A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

...that's how I've been described in the past, by various friends. I once wrote in my journal, a few years ago before I began blogging, "People who celebrate Valentine's Day ought to be shot on sight and be forced to crawl out into the snow to die." I hate to say it, but I still feel that way about this really trivial holiday. Even when I was in a relationship, I didn't go in for celebrating today or anniversaries very much. Today C e-mailed me to tell me that he found himself thinking of me... Sign in to see full entry.

1) A random hobo on the subway told me I have a nice smile. Hey, when hobos are giving you complements and you're flattered, then you know you must be down in the dumps. 2) I got asked out on a date! The guy in question works at the office where I'm temping this week. He's the assistant to some senior VP of wealth management or something, and he's only about a year older than I am. I'm still thinking about whether or not to accept the date. I'm not really all that attracted to him--he's kind of... Sign in to see full entry.

I've been freaking out about this whole M thing that I haven't really been able to concentrate on anything else. But yesterday I wrote more of my novel (it's now about 1/10 completed), did laundry, the usual Sunday stuff. I promised myself that my novel would be fiction, but I've found myself writing about everything that's been going on lately.Usually, if I try to concentrate on major tasks, such as my book, or minor ones, such as laundry, I'll forget about the big problems I have, though I... Sign in to see full entry.

I always go through such drama with members of the opposite sex, especially guys I've slept with or been in relationships with. First there was W, who I was with briefly my sophomore year of college, who cheated on me. Then there was C, who I was with off and on for two years, and who eventually ended up leaving me and dating an 18-year-old. Then I began thinking, yet again, about all this drama with M (I'm beginning to think that all the dram is in my head, because he hasn't said word one to me... Sign in to see full entry.

She was extremely far gone and there was nothing they could do for her. I feel really badly for my friend, who called me about 30 minutes ago to tell me the news. The funeral will be out in Arizona, where my friend's from, probably next Sunday. I was completely stunned when J told me... her mom has been kind of like a mom to me as well, for as long as I've known her, which was 7 years. Mrs. S. was only about two weeks away from her 60th birthday... Sign in to see full entry.