The phone rang around 8 o?clock last night. I was overjoyed! Without Otto, my nights have been pretty quiet and lonesome. Yay! Someone to talk to and bother. I dove for the phone.

?Mr. or Mrs. Chromey??

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Rats! Anybody I?d actually want to talk to know that there is no mr. chromey living in my apartment.

Two seconds later the phone rang again. Hmmm. . .

?Hey, I just called and I think you hung up on me,? said the most charming male southern accent.
?Uh, Sorry.?
?So, you wanna go to Branson??
?No.?
?Why not??
?I just have no desire to go to Missouri.?
?Ok, how about Florida??
?No.?
?C?mon everyone wants to go to Florida.?
?I don?t.?
?Why not??
?Because it?s hot and humid and walking around in an armpit doesn?t interest me.?
?How about Vegas? You and up to five friends can go to Vegas for $99 each.?
?I don?t wanna go to Vegas right now.?
?Did I say you had to go right now??
?No.?
?You got a husband??
?No.?
?Why not??
?Because I don?t want one yet.?
?We gotta get you a hubby. You can get one in Vegas.?
?I don?t want to get a hubby in Vegas.?
?How about Daytona Beach??
?That?s Florida.?
?Yes, armpits. Listen Jodi, I am 18 and in the army. I?m probably gonna go off to war soon and I still gotta do my job.?
?I understand.?
?So how about Vegas??
?I am not going to Vegas anytime soon.?
?I didn?t say you had to go anytime soon. You can go anytime in the next year.?
?What if I don?t want to go in the next year??
?You can buy a vacation tonight and you can go anytime between now and September 2003.?
?I am not going to pay for a vacation I may or may not take.?
?It?s transferable. . .?
?I am definitely not going to pay for someone else?s vacation.?
?Wanna go on a cruise for $99??
?No.?
?Why not??
?I live in Minnesota we have 10,000 lakes, I don?t need to go somewhere to ride a boat on the water.?
?You know how much a cruise is??
?No.?
?$1500.?
?So??
?Everyone wants to go on a cruise!?
?Not me.?
?Why not??
?Because in ?A Supposedly Fun Thing I?ll Never Do Again? David Foster Wallace said they were pretty lame.?
?Ok Jodi, you?re a tough cookie. You have a good night.?
?You too!?

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