Fall Break, Day One

[vaalski]

Today I:

forgot to turn off my %^&$ing 7:15 am alarm
was awoken at noon by the other alarm
got up at one
bored myself silly
found a forgotten and rather surprisingly recent poem (see below)
felt sick
had lunch at 4
ate dinner at 6.30
decided to go to a movie with Keli, Erin, and Austin
drove to the theater
discovered next show was at 10:20
had a long discussion about whether to see it later or another now
went into town
went to Seattle's Coffee Shop
had a hot cocoa
looked at pictures
was disappointed by a book with 'erection' in its title - there was no sex
went to a playground at 9 pm
played around for a bit
played hide-and-seek until 10
picked up Sateesh
met up with Max and Skye at the theater
watched the movie
came home


We're going antiquing tomorrow! And I will make brownies at some point this extended-weekend, and walk up to the thrift store, which I have finally located.










poem.


Saying Goodbye to Talia

I put up a gravestone, once
(Rest-in-Peace, my darling),
wrote Deceased by her name
and deleted her,
slow keystroke by slow keystroke,
from my life.
They asked me why I grieved.
She's just a character, they said,
just a girl you built in your mind,
one you didn't even make up.
It's not something that's easy to explain,
I tell them, myself barely understanding.
She was real to me.