Sailor Man arrives in town in exactly three hours and while I am thrilled he is coming home, this harkens the cessation of secret single behavior for the time being.
No more moody Easter European piano music at all hours on the stereo. Trashy books will be hidden on the shelf. Seriously, there’s just no explaining to him how I got sucked into this “Twilight” book saga. Dinner time will mean actual dinner again instead of my nightly fare of peanut butter and crackers with a glass of wine. And watching TV and movies online will be limited to just Sunday mornings.
About the only thing I don’t change that irritates Sailor is my tendency to read three books at the same time. Drives him mad, I know, but there’s simply no other way for me. The one thing I don’t compromise on.
And I’m not complaining and this isn’t a “forbidden” type thing, it’s just part of the general compromises one makes when one becomes a “pair”.
Likewise, Sailor has made the same sacrifices. No singing in the house. I love him, but the boy sings off key. No computer games until all hours of the night. No leaving clothes all over the damn place. And a slew of certain boat behavior I’m sure he shelves for the sake of this marriage.
But like the change of the seasons, Sailor will be back on boat at some point, and all those hidden quirks will come raging to the forefront.
I prefer now to simply think of them as hibernating for the winter.
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November 19, 2008 at 5:36 pm
laylou
I was hooked on Twilight too and my man didn’t quite get it. He says our vampires our “rogue.” I suppose maybe he’s right.
Enjoy the Sailor’s return 🙂
November 19, 2008 at 5:39 pm
girlgriot
Ok, now you’ve got me wanting to read the Twilight trilogy! And when you’re done with that, you might want to check out Octavia Butler’s Fledgling, which totally knocked me socks off. (Psst … and it doesn’t ‘look’ like trashy fiction, and Butler’s a respected author and all …)
November 19, 2008 at 10:26 pm
inmate1972
Keep in mind that Twilight is written for teens, but there are some decent story elements I find myself enjoying.
Oooo, Octavia Butler! I LOVE Fledging! It’s one of those books I read at least once a year. Actually, I have everythng she ever wrote. She really passed on way too soon.
November 20, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Turkish Prawn
So….
It would be bad if I sent him a new tallships and pirates game for the Mac? 😉
-TP
November 20, 2008 at 7:04 pm
inmate1972
evil, bad, BAD!!
November 20, 2008 at 8:00 pm
girlgriot
Why am I not at all surprised that you love Octavia Butler? Her writing is completely astounding. I read her work over and over (and particularly Fledgling, and it blows me away every time.
November 20, 2008 at 8:38 pm
inmate1972
Do you find it strange that she gets labeled as a “science fiction” writer? While I guess her work qualifies, it’s so much more (and unusual) than standard sci-fi fare.
November 21, 2008 at 5:34 am
girlgriot
I actually didn’t read her for the longest time because I’m not so much into Sci-Fi. Then someone gave me one of her books because it had a black woman on the cover (hey, you gotta have a reason, I guess, right?), and I was gone. You’re right, though: sci-fi plus a whole lot more.