A blog full of memories
From the meme thing going on in Facebook. Once you have been tagged, write a note with 25 random things about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. Tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you it’s because I want to know more about you. (To do this, go to “Notes” …
And what you do give them, hold them accountable. ’nuff said.
My dad pops up on Skype video now. My computer rings and every time I click the red telephone to answer, I say: “On screen.” And the video starts. The other day, my Dad appears on screen and he’s pissing himself laughing. “Jennie.” He snorts through his snickers. “Jennie. I’ve decided to adopt a dog’s outlook …
[EDIT] I revoke my poem. I knew the opening four lines, but NEVER studied the text–until now! GOOD GOD…Why didn’t somebody say something???? Horrors! My intentions were honourable though. Completely. AND I had that scene from Dead Poet’s Society in my head, where the student stands on his desk as the teacher is leaving…and starts …
After many conversations and shared moments, and a few evenings of phone calls where I have tried to gather up courage to ask, I finally just say: “Hey. I have a question.” My heart rate sky rockets, but I try to be casual. And I ask: “Umm…., well, what do you want?” And in a …
Well. Sometime in January, I usually look at what I did last year, and I make a game plan for the next year. I have a few friends who do this on their birthdays. I have another friend who does this at New Year. I like to take the entire month of January and reflect. …
I made my first video phone call today! Well..actually, it was my first bi-directional video call. The other day my friend from Yellowknife was visiting her sister in BC and they Skyped me as they were figuring out how to make things work but it was only one-way. They didn’t have a webcam. My Mum …
This year is my first year since 1993 without my family. WHAT WAS I THINKING? WHAT was I thinking? I hope I’ll never do that again. I guess I thought I had too much going on and I wasn’t working for eight months and I couldn’t book tickets home in time and by the time …
My friend sent me this email last week. I am in a totally different email on most days, so I ‘m just catching up now. Being single…tonight I can’t decide if it’s good – you know, open to new excitement or just thinking that being single sucks – why don’t some people just smarten up …
