Take Two

After having my allergic reaction at That’s Not Chinese’s house, I came home and attempted to reduce the swelling around my eye with both allergy medicine and rhoid cream. By morning, I had applied a second coat of cream and decided to take two Diphenhydramine. The latter seemed to be more effective than the cream as far as treating the swelling, however, it left me quite incapable of doing anything. Several hours after taking the medication, and being completely unproductive at work, I  met up with Sleepless and Progressive.

As we dined, we discussed perception, specifically, what people might think if they saw Progressive with just one female as opposed to two. “Always best to take two,” Sleepless advised. “Speaking of which, John was wrong, the truth does not set you free,” I advised. “I told someone the truth the other day and it did not end well. I’d like a take two.” “The truth isn’t always freeing if it hurts others,” Progressive wisely said while sipping his wine. “Amen,” I agreed and added, “If I could go back in time I would not have done what I did – both what I did and telling about what I did. I also, probably, wouldn’t have had seconds that one time.”

We soon realized it was time to head to our movie (because we were now late),  thanked Progressive for his generosity and wisdom, and walked next door to the theater. The theater employee advised us the movie had been playing for some time, thus, suggested we wait another thirty minutes, when the movie would be playing again in a different theater. We agreed, purchased our tickets, and opted to return to the restaurant for more drinks. We sent Progressive a text, hoping to catch him before he was too far away. Luckily, he was not, returned, drove us to a different bar for a quick cocktail and our philosophy session began again – take two.