Just found out that OW has a kid!!

[Ophelia]

Thanks Yoyo.

I guess I'll see what kind of mood he's in once he's home in a couple of days' time. I mentioned in the note in the Bon Voyage card I sent him that I wanted to actually see him to hear about Africa after he gets back. I don't know if he'll mention that. I suspect he'll just tell me about it all in an email, so I'm already thinking about how I'll respond. I don't want to let him off easy and just let him get out of seeing me. I'm thinking perhaps something like:
"I was one of, (if not the) first people you told you were going to climb that mountain, so like it or not, I'm gonna give you a congratulatory hug. Either we arrange to meet somewhere, or I can show up unannounced one day at your work. Your choice."
Or does that sound a tad demanding?

One more odd incident that happened the other day. Got a call from someone who had the wrong number. She asked for "Karen MyLastName". When I said she had the wrong number, she read the number back to me, just in case she'd dialed wrong, but it was definitely my number. I thought it was kinda odd that she'd have my number and my last name right, but be asking for someone with a first name that doesn't fit....weird coincidence, but I forgot about it pretty quickly.

Then it popped back into my head when I was trying to get to sleep, so I actually got up and dialed the number that tells you the last number that called. It starts with a sequence of numbers that's common to the area I live in, so if I wasn't already curious, I certainly was after that, because as I recently discovered, H and OW live somewhere in the same area I live in.

I've ruled out the place I thought he was probably living though. We've got an election coming up, which means he'd have to have re-enroled at his new address, and you can look up the electoral role online. You've just gotta put in your full name and the street you live in and it'll tell you whether or not your enrolment info is up to date. Anyway, I put in H's name and that street I thought he might be living in and didn't get a match.

Anyway, back to the wrong number phonecall from someone in my area who had my number and my last name, and I started coming up with crazy theories about it having been OW (or someone who knows her) on the other end of the line, calling H's old number. If I were more bold, I'd call the number back myself. Times like these I wish there were a reverse phone directory I could look up, just plug in the number and find out what name and address it belongs to.

And finally, just a little rant over something I read on the forum where I've been following H's progress in Africa. People (who know me) making comments like, "You really deserved it after all you've had to endure over the last 18 months or so." I'm sorry, but all HE has had to endure?! Good Lord! He hasn't even had to face my parents over any of the crap he's pulled! He just got to run off and screw someone who isn't his W. Not to mention that he's lost maybe ONE friend, (my best friend) over this, whilst I've lost contact with almost ALL of them, not to mention my having lost contact with his family. Oh yes, he's had to "endure" so much the poor dear! Oh how I wish I could tell everyone my side so they're not all just blindly feeling sorry for him and supporting him in whatever (and whoever) he does! He tosses away his M vows, stomps on my heart, rips my life apart and HE'S had to "endure" so much, like HE'S some big victim in all this? PUH-LEASE!!
*end rant*