diamond in the not so rough

i am not going hiking, as planned. instead, i am heading to the gem and mineral show. i have always wanted to check it out, ever since i moved out here. now i have a chance, so i am taking advantage. i sorta feel like a dick, because i cancelled hiking with glenn this AM to do so. i joked that i was only doing this because he has cancelled on me on two of the last three things we were supposed to do.

also, after talking to a buddy yesterday afternoon, i decided to e-mail a former friend, DC. someone i have not heard from in well over two years, at least. well, from him. the buddy i was talking to is now a mutual friend. although we talk way more than the two of them do, and they only live a couple of blocks away. before i moved to AZ, the three of us were damn near inseparable. when i first moved out here, DC was my best friend. my buddy told me DC has recently gotten engaged. i congratulated the two of them in an e-mail. i am sincere, but i also hope this may spark an e-mail where he explains his actions and lies of the past, and we can move past all that b-s that he threw on the tracks. the proverbial 'ball' is now in his court. i went above and beyond, i hope he takes advantage of this oppurtunity. if not ....