Friday, August 13, 2021

Friday the 13th


Fun fact … I got married on a Friday the 13th.

I did not intend to get married that day, didn’t intend on getting married AT ALL, even though the cop I was dating, who later became father of my girls, and I had been together for a while.

How it happened was … he decided at the last minute for us to fly to Vegas to see the Sammy Davis Jr. show and, once in Vegas couldn’t get tickets, the show was sold out.

On a lark, he suggested we get married and, caught up in the moment, I foolishly said okay.

Some guys make great boyfriends, but you wouldn't want to marry them, have to live with them 24/7.

At any rate, we rushed around, bought outfits and did the do, with me thinking well maybe Friday the 13th being a bad luck day, will do the opposite and bring us good luck.

News Flash, it didn’t; but oh well.

Coming back from the Dermatologist on Tuesday, I stopped for gas. While pumping, a guy at an adjacent pump engaged me in conversation, mostly about the fire off in the distance, I was looking at.

He said he had a fire app on his phone and that, when there’d been a really bad fire in that same location three years ago, people living in that area had asked for help on the app. He and some friends had responded to the plea, driven up, helped evacuate some of their animals.

As our conversation ended, he and I drove away, I began thinking … why is it that I normally so easily engage, enjoy listening to the life stories of strangers, but don’t want that security guard to even breathe my way? 

Looking through old photos to email to a woman who found me on Ancestry and is doing root work on the family (more on that later), mystery was solved.

The Ex-Husband

The girls dad was a Handsome devil and, while looking at that old photo, I realized the Security Guard gives me the heebie jeebies because he reminds me of my ex. The resident I refer to in the blog as Handsome Man also reminds me of my ex, which is why he too gets on my nerves at times. Both are tall, dark, good looking, well built, both carry themselves in a dignified manner and give off that arrogant self-assured vibe that so annoys me.

So, there you have it.

Heebie Jeebies mystery solved.

My attitude towards the two is a case of Once Bitten.

Doesn't mean that every guy who reminds me of my ex is an undercover psycho, who lures women in with their good looks and charming dignified demeanor but, if the vibe is felt, doesn't mean they are not.

And while we’re on the subject of devils — this one not tall, not dark, certainly not good looking or carrying himself in a dignified manner, but most assuredly giving off that arrogant self-assured vibe … the Tyrant has sought fit to bestow a movie on the seniors this evening — A Quiet Place is to be shown in the Clubhouse at 2:30, and this time the Tyrant made sure to indicate RSVP.

I’ve not seen A Quiet Place, but I know it’s hours of no talking by characters in the movie because, if you make a sound, it will attract a monster.

I do enjoy a good horror, but that kind of suspense stresses me out.

I’m hoping to run into Church Lady, so I can ask if she’s planning to attend this afternoon. When my buddy Apache was in charge of Movie Night, Church Lady was so over the top appalled at his showing Halle Berry/Billy Bob Thornton’s Monsters Ball to the seniors, because of the "nasty" sex scenes. She disapproves of movies with “bad words”, movies with blood, so I’m curious to see what about A Quiet Place, a movie filled with silence and monsters, will offend her sensitive nature.

Will be interesting if any of the residents respond to the Tyrant’s movie night at all, but not interesting enough for me to go down and check it out.

21 comments:

  1. Interesting, my niece in England marries today. With the time change, they are now wed. They had to cancel the big wedding scheduled for last year and ran into booking problems- hence this being a free date at the venue.

    You made a very good looking couple and very efficiently had only one pregnancy but two healthy gals!

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    1. Wishing your niece a better Friday the 13th marriage experience than I had. Efficiency is my middle name, LOL. Twins run every generation my ex's side of family and mine. Doctor said chances were strong for multiple births with each pregnancy. I made sure that didn't happen by escaping him when my girls were six months old.

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  2. Well you were both great looking in that photo. You still are! I get it. My ex played minor league baseball. A guy who was traded to my favorite team reminds me of him and he is not my favorite so I understand you. :-) Enjoy the movie. Hubby loved both 1 and 2. But Church Lady sounds like a drag - does she only watch Disney movies?

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    1. Re not your favorite ballplayer ... LOL. Good to know I'm not the only one. I've heard it's a good movie, but the suspense would give me a heart attack. I'm like that with things on TV. When it gets too suspenseful, I turn the channel, check in later to see how things went. I'm a woosie.

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    2. That's funny because I do the same exact thing. That is why I said, "hubby loved them both" I didn't watch them

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  3. We saw "A Quiet Place" in the theater when it first came out. It was suspenseful. You know when you kid is making a little to much noise and you want to smack them? Well this mom can't do that. To much noise! Go see it!

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    1. Would you believe I just saw A Quiet Place is on TV at noon today. That's totally going to kill residents traipsing down to the Community Room showing. There are just some movies I know I can't handle. A Quiet Place is one of them, Precious with Gaborey Sidibe is the other movie I know I can't handle seeing.

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  4. Had to look up A Quiet Place. Not my sort of movie but it seems a strange choice - would have been nicer to have a happier more upbeat movie given the state of the world this last year. (I see there's a sequel out as well!)

    You look lovely in the photo - nice smile.

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    1. Perhaps the Tyrant is sending a message to us seniors. That message being be quiet, stop complaining or I'll loose the monsters on this place. LOL. And yes, a Quiet Place 2 is out and doing well I hear. That "nice smile" didn't last long. By the time we were on the plane headed home, the smile was gone as I realized I'd made a mistake. Live and Learn.

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  5. WOW just look at you on your Wedding Day! Our next-door Neighbor's Oldest Son reminds me of one of my exes and it startles me sometimes, tho' their Son is such a terrific Guy the striking resemblance is eerie! I got Married the first time to that Ex on December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day, should have been an Omen! So would a Friday the 13th my Friend! *Winks* The Handsome Devils at least can give us Beautiful Children if nothing else, Right? *Ha ha ha*

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    1. Funny how it is that one handsome devil can ruin it for others who, through no fault of their own, look like the original devil, LOL. You and I are sooo weird. You chose A Day of Infamy, I got suckered into Friday the 13th. But you're right about beautiful children. The last Thanksgiving we had, which was before the pandemic, when everyone was around, I commented on how we had "no ugly people in our family" and then told them "You're welcome". ROFLMAO!

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    2. OMG you're hilarious, but you were speaking the Truth GF! *WINKS*

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  6. Did she really think seniors would be offended by "nasty sex scenes"? I mean, they've all probably enjoyed some nasty sex themselves along the way! haha.

    Whenever a man reminds me of my ex, even in a small way, I inwardly cringe a little. I still have nightmares occasionally where I'm still with him and unable to get away, and it's been over 20 years.

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    1. I had that same thought when she went off about the movie being nasty. It's not like none of us has never been there done that, sooooo. LOL. Isn't it odd how one bad guy can have such a lasting impact. It's been over 55/56 years for me and though I don't have nightmares, it effects how I react with men who remind me of him.

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  7. I love Horror movies and liked A Quiet Place.
    Well, that sure solved that question. I've seen people that remind me of others and know exactly what you mean. Sometimes you don't know what's making you feel a certain way until you really look at it differently.

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    1. If the woman on Ancestry hadn't found me, began gathering information from me, which led me to review old photos, I'd not have solved the mystery. I don't think this knowledge will change how I feel about security guard or handsome man, but it does feel good to understand why.

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  8. I love that wedding picture of you. So cute. My daughter was born on Friday the 13th and let me tell you it was the best day of my life. I was so glad to get her out that it became my good luck day.

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    1. Well that's different ... a Friday the 13th Birthday. Gives a reason for one heck of a creative birthday party.

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  9. I typically enjoy Friday the 13th when it rolls around and would totally get married on one! Don't beat yourself up, marriage is hard! Sorry he didn't turn out so well. But you two look marvelous, thanks for sharing that photo.

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    1. It, like most difficulties, was a learning experience.

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