I Heart My BF

Posted on May 28th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Relationships, Personal, Omnia Vanitas, Random.

Okay, so I was a little ticked that he flew off to the beaches of Costa Rica without me, but I can’t help but remember why I love him when he sends me pictures like this:

I Heart Gail: Sandy Declaration of Love

Awwww. Yeah, I know, I know. So I’m a sucker for a little sappy, sandy love. I guess I just get all warm and fuzzy knowing that he’s thinking about me. :)

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Memorial Day Barbeques

Posted on May 28th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Relationships, Personal, Omnia Vanitas, Random.

I had a lovely meal this evening with my friend Kevin and his adorable family. Sometimes it just so damn pleasant to be around normal people, doing normal things. I spend so much time “getting stuff done” — working, studying, and cleaning (if I have the chance) — that I rarely get the opportunity to just sit back, relax, and engage in some nice conversation over some good wine and food. It was very hard to leave and get back to work, but that’s life, I suppose. . .

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Proof & Consequences

Posted on May 28th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Relationships, Personal, Omnia Vanitas.

When presented with irrefutable evidence that someone you are required to love is a lying, selfish, cheating, sociopath, what can you really do? Does one thrust it under their nose and demand an explanation? Simply say “enough is enough” and write them off the books? Take the passive aggressive approach and wait for them to admit what they’ve done wrong? Or does one simply sit back, let it go, and hope to achieve a state of peace and forgiveness?  I understand why people lie about things like money, responsibility, and sex.  I just don’t understand why they would lie to me.

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Shy Baby

Posted on May 26th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Relationships, Education, Personal.

I have to find some good resources on how to help children overcome shyness. I remember from my own youth, and especially my sister’s, how crippling it can be. Fraser’s such an amazing kid, but sometimes it’s impossible for him to get out there and play with others his own age. Apparently, he was even hanging back when he was at that birthday last week, even though he knew all the kids from his daycare. How do we avoid coddling him, but still be supportive, while encouraging him to be social?

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Lord of War

Posted on May 26th, 2007 by gail helen.
Categories: Relationships, Personal, Feminism, Omnia Vanitas, Money.

So I’m in the middle of watching this movie about the arms trade, with Nicholas Cage staring as Yuri, a dealer in illegal weapons.  It is very, very good.  But beyond the interesting international issues, these sort of movies always catch my attention for their portrayals of sex relations.  It seems that one of the oldest stories in the world is that boy loves girl, boy sees wealth & power as the way to the girl’s heart, boy marries girl, then sleeps around with all the girls that wealth & power can buy him.  In this movie, Yuri says his wife never asked questions, seeming to be content with the fact he was “a good provider, and far as she was concerned, loyal. Despite the other women, [he] always made love to Eva as if she was the only one.”  I can’t imagine this — the one requirement I have for a relationship is honesty, because I think you can get past even the worst offense as long as you don’t lie about it.  When will men learn that even when they don’t know, women might feel the deception?  Why is it worth the risk of hurting those they claim to love?  Why isn’t the fear of being caught enough to keep them honest, even if the comittment itself isn’t?  I’m not really making myself clear here, so I’ll edit this later.  Now FraBaby here’s, so the movie goes off. . . :)

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