call off the wedding

news: he didn't come. "timing," he says. i don't honestly know if i would have hooked up with him even if he'd made it. "call me," he says, as if i want to talk to him. "i'm in the mountains this weekend on a business retreat," he says, as if knowing that he knew he couldn't make it would make it easier for me to talk to him now. "when did you find out about the retreat?" "last week. they moved it up." aaaahhhh. got it. and then he HITS on me? as if i want to play "find the monkey in the bushes" with him NOW. do men ever not take the easy way out?

and speaking of men taking the easy way out... my baby brother officially dropped out of college today. he has yet to tell me, but i'm a smart bunny. he hates school, so it's probably not a horrible decision for him. i'm just worried about the potential after-effects of walking away from one path without a plan for a new one. it scares me for him.

final note. last thing that scares me is the stalling out of our latest civil right struggle. we'll keep our fingers crossed for that vermont wedding in june, boys. i'll make it if i'm free.