Busy week
I spent most of last weekend watching Torchwood. Then, apparently, D got a strop with me. Only I didn’t realise, which appeared to make him have more of a strop. When I finally realised, I tried to ring him to straighten it out, and he refused to answer the phone! I was very, very pissed off.
Monday I went up to Oxfordshire for my one day in the office. For once I was actually really busy - finally got ownership of something, giving me something to be responsible for. Then, late that evening, my phone rang. It was D. I almost ignored it, but decided not to be petty. “I’ve just got one thing to say,” he says. Deep breath, thinking I am not going to stand for any bullshit. “Most of the way here it was dry and sunny, but as soon as I got over the bridge the rain started…..”
He was spending 2 days here in Torchwood Town for work. The original plan for him working here was he would stay with me, and we would blow the £30 a night he got to give me as expenses on a bloody good night out. However, The Bank has now decided that they will still give up to £30, but it has to provide a gift and a receipt has to be provided (Krazy K did suggest that he could spend it on a bottle of vodka and a bottle of gin for one night, bottle of Tia Maria and bottle of whiskey another……). Anyway, instead he is going to stay in the big posh hotel near work at over £100 a night!
We met up for dinner on Tuesday. I debated saying something about the strop, but decided not to. But I am not going to put up with this - if he has a problem, he tells me. If he does it again, I will tell him so.
Also on Monday night had several texts off FKM. Offering me the full set of a telly sci-fi series. When I asked how I would get it, he replied he’d have to bring his portable hard drive round and transfer it to my pc. “So, this is where I am supposed to invite you round, you say yes, and then you don’t bother to turn up?” “That was a long time ago. Things have changed. Fancy a coffee after work or the weekend to play catchup?” Sort of said I would Sunday afternoon, but not sure if I will. I think maybe he has been dumped and/or having ‘issues’ again, and needs someone non-judgemental to talk to. And I am really not sure I can be arsed.
However, didn’t stop more texts from him Wednesday, and last night.
Last night I went to my friend L’s for dinner, with X. It was such a good laugh. L has had a bad time of it the last few years, and in particular the first 6 months of this year. She has basically been bullied by this arsehole boss. But…. it got so bad that she finally collapsed, and raised a formal complaint. And, although we don’t know the official reason, we do know that as of 2 weeks ago he is “no longer part of the company, but please note that this is not part of the current restructure….” Monday he was there, Tuesday morning he was gone, Tuesday afternoon his office had been cleaned out!
FKM had been sending texts during the night, which I had ignored. I sent him one when I got home, and, for the first time in just under a year he rang me. Conversation was pretty light - think he might have been a bit drunk (who am I kidding, I know he was drunk, he was on the way home from the pub). But. Really. I think he actually thinks I can just pick up where we left off last year.
My parents are coming for the weekend tomorrow. I am a little worried. I rang my mom tonight, and she doesn’t sound too happy. I think something may be wrong. I spoke to her earlier in the week and she mentioned my Auntie M, who is struggling against cancer (one of the names on my back last week when I did the Race for Life!). I am wondering if it’s to do with her. And they don’t want to tell me over the phone.