I bet you knew which song I was implying there. The forlorn vocals and searching lyrics filling your mind for a moment, turning your head into a radio. Or not. Makes things easier in this post if you just go along with whatever I say. :) It's been a while. Pull up a chair. I'll catch you up: If you missed the reference, I'm the small town girl who has jumped in the huge pond of Seattle. Headfirst, it feels like. Off of the really high diving board. I love it! Most of the time. I'm surrounded by very talented people, who are very kind to me. I'm pretty damn lucky, actually. But what followed me to the city is this sense of ineptitude. The talent pool is stunning around here! And so intricate, with the many social tide pools and gossip eddies. (had to continue that analogy). And people are BEAUTIFUL around here. Tall, and chiseled, and well-groomed (most of the time). Even the women. This is not hyperbole, there must be something in the water, I swear....
I come from a small but very tight knit family. Many holidays I've spent was just with my mom and dad. On both of my mother's and father's side I have quite a lot of celtic heritage. Irish especially (where the curly hair comes from...?). Which I felt made a celtic knot appropriate for this portrait. My parents have been married for nearly 30 years, and they are my base, they are why I feel as confident in myself as I do. But while they support me, I do sometimes feel like I get tied up with them, and that is because I'm 24 and I'm ready to live on my own.
It was going to be the best day of Arnold's life. He had waited 3 weeks for that door bell to ring, to feel that flutter in his stomach, to take hold of that electronic pad and squiggle something close to his name. And accept the package. That glorious 6 ft package. "What did you get buddy?" The UPS guy lugged the package up the steps, ignoring the red letters of Fragile, to Arnold's dislike. "Something that is very important to me. Life changing. And fragile ." The UPS guy gave a shrug, grabbed the signature pad from Arnold's pale hands, and turned to go. "Hey," asked Arnold, "aren't you going to help me bring it inside?" The man turned back, putting up his hands. "Oh, it's too important for me to touch. Good luck buddy."And with a swagger and a sneer, Arnold was left alone. "Arnold! Aaaardoooold!" "What, mom?" "Who was that?" "No one, ...
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