Chances are

I was IMing with a friend the other day and in-between discussing job interviews, Topper on TCM and house repairs, the topic of Virginia came up. I’d said that if I get this next gig I’m interviewing for, I’d take a quick trip back to the D.C. area at the end of July because a couple of friends are renewing their wedding vows.

My friend, who also misses the area, said that if she wins the lottery, she’ll go with me. And I urged her to bring her daughter, too. Here’s how I left it:

“Okay—either of us wins the lottery: 1)House repairs; 2)Virginia; 3)Everything else.”

But some hours later I believe I might have twigged to the flaw in this plan, so I shot her another IM:

“Say—about this lottery-winning… Are you buying tickets? Because I’m not. And this may affect our chances of winning. Um.”

But it’s okay—she replied saying she’d buy one the next day. So all systems go.