Had a nice chat with The Insinuator last night. I had told him I didn’t know about Saturday because the weather was dicey and he wanted to walk around outside. He wrote back and said he saw my point and maybe we should just reschedule. Apparently that was Insinuator-speak for “you plan something to do inside then”. I didn’t take the bait.
So last night he catches me on IMs and asks what’s up for Saturday. I tell him nothing. He gets confused and clarifies that he is asking what we are doing. I told him I understood the question and the answer is still nothing. The Insinuator is momentarily confused by such directness. So I rush in and tell him that my next few weekends are all booked up too. After all, if he doesn’t understand the direct approach, perhaps mutual insinuation is the way to go here?
He says to let him know when I have a Friday or Saturday night free. I tell him I will and then hop offline. Sure I will. The day he learns to be direct, that is.
