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*sigh* boys.
My aunt once said when it comes to relationships, our family are shit magnets. This has proven to be true in my case, and in light of that and the fact that I'm actually really happy single, I haven't been looking for anything for a really long time. And in the midst of not looking, I find explosive-chemistry-but-btw-I'm-married guy, I find could- ( Read more... ) -
He sent me frogs!
Ok, not actual frogs. Last night I was talking to a friend who has a home in a very secluded place, far from city noise and lights, with woods and animals and a creek out back. I told him I missed hearing frogs at night. I grew up on a farm, listening to frogs and crickets, whippoorwills and wind in the trees. But now I'm in the city, and I fall ( Read more... ) -
Nick Jr is corrupting the minds of our youth!
I don't have kids, but a friend who does recently sent me this picture, with the comment, "this is what my daughter is watching."
So we've established my mind dwells in the gutter more often than not, but I was relieved to know his mind went the same place mine did upon seeing this character:
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I'm having a Murphy day.
That's what I call it when everything goes wonky.
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Lots of thoughts.
First, obviously, sending all the light and love and comfort I can to all the people who lost a child in the shootings in Connecticut today, though we're all fully aware that nothing can begin to blunt that pain ( Read more... ) -
To Me at 13, Day 29
29. Right now you rarely curse, and you think about sex all the time. In the future, you will curse constantly, and also, think about sex all the time. -
To Me at 13, Day 28
28. When you are 32, do not eat a tomato in April. Because you’re going to get salmonellosis from it and you are going to be the sickest you’ve ever been in your life and it’s naaaaasty and totally worth being tomato-free for a month to avoid it. -
To Me at 13, Day 27
27. Very soon you’re going to start listening to hard rock and heavy metal, you’re going to figure out it’s not “devil music,” and some things about your life will be different, just because of that. -
To Me at 13, Day 26
26. When you are 30, you’re going to go to the humane society one Sunday morning, and you’re going to make the best choice of your life. Trust your instinct. It’s the right one, and she’s going to be your happy place when you need it most. But I don't need to tell you any of this, because you won't be able to resist those big brown eyes. -
To Me at 13, Day 25
25. The first time he hits you, leave. Don’t go back. It’s not going to get better. He’s not going to change. He’s lying.