- tons of delicious BBQ & chocolate ganache torte with Z and my family
- crying in Z's arms and him comforting me
- "So I'm organizing all of this--" "You're gonna get this town pregnant and abandon it." he responded with uncontrollable laughter and then said, "That's perfect."
- exploring the bookstore
- watching the airport at night with Z, all the pretty lights
- Starbucks with Aubrey, followed by a random Cuban bakery adventure
- waking up early to make carnitas & clean the house
- spending the weekend alone with Z, watching Californication
- sitting up in bed drinking coffee with Z, sunlight filtered through the blinds
- working in the industrial park again after a long break, having oil-stained fingertips and worn leather boots
- finishing two week's worth of psychology work in two hours
- Death From Above 1979's new album, The Physical World
- sharing Starbucks hot chocolate with Z, clinging to his hand, knowing he'll be away for a while
- kissing Z goodbye at the airport
- cigars and whisky with John, sitting around for hours just talking
- driving to the post office to pick up a package from James, opening it to find a CD case filled with various albums and mixes
- meeting up with old coworker technicians for dinner, beer, & bullshit
- Danish bakery + vintage video game store with Matt
- playing SNES' Primal Rage with Matt & kicking his ass
- smoking a cigarillo over Gazpacho's "Death Room" outside, murmuring lyrics between drags
- 4.5 hours of algebra binge
- "You're beautiful and crazy"
- family dinner of lasagna & fried eggplant with tiramisu for dessert
- reaching 60,000 words in my rewrite
- picking up Z from the airport, cuddling while watching Adventure Time
- silly dancing at midnight to boiler room sets on YouTube
- cleaning out my desk
- watching Sailor Moon on a rainy day
- napping with Z, him suddenly waking up and desperately grabbing for my hand before falling right back asleep
- going to the arcade bar with Z, dancing on each other to "Turn Down For What" to make our friends laugh
- playing Scrabble with my mom
- tearing apart my entire closet, reorganizing my wardrobe
- my fever breaking, watching Adventure Time until I fell asleep
- feeling better and going out to lunch with Z, then shopping
- packing my suitcase
- giving Z all of his gifts before I leave for New York
- spending all evening in airports and airplanes, reading while listening to Daughter
- rolling around in the grass in the backyard, lying in the sunlight
- real New York stromboli and a slice of white pizza!
- teaching myself algebra at the old desk
- chocolate peanut butter cupcake for breakfast
- laying in the grass reading Idoru with a rabbit hopping around nearby
- going out with Heather and Michelle, being the only ones in the bar other than the bartending, all playing darts
sep 1 2014 ∞
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