August 2, 2006
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I’m trying to stay away until I get the first draft done. I’m getting so close that it’s what I do first thing in the morning, in pen, and last thing at night, in Word. Sorry to be so absent. I’m also dating a little. Not really dating, just dancing and a few dinners with pals. One looks just like my ex, though, so I’m having a hard time keeping up the platonic front. He drinks too much and is a total flirt, but lots of fun. I love his house and we have lots in common. He’s coming to dinner tomorrow so I should go clean. R is back in my life — You were right, Sandee — but in a good way. Last weekend he, his old girlfriend (who is still sleeping with him and wants him back), and I went dancing. She and I have so much in common it’s scary how he found us both. She and I talked about him while he danced with other women.
Lots going on with the stray sister. Went on a road trip to take her a bike today. Lots going on with the youngest and the car we were supposed to buy her for graduation. The ex is not buying it because he doesn’t want her traveling. He bought her two sisters more expensive cars when they graduated. And this is after she worked all year to save the money for the trip and found two traveling partners. They were to leave the 8th of this month, after he has stalled and stalled. I call bullshit. I think he just didn’t want to sell PG until today when it FINALLY went back up some. I thought I had to have my half ready when she graduated in June so I sold in March when the stock was still up. Way to go, Pru
Lots going on in the market. I spend at least three hours a day plotting and scheming about how I can make my money back. Things are starting to come back a little, here and there, but I still have to make up for lost time. May, probably through August, was –is the scariest, costliest four months I’ve had. Gotta get smarter. Next time this happens I’ll be ready!
My tomatoes are ripe and good. All in all I have been smiling, Boo. I feel balanced.
Comments (47)
Sounds wonderful! Hopefully the heat has subsided some! I’ve missed you!
so cool. hard to be cool in this heat, but you sound good, really good and that’s so cool! enjoy and do check in once in a while. weird how I can miss someone’s words, since that’s all I really know of you. peace/out.
Glad you’re busy and avec tomatoes. Glad to read this update, but even more glad (and a little sad) that it’s chock full of stuff, written plainly and simply, and that you seem so feverish and totally into your other writing. If you get it done, stay away from here as long as you need to. *whimper* In the meantime, I’m reading more Boo
i made some pico de gallo yesterday from home grown tomatoes…nothing is better in this world. i think if you could taste the sun, it would be in the form of a homegrown tomato.
I’m eating tomatoes from the garden as well, there’s no better homegrown item from a garden, than a tomato. Do miss your words though, feel as if I’ve lost so many weeks of goings on, with you not posting. I can’t believe her dad is withholding the friggin car, that’s just not fair. You know this might show her what he’s really made of, but probably not, it’s her father, and girls and their fathers have that special bond, that even at it’s worst, is what they hold on to….marilyn
So neat to hear! Great. Seriously way to go on the planning for your daughter. She will appreciate it so much. It sounds like you have been busy and that is wonderful. Dating! So cool. Do they know anyone in Ohio? That is weird about R too. But so interesting that you can still hang out with him without the other pressure. The ex still active girlfriend is a twist I did not see coming, but that has definite advantages when you don’t want to get involved with a guy!
And big props for the writing! It is a discipline and you have that for sure. It’s totally selfish, but I love to read your voice and am so glad to do so again!
Oh yeah! Balance! That word has been a driving force in my days recently, and things do seem to be coming to a more steady place over here. Bout time and woohoo. I’m actually going to be social tonight. Laid back cool social too. No pressure and sure fun. I’m hoping you’ve started trend.
Balance, good deal indeed. I’m glad things are coming along for you.
Though I must say, I would find it creepy to date a man who looks and acts like an ex. There’s a reason he is an ex.
keep it up, babe. you are doing the right thing!
dating? happy for ya.
I’ve been wondering where you were….glad that balance and other good things are happening.
I didn’t plant a garden this year. . .just one tomato plant on my patio. And boy, are those little tomatoes tasty! Take care~
My cup runneth over with tomatoes down here as well and I’m eating them three times a day it seems. I love it! Good to see you back, however briefly, but keep at the work! Saw that Cameron (Artist’s Way) has a memoir out. Sounds interesting.
I Understand…I too have been absent, working hard to get my footing with my manuscripts. Breaking the rules somewhat so that I can pop in and say a few hello(s) and I miss Ya(s). Sounds like you too have had a very busy time, I wish you well, peace, joy and wisdom as you trudge forward…no Dance forward!!!! Smiles and Hugs!!!!!!
Just reread this… I thought it was amusing that you were struck by how alike you and R’s ex are, and then you mention one of the other men being a lot like your ex. A friend of mine was once talking about how he always ends up involved with the same type of women: exciting, active, but also crazy-making. He always forgets about the crazy part until he’s involved, only seeing the exciting/busy/active part he likes in the beginning. So he’s pretty much given up on dating for a while, until he figures out how NOT to end up with the same type again.
Good for you for working so hard to finish – pretty wild about the girlfriend – and yeah, the market’s been shaky – the money I sent to my financial advisor to invest has yet to be invested…he’s waiting to see what the market does – it’s in a holding account until things stabilize. Good luck working that out! :>) Smiling and balanced is goooooood. :>)
I’m so impressed with you. I need to quit distracting myself and just finish. I need to edit my first draft. I hate editing. Sigh…
ryc: I was freaking over that tag because I do not read the popular books because it kills me! Since I’ve found blogs though the shortness of them is something that really allows me to dip into them. I wish I could sit down and read for pleasure, I really do!
Or is that not why I seem different? I have been doing a lot of work and I hope and think that maybe I am geting better. I haven’t written a good essay in over a week though.
Btw: I tagged you and I know that you don’t like to do those things. This one is about books that have had an impact upon you. Ignoring it will not offend me in the slightest. Your blog is another whole thing and I do not want to infringe upon that. But I am interested int he books you’ve loved and hated. I admit it.
four day vacation(yay!!), sun, sand, housecleaning - all the regular stuff. thanks for stopping by!
I don’t think I do…just liked the pic.
hope your work is going well!
yeah on the balance ! We adore tomatoes… my girls can eat them all day long!
Whew! I’m glad I stopped by! You have so much going on! And I call bullshit, too, by the way. What a way to turn into a snake, huh? *groan*
Pru, I hope you are well…and I’ll be so happy when that first draft is done. I expect to hear more tales of celebrating afterwards!
I love you…GFW
Just coming by after a long absence from Xanga land. Glad you are writing and that you feel balanced… I feel like a long way from that B word….
Blessed be.
Sending good vibes your way.
I’ve been thinking of you today. I hope everything is going well. (((Hugs)))
I am glad you dropped by….I trust t5he writing is going well… fall is coming in another small eternity:)
ryc: hadn’t been gone per se, just deleted most of my older entries, cleanup of sorts.
I had my d&c etc, I have hyperplasia. So I had to add the pill to my other meds, be on it 6 months then have a biopsy done of the uterine lining to see how its coming along. Doc said I was lucky that it wasn’t further along as it would have been atypical and then he would have been talking hysterectomy. Right now im just trying to adjust to all the meds.
I’m glad you’ve “finished” the book. Accomplishment is a good thing.
NOW is the time to be in gold and bonds…and you’d think that the youngest would get the Silver Shadow
I miss you too, love. Was having a rough week of it, but things are falling into place now. Not without a lot of work, either, but the trials seem to have paid off a lot, at least for now. Much love, and I hope things are well with you, too. Keep doing your thing, as long as you need to, but we look forward to your posts again!
Miss you too, glad you buckled down and finished the writing though. I checked my stocks this morning, I only do it like once a week, why get tied up in knots of money, but I just didn’t see anything that looked like I made a killing!! And, no, you didn’t miss my mom passing away, she’s hanging in something fierce. It’s not pretty, I assure you. marilyn
Like YOU didn’t know today was Reuvensday
Sooo… is it done yet?
yes, good at nursing I am, one easy way to show I care. well, not “easy” but doable, unlike open, honest communication, etc!! thanks for coming by, I do miss your posts but also totally understand you wanting to stay away, especially if you’ve got other projects in the works. enjoy!
Miss your writing:)
Hate to say it, but I am pretty sexy, aren’t I?
The last thing in the world that you would ever see me doing, would be watering tomato plants. I live in a condominium apartment, and if you go to http://www.xanga.com/Aron_Cohen you can see my address.
Nice to see you make a comment. I love that little rose, I’m going to have to blow it up and frame it I’m thinking.. I agree, Dave and I talked about getting married again Sunday, he doesn’t want to until mom has passed away and I’m feeling good, not sad, not funky. marilyn
ryc: Thank you and I hope you are still smiling!
ok…Can Prudy come out to play yet?
loved the movie!
thanks for coming over to visit! Miss ya!
I would have notified you if you had not seen my notice:)…Hope all is well with you…and that your muse is keeping you int the zone,
I’ve been wondering how your self-imposed xanga sabbatical is going. I saw a guy that I thought could have been Rudy (based on your description) at Beale Street NW last Saturday.
RYC: They’re on the vet-prescribed urinary formulas already, but that isn’t helping Sasha. The vet says stress can also cause a cat’s urine pH to rise, so we’re hoping her body will respond well to the prozac. The pH thing is a delicate balance; too much off either way can cause different kinds of crystals to form. It can happen with females, too, although they not as prone as males are to blockages.