simba's undoing

So, we are going to take a jump into the present. I realized the big problem with our exploration of Daisy's dating life is that we've come in a bit in medias res. To keep us on track, i'm going to be going back and forth between the present and flashbacks for a while. i'll do my best to make it very clear which is which. But, as i said, today we hop into the present day, like Scott Bakula in the last episode of Quantum Leap (i think...never actually saw that...did he finally get home?).

This past weekend, Daisy got to attend yet another wedding where yet another one of her friends who has had a more fulfilling and successful relationship history was getting married. At this point, Daisy was dating two men. We will call them, for reasons that will become abundantly clear in future posts (if not this one), Simba and Sam Malone. Daisy had decided to take Simba, becuase he is very sensitive and she wanted to see if he would cry at the wedding of two people he didn't even know.

A week before the wedding, Daisy is wavering. She's trying to leave little Simba at home, cause now she'd rather take Sam Malone, who has more or less moved into the pole position. So she calls Simba, and, like your typical self-guilting Jewish princess (did i mention that part yet?), decides she's gonna make Simba bail for her. So she gives him the spiel about how "maybe its too fast, maybe its too much, all her high school friends are gonna be there, her parents are gonna be there...are you really ready for this, Sensitive Little Simba?" Well, presumptuous little Simba responds in the way-too-positive: "Well at this rate, I'm gonna meet them all anyway, so I might as well do it a little earlier than planned."

WHOAH WHOAH WHOAH. calm down there, little lion cub.

But Diasy feels too guilty to say what she really wanted, so she resigns herself to her fate. Next up: call dad and let him know shes bringing a date up to the wedding in Vermont. Dad's seen Father of the Bride six-too-many times, and likes to pretend he's steve martin. So he jokes with Daisy about how he's gonna give Simba a really hard time because he's probably not good enough for his only daughter. Daisy laughs. Daisy's dad is funny and endearing (just like Steve Martin).

So Daisy decides to casually recount the conversation with her dad to Simba. WHO FLIPS THE FUCK OUT. "it might be funny for you and for your dad, but it's not funny for me."

WHOAH WHOAH WHOAH. calm down there, little lion cub.

Daisy tried to change the subject; Simba demands to know why he's always the bad guy. (Hell, i didn't even know there was a bad guy, here.) And after that little rant: CLICK. Simba hung up on our sweet Daisy with the endearing dad.

So, no wedding for Simba.
No nothing for Simba.
Good bye, Simba.
Good luck finding your Nala.