Sitting around with Lin, listening to music and analyzing what each song makes us think of or when it should be played. We both imagine the open road under blazing sunshine, driving with the top down and the wind in our hair to "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train. Some songs are made for cruising around at night, like "Sex On Fire" by Kings of Leon.

Some small anecdotes about my vacation way back to keep me busy as I while away some time ( Read more... )

Memere tells this story about her twin brother, Larry, and their brother-in-law, Freddie. Each time she kind of adds a little more to it. She always preludes with a quick anecdote about Uncle Larry, how he was just a fun guy and liked to have a good time ( Read more... )

There's a girl named Jeanelle Demers who I used to play with when I was really little because our moms had gotten to be friends during Lamaze class. She was a few days older than me, and actually we were supposed to have been born the same day. I can't remember what she looked like, but I know her birthday is June 30. (Funny the stupid things you ( Read more... )

On this day in 2005, I realized I was going to be okay, so I turned around and looked at John. Tomorrow, a pile of us will be playing The Game of Life in Jersey's room, and I will sit sideways and use his shoulder as a back rest. John will proceed to panic since the bruise on his arm is still healing from when I hit him with a book after a sly, ( Read more... )

Mom was dressed and showered by the time I got up, but Dad was still in bed since it was his day off. When I walked by their bedroom, Mom was laying on her back across the bed resting her head on Dad's belly. They weren't saying anything, but just being there with contented looks on their faces. "Awwww," I said, "where's my camera when I need it?" ( Read more... )

On Halloween, John and I were going to our friends Jamie and Jon's wedding down in South Hadley, MA. (If you knew them, the date would make sense.) Being as poor as we are, the only nice clothes we had were blacks--he in a new suit he'd managed to save for, me in a black sundress I'd found on sale. He had a red tie, and I had a red sash. We looked ( Read more... )

I'm full of stories and little anecdotes that are close to my heart, but probably aren't very interesting to anyone but me. One such ( Read more... )

Mononcle Guy was putting up a new digital antenna on the roof. Mom and I had been working on the picnic table, but I was waiting for her to finish staining so I could coat it in polyurethane. We were sitting on the back porch of the camp, Memere and I, because the wind was blowing in hard off the lake, and she was cold ( Read more... )