Its Saturday.

It’s one of those Saturdays where you really don’t want to do anything… and I haven’t.  Well nothing productive or useful anyway.  

Last night was our Staff ‘Holiday’ party at The Italian Kitchen and surprisingly it turned out to be really fun.  I think it was the copious amounts of food and wine.  Then as luck would have it Uncle P stopped in to visit Sister so he came and joined me at the table for a drink.  After that we went to Monashee’s Vernon’s sort of most happening place and had a few drinks with some friends of his.  The most interesting part of the night was when a former High School crush came over and started talking to me.  I didn’t even know she was back in town as the last time that I’d ever seen her was a year out of High School and she was living in Victoria and taking Nursing.  Turns out she’s a Nurse now at the Vernon Hospital.  

I’m not sure if it’s a reaction to the alcohol from last night but I’m feeling kind of off today.  Emotionally that is.  Somewhat lonely and kind of depressed but not really lonely or depressed.  Learning to be alone with myself has been a good thing for me to learn of late.  I’m sitting here trying to figure out how to meet other guys my age in this town to hang out with who aren’t married or just plain losers but it’s really hard when I’m gone so much.  I’m really feeling the emptiness of my social life lately.  My friend Steve, one of my slightly older married friends, has organized a men’s night at my parents’ church tonight that I’m thinking of going to.  I don’t really know if there’s any point because I’m expecting all the men to be my Dad’s age but I suppose getting out of the house and hanging out with other guys will be good for me whatever their age.