Old Friends
In my dream I bump into a friend and we're chatting away when Morgan Freeman appears. He is quite flirtatious and leers at me, and I smile nervously and leave the store. I can't find my A-Team type van which is taking me to a prom (huh?) and I'm standing there scanning the car park when Morgan appears behind me and startles me. At this point I woke up and realised that it was quite light, looked at my phone..."OH F*CK IT'S 8.37AM! M*THERF******CKER!"
I belted it out of bed, dialed the boss, got no answer and threw myself into the shower. I was getting dressed when I heard my phone and I had to explain to the boss that I had overslept (can't be arsed with lies). 'Oh NML! This is not a good time for you to do this!' he said in that exasperated tone he reserves for his naughty children (ie his team), to which I replied, 'Sorry! Anyway, you can bollock me when I get to work!' and hung up.
When I got to work, I went over and said, 'Sorry I'm late. I suppose you want to take me into a room and bollock me?' and strangely enough he declined....
I had lunch with MBF (Male Best Friend) for the first time in ages. I forced him to go for an organic lunch in this small cafe where his 6ft 4 frame seemed to take up a lot of space and we had a giggle and caught up on each others lives. We've been really out of touch over the past while even though he only works two floors above me and I guess we've just been doing our own thing. Weird as we lived in each others pockets for so long! It is safe to say peeps that I have no interest in MBF in a romantic way. Yay!
After work I had a leaving do and waited for MBF in reception. One of the lads on my team was on his way out and said, 'Oh, MBF called for you!' Very strange that people are calling him by his blog name 'MBF'!
Our old colleague NK surprised us by turning up at the leaving do with his girlfriend who I hadn't met yet. NK is one of my closest friends who I used to work with and then he went off to Dubai and left us, meaning that I had no-one to do MJ moves, sing with and bicker with at work. Actually I've plenty of people to bicker with....He was a very firm single when he left and now he's all shacked up with his girlfriend back here in London, which is like a sign that we really are getting older. It's always nerve wracking meeting a close friends partner as it can really go either way. Admittedly at first I thought she didn't like us but it turns out that we're a very rowdy bunch who probably scared her as she's quieter than us. Plus there was the added bonus of a nutty old flame there to make matters uncomfortable. Soon though we were getting on like a house on fire and it didn't take long before it was the girls vs NK taking the piss out of him and interrogating him. Poor thing!
Classic moment was when B managed to let herself down by falling into the table and nearly pushing a plate of food off, but somehow managing to steady herself and give her hair a flick, whilst we stifled laughter and she tried to pretend it hadn't happened. Girth (as he prefers to be known) made me almost cry with laughter with his dirty talk. You've got to love a media night out!
There was this disconcerting moment when I realised that my mates are dropping off like flies and getting settled. B has been kidnapped by the boyfriend alien for donkeys and we hardly see each other anymore, but fortunately we have a brilliant laugh when we're together. I didn't think that NK would get bitten by the relationship bug yet and I thought it would be weird, but it actually suits him, even if he's not around so much anymore as he's so busy doing DIY! MBF, well he's MBF, and he is well ensconced with his girlfriend. And me...well I'm still the same old me. Which is a good thing...I think!
I belted it out of bed, dialed the boss, got no answer and threw myself into the shower. I was getting dressed when I heard my phone and I had to explain to the boss that I had overslept (can't be arsed with lies). 'Oh NML! This is not a good time for you to do this!' he said in that exasperated tone he reserves for his naughty children (ie his team), to which I replied, 'Sorry! Anyway, you can bollock me when I get to work!' and hung up.
When I got to work, I went over and said, 'Sorry I'm late. I suppose you want to take me into a room and bollock me?' and strangely enough he declined....
I had lunch with MBF (Male Best Friend) for the first time in ages. I forced him to go for an organic lunch in this small cafe where his 6ft 4 frame seemed to take up a lot of space and we had a giggle and caught up on each others lives. We've been really out of touch over the past while even though he only works two floors above me and I guess we've just been doing our own thing. Weird as we lived in each others pockets for so long! It is safe to say peeps that I have no interest in MBF in a romantic way. Yay!
After work I had a leaving do and waited for MBF in reception. One of the lads on my team was on his way out and said, 'Oh, MBF called for you!' Very strange that people are calling him by his blog name 'MBF'!
Our old colleague NK surprised us by turning up at the leaving do with his girlfriend who I hadn't met yet. NK is one of my closest friends who I used to work with and then he went off to Dubai and left us, meaning that I had no-one to do MJ moves, sing with and bicker with at work. Actually I've plenty of people to bicker with....He was a very firm single when he left and now he's all shacked up with his girlfriend back here in London, which is like a sign that we really are getting older. It's always nerve wracking meeting a close friends partner as it can really go either way. Admittedly at first I thought she didn't like us but it turns out that we're a very rowdy bunch who probably scared her as she's quieter than us. Plus there was the added bonus of a nutty old flame there to make matters uncomfortable. Soon though we were getting on like a house on fire and it didn't take long before it was the girls vs NK taking the piss out of him and interrogating him. Poor thing!
Classic moment was when B managed to let herself down by falling into the table and nearly pushing a plate of food off, but somehow managing to steady herself and give her hair a flick, whilst we stifled laughter and she tried to pretend it hadn't happened. Girth (as he prefers to be known) made me almost cry with laughter with his dirty talk. You've got to love a media night out!
There was this disconcerting moment when I realised that my mates are dropping off like flies and getting settled. B has been kidnapped by the boyfriend alien for donkeys and we hardly see each other anymore, but fortunately we have a brilliant laugh when we're together. I didn't think that NK would get bitten by the relationship bug yet and I thought it would be weird, but it actually suits him, even if he's not around so much anymore as he's so busy doing DIY! MBF, well he's MBF, and he is well ensconced with his girlfriend. And me...well I'm still the same old me. Which is a good thing...I think!
14 Comments:
It's not just a good thing. It's a great thing!
I hate getting reminded of my single status whenever i meet up with my mates for dinner and its always me making the get together an odd number!
I think it's lovely to think mates can get attached without disappearing!
As long as you're happy who cares if you are single?
After the doctor i'm sure you'd rather be single than with the wrong person!
you are such a cool friend, NML. Most people would have gotten all huffy for being the single one, but you are truly happy for them and can hang out with them just like always. :) i bet they really value that.
Very tough not to disappear once you find somebody! Thankfully some people like me and ICG need our space and occasionally push each other to go out and mingle.
Oh, and what does it mean to bollock someone? I only hear it as an expletive, but never a verb. Sounds kind of pervy! ;)
keep being fab, we love it! and yeah my friends haven't started coupling off yet...but i'm dreading it when it happens...
They're all dropping like flies. But you know you're not REALLY old until they've all gotten married and then divorced.
It's a superb thing that you are still you. The thing about everyone settling down is a bit disheartening at times ... until you start listening to them complain about this or that (kinda like me and my ex ... LOL). Then you realize why it's good to be single sometimes. Don't worry, I'm always here for ya!
Yes, yes it is.
That's funny! Now, did one of Morgan Freeman's characters show up or was it just Morgan? I'm just imagining his character from "Driving Miss Daisy" flirting with you. lol :)
BTW, I know that I don't know you, but the 'same old' you sounds good to me. Take care.
Is that really your swear word of choice (Mofo)? Odd, I've thought it would be something much.. well not classier but certainly more original and sparkly..
[this is where I would normally give an example but I'm stuck, hmmm maybe a swearing competition is needed!]
NYM - Sing it!
Lee Lee - I don't mind doing it the odd time, but I probably would be annoyed if it happened on a regular basis.
Yiskra - Hello and welcome! Yes it is and more of them should do it!
Serendipity - So true, but of course someone cares, but I won't list them. You are very right about the doctor...
VB - Thanks! I'm not really that cool, I just don't give a shit ;-)
DD - That's good as I know people that live in each others pockets. Ugh! Bollock means to tell them off - get angry. Trust me! With my boss there's nothing pervy about it!
Larissa - Don't dread it..think of what Blueprincesa said...
Blueprincesa - I like the way you think!
Cincy - They do complain a lot but we could be like them one day ;-) You are well shot anyway!
MissiM - Thanks :-)
Stephen - Oh it was just Morgan. It was very weird....Same old me is juuuust fine.
Gordon - Sometimes frustrating situations call for crass words. I shall try to be a bit more sparkly next time!
I'm feeling some changes in my group, too. It's weird when I never really thought I wouldn't be one of the first to be paired off.
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