As of lately, my boyfriend insists on wearing this hat everywhere he goes. It’s fine when he puts it on with a suit, but he loves this hat so much that he throws it on with a t-shirt and Dickies. Baby, that hat does not go with that outfit, I tell him. You got to have a certain flair for men’s fashion if you want to pull that one off. It’s just too much, save it for special occasions. He gives me the finger and walks out the house, confidently swaggering, feather at the side of his hat blowing in the breeze. I think it makes him feel stately. Either way, me and the hat need to become friends because I have a feeling we will be seeing a lot of each other.
I am totally vulnerable until I get laser vision surgery March 24, 2008
I left my glasses at my boyfriend’s house today, and my contacts burned my eyes so badly that I was forced to remove them. Sometimes that happens. My problem? I would drive to my boyfriend’s house to get them, but not without my contacts. I am legally blind in one eye, can barely make out a person’s facial features when they are only a few feet away. Without corrective lenses, I am useless. What if I am kidnapped and the kidnapper breaks my glasses? What if one of my contacts falls out, or both – how would I escape? My chances of survival would be grim. I would probably not find a way to escape.
Procrastination March 21, 2008
I’m doing that little dance with myself right now, that dance I do when I am trying to sit down and write a story. I always find distractions. I just ate a bologna sandwich, and now I feel a little sick, so I might lay down. But really, I don’t even feel very sick, I’m just telling myself that so I can procrastinate even longer. Maybe I do feel a little sick. Bologna isn’t very good for you and I don’t really ever eat it. I just had a craving for it. Sometimes you just want cheap, super-processed meat. Maybe I’m pregnant, but probably not.
Blogging slipped my mind. March 19, 2008
Oh no! Blogging slipped my mind last week. My brother got married over the weekend, so this past week has flown by. I will blog twice as hard this week! Right now I am trying to decide what to cook for dinner. Shall I go for pork, even though I always seem to dry it out? My life is oh so exciting! Stay tuned for more profound blog entries from me…
Da Bonks March 10, 2008
I just had an argument with my seven-year old niece that lasted way too long. She was telling me about her friend’s mother, who according to her, is from a neighborhood in New York called ”Da Bonks”. I corrected her, as any adult would, and explained that the neighborhood was actually called “The Bronx”. She looked at me like I was stupid, and very carefully, as if I were a child, explained to me that I didn’t know what I was talking about. After all, she had a friend with a mother from this mysterious place, not me. This went back and forth for fifteen, twenty minutes. Finally, I threw a tantrum and asserted myself. I was an adult, she was a child, and therefor I always knew more than her. I’m an adult? Really? That’s when I realized I had become one of them.
sad March 9, 2008
This is the last day before my boyfriend and I put our dog to sleep. I’m having a hard time being around her, watching her ribcage go up and down as she breathes. We were told to be prepared, that once they give her the shot that ribcage will go up and down one last time and then stop. I almost want to count every rise and fall of her chest. Her eyes look different now that she is sick, and I wonder if she is scared.
Forwards from the women in my family March 7, 2008
My mother and grandmother are bombarding my inbox with forwards. I’m starting to wonder-will I follow in their footsteps? Right now I can roll my eyes at the thought of such an idea. I don’t even have a myspace. I hate blogging, it drives me nuts. But… when I am older, and spend more time at home, will I become a mass forwarder? Or even worse, a voluntary blogger? Will I have Jenny O’Grady’s Electronic Publishing class to thank for it?
