Sigh. Just when I thought I was getting Robert out of my system, nearly everything we did today reminded me of him. My friends out here are SOOO sick of hearing about it. It's become a running joke, even. "Hey Brandon, does this fork remind you of ROOOOOObert?" Gag. I even make me sick.
At least, however, there are things that might take my mind off it a little. I just got back from a surprisingly tolerable vacation with the entire family. When we were planning it, I forgot that it would include my birthday (happy birthday to me, BTW!), so I thought there might be a little tension around that when I realized it. As you might know, we were all Jehovah's Witnesses at one point, and some of them still are. Hence, birthday's are basically Satan parties. It got even more tense when my friends out here wanted to throw me a party (my first EVER, courtesy of the upbringing). I knew that could blow up if I wasn't careful.
But they were surprisingly cool. My Mom stayed in the hotel room during the party and rested, I showed my Brother and his wife a nice romantic restaurant they could spend the evening at, and my sister, of course, came with. The real surprise was my Dad. HE ACTUALLY CAME TO THE PARTY. This is unheard of. He said "Well, I'm not going to sing or anything, but I want to support you. I guess I'm an agnostic now, or something." That was a revelation. What's most ridiculous about it, of course, is that he says he's an agnostic, but he still doesn't want to celebrate birthdays. He showed up though, and sat there nicely.
So I guess I'm doing okay. I super MANIC right now, which is dangerous and I have to be careful, because I spend a lot of money and get super slutty when I'm manic. Speaking of slutty, Jervaise, it is to laugh. You're a slut because you've slept with 4ish guys? My number may be in the triple digits, depending on how you count. Yeesh! If you're a slut, what does that make me? You will both be pleased to know (if Steph looks here ever. Not sure.) that I am not slutty in Korea. I haven't had sex in months! Who would have thought that both of you would be getting more than me? And it's not for lack of opportunity either. This 19 year old was THROWING HIMSELF at me yesterday. I was embarrassed for him how badly he wanted me. Of course, I thought it was super creepy and politely declined.
To sum up:
me: still missing Robert, but the memories have less emotional charge now. It's more like, "Oh, remember him?" only twenty times today.
Jervaise: not a slut
Stephanie: who knows?
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I am taking considerable comfort in this difficult month by pretending it's all out of my hands, as per this astrological forecast:
Mistakes and bad luck will continue to haunt us as the week begins on June 21st, and hang on, because we are on the biggest drop of the roller coaster. Things will continue to drop through Sunday, June 27th. There could be personal problems and bad luck on Wednesday. People could be aggressive and stubborn on Thursday, but there may also be some creative blessings, if we are willing to listen. Some will say the unexpected on Friday, and there will be a strong potential for arguments. The full moon lunar eclipse will occur on Saturday bringing heightened tension, lies, accidents, and more arguments. You would think the day after an eclipse would bring a sigh of relief, but not this time. There could be more quarrels, impulsive words, and major distrust on Sunday, June 27th.
Thanks for telling me that...I've added to the list. I'll blog tomorrow.
By the way, I can totally relate to the not getting over Robert thing. I feel that way about B. I hate it... :(
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