Friday, October 27, 2006 | by nathan

I Must Remember…

My good friend Liz has been in town this week. I haven’t been able to see her, as she is the maid of honor in a wedding, and that is worse than having a full-time job and two highly colicky, crack addicted babies. Today, however, I managed to finagle a lunch party of sorts, with Liz, and our friends Adam, Todd, Laurie, and Jaye. We met at my favorite restaurant, and they are some of my favorite people, and the whole thing was so oddly perfect as to leave me grinning like an idiot for most of the meal.

Liz and I like to joke around with each other. She is highly animated and sometimes lacks an inside voice, and we often come to blows. Not actual blows meant to hurt, mind you - friendly, playful abuse. We came to that today in the restaurant, and I sure did sprain my thumb punching her too hard. I socked her in the side - gently - and heard and felt a pop, and a tear, and now my entire left hand is an a great deal of pain. I am fairly certain it’s not broken, as I have a range of motion that is inconsistent with a fracture, but GOD DAMMIT it hurts.

I really must remember to stop punching my friends. Even when they ask for it. Right, Julian?