The Bipolar Otaku

One of my friends threw a dinner party last night, since one of my other friend's (and his wife, of course) were in town. And of course, the party included her parents. Although I've only met them 4 times, they seem to have already adopted me as their third son-in-law. Incidently, they only have two daughters, and only one of them is married. The guy throwing the party, naturally, is the second son-in-law.

Anyway, the younger daughter was there too. 19 years old, going to Cleveland State on a full-ride golf scholarship, planning on a career in business law, and living a rather financially sheltered life thanks to her parents. Likes good wine, expensive dinners, and is looking for an apartment the size of my friend's 1300 sq ft apartment and a way for her scholarship to pay for it... And while we were talking about taxes and how little she knows about the reality of money, all she could say is "What's a W-2?"

The thing that caught me off guard was as we were playing Silent Scope on his XboX, she made the comment to me "I always have fun when you're around." Huh? I was actually stunned enought to say "Well, considering this is only the second time I've met you..." Last time we met, she was still a senior in high school, but she liked it when I told her that she had a good taste in wine. Anyway, I guess she'll still be down in Cleveland during my party, and she'll be back up here at home when I'm down in Cleveland just before Christmas. Oh well, the New Year's Party is at her parent's place anyway. Not that I think anything serious would happen there... but it might be nice to have a nice dinner with someone once in a while, especially if I'm out of town. But without wine... that'd be a bummer.

Anyway, the parent's are moving to South Carolina sometime this winter, and I'm trying to buy their snowblower... my priorities are clear.