this morning i had brunch with my old friend, rick. not that he's particularly old (it doesn't seem possible that he's turning 50 this year)... rather, he & i have known each other for a long time. about 10 years. we used to hang out all of the time, late at night. i'd frequently crash on his sofa after many long hours of bourbon-induced blather, tortoise or stevie wonder playing on the hi-fi.
sadly, we don't see each other much anymore --our schedules are completely different-- but when we take the time to go out of our way to schedule brunch or a movie or something we're always glad we made the effort.
(we met at the mad hatter bake shop. i've never had their breakfast before, and -yowza!- is it good! i had the ham & white cheddar scramble, which comes with some dazzling potatoes on the side. rick had the huevos rancheros which were weird-looking. they arrived in a fried tortilla shell, just like a taco salad. he said it tasted better than it looked.)
one of the reasons i love rick so much is because he always makes me see the world a little differently. some of the conversations we had this morning made me want to totally blow off work and just hang out with him for the rest of the day. he's fascinating.
he's also the only friend i kiss "hello" & "goodbye".
Posted by xta at March 24, 2004 07:30 PM | TrackBack