Romancing the Stone

"I find you incredibly attractive. But you know that already."
-Stieg Larsson
"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"

Twenty-five years ago today

March 3, 1986
Monday

Everyone noticed my tan at the office today. I received quite a few ‘double-takes’.

I had a pretty fair sales day.

Cedric Green appeared at the office today. It was his first day at the SDC (Sales Development Center). He’s cool. I accompanied him at lunch at WENDY’s today. I got the feeling that Margaret was a tad prejudice of him but he’s cool as far as I’m concerned.

I arranged a favor for Karen Craven by calling her folks in Kentucky. I tried to connect them (via a freebie phone call) but Karen was not at work (or home). Oh well. Her mother, Ruth, ended up leaving a message on her answering recorder.
Ruth asked, “Karen, would you please call me at home?”

Karen is always on my mind. In fact, she was on my mind for most of the day. I wonder if I was in her thoughts.

After work I went to the gym and showed-off my tan. Only Bob Maloney mentioned the tan though. I met a gal at the gym named “RAINY”. She goes to the gym a lot. I also spoke to some other blond girl but neither of them compared to Karen Kraven.

When I returned home from work I munched out and called Karen once more. To my surprise she answered the phone. And better yet…we are going out tomorrow night! I think I’ll take advantage of my four hours paid-off time tomorrow.  I’m so excited about tonight.  I’m to go to Karen’s place at nine o’clock tomorrow night.  I hope I can spend the night with her.  She’s very much ‘my type’.  I hope she likes me as much as I like her.

Tonight I go to that Career Directions thing from 5:15PM to 7:15PM.  It sounds okay. We’ll see.  I am more excited about seeing Karen.  I wrote Karen a few words on a greeting card. I sent her that ‘shower scene’ card that I was saving.


I may send Karen that ‘past and futuristic’ aircraft postcard along with the ‘Romancing the Stone’ postcard.  I bought that ‘Romancing the Stone’ movie postcard in France.  Karen likes me but ‘time will tell’.

'I don't know whether this is the best of times or the worst of times, but I do know this:
It's the only time you've got.'
-Michael J Armijo
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