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Aug. 5th, 2009
Money is such a nuisance. That is, not having money is a real pain. I had to borrow against my Simple IRA again, to make sure that Todd and I would make it through to the end of summer. I'm getting no more than 10-16 hours a week at work, I've had to tuck into my "retirement fund." I guess there's not a summer market for greeting cards. That, or there's not a market for "Thanks For Freeing Our Journalists!" cards. And yeah, the whole speech I gave the other day about "struggle makes you stronger" still holds true, but damn, you'd think the Universe could parse out the struggling a little bit. Struggling blows.
However, Todd and I have had some pretty good times lately.
For instance, I made muffins the other day.
And provided helpful instructions:
And on Monday, Todd and I sat down and watched thirteen hours of LOST. We started with the S3 opener and worked our way through to the end of the fourth disc. It's been fun to watch with Todd, especially because he's seeing it all for the first time. I get to be all mysterious and unhelpful with the clues. "Yeah, why does the statue only have four toes?" and "Hmm. Where did Juliet learn Kung-fu?" etc. etc. Thirteen hours may seem like a lot and, yeah, it probably is. But this is what we do best. We're watchers. Our second or third date was watching eight episodes of House in a row. It's terrific to have someone to share something this exciting with. And Todd can be just as obsessive-minded as me, which is fantastic because I think I'd go crazy if I couldn't go crazy with somebody else.
Plus, hey! It's Shark Week!
However, Todd and I have had some pretty good times lately.
For instance, I made muffins the other day.
And provided helpful instructions:
And on Monday, Todd and I sat down and watched thirteen hours of LOST. We started with the S3 opener and worked our way through to the end of the fourth disc. It's been fun to watch with Todd, especially because he's seeing it all for the first time. I get to be all mysterious and unhelpful with the clues. "Yeah, why does the statue only have four toes?" and "Hmm. Where did Juliet learn Kung-fu?" etc. etc. Thirteen hours may seem like a lot and, yeah, it probably is. But this is what we do best. We're watchers. Our second or third date was watching eight episodes of House in a row. It's terrific to have someone to share something this exciting with. And Todd can be just as obsessive-minded as me, which is fantastic because I think I'd go crazy if I couldn't go crazy with somebody else.
Plus, hey! It's Shark Week!
