Playing the Waiting Game

So I haven't heard back from the orchestra board, other than an email saying they were waiting on a final member's comments and they'd be in touch soon. A friend of mine said that if the answer was already no (based on a majority of votes from the rest of the board) then they would have already called to say thanks but no thanks. On the other hand, if the majority is yes, then what are they waiting for? Unless this guy's decision is a tie breaker. It's maddening to sit here waiting for the phone to ring. I'm still not 100% sure I will take the position, but I'm leaning toward yes. It's not a huge time commitment, but I suspect it'll turn out to be more than I planned for, which may make it harder for me to find free time to go out. I already feel like it's hard for us both to have time to see each other and this won't make it a lot easier. But if we decide we still want to make the effort then we'll find a way.

Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day: my parents are coming to town (they live several states away so this is a rare occasion) and the guy I'm dating will be making dinner for them and meeting them for the first time. I hope my parents don't launch into a "you better be taking care of my daughter" speech (I have warned them against this). They know how hard it was (is) for me to get through the Vancouver situation and certainly don't want to see a repeat. No worries there really, because this relationship is entirely different in almost every way. There's no comparison to be made. I don't mean that in an ugly way, I simply mean that I do not posess the ability to compare my experiences with these two men because they are like day and night, therefore my experiences with them are also. I could be mean and try to make unfair comparisons just to make myself feel better but I won't because it's not constructive and really, I don't need to spend any extra time thinking about Vancouver.  I don't feel the same and I never expect I will, but there are some things I feel that were unexpected, and worth pursuing.

Anyway, hopefully the evening will go well. I don't want my parents thinking that they're meeting him because I'm settled in a long term relationship. In MY mind, they're simply meeting the guy I'm dating, that's it. I won't plan out the future, mine nor his. Turns out I don't have much aptitude for fortune telling, LOL. My parents will view this as this being the guy I've chosen and set my mind on. Not so. Sorry, I know that sounds hard but I just don't have the ability to predict that much right now. But I told him I wouldn't rule him out automatically. So we'll just have some fun, and he and my dad can discuss business stuff they have an interest in. While they talk I'll see if I can get my mom to help me clean the kitchen, thus keeping her from asking him pointed questions. She's a little sneaky that way. I imagine my parents will want to play cards or dominoes after dinner (this is a family tradition that grows tiresome to me) so I'll see if we can avoid that.

Only 15 days of summer vacation left. I intend to start every one of them at the pool. I'm actually tanning a little. My skin usually eithers crisps and reddens like a ripened tomato, or stays pasty white. Must be all that xbox playing in my darkened cave of a room. :) I am kicking a$$ in Borderlands, trying to level up to 50 by the end of this week. I'm on the cusp of 47 now. Anyone want to play, FR me.