New Leaf

So today I sort of turned a corner with my new crappy job from hell. I've decided to try not to care as much. It's actually working. I need to get back to my plan of not making my job my entire life.

Tonight I had dinner with two married couples and one of the couples son, Alex, who is 5. Alex and I sat next to each other and had what was probably one of the most enjoyable conversations I've had with a guy in a while - it was very deep. We talked about what to be for Halloween. I mean this is a huge decision. Right now he's considering Bubba Fet - which I am in agreement with, as Bubba Fet is a great character. Last year he was Batman. I was bummed out by the number of trick-o-treaters that came by my house last year and by how OLD some of them were! Although I remember trying to milk it for all it was worth towards the end.

There was this lounge singer and piano player at the restaurant tonight. I usually hate it when I get seated at a table near live music and I'm trying to eat and enjoy conversation, but these two guys were pretty good. They sang Happy Birthday for this guy who was 87 if he was a day. It was so cute, his whole family was out with him. He looked like an older version of Larry Orbach from Law & Order who passed away. Chung Chung.