On marriage (and other update)

On 31st December, amidst drunken revelry I called up Ps to greet them. Ma then said she wanted to talk to friend who I was with and who she had met (female, female) and got along with famously. Friend was five drinks down and when Ma brought up marriage, readily agreed to everything Ma said. I guess Ma must have gone out to celebrate after that.

I did not dare to call Ma up after that and we did not talk until today. She called. Post mandatory discussion on relatives, gossips, state of the world, etc, conversation drifted to marriage.

Ma: Why can't you make up your mind as to whether you want to get married or not?
Me (seizing the opportunity): ok, I made up my mind, I don't want to get married

Ma: It can't be like that... you have to get married
Me: But you just told me I have the option of saying no, so I said no

Ma: I didn't mean it
Me: Ok...

Ma: Just say yes and we will start looking again
Me: you want to look, by all means carry on looking

Ma: So, you said yes?
Me: No, I don't want to look or meet anyone. You go do what you like if it gives you happiness

Ma: Ok, bye
Me: hello? (she hung up)

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On other update: The Other S finally got his visa sorted and is leaving for UK. He always had a mythical idea of my cooking. And demanded to be fed as a parting gift. Aah well. The man was fed and re-fell in love with me (and has been regularly falling in love with me for the last decade or so each time we meet). And the food. And my house (him: this is so cosy... the lighting is just perfect... ahem... you know what... me: no I don't know what can you finish your food).

Aah well. Another one of my lifeline kind of friends leaving. Sigh. The Other A came down briefly and I couldn't even meet her. More sigh. What am I to do. Bah. I will go post some pictures on Picasa. And generally mop around for a bit.

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I had this crazy idea in my head. And have had it for some time. A character. A character sketch. Which I meant to write. So her zodiac is in place. Her location is in place. Well kinda like A/S/L all in place. But have not gotten around to giving birth to her. Well. Ok, this does not make sense.

You will see when you see. Which will be. I don't know when. I was hoping I would get it out of the way this weekend. But a) yesterday in freezing cold, I decided it was not cold at all so was out meeting a friend wearing a pair of flip flops, hence borderline fever, b) after all the feeding of today, etc, am tad tired c) saw and rejected two houses for rent, so dejected, d) mopping over The Other A and The Other S

So net net, I have plenty of excuses. Like busy eating oranges.

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Here is your chance to make acquaintance with The Other S. I am linking him to my blog. Rather, linking his nth blog (the man is known to have a fetish for creating new blogs but never keeping any of them, so linked his very first one, and now, at his insistence, this one – I also like the colour)