Posted by llurpsienoodle on November 25, 2008, at 20:24:32
In reply to Re: Hmmm..... » onceupon, posted by 10derHeart on November 24, 2008, at 23:22:53
Okay,
So, I'm late to this thread (you all have been BUSY!!!) and I don't have the energy to read all of the responses.If you met my T, you'd notice that he has a cup of coffee in the am, and a water bottle in the pm. unless it's a bad day-- then he has a bottle of gin (just joking) a cup of coffee in the afternoon.
His home office is sparse- just a chair, his little footstool, a filing cabinet, a couch, and an end table. maybe some sailboats hanging on the wall. He has sailing decorations everywhere. He likes boating, so I hope this convention takes place on the water somewhere.
His work office, however is kinda chaotic. There is a half-opened cordless phone carton on the bookshelf, the same place it has been for over a year. I want to move it and see if he notices. I swear, not a THING has moved on that shelf EVER!.
You might recognize him as the one with kinda Euro-funky glasses (a recent acquisition) and often wearing rather flattering clothes, including black trousers and sweaters in the cooler months and sometimes jeans and loafers and turtle necks. And of course-- boating clothes in the summer- nice blue shirts and dockers and boat shoes. he gets tan legs too. (he has skinny legs, and his legs always show above his socks when he sits down).
You couldn't really figure out his age immediately. He acts kind of childish and kind of wise. He's a tease and an anchor. Maybe somewhere between 60 and 70? But he's very fit and often talking about cholesterol and such. He was worried about the caloric content of Tgiving (the radio said 4000???!!!) and I looked at him head to toe and said "you obviously have nothing to worry about" We were standing next to each other, as I was leaving the room. I felt it appropriate, given that we had spent a few minutes talking about how my mom's weight fluctuates wildly between 200 and 300lbs. Apparently he had envisioned her as a more "slight" figure. hmph!
He would inevitably start some kind of political discussion and tell a politically incorrect joke. I believe he and Sigismund would enjoy going on a road trip together.
When I told him "you KNOW you're jealous of my family, and wish that you could spend Thanksgiving with them instead of me". He kind of laughed, but actually I could tell that he really WOULD like to spend time with my family at thanksgiving, especially given the fact that the brothers have already bought 200$ worth of tequila. Ole!
He really enjoys engaging in the psycho-babble though. His wife is a therapist and his dad too... and I believe many friends. Makes me wonder what kind of life that is. So, he'd fit right in at the conference.
He might wonder what all of these 'holistic' and 'alternative' therapists are all about. He's very old-school. a veteran of the veteran's administration, with a lot of very colorful clients, many who have been seeing him for years.
and he would probbly bitch about how much a bottle of water costs, or a cab fare, or a _____. he's a big cheap-*ss. He would deny it, of course, but he also told me once about how his wife accused him of being cheap, and he seemed genuinely puzzled. I didn't want to hurt his feelings and tell him that he was indeed cheap. I figure if he's lived this long and doesn't know himself, he's not exactly going to take my opinion seriously.
okay, I go to bed now. wiped OUT. I think I got up 19 hours ago, and had class, and meetings and more meetings and appointments. I have to pack and clean the house (and the litter box GAG!!) tomorrow.
Sorry if this post was completely off topic. I do a crappy job depicting this complex person-- my T.
He is definitely not to be sugar-coated.
-Ll
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