Great attitude to have there Van.

[Dutchimport]

We didn't celebrate your last credit card payment last night! We need to drink to that great news, and I'm going online now, looking for a house for you!