joana writes regarding patterns in relationship: “The other day I had a trip down memory lane and realized that an ex of mine was more present than I thought he was. In short, it felt like some of the male figures in my life lately were also him (i.e. they brought up the same issues […]
The soldier and I were sitting in the waiting room of the oral surgeon a couple weeks back… “Exactly what do you have to do to be able to carry a concealed weapon there?” I asked. “Oh, you have to go to a class. You have to complete a course on gun safety, demonstrate that
“What? You don’t think you’re like Anne (of Green Gables)? I think you’re just like her,” the soldier said. “Oh yeah. I see the correlation. Beginning of the movie she is talking care of everyone and they still tell her she sucks. That’s familiar. And then when she gets a chance to get out of
I showed the soldier the Calvin Klein blog. “See that? Looks just like a scorpion. That’s a Scorpio body.” “Oh yeah?” “Yeah, it’s just like yours,” I said. “I’m not a Scorpio.” “Yes you are. I told you have a Scorpio Moon and you do have that body.” “I do not not.” “Come here,” I
The soldier came home this weekend. I was dizzy with glee and he looked at me dumbfounded. “What?” “I’m just not used to someone being glad to see me. The only person ever glad to see me is the dog.” I stared. I just have no idea what to say to something like that. “The
