I found out something I never knew about my father today. I found it rather shocking. Almost uncharacteristic. Something that is pointing to what the future is going to be for my father's life, I guess. Not that I object, it's just not what I expected, I think...

So what was it?

My father is an American Idol fanatic. He even VOTES over the phone. Well, I guess it isn't too much of a shock, since two of the finalists were Filipinas. But still, my father rarely watches a show religiously (unless it's Smallville, which I guess had fallen behind American Idol in his heart since they're on at the same time). It's just weird to me! He even gave me the lowdown on all the contestants. It was just bizarre.

So I picked up my dad from the airport today. My aunt was picked up by her friends and she's spending the night with them. So she's gone, and my dad is staying here tonight. I feel like a bed and breakfast.

It's great to see my dad again. He had lost a lot of weight after my mom died, but he seems to be gaining it back again. He's really excited to be here because he has a lot of old high school friends that live in the area, and this weekend they're all driving to Vegas for a mini-high school reunion.

Maybe he can fix my leaky faucet.

Remember how I had said that I don't know how to act around adults? My daddy's different. We have a comfortable silence between us. I don't feel like I have to be in conversation with him, impress him, or do anything with him. If I need to say something, I do. If he needs to tell me something, he does. There is rarely any unecessary talk or gossip between us. Maybe that's why I'm so uncomfortable around other adults because I've never had to talk much around my parents.

In other news, today was a killer day at work, even though I was working from home. Fortunately, I wasn't on the phone today and my client was cool enough to just work with me through IM - which is SO much easier than describing things on the phone! Sometimes I feel like my typing is faster than my talking. However, the only weird thing was that he kept on asking me for a picture. Duh, he already knows what I look like, we've worked together. I think he's been IMing too much - he forgets that we're WORKING, not hooking up.

I had lunch today with the Pho Master. (Pho is Vietnamese soup) I've just had pho a couple times before, and I just ate it straight, but Master Pho showed me several different ways to have the soup. I felt like I was watching a special on the cooking channel. Never really thought it was that complicated. I've been in a funk lately, so it was nice to just sit and eat my soup and listen to someone else talk about life and problems. It was a good break in a hectic day.

I need to get out more during lunch...I realize that being cooped up in the house the whole day makes me rather grumpy by the time Dave gets home. And since I've been in a funk lately, I haven't been that nice to him. Luckily, he's been understanding. That, and he's been sleeping early since he works really early in the morning, so he doesn't get to experience the full effect of my moodiness.

Tomorrow - my dad and my aunt, in the same house! The adventures continue!

Posted by Yano at April 14, 2004 10:47 PM

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