I am an evil genius, without a doubt. The kind of trouble I cause is small in scale, but reverberates and causes shockwaves for quite some time. The chaos I cause is purely for fun. For my a latest cunning plot, I have kidnapped someone.
I wasn't able to say anything about it until now because it was a secret plan. Which means now that I've put it into play, I get to rant about yesterdays adventure. So, this is what happened. . .
A few weeks ago, I learned that my best friend from high school was going to be visiting the area where my mother lives. My mother and I, being the sneaky and cunning little bastards we are, decided that we would plan mine and my sister's visit, and not tell my, who I will refer to as the multi-artist. We successfully kept our plan secret so we can keep it a surprise her.
On another note, I really hate the airport. I don't like the process of flying and how much of a hassle it is to accomplish anything there. So, remember how I spent all of Tuesday cleaning my room? I did that so I could pack for my 6:30 am flight. It was our plan to be packed and be out the door by 4:30 or so, we intended to stay awake the whole night and my editor could sleep when he returned home after dropping us off, and we would sleep on the plane.
This part was where it failed horribly. My sister had just come home from a dig in the mountains and hadn't packed for our trip until 4:30 am. Adding insult to injury, we didn't get on the road until 5:00, and its an hour drive to the airport. We arrived at 6:00 which was just too late for us to make our flight. To catch a flight at 8:00, it would have been an extra 2,000 dollars, which would be impossible for us to be able to pay. We were able to snag a flight at noon, so my sister and I had a lot if time to waste.
Believe me, I wanted to rant and complain about how much I hate the airport, but we still had to keep it a secret. So, sorry about the time waster from yesterday.
We were supposed to arrive just after 4:00, bur due to our delay, we didn't arrive until 7:00 or so. My mother picked us up, we had a quick dinner, and went on a two hour drive to see my friend. She had made plans with my friend to see her for dinner, and those plans were delayed because of us. It was part of the grand scheme of things that we were going to surprise my friend during dinner. We had rearranged our schedule for us to have late night drinks.
It was just after midnight when we managed to meet up with my friend. She was only expecting my mother, so when I got out of the car, she ran over and we embraced in a manly hug. A few hours prior, I was talking to her on the phone, still trying to convince her I was in my home. She had made a joke about me making her a sandwich and I needed to find a way to deliver it to her. Trying not to be heard in the car, my mother was holding her hand over her mouth, giggling. She gave me the brilliant idea to show up with a sandwich which I did.
I felt bad for keeping my friend's grandmother up so late, especially because they were supposed to drive back to Alabama in the morning. I talked it over with my mother, and we agreed that the best chance we had to actually spend time with my friend was to kidnap her. As soon as we met with her, I threw the idea towards her and her grandmother. With a little reluctance and irritation (mostly because she was very tired), she agreed to let us steal her granddaughter.
We spent a bit of time catching up in the car ride back, though thanks to the amazing technology we have, we didn't have too much to say. All of us were exhausted, so by the time we got to my mother's house, we all collapsed.
The plan after that point was to meet back up with her grandmother and give her back. For this to happen, we had to be awake and ready to go at the time of day when no person should be awake, also known as 7:30. (note: we are two time zones ahead, so regardless of what time it really was, I was going to be too tired to move). After we got our thinking caps on, my friend had the magnificent idea to stay longer and take a bus home tomorrow night. Her grandmother agreed to the idea and that leaves us where we are now.
I'm happy no matter what because I get to spend time with people who are very important to me. But right now, itsbedtimeright?
sigh. . . I miss my cats already.
EXTRA NOTE: The title of today's post is the name of my friend's blog, you can read it here: http://radiowavesfromadistance.blogspot.com/?m=1
check it out so you can hear her side of the story!
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