I'm abusing my forest-whisperer status to take this moment to wish a 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to who you may know as Alpha Ranger Tor.  To me she is my best friend, my lover and the mother of our son.  

Join me in wishing her a happy birthday, PS she loves herself some fine men especially Billy Burke and Henry Cavil so spam away ;)

Day 3

Just Keep Swimming: The Diary of a Dori Fyshe

Day Three — Childhood Memories

I had a plan for today.
I was going to visit all the places I frequented as a child, here in
El Sobrante, California, and reminisce about the good old days.
Sometimes it's best to leave your memories where they are,
lest they become heartaches.

For someone who has never been in a serious relationship before (and by serious relationship, I mean never even been on a date. Had a first kiss though...more on that later...), I've come to wonder...just how different RL relationships are from the movies, books and t.v shows.

You see it all the time; The situations in relationships are either reduced to slapstick humor or dramatized to fit the sappy soundtrack in the background. A funny clip from a movie could be a clusterf%^$$^ of epic proportions in real life, while a serious bat#%@ crazy fit from your ex that could be forcing you to call the police could be turned into something hilarious in a t.v show.

So, to everyone who has been or is still in a relationship with someone (whether it be long term or short term), what's realistic and what's not? Where is the line between reality and fiction?

In short, what are relationships really like? 

I'm asking becasue I feel like the younger generation is copying behaviour and expectations from movies and tv that are simply not realistic. Maybe it's just me getting older (And I'm only 19. God, I'm weird :p). 

So yeah, share your stories, tell me if anything bats$%#@ crazy has ever happened to you while in a relationship. Tell me if it's movie-worthy...just...tell me so I don't feel bad bout my lack of experience. Christ, I swear, I feel like I'm on a different planet sometimes....

Hello all!! Tonight I have a very interesting things to share with you guy, so please...come inside and let me share them with you.

DAY 3?

Day 3

Day 3: A Lady Named Zoa

i have decided for personal reasons to remove myself from the photojournal contest.

i am in the process of switching to a new job AND moving to a new apartment.

tough stuff!!!

thanks to everyone who looked at my pics :)

however, i'm taking them down since i'm no longer participating.

thanks again <3

 Third

Day 3 - More exciting Central IL and the return trip home - only to discover that my husband didn't water the plants for 2 days and now that last lonely pretty hygrangea bloom looks like this:

So droopy.

DAY 3...

Day 3

Knick Knack 3

It's a tiny guinea pig from a playmobile set.

Hey there y'all!

So, recently I have been burning through The Give Away Girl and in recent chapters they have brought up the question of telling parents (they did! mostly...) vs. not telling parents when you loose your virginity. 

     OR....   ?

SO... did you tell them? Was it a funny moment, a non-moment or an awful one? Did you wait till years later? Or never at all? OR... if you don't have parent stories, any from telling a friend?

Ranger Edit: I changed the post title to the fic title rather than the unwieldy link.

Day 3 

Day: 3 

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Come see how this east coast kid balances life in the heartland.