what i wouldn't do for her

I am just hanging up from being on hold with Zoom airlines. I am leaving in less than 5 days for Cardiff, Wales, with my pal Jamie Long to go create a new work of theatre. We don't really know what we're getting into, but we are very excited, nonetheless. Jamie has been planting trees and clearing his brain for the last two weeks. He calls me every three days or so, and we don't talk about work. We're supposed to, but instead we just shoot the shit. Jamie is a good person to run things by. Life things, or just questions about choices. He helps me sort things out a lot. But unfortunately, Jamie can not help me when it comes to being on hold with Zoom airlines. No one can. I listen to the hold music, I realize I am pushing the receiver into my ear and it hurts. I decide to hang up. I don't slam the phone down, I place it, like normal, into it's cradle. I'm in a contemplative mood today.

The phone rings. I think for a brief moment that it is Zoom airlines, calling me back, calling to say: I'm sorry Ms. Yamamoto for keeping you on hold for so long, please now...how can I help? But then I realize that's ridiculous, and I say trepidatiously: Hello?
"Hi Maiko, It's Adrienne." I smile. "Hi Adrienne." Anyone who knows us, knows our voices can be very similar, seriously, it's like talking to a recording of myself sometimes.

She helps me to find her blog, which I read the latest installment of immediately, which I very much enjoyed. It is all about a mutual friend, who is somewhat of a delightful enigma. We talk on the phone about relationships a lot. And I was telling her about my recent navigations around relationships. I am having a real wake-up call lately at how complicated relationships really are. This is a good thing, believe me.