Is She or Isn't She?

I met Marla after work last night for drinks, a bite to eat and a sleepover. We were having drinks outside a gold coast establishment and discussing the latest Chicago Bears scandal, this one involving Lance Briggs. It seems that Mr. Briggs' Ferrari was discovered at 3:30 a.m. in a ditch, having crashed into a road sign. Mr. Briggs was nowhere to be found. He was charged with abandoning the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor. Had he been charged with DUI, he would be in much more trouble.

Marla pointed to a club around the corner and said,

"He was at that club the night of the accident."

Interesting, I thought, if true. This wasn't in any of the local papers.

Later, we were watching television and a former major league manager was being interviewed on the nightly news.

"I actually saw his penis," said Marla.

Huh?

"It was at a local club, on a dare. He was bragging about how large he was so we dared him to whip it out. He did. No one was particularly impressed."

The manager in question is well into his fifties. Hmmmm....immature college boys might get a pass for that, but that's debatable as well.

Marla started talking about various local sports celebrities, their drinking habits, their taste in women, their hangouts, and I thought....hmmmm......

She could be a groupie.

It was pretty easy to figure out that Marla is well connected with the club scene. I'm more of a dive bar patron myself. She lives in the Gold Coast, I live in Wicker Park.

I wonder is she's a groupie.....

I went back to her place. She had telephoned me at work for a get-together so there was no time to run back home for protection. Fortunately, she uses the same brand as I do. That's always a good sign.

We're going for tapas Friday night. This weekend is the jazz festival, which I'm attending with some friends, including UMB. Drinking Buddy would be a good addition here. Sunday I have a 20-mile run, my longest run in preparation for the marathon.

And next weekend, Christy comes to visit. She's been more relaxed lately, less clingy. That's a very good thing. I don't feel like getting serious with any of the women in my life right now, but I don't feel like permanently ending things with any of them either. I'll take the status quo for now and see where it leads.