a colorful conversation

me: how are you doing?
you: fine.
me: why is that such a standard answer these days? and if you weren't fine would you tell me about it? and do i really care how you're doing? someone needs to change that.
you: i might not tell you about it this minute, but i'd write about it on my blog. and i hope you care how i'm doing!
me: of course i do...don't be an igmo.
you: so, how's the car?
me: still at the dealership. today makes a full week. i'm totally taking the rental car bill to them and insisting they pay it. 7 days! what in the hell takes 7 days? and why does he have to tell me, "it'll be ready tomorrow for sure," every day?
you: he probably doesn't want you to yell at him.
me: i haven't. i've been nice. i've been patient. but now i have pms, and all bets are off.
you: i feel sorry for him. and, so, how was the party yesterday?
me: apparently there had been two other parties before mine that day. some of the kids actually turned down the ice cream cake i brought from coldstone! they loved the balloons, though.
you: and the play date?
me: the girls were pretty well-behaved. i took them to the pool and ordered pizza for dinner. punkin and her friend, m. are both only children, and it showed. the girl who's moving has 2 siblings and so she was the easy one. the other 2 bickered a lot.
you: well, at least it's over.
me: yeah. amen to that.