After work today I sped back to second base to give chelvin a ride to the dealership so they could pick up their car. I stole some snacks from the lobby and a couple cups of coffee for the road. But before I knew it we were all at trivia night, at least all that made it. We were a good team, but we didn't make it. Still it was a lot of fun, and I was able to see Toole for the first time since landing back in town. It was funner still driving around with him and Max, and seeing my friends get along...
It is nice to bring people together. Maybe that is why I like food so much... for laughter and for friends, for conversation and for memories. The scents, the smells, the sounds.
We went for coffee afterwards to console our defeat but not our defeated spirits. Melissa wasn't able to make it due to a toothache, and I was disappointed that I didn't get to say goodbye to her. Thoughts of her paced through my head since last we had seen each other, and our short rendezvous only made them pace faster.
There was a weird incident across the street from the coffee house as we were about to head out. Something about a weird drunk korean, cognitive dissonance... But whatever. Let bygones be bygones, at the end of the night I went home a winner. My friends and family make sure of that... when I'm not able to. But sometimes people really ask for it, at least in retrospect.
