I so rock

At least Thing 1 and his cousin think so. Yep, the surprise pop-in visit was a huge success. The cousin (who I was considering naming Cousin It, just because it works well with the Thing and there is the whole 'cousin' appropriateness. However, I worry that it doesn't sound good, kwim? Because she is very cool and way hott. Seriously, I am so glad they are related. Anyway, would that be considered offensive even though that's not the way it's intended?) …..where the hell was I now? Of yes; The cousin was very excited to meet me, which took me a little by surprise, but in a good way. I was very flattered. We talked for about 40 minutes and were very comfortable with each other. I can easily see why her and Thing 1 are so close; they are very much alike.

I only had one problem. Her store. She sells shoes. Way cool shoes. I am a shoe horse. I own like 30 pair. I love love love shoes. Did I mention she sells way cool shoes? I had to consciously advert my eyes away from the shoes and maintain eye contact while I was talking. Because I knew that if I started looking, I'd fall in love. And if I fell in love, I'd have to buy. And if I bought, she would think I was just being a total kiss-ass. [sigh] Not the first impression I'd want to make. I'll have to go back in disguise and shop….

Anyway, we hit it off fabulously and I whipped out my digital camera and said "You know we totally have to fuck with the Thing, right?" and good sport that she is got someone else in the store to take a picture of us. She said, however, that I would have to send the picture immediately because she didn't know how long she could hold off on calling the Thing to discuss our visit. She even admitted that she had intended on calling him the second I walked out of the store.

Back at my office, I had the girlfriend (and I so need to think of a name for her too since I talk about her so damn much. Maybe just formalize it to Girlfriend?) who had been fucking with the Thing all morning, taunting him with "I've got a secret" emails, download the photo. She then replied to Thing's "what secret?" email, stating simply "I am a great photoshopper." Then attached the picture of me and the cousin.

My office phone thus rang. LOL

He admitted it took him a full minute of thinking "How the hell did she find a picture of my cousin" before it sunk in and then he called to tell me how cool I am and get all the details of what I thought of her. Then he got off the phone with me and called the cousin, who apparently thinks I'm just as cool as I think she is. We've already made plans to go out together the next time Thing 1 is in town. Perhaps I'll get her drunk and steal the keys to her shop.

*Correction to yesterday's post. The exact term wasn't "all gushy", it was "all lovey and stuff" :)