Today's is E. day off and I don't know what he's up to. Talked to him earlier in the day.
Lately he's been going to Flanigan's on his night off (as I've reported). I'm not going to call him. I'll let him call me, if he feels like it. He knows I now have some beer here in the fridge. But I also told him I'm not going to let him drive home from here if I think he's had too much to drink and that if he's going to crash here, he has to have his night-time medications with him.
Roasting a small eye of the round roast for lunches. I coat the roasts with salt, pepper and garlic powder (as my mother used to), so it smells all garlicky in here. Mmmm.
(Above, the roast is done and resting before I carve it.)
[Later] It's almost 11:00 and no word from E., not that I had any particular expectations. He has only one day off a week these days, and last Monday was moving day into his new place. He wanted to come over that night to visit but I didn't think it was a good idea and it didn't happen. He knew I had to go to work the next day, that the supervisor was on vacation, that I couldn't stay up late and celebrate (and commiserate) with him. (He'd already been at Flanigan's.) Maybe that hurt his feelings (which was definitely not my intention), but Monday night is not a party night for me. And as for tonight, his first "free" night in ages, who am I to put a damper on his party? I don't fault him for not calling.
E.'s got a lot of new freedom now (and responsibilities). I'm glad he has his own place. He's free to come over here (under certain conditions) or not.
Today I had a little down time at work and helped him renew his driver's license online. (Very easy - it took only a couple of minutes.) The Florida DMV requires notification of a change of address within 10 days of moving. It cost $25 to renew the license and $6.50 to put his new address on his vehicle registration. I charged it on my Discover Card and he'll pay me back. He didn't want to charge it on his own American Express. Kind of odd. (He didn't trust the process or me having his credit card number?)
Thank G*d he's getting online with the laptop he'll be getting. I told him that practically every routine thing can be done online nowadays. He's totally computer-illiterate (as was my friend in Canada at one time) but I think he'll be a fast learner and love it (and find it worth the money) ($19.99/mo. for the first year - then he can change plans if he wishes). He also knows (as I've told him) that the whole online experience has become super user-friendly.
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