Old friends mostly forgotten

 So.  Where was I?

After the anger of Thursday I went and bought far too much junk food, then came home and cooked sensible food as I had had meat out defrosting when I hadn't realised the way the day was going to do.  Silverfern Farms stirfry that Firmin got me.

On Friday, I went to town and got some blood tests done.  The phlebotomist did what seemed an amazing job, I didn't feel a thing (though it has since come out in a huge, ugly, bruise).  And I got Great Wall for lunch and the way home.  Knowing I had sensible leftovers for dinner.

Saturday, attempts to pack led to me getting stuck under a mattress as I wrote an entry to admit already.  Somehow in the evening I got talked into going on a sort of date.  I had said I was only after a friends thing, which he turned out to be less okay with that he had suggested.  The whole thing ended up much awkwardness, with his being pushy while saying how he wasn't being push, and especially when I noticed the wedding ring as asked about it - revealing a married man who seemed to think the men his wife will never know about don't count.  Like there is a gender line on what is cheating badness.

I am reminded why I mostly avoid people.  They are often terrible.

I don't think I did anything much on Sunday.  Watched some Netflix while dusting some Lego, and then Russell T Davies' It's a Sin, which is VERY good television if very depressing.

Monday was again dusting Lego and not doing much else.  Had dinner plans to go to Nando's with Simon, Joe and Firmin.  I got there and received a big, genuinely warm, hug from Simon's friend Nic - who I don't think I have spoken to in about 12 years.  He even shouted my dinner while we caught up.

For someone it would never have occurred to me that he would even remember that I exist, it was pretty amazing.

I was reminded why I used to have such a very high opinion of him.  It wasn't just because he was one of the other people that put up with Simon back when he was less easy company than he is now.

Then I got home and Facebook popped up Nic at the front of the "People You May Know" list - one of those times that reminds you that Facebook is tracking far more than the information that you give it.