7:39pm
So I went to check out my [almost] car this afternoon. It's not going to work out quite as planned. I'll probably be making the phone call tomorrow giving it up to someone else. That's not exactly the outcome I had hoped for but I am glad I went to check it out.
See, I've been putting the whole thing off. Not wanting to go on my only day off, dreading all the phone calls I'd need to make, etc. Then Finch showed up at the office yesterday asking if I'd been able to take a look and whether I was still interested. Apparently he had someone else asking about it and he wanted to know sooner rather than later. It was really nice that he thought of me. I figured he would just tell me it was unavailable if I asked again, but he said he'd promised it to me first. =]
I was trying to figure out when I'd be able to go. We were super busy this morning so I was thinking tomorrow or Friday I could escape from the office. I also had to contemplate the fact that I told CK I'd call him to come with me. That maybe was the part I was most hesitant about. You know me! I can't help these things.
The world must have sensed my hesitation though. It's funny the way it keeps doing this to me, especially when it comes to CK.
Anyways, we were hanging out over by my desk with some clients when I glanced out the window to see him smiling and waving. My crazy mother immediately started saying "tell him, tell him" and I think the clients thought it was something more personal than asking him to go look at a car. haha! They stood there talking for a while which seemed to give me the encouragement I needed. Once they finally left I tried to tell myself to stop putting so much thought into it and just wandered over to the coffee shop. He was sitting at a table, talking on his phone, so I smiled and slid into the chair across from him. I made a motion that I'd wait.
When he got off the phone I asked him if he was still willing to go check out that car with me. He said he would and I told him I could sneak away from work any time because it was slowing down this afternoon. There were some other things he had to do on the computer and then he was going to come find me.
I waited for a while. Started getting inpatient because the sun was going down and I had already called the lady to let her know I'd be there soon. He showed up around 5:30 though and I rushed him out the door. I wasn't sure he was going to want to ride with me, but I ended up driving us in my car. It made sense since I had the directions and all. I warned him that I was a horrible driver. hah.
Actually I ended up driving kind of slow because I was worried about someone else being in the car. Plus I didn't know exactly where we were going. Found it ok though. I mean I skipped the house and had to go backwards on this tiny road but we made it. Once we were down in the driveway I walked over and knocked on her door. I felt like I should let her know I was there even though I was just taking a peek. CK liked a truck that was sitting in the driveway so I asked her about it. I need to ask Finch tomorrow but if it's available at the right price [ie: free or close to it] he wants to take it. Which is a lot more than I can say for the car.
Almost as soon as I walked over to it I noticed the crazy amount of rust. That was the ONE thing I didn't want to see. Like if it didn't have a working motor, whatever. Torn up interior, who cares. But not rust! And the back window was crazy rusted. Inside and out. I almost expected it outside but not on the interior of the window. That was more than I was willing to handle. :-( So sad. So bummed!
We looked around at the rest of it but I had pretty much made up my mind after seeing that. Especially combined with the fact that I have no where to store it right now or any way to get it out of that yard. What a total bummer. I was really hoping that it would be beautiful and I'd do everything I could to convince someone to let me store it for a few weeks until I figured it all out. Guess on the plus side I won't have to worry about any of that, huh?
Another bonus: CK couldn't figure out how to open the hood. hehe. He was pulling some thing inside and it wasn't opening. I walked over to the front end, reached down and slid the lever, and pop! I couldn't quite get it lifted from where I was [and didn't want to get dirty] so I glanced over at him. He looked up from inside the car and didn't say anything. I go, "don't worry, I got it. I'll handle this one!" with my giant smile plastered across my face. haha. Sometimes it's nice to be smarter than the guys. ;-)
He glanced around at a few other things and we stood and stared at it for a few minutes. The lady had come outside asking if it was open and brought the keys to the other truck. I went up the stairs to grab the keys and we checked that one out. Better condition than the car for sure. But it's almost about 20 years newer. And apparently the car was once in mint condition before he let it sit forever. Still sad...
So that's probably the end of that. Oh well. It was worth a shot. And I knew that I had to at least see it before I flat out said no. I'm glad to get that out of my system.
Things with CK on the other hand; not out of my system. He seemed much more relaxed today. Actually, that was the first time the two of us were totally alone. Of course I was distracted by trying not to crash though so I didn't hear all of what he was saying. I do know that he asked me about my bucketlist, which I don't think I've shared with anyone in person besides family. I had to tell him while I explained why this project was important to me. It sorta just came out. And he asked me what else was on the list. Unexpected. I almost didn't hear him when he asked.
Funny, I've always thought about sharing that with someone and having them ask me that exact question. Only when it actually happened this afternoon I couldn't get out the words. Suddenly my mind was blank and I couldn't remember what was listed. After unsuccessful attempts at avoiding the question I think all I could muster was: swim with sharks, visit all 50 states, and live in Seattle. I know I have way better ones than those, but everything sounded so silly in my head.
He started making a comment about skipping the sharks since he couldn't swim and something about looking at jobs in Alaska. That was the part I couldn't quite hear. I wanted to ask more questions about all that but that was at the same time that I was trying to find the crazy turn. Maybe next time.
Once everything was done and over with we drove back to town. I hesitated when we got back into the parking lot. Like I wanted to sit in the car and talk, or I don't know. But I jumped out to look at the BBQ pit he had strapped to the back of his truck. Not bad work. I asked how hard it would be to learn to weld and then there was some joke about all the holes in this clothes. ha. He mentioned it and I said "I haven't noticed" in a witty way that maybe I shouldn't have said out loud. He can take a joke though. At least I hope so since I went on about how I was proud about his current outfit. heh. I'm so horrible.
I'll stop going on about all this after one last thing...I am almost sure that he was going to go in for a hug there at the end. We were standing in the parking lot and I said some kind of closing statement and he flinched/moved his arm. Now maybe I misread the move, I wouldn't have expected it from him, but I don't know. It was a close call. We gotta figure out this friend thing. I think it could work!
rose.
10:17pm
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