Crystal Trino's Journal Nov 12 2006 Entry

November 12. Sunday Night.

Hi Journey.

Carm sure has a great companion in Percy. Did she rescue him from his overbearing parents all those years ago when they met at that TAP party? Of course.

But it’s a two-way street. He’s just a fantastically devoted husband and father. If he has any flaw, it’s that chronic lack of self-confidence. I’ve seen it time and again in the children on over-pressuring parents.

Maybe that’s part of Dana’s problem; why she is typically so willing to follow Dana’s lead.

Hey, enough work thoughts. It’s the weekend, after all. And I just had to ring up Percy on the eve of his 31st birthday.

"Happy Birthday, big guy. How is it being back in the states?"

"Great; except to tell you the truth I actually got used to not-driving when I was in Japan."

"Want to go back?" I asked.

He laughed. "Sure--as a tourist. Although as busy as it’s been at work lately, I might as well be in Japan for as much as I get to see the family."

"I don’t know why you don’t just leave SetCo."

This time he didn’t laugh. He roared. "Crystal, I didn’t just pull a six month stint over there--with your sister and the kids, no less--to come back here and quit. I’ve got a 20% raise and a bigger office."

"OK, OK, my bad. Look, I just know how frustrated you get sometimes. Maybe there’s some other line of work you can get into."

"I hear there’s going to be a big demand for defending designers who drive their bank clients insane."

"No kidding, oh serious one? Maybe I’ll just ring up Sid and see if he’s got any room in his firm for ex ex-pats."

"Sid. Now there’s a real lawyer. I haven’t been inside a courtroom in over a year. By the way, I hear he’s coming to Turkey Day. True?"

"He emailed me a confirmation back yesterday," I said.

"Great. I’ll look forward to seeing him. Hey, thanks for the call, Crystal, but we’re just scooting out the door. Cora’s Brownie troop is going ice-skating, and I’m the DD."

"Daredevil?"

"Dad-driver."

"Got it. OK, have a good b-day tomorrow."

"Yes. And hey, you can still trust me, even though I’ll be over thirty."

It was my turn to laugh. "Percy, I never trust lawyers. Sid taught me that, way back when we were in high school. Goodnight."

Goodnight, Journey.

P.S. I’m trying to steam open that stuck page on the red book. I put it on the kitchen counter next to a teakettle earlier, hoping that would work. No luck, yet. Next I’m going to see if I can borrow Joni’s vaporizer for a night and see if that works. See ya!

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