“Thank you for the 90 ways you’re patient with me,” I told Ming. I have been somewhat out of my mind lately. “You’re welcome,” Ming said. “What about me?” I asked. “Was I ever patient with you?” “I’ve lost count,” Ming said. dinner I was frying some veggie sausages as we had this conversation. Ming… Read More »
“Tell me these aren’t the only pickles you bought,” I asked Ming, noticing some bread and butter pickles in the fridge. “No,” he said. “Ah, so you got some dill pickles,” I said. “Yes,” Ming said. “US pickles. I looked hard for those.” “Oh crap. By US pickles, I meant not like Indian pickle,” I… Read More »
“Yeah, that guy is the ED,” Ming said. “The executive director.” “Oh,” I said. “I thought you meant the erectile dysfunction.” We laughed. Yes, powerful people who perform class in yuck ways, believe in business models, and think they deserve more money than other people destroy my erections, personally. I used to have to pass… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Here are some funny conversations lately. needs “I want to go to the desert–I need the desert,” I told Ming. “But at the same time, I never want to be in the desert again.” We were driving near McKenzie River for some nature time, near the place we picked… Read More »
“The defrosting shrimp are downstairs being guarded by the roving roommate’s cat. The cat is holding a Triton,” Ming told me. This was a weird conversation that Ming found important, meaningful, or funny enough to email me about. Like he wanted me to write a blog post about it. So here we go. How are… Read More »
“It’s ok if we can’t find it. Gender was always optional, for me,” I told Ming. We were looking for Gender Dr. Oregon coast Lately we’re housesitting on the Oregon coast–I mentioned it in a previous post. Wow, how fortunate we are. The air is clean, and the temperatures are easy. I love the fog… Read More »
“Hey, it’s supposed to rain all day! There’s a small craft advisory!” I told Ming. “It’s supposed to rain till 7!” We are house sitting on the coast for a Quaker we previously didn’t know. We’re caring for her gardens. It’s so quiet and amazing here. I slept great–I love it. But I’m afraid Ming… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? I thought of another driving game. This post comes from an email to a friend. Thank you for eavesdropping purposefully. I hope you learn a fun thing to do with conversation, possibly in a car. driving game I helped you learn Situation Game that day we went to the lake. … Read More »
I saw a red candle at a special store, in the witchy area, and I wanted it. The candle was designated for courage. I need more courage in my life–the courage to stick with difficult situations through hard times, being myself steadfastly, staying honest always, even when I’m scared. When I’m scared, that’s the only… Read More »
“We’re all out of gender. So I’ll go to the store,” Ming said. “What?” I asked. “I’ll go to the store for gender. And lettuce for the salad,” he said. “Why would you buy gender?” I asked. “We have way too much gender around! Let us run out!” “Ginger. We’re out of ginger,” he said.… Read More »