Friday, December 21, 2007

A little less conversation

This is a pattern that we follow every night, despite my desperate pleas to end it.
 
8 pm, I enter the apartment.
 
Me:  How was your day?
Wife:  Fine.
Me:  That's it?
Wife: Yeah.
Me:  Nothing new today?
Wife:  No.
 
9 pm, after dinner.
 
Me:  What did you work on today?
Wife:  Nothing new.
Me:  Did you eat lunch?
Wife: I had cereal at my desk.
Me: How was that?
Wife: Ok.
 
11 pm, I turn off the lights and close my eyes.
 
Me:  Good night.  I love you.
Wife: I FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT I WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER TODAY AND TEST DROVE A FEW TRUCKS AND THEY ALL HAVE PLACES TO PUT YOUR IPOD NOW BUT I DON'T THINK YOU CAN CONTROL THE IPOD LIKE YOU CAN ON YOUR RADIO AND THE GUY DIDNT KNOW BUT THOSE TRUCKS SEEM REALLY BIG ANYWAY I DON'T THINK I REALLY NEED AN SUV BUT I AM SO TIRED OF MY CAR AND THEY HAVE ALL OF THESE OFFERS ON THE WEB SITES BUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY GO TO THE DEALER THEY WANT A TON OF MONEY AND TRY TO GIVE YOU THE MODEL EVERYONE TEST DRIVES AND EVERYTHING TAKES SO LONG AT THOSE DEALERSHIPS I THINK THOSE GUYS ARE SO SLOW AND WHY DOESN'T EVERY CAR HAVE NAVIGATION NOW SINCE IT IS SO GREAT I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY'RE EVEN SELLING CARS WITHOUT IT WHY WOULDNT YOU WANT THAT AND IT'S LIKE A BIG HASSLE FOR THIS GUY TO FIND ONE WITH NAVIGATION FOR ME TO TEST DRIVE BUT I HAVE SEEN NAVIGATION SYSTEMS LIKE MY MOMS THAT I REALLY DONT LIKE AND I'M NOT GOING TO BUY OR LEASE A CAR WITH A NAVIGATION SYSTEM THAT I HATE ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE CHARGING ME EXTRA MONEY FOR IT BUT THE DEALER TALKS THE ENTIRE TIME SO YOU HAVE TO INTERRUPT HIM TO EVEN GET ONE WORD IN