because i've been writing for some time, as i considered writing this a lot of introductions came to my mind; i settled on ramblings about writing blogs :);
so this entry will have something for everyone:
for the romantic geek in all of us:
hey, i held a great girl in my arms; and i let her go;
i mean ... I crossed the door with her in my arms ... and she had a hand around my neck and ...
i almost dropped her on the stairs :)
OOOPS!
she was weak in my arms ... but i usually have that effect on the opposite sex so that's not that unusual ...
for the smart people among us:
i started learning bridge. it's the game of the smart people. it involves a lot of thinking, then talking to your partner in crime, then thinking some more, then talking some more, then some more thinking, then someone starts playing, then some thinking, then someone drops some cards, then you do some more thinking, then it continues with some more cards, you think some more, then the cards finish and you find out you lost ... errr ... i think :)
it seems the most important part of the game is the thinking part; i don't think i'll be very good at this game :)
for the adventurous among us:
who said working people don't go out during the week?
well ... we did.
and who said programmers are not spontaneous?
well ... we got out spontaneously; completely unplanned; and fun (in a sick kind of way ... literally!);
we spinned around the city by car last night ... and followed a taxi through the city (kind of like that movie clichee: hey, driver! follow that car)
and we interracted with people ... and in the end had a bunch of laughs ...
for movie goers:
every ... (i don't remember every 'who' it was) has a legend ...
every legend has a hero ...
every hero is learning to play bridge ... well ... not quite but ... oh, never mind!
"and now, for something completely different!"
... like ... the truth
a few weeks ago i talked M. into her teaching me bridge ... or ... she talked me into me learning to play; whatever! yesterday they decided it was time for a practical lesson ... so i came from work, made some quick pasta for myself, had a shower, and took my MTB to her house.
we started playing ... with lots of explanations and things I didn't understand ... but it was fun ... and I'd like to know more at this stage, which is cool.
then, M. suddenly got up and went to her room. we looked at each other once, then once again and then followed her; she was laying in her bed with big stomac pain, and it took her all of five seconds or so to faint ... i think.
then she became rigid and started shaking ... and some of us - namely I. got scarred ... and we didn't know what to do.
i was for waiting to see if it passes, C. was looking for medical emergency phone numbers on the net, and I. ... i think I. wanted us to take M. to the hospital.
long story short, (after five minutes or so with M. conscious and feeling very weak) me and C. started talking her to the hospital; I lifted her up (that's what the girl in my arms thing was all about), and got her half way down the stairs ... where my big strong arm muscles failed spectacularly and C. had to take her over;
since we didn't know where the limassol hospital was, we decided to find a taxi-station and ask; seemed easy;
three empty taxy stations later (it was around 12AM), i got into a taxi, and C. followed us with his car (and M. in the backseat).
we reached the emergency room fifteen long minutes later, and i managed to grab a wheelchair; by this time M. was ok, but was still very weak.
after some more minutes (with lots of small things - what's her name? - .../what's your phone number? - 99... /lay her on that bed/she has an insurance - she won't need it for the e.r./etc.), me and C. were cracking lame jokes and M. was laughing and begging us to stop making her laugh since she still was in a bit of stomac-ache; what can i say? yeah - we have a sadistic streak!
the night ended with C. going home and me giving M. a massage and going to sleep. i slept unturned, woke tired this morning, and then made her something to eat (yeah ... deep inside i'm a good person :) - but if you say that around i might deny it).
by the way, bridge is an interesting game :)
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