Is it the mating season or am I just frigging losing it??!

I’m sure most of you must have gone through this scenario at some point or the other…Only for me it seems to happen way too many times(groan) and each time it just seems to get all the more loathsome…Perfect! The stage is set for the “mid spring day migraine”

Waiver: The following are excerpts from the rare insecure mental ramblings of a (mostly) confident and smart young woman; any similarity with real life incidents or persons is purely coincidental.

Scene I

You’re quietly minding your own business staring blankly at your computer and contemplating where to start on the pile of work that extends itself in front of you. You look up and the rest of the world is busy falling in love. Sigh! Ok if that’s not hard enough for someone who’s been single for a million years…

Scene II
Conversation begins
So you Ababuo you’re still single right?
(Smiling sweetly) Yeah (thinking: what’s it to you?)
Oh ok!
(Fine now let me be, groan! just what I needed on this hot afternoon)

Scene III
Enter office Romeo

How are the ladies doing today?
I try hard to pretend I did not hear
Look how beautiful Ursula looks today, it’s all because of her new found love. Look how her face radiates, isn’t it Ababuo?
(I smile sheepishly and try hard to mean well) Oh yes it’s this new found love…yes sir! Why Ursula it certainly is good news, we should all go celebrate (Curse curse!! @#*#*@!!??)
Ursula blushes as Romeo continues teasing “Oh no Romeo it’s not like that- giggle giggle”
(Puke puke…blaaasphff!)
Ursula leaves the room for more privacy on her telephone call with her new found love (Thank the devil’s lucky stars)

Scene IV
So Ababuo how come you are still single
Well Romeo maybe you can tell me??!! (die die die!!)
You know you’re just so aggressive, why do you always want to fight? (die die die!!)
Ursula is so sweet and submissive (doesn’t this amount to sexual harassment or something?!) and you are too (yeah right!) but I can never tell when you will charge like a lion (rather a lion than submissive any day thank you very much)

Scene V
Romeo leaves
I begin to ponder feel full of pride to be called a lion(I can live with that idea) but a bit sad that …well…I am still single
Ursula’s back texting away and pretending not to be so into the whole thing, and just for one insane instant I wish I was her! (Note that even in this dire state it’s still just an instant)

Enter pretty Daniela
Ok guys I have a confession to make I’m seeing someone!
Ursula giggles which seems to mean so am I…(giggle giggle)
And you Ababuo you’re still single?

That’s it… that’s the line, SOMEBODY GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!

Is the frigging mating season or what??? Oh great and I’M STILL SINGLE


Epilogue:

See what the world does to poor folks who try to mind their own business…but then all of us engage in some mental slander once in a while don’t we? J Unfortunately it’s the only way to maintain a degree of sanity in this insane world.

Yes I’m still single, but that’s ok cos my spring afternoon migraine’s passed and OH NO!! the pile of work still remains(curse curse @#*#*@!!??)


Post script:

Despite the apparent insecurity in the ramblings I’m still the (mostly) smart and confident young woman. Romeo and Daniela are darlings although Romeo needs a good rap on the head soon, and Ursula…hmmm well she’s ok…

Everything’s back to quiet dejavous, I’m staring blankly at the computer wondering how to get through the work on this lazy spring afternoon when the birds are out singing and the bees are out buzzing…sigh!... continue with my busy staring…Hmmm…Margaritas tonight anyone?