With unexpected free time, we visited Opie's grave, shopped for souvenirs in the Strip District, and took a drive up to scenic Mount Washington. Then we spent the evening sitting in the rain, watching (and, initially, waiting for) a Pirates game.

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Has anyone else on my friends list seen or read Mortified?

I'm reading it now. My two main reactions appear to be 1.) The realization that maybe I wasn't as big of a spaz as I thought I was when I was a tween/teen, and 2.) A growing urge to start posting retro journal entries here ( Read more... )

aaronbenedict is gone again, observing two days of technological blackout for the final two days of Passover. It felt like as soon as we were able to talk to each other again, he had to say goodbye. We talked about that yesterday -- about religious observance. I thought about how many days he must take off from work in a year and I asked: If we were together ( Read more... )

Gut yontif, one and all.

If I were Observant, everything I'm doing right now would be considered wrong -- typing, using electronics ... but at the moment, the only things that feel really wrong are that I'm not at a seder, and that I have to be apart from aaronbenedict for three days ( Read more... )

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So some of you know, but probably most of you don't ... aaronbenedict and I will be seeing each other, for the first time in 26 years, this coming Tuesday ( Read more... )

This is the kind of thing I apparently watched on network television during my formative years. It's ... well, it's technically safe for work, but I'd still suggest waiting until you get home.

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I haven't heard from Jeffrey since Friday, save for a very brief email (of the "Ok, thanks" variety) on Saturday.

But I'll tell you who I did hear from:

Aaron, my very first boyfriend ever.

Sorry, _aqualung_, but Aaron came first ( Read more... )