Just Maybe....

So here's the deal. I went and got my nails done and a pedicure yesterday. It felt so nice to do something for myself for once. It seems like it had been forever, or at least like 3 months or so (and it really had been). Well, I always go to the same place and know all the people who work in there. But this time the visit was kinda strange. Im getting my nails done, and we get on the subject of me studying abroad, the fact that they're from a neighboring country (Vietnam) and what I'm studying in school. After i said how long i was gonna be there, the mother said ".... you know, Asian men are VERY intelligent, ya? You might even marry one someday!?" Suddenly, she turns to her husband, who turns to her son, who was in the process of doing my feet, looks up at me, and smiles. Weird and AWWWWKWAAAAAARD!!! Can u say AWKWARD again?! OMG. I was like... wat the hell was that about? But i just smiled, nodded, and said, "you never know. Maybe, right? hehehe". Then I just decided to leave it alone. Well, the mom told me to go wash my hands with soap and sit down in the chair closest to the tv and couches when i came back. I said, "ok" and did what I was told. I sat down, she turned on this small lamp, then said, "you know what? i LOVE your shape. It is perfect". I couldn't help but smile and it seriously made me want to cry. WHy?! Why did what she say make me want to cry? It wasn't even about what she said. But it was about how these people from a different country, a different way of life, a different culture, shared their opinions, their lives and stories about their families with me... something I'm sure they dont do with EVERY single client that comes in there. I seriously held back tears. It hit me then. "Maybe what I am supposed to do IS work with people of different cultures", i thought to myself. Maybe being an interpretor Is the way to go for me. Just maybe..... just maybe. Well, as I walked out the shop, I looked at the sign Nail World above the building and thought, "This little placed just made me do some serious thinking." Hm. Well, once I got home last night, my friend Damien (who i used to work with at Imos) said that he was going to stop by. He did and I just continued doing my homework, watching tv, and listening to him tell me some crazy stuff. Considering I was still working on homework, I didnt answer my phone when it rang for a good hour or so. When I finally looked at my phone, I saw about 4 missed calls from Deandre, and following that, about 4 missed calls, and all of them different numbers, that weren't recognized in my phone. I'm like, "ok, obvious". It couldn't be anyone but Dean calling from other people's phones. But WHy would you do that? I had a good reason not to answer my phone, but you're gonna keep calling anyway? Hmmm, oookay. But then I started analyzing the situation and thinking that maybe it was something serious, maybe he was in trouble, maybe this, maybe that. I tried to call him back, but got no answer. (he was leaving a voicemail message on my phone @ the time) NExt time the phone rang, i answered and the first thing that was said was, "ah, so u aint' answerin' yo phone now?" I'm like, "HUH? Maybe i was busy doing somethin. MAYBE i couldn't get to my phone til now. Don't go assumin and stuff!" "Man, that's messed up", he said. "I was tryin to surprise you by bringin some video games over and puttin' a smile on yo face, but i waisted my time by comin' out herr". I felt bad about that, and I apologized for inconveniencing him. But at the same time, he was tryin' to give me the guilt trip. (what if i wasn't even home in the first place? :-\) "Well, call me l8er when u aint busy or somethin', aight?" I said ok, then proceeded to check the message. He said that he felt i was slowly "slipping away from him", that he missed my hugs, he missed spending time with me, he missed chillin, blah blah blah. He said that since he been workin a lot and that i've been busy, i haven't been calling like i used to. (it's maybe been 3-4 days since i talked to him!) wtf?! The more I listened to it, the more he's making it sound like we go out or somethin'. I'm like, WHA?! Oh no no no no no. It's definitely obvious that he really likes me now, but I better make it known i dont like HIM like that before things REALLY get out of hand. There are a few more dudes takin' that same route, which makes me wonder WHYYYYY.... DAMn, mAn. Why is it that i cant find any real guy friends who want to be FRIENDS anymore? This makes me miss my dudes from highschool even more. Thankfully Ray, Ant, and a couple more people are comin into town soon. Hmm.. Maybe THEY can take care of these guy problems. MAybe not.