And today on evoque, it’s Appreciation Day for J.M.
I should explain that although we haven’t known each other for long, we were quite lucky to have become friends, especially considering the ungodly weird first impressions we had of each other. He and his roommate Frank were hosting a weekend-long drinking fest at their upstate New York apartment and had invited all and sundry over for the fun. Being that I have an incontrovertible desire to go places I’ve never been, I jumped onto a plane and flew in to join them.
Because gossip is vicious, even amongst the males of the species, he was led to believe that he’d be meeting a middle-aged hag at the baggage carousel. I suppose I gave him the shock of my life when I came bouncing down the stairs in my omnipresent boots and little black dress. Being faithful to the customs of my culture, I did not come empty-handed