and on...
I think she said hello to me as I came into the office - I did say hello back but don't think she heard me. I was kind of rushing past because I still had my cycling shorts on. Anyway, a little later I finally got a response to Thursday's e-mail. I was a little worried about what this might contain but it just said she was somewhat preoccupied this week and could we do the theatre next week?
No problem, in fact preferable for me - somehow this week seemed too soon, plus my boss is on holiday so I'm supposed to be in charge of the office so taking an afternoon off is not really best practice. She's got to check whether she can do the Tuesday, apparently, so it's not finally confirmed yet. I asked her if her fast precluded coffee and she said no, so I made her one.
I didn't want to appear petulant, but I did want to look assertive. I wonder if I've managed that? And what is she preoccupied with? It could be the fast, the family, or possibly the situation with our former colleague under investigation for fraud? Another member of staff asked me if I knew the contractor had been visited by the fraud squad, but didn't mention the former colleague. Life would be a lot easier, if perhaps less interesting, if you could just ask people things and expect to be told the truth, but it's just not the way things work. I need to find someone to gossip with... Anyway, I think I shall ask her the subject of her preoccupation, if I can get her on her own. Not that I would expect to get a straight answer, but it would be good to put her on the spot.
Leaving that aside, I really, really should find another point of feminine interest, to dilute this whatever-it-is a bit. There are a lot of women in this city and I should really make an effort to meet a few more of them before I get absolutely too old for it to be of any use. I used to get out and do things - I've been staying at home far too much in recent years, or just going to the cinema. No-one I know seems to have parties any more...
Incidentally, Bombay has been subjected to some really serious flooding over the last couple of weeks, so it's probably a good thing Indira and family didn't get to go.
No problem, in fact preferable for me - somehow this week seemed too soon, plus my boss is on holiday so I'm supposed to be in charge of the office so taking an afternoon off is not really best practice. She's got to check whether she can do the Tuesday, apparently, so it's not finally confirmed yet. I asked her if her fast precluded coffee and she said no, so I made her one.
I didn't want to appear petulant, but I did want to look assertive. I wonder if I've managed that? And what is she preoccupied with? It could be the fast, the family, or possibly the situation with our former colleague under investigation for fraud? Another member of staff asked me if I knew the contractor had been visited by the fraud squad, but didn't mention the former colleague. Life would be a lot easier, if perhaps less interesting, if you could just ask people things and expect to be told the truth, but it's just not the way things work. I need to find someone to gossip with... Anyway, I think I shall ask her the subject of her preoccupation, if I can get her on her own. Not that I would expect to get a straight answer, but it would be good to put her on the spot.
Leaving that aside, I really, really should find another point of feminine interest, to dilute this whatever-it-is a bit. There are a lot of women in this city and I should really make an effort to meet a few more of them before I get absolutely too old for it to be of any use. I used to get out and do things - I've been staying at home far too much in recent years, or just going to the cinema. No-one I know seems to have parties any more...
Incidentally, Bombay has been subjected to some really serious flooding over the last couple of weeks, so it's probably a good thing Indira and family didn't get to go.
posted by Lost Tango at 12:10 AM
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