stand off

its a month outside of the Kiddo's tenth birthday. in years past, i've been a continual whirling dervish of mess. this year, however, i've been keeping myself overly occupied to keep the emotions at bay. between work, which has been ridiculously busy, and side projects at home, i haven't let myself go "adoption tharn".

although yesterday i caught myself getting momentarily damp about the eyes when an internet buddy bestowed a gift upon me on a certain social networking site: a certain hamburger phone from a certain popular film. i can't remember if he "knows" or not, but it wasn't a dig at me personally. just a "thinking of you" gift, no doubt.

i'm determined to not be the one left holding the Big Bag of Sad this winter.

Conversations at the Cocoon, II

in our course of talking about things randomly yesterday afternoon, Chris said to me "are we going to watch that Juno movie?" i laughed. i laughed because he's such a good sport, really. i wouldn't have brought it up myself, but it amuses/warms me that he's attuned to me in that way.

i know how the movie ends. i've read enough spoilers, reviews and critiques. and yet somehow i'm compelled to want to see it. i have to see for myself what all the fuss is about. unfortunately, i live at the end of the world, and it probably won't run in a theater here. so i'll just wait until its released on DVD.