Baby, Come to Me

I have always wondered something. Why should someone be your main objective for you to see them? Sit and let me recant the tale:

I'm in Dallas this past weekend. I find out a friend of mine who is from Dallas is in town. I find some time where the family isn't trying to organize anything, and I try to set up a meeting. Mind you, I know nothing about Dallas or how to navigate the city. She is, yet she made no strides in trying to come closer to me in any form. It was always "come over here," blah blah blah. I asked why couldn't I be catered to. After all, I DID travel 9+ hours just to get to Dallas, as opposed to her.....0 hours. My request was vehemently denied, though. Her reason? "You didn't come to Dallas to see me. You came to Dallas to see your cousin graduate." Uhhhh, YES! Why the hell should that matter? Why can't the point be that I'm IN the city and I'm making time to arrange a meeting. Yet, you lie there and request continuous travel. Bullshit.

Then, when you think about what if you DID come to see them. You better believe I would want more than a scheduled meeting. Then, when the requirements of said travel are presented, it's turned down. How dare they have to give at the same time. It's all recidivous bullshit. Fuck that. Travel is gonna cost. Won't always be money, won't always be sexual favors or anything extreme like that, but there will be an exchange of resources! Nobody rides for free!!

-B