I’m in one hell of an emotional pit right now. It’s vast and deep and not particularly well decorated, like one of those extended stay inns, although this one doesn’t have access to the Applebees. It’s not the pints of Ben & Jerry’s type of emotional funk, not only because I don’t favor sweets, but [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
More than death and taxes
01.07.09 –
The naked wait for your gynecologist
Taxiing for takeoff
Heartache
A mother’s lecture
Betrayal
The wait for his call
The wait for his text
The wait for his email
A Jack hangover
Weight loss
An opening band
An apology
December 24th delivery
Your period
A cold shower
The Law and Order franchise
Panic
The loss of your father
A thesis defense
Pregnancy test results
Homemade dough
The trip home from anywhere
Technical instructions
A bar bathroom line
American Idol [...]
putting the baby in a corner
01.02.09 –
Christmas was spent in West Virginia, a state that’s actually quite lovely, a state with fewer gun shops and cars in front yards than I remember. We stayed at a spa, a destination equal parts Dirty Dancing and the Shining. Cottages dot the perimeter of the greater campus, which looks like a tiny college, if [...]