Another week over.

But what a week it has been! I have to admit to being utterly confused as to all the developments of the past week.

Wednesday and Thursday I went out for karaoke. On Wednesday, Dan, Lisa, Jenny, Mary Alyce, Rocky, Ray, and Tim were also there. M.A. came late and left early, followed shortly by Dan & Lisa, Jenny, and Ray, who was feeling under the weather. That left Tim, Rocky, and me. Rocky and Tim were dancing with some chicks in the bar. I think he must have felt sorry for me or something because he ended up asking me to dance. I hated to say yes, but I didn't want to be mean. So, I became Rocky's dance partner for most of the night. This carried over to Thursday. D, L, J, MA, Mumaugh, went out to the Electric Cowboy in Jackson. I was pretty tired from having stayed out till 1 or 2 in the morning Wednesday night, so I did not attend. Rather, Rocky asked if I wanted to come hang out, so I said sure. Then we went to Jacques' again for Kamikaze Karaoke Thursdays. Basically, the guy can pick your song for you, or you can pick your own song. I had a few drinks and then decided I had enough courage to put my name on the list. That night I ended up singing "I Fall to Pieces," "Jackson," (duet with Rocky), "Picture," (also a duet with Rocky) and "Someone Saved My Life Tonight." According to Rocky I did really well on I Fall to Pieces. According to me, I did horrible on all of it. Rocky sang Kaw-liga and Midnight in Montgomery. There wasn't as much dancing on this night. There was in the beginning, but I think he got bored and didn't want to.

Anyway, so the point is that I'm a little confused. Rocky didn't have my number until Wednesday, when we ended up trading them for some reason. Since then, I keep getting texts from him. I'm sure it's nothing, as he knows I'm engaged, but it was still an awkward beginning to the night on Thursday. I hung out over at his house until we left for Jacques'. We took his truck which made it feel like a date. We split the tab, so that was good. But on the way to Jacques we were talking and it almost seemed like he was trying out these weird lines on me. Something about becoming more liberal as he grew older...which I could only guess from my profile is how he knew for sure I was a liberal since we don't really talk. Ever. I wasn't even sure if he knew my name.

Anyway, last night was Friday. I decided to go see the movie Dinner For Schmucks, so I invited people to join me. Someone reminded me that we had our cookout that night at 6. I said that was fine, we could leave from there. Well, Rocky texted that he wasn't much of a movie person. I tried to guilt trip him into going, but he didn't. Oh well. He texted me before the movie though, which was odd.

And then today I get a text at 4:30 when I was just off work saying "Another day in paradise." So I responded in kind. Asked if he was going out with us to the seafood buffet, having forgotten that today was the living history pizza fest at Pizza Hutt. So, needless to say, he was not going to join us there. HOWEVER, I received various texts, plus a phone call while I was at home, and then one while we just started eating (it took over an hour to pay & get seated at the casino buffet). When he called the 2nd time, he mentioned something about going to miss his dance partner.

Also, when we dance, it's a simple box step. I let him lead, etc. etc. But then occasionally (usually on extra-slow songs) he'll bring up "junior high" dancing and talk about how everyone's doing it but us. And then I can say, yeah, but we're not everybody else, or something to that effect. Whatever I say, he decides to continue with his box step.

I was half tempted to text him to see if he actually went out to karaoke tonight, or if he ended up staying at home. I guess I'll find out tomorrow when I bring the fam out to the park.

I just wish I wasn't so confused. And that's just one dude who confuses me....