I can't remember if I've talked about this before, but do you remember that night we went on our Ethiopian dinner date? Of course you do. You talked about how very deep beneath the soil, botanists found common strains of DNA in what were thought to be unrelated, and spatially distant plants.
I think our tattoos should maybe reflect that deep, hidden network, like we each have two flowers/plants with intertwined roots. I don't know how this will play out visually, but I like the idea.

-Karen

I am so happy to be living my life right now. I feel light and grounded, incandescent and calm. As you know, someone special came over this weekend and it was so many good things. I woke up at 2:30 in the afternoon today because I couldn't sleep until 7:30, not that I was trying very hard. I watched Mad Men until I passed out. I haven't visited the apple thieves in a while, partly because my camera has been behaving badly, but here are two things I want to show you. Here is an obese t-rex from a really awesome kid that I tutored all year.


And here is a picture of my parents that makes me really happy. Such swagger <3 onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-AhJHz0cRHFDMxeNopl1jjrGDTaoPKmc2C6LbF7TOt9pigB5NNXCsLXqkg5lw3UDpE-IPsowI3EkMcM-7y493hg-Uwuh0_zdyp5uGmwQVMVUS7dbJJThpmKAdjb3XuHUJc2l-lk7rh0/s1600/SCAN0002.JPG">
-Karen

I am tempted to put something on Craigslist asking people:

"In search of ideas for a date. The date must be free, must not in any way feel like a date, but must end in sex. Sex must not come too quickly. It also must involve much of the outdoors, not require driving anywhere (we will be in his house) and cannot require a tv or internet connection, as neither will be available. Note: man involved in this date is someone who I've slept with many times before and have had a pretty affectionate and loving but also fucking weird friendship with for a long time. This can't be awkward.
Thank you"

I am bad at coming up with ideas for easy to read, easy to please men. POOP.

-Camille