Golly wally - what a week I had. Yes, heard from Anita, and she told me her meeting was more than she expected. I asked if it was what she hoped and she said it was more. I hear this at some ungodly early morning hour, but I had been home for 1 hr and was asleep. Needless to say, I did not fall back to sleep easily. It was Wednesday and I was sad. Strange, I was more sad about this - what wasn't - than I was at Lori's betrayal and her leaving me. Maybe I'm kidding myself. No, my stomach did not feel better...

I talked to Anita again on Friday - after I taught all day. I actually took a chicken way out and texted a message. She called me and after a moment invited me to a gig she had going Saturday; she didn't invite me to stay with her, but encouraged me to come and stay with my other friends. I agreed to attend. Why did I want to torture myself? I know that she was taken by Texas and she will explore that - I see her falling in love and moving. Why? I don't know, but I like her company and believe it is more value. She said that she met a great friend and said it was me. I get to find out if that was something she just said for my benefit or if it was true. I'm thinking true. I would be disappointed with nothing buy the honest truth from her.

So this Saturday - what did I learn? I learned that I am definately a catch and learned that 2 women have desired me (perhaps not now). Anita said she doesn't understand how she can meet two "potentials" at almost the same time and she only chooses Texas over me because of her past with her. Wow. Am I being strung along? Well, if I am, it is nice and makes me feel secure. I tell Marvin why I am attracted to Anita and during our conversation I tell him that next time I come to Sac that I will provide more warning so I can catch up with the DeAnns. Then I let slip that I have always had a crush on his sister. I ask him to please keep it to himself; we giggle alittle about it and then he tells me something I never would have expected: that his sister told him once that if she were single that I would be the one... of course that implies that she would have sought me out. 2 in one weekend. I'm amazed and extremely flattered.

I did not tell Marvin that my crush on his sister was why I had fallen out of touch with her over the years. I even remember when that feeling was extremely intense once when she came to SF for business and asked me to meet for dinner. She invited Lori and I, but, of course, Lori had become isolated and seemed not to go anywhere with me. That was so many years ago ... I'd have to guess it was probably 1997. I met DeAnn at her hotel and we walked someplace downtown near the hotel, had dinner, and she invited me to her room. We talked for a while, I had to sit on her bed as there was no where else to sit. I remember getting nervous at one point and I so wanted to hit on her but knew it would not be a good idea. I made my goodbye and probably only met up with her and her other half one other time after that. And then I did not see them until I visited Marv and Richard this past April at a housewarming party he had. And of course, they were so warm; I even stayed with them - Marv and Richard having zero room at their house.

Wow.
What a weekend - and I was sick. Still am, Monday night, with the worse sore throat of my life. I do believe it hurts more than when I had my tonsils removed.