December 2011
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Oh just paint yourself green and get it over with.
– Great friend putting me in my place :)
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A little chat.
As I drove down the lane, I didn’t realize how passing you would affect me so much. I immediately pulled in, turned off the bike, bowed my head, and cried. I cried because I miss you so much, and seeing you, or where you are, really hit me hard. I’m glad your name is there now. Although it’s extremely difficult to see as it makes it even more “real”, I’m glad...
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Home.
Being home has been quite the culture shock. I’ve been warned in advance to just “go with the flow” of the pace and attitude down here, something I find challenging.
The biggest shock actually is driving. It’s not so much the physicality of it, but more the planning routes on how to get from A to B. I’ve had to correct myself numerous times, trying to remember that...
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that...
– Winston Churchill
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I'll miss you too.
Heartbreaker: I'm going to miss you.
Me: Yeah - what are you going to miss?
Heartbreaker: How comfortable I am with you. The sound of your laugh. Talking. You know, you.
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Don’t look for love in faces, places
It’s in you, that’s...
– Be Here Now - Ray Lamontagne
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Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, kiss my ass....
– Clark [as an entourage of suits - lead by Clark’s boss - passes by single file], National Lampoons Christmas Vacation
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Christmas Wish List
Vintage 150cc Vespa in Mint Green
Surfing, Competitive Sailing or Horseback riding lessons Chambray Shirt Facial, Massage and Pedicure from Willow Stream Spa Llama from Heifer International Pair of Tom’s Shoes Cure for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma The Legend of Billie Jean DVD Christian Louboutin Samira Strass
Perfect Red Lipstick (and confidence to wear it)
A New Year’s Kiss
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One of my go-to first date questions is “What movies did you grow up with?” It’s a fun question that deceptively gives a good sense of their age (if I didn’t know it) and also a bit of their childhood. The answers typically are Princess Bride, Never Ending Story and Willow. All solid. I always add three more into the mix, gloating just a wee bit. Three VHS tapes in solid...
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I am on my path, because “my path” is not over there or far away....
– a lovely dear friend
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