BFF

I've been wanting for a mentor who can set me straight, put me in my place, and boss me around in an authoritative way. I like being told what to do, thrive on being told what to do, find it erotic to be told what to do, if the person doing the telling is motivated by ethics, altruism, and legacy.

I have professional questions to ask but no one to answer them.

Enter BC.

She spoke at a luncheon I attended today and she's the mentor I want: She's the mentor of my dreams. I can imagine us meeting for quarterly lunches--she's interested in me, wants to know more, offers advice, and expects that I follow it and produce results. She inspires and I, in my own youthful way, inspire her.

So I friend requested her on Facebook and am waiting for the answer. But here's the thing: she only has seven friends. I think most dogs on Dogbook have more than seven friends (I would never subject Dasha to the public scrutiny; it's my job to protect her and keep her whole).

BC is in her fifties and that could explain the lack of friends because while I really don't know, I imagine that Facebook isn't so popular with the over 45 crowd. But it could be that she really only wants to be Facebook friends with real life friends and then I'm screwed because I'm not about to show up where she works and ask her out to lunch. That's a little too foreword even for me and I can be pretty in-your-face about certain things.

I believe we need to meet life's possibilities halfway. We need to make a bit of an effort and then assess what potential opportunities sit in front of us. When I joined the Navy I felt like I was meeting life halfway. I was saying, "Hey life, I'm willing to give you a chance and not settle for the mundane so why don't you show me what you have to offer." And in return I have found a lovely little niche. But I want it to be lovelier. And what would make it lovelier is if I was so good at my job that I was irreplaceable.

I think we get married because we want to be irreplaceable to one person in the world besides our mother. I want to be a phenom at my job so I can be irreplaceable to just a few more. I'm greedy like that. So what.