Of course, the last IV installed would be the best one. I’m off of these IV medications after tomorrow. I have a new roommate that came in this morning. He is pasty white. Anyway, it doesn’t really matter – I’m so focused on getting up out of here that everything else is a blur. I was pretty hungry yesterday, so I’m going to ask my doctor to order double portions for lunch today.
Alvin came by last night. I’m really going to put a concerted effort into getting my own business off the ground. There are some obstacles – my credit, learning more about e-business programming, but the bottom line is that I think I have a lot to offer Harlem’s businesses. It’s going to be fierce (and efficient) to be able to do most of my work from home.
This whole development with Gordon is bothering me. He hasn’t called here once nor has he visited. I’m still a little taken aback by the fact that he acted surprise when he “learned” that he had to take care of storage. This is someone who I call my best friend (even though I wonder if he feels the same way). I’m really disappointed that Gordon can’t take up the slack any better than this, but I should know better – he can’t even make the important decisions that he needs to make in his own life. I’m tired of it, too. I’m especially tired of being dismissed whenever I choose not to ignore the white elephants in his life. I just don’t feel like acting oblivious, especially when he can be so automatically judgmental about so many things in my life. I think I need to give him some time to think about the whole thing. I know I need some time away from him for a while. I sure know how to pick ‘em …
I just spoke to Darrell – he quit his teaching job after three days. I know he’s conflicted about the whole thing, but I know he wants to eventually teach again. I wish I could surprise him with a visit soon. I would love to sit up in Café Le Monde again with Darrell! We had such a great time last year – I’ll never forget it.
Okay, Mommy doesn’t get here until tomorrow because Max has just left New York and it’s about 3:30 pm. Well, it will be nice to talk to her and to have her here. The phone doesn’t ring that much and it’s not like I have a whole circus of people clamoring to visit me. I guess that doesn’t sound like I appreciate the people who have called and visited, but I do. I’d like to get together with those very people (David, Rochelle, Edna, Furacão, Derek, Julian, James and Alvin) and have dinner with them when I get out and feel like I’m connected with the world again. I also have to get some wonderful thank you cards for Mrs. Overstreet, Dan and his sister. They’ve treated me so well during this whole ordeal.
