Mid-week crisis

This May, That’s Not Chinese is celebrating a milestone – her Cuarentañera. It’s a lot like the Quinceañera, but different, primarily because she isn’t turning 15. Anyway, I think she set Ballad of Lucy Jordan on repeat on her iPod because in addition to making plans to ride through Paris in a sports car with the warm wind in her hair, she recently she got a porcospino power tattoo, had me color her hair burgundy, and is considering getting her nose pierced.

“What is going on with her?” Tree asked me. “She is too old for this type of behavior.” “I don’t know, maybe a mid-life crisis,” I responded and added, “I wonder what crazy things I’ll do before or when I turn 40.” When I shared this exchange with That’s Not Chinese, she laughed and agreed, “I know dude, I think I’m mid-lifeing.” “Mid-weeking at a minimum,” I told her.

After talking her out of a nose piercing – for now, anyway – I received a call from The Leaver. “I don’t know what to do. I accidentally hit a button and now all of these people have notifications from me and I had to deactivate my account because people will think I’m stalking them or that they’re stalking me. I feel so horrible. What are people going to think of me? I don’t think this can be fixed.” “Calm down, calm down, ” I patiently interrupted. “I’ll help you fix your facebook account.”

A few minutes later I was at her house helping her remove the notifications. “This is really bad,” she repeatedly told me. “People are going to think I look at their pages and I don’t.” “Why do you have facebook if not to look at other people’s pages?” I asked. “Exactly,” interjected QuQueen from the other room, “She is totally obsessed with people obsessing over her.” “Enough from the peanut gallery,” The Leaver announced while running her hands through her hair for the umptenth time and asked, “Do you understand how bad this could be for me?”

I did understand and, fortunately, I was able to remedy the situation. Mid-week crisis response is two for two!