Odd and ends and awesome news

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Talia's wedding is next Saturday. I've got my suit ready, I've got the lamp for their gift, and I went ahead and bought a silver punch bowl set that was on their gift registry since the lamp is mainly for Talia. I guess the bowl will be mainly for her, too, but the wedding gifts we got were all pretty much for her, anyway. Man, guys really get ripped off on their wedding days, don't they?

I can't believe she's getting married! My glee has shifted from being about the financial break I'll get to being about feeling genuine happiness for her. She's so much sweeter now that she's not wishing for my painful death and destruction. I was talking to her today about seeing some of the friends I lost in the divorce. I understood them siding with Talia, but they were very vocal in their dislike of me after I left her - actively vocal as in calling me at Peter's and barraging me with insults and curses for hurting their friend. (I think that's why I'm so touchy about the way Orli's treated during this whole thing with Cordelia. Being the guilty party shouldn't automatically make you the target of outsiders. What I did to Talia was probably more intimate than anything that had happened before in our marriage. It was the first time she'd ever thought she couldn't trust me. It was our business to scream at each other and no one else had a right to chastise me. I never made any vows to them. Opinions are like assholes, I know, everyone has one. But, for something this personal, they should also be kept under wraps unless you're with someone with whom it's appropriate to share them. *g*) Anyway, I have a feeling I'll be holding onto Orli's hand for dear life if they approach me to talk. The first dirty look they cast my way, though, my tongue's going in Orlando's mouth so I don't say anything to start a fight.

Mom's birthday is on the 29th. She's going to be 56! Oops, she might kill me for revealing her age, so it's a good thing she doesn't have the first clue about my journal. Anyway, I'm torn between taking her out for an expensive dinner with me, Orli and Pete (and whatever pretty boy he decides to bring along. I think he's dating, but he won't tell me one way or the other) or throwing a party so her friends can come. I'm not sure if I could handle being around all those older ladies pinching my cheeks and sending me hurtling back to age five. I'll talk to the lesbians. Maybe they can help me organize an all girls birthday party for Mom and I can still take her out to dinner. I guess we could invite Mom's male friend (she stopped seeing that guy in Seattle). I have not met this guy, but if he kisses my mom in front of me, I'll punch him. I had thought about doing something during Thanksgiving, but I hate doing the combo holiday/birthday thing just because the dates are close. Pete's birthday is coming up on December 12. I get to tease him about being older than me for three months!!!! I love that. I asked him what he wants for his birthday but since I won't "make love on the white sands of a Jamaican beach" with him, I'm going to enroll him in the fruit of the month club. I know it sounds cheesy, but he's a healthy guy, he likes that kind of thing and every month he'll think of me when he gets a bunch of fruit delivered to his door. Plus, I'm really uncomfortable with giving him anything close to what I've given him in the past. Way too intimate.

Oh, and for my awesome news...

I've got a job. A magazine liked my writing sample and they're interested in the idea of Orli and me doing a series of articles for them. I didn't mention Orli by name because I wanted to be hired on my own merits, but they like the whole "gay couple travels the world and reports back" thing. They're just starting out, they're small, and we'll basically be doing this freelance, getting paid by the article. But it's not the money that ever concerned me. It's doing something. And now I get to do it with my partner. How cool is that???

Comments

[orlandomuse.livejournal.com]

YES!!!

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

I was just about to call you and tell you!!!! I'm so excited, baby!!

We're gonna rock, you realize this, right?

[orlandomuse.livejournal.com]

This is brilliant! We're going to have so much fun, and you'll be paid for it!!

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

Hey, we'll be paid for it, fifty-fifty! I've never had a business partner like this before. I see a lot of advantages...

[orlandomuse.livejournal.com]

Even better!! We are going to be the best team ever!

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

We are! Oh, and they were really open about where we want to go, so that should make things a lot more fun. The world's our oyster, sweetheart, and with no deadlines, we won't have to be a slave to it, either.

[orlandomuse.livejournal.com]

You are my lucky rabbit's foot.

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

*kisses* I should be saying that to you, you know.

[orlandomuse.livejournal.com]

So where shall we go first?

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking of throwing a dart at a map of the world. Or do you think we should be more methodical about this...?

[orlandomuse.livejournal.com]

I think the map idea fits us perfectly!

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

*laughs* It really does. We should throw our first dart over a bottle of champagne, you think?

[orlandomuse.livejournal.com]

I think that is a brilliant idea.

[logan-maxwell.livejournal.com]

Hey, congrats on the job! That's excellent your writing is working out for you!

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That's what I was inspired to try when I was in Scotland: travel writing. I'm really psyched.

[logan-maxwell.livejournal.com]

I look forward to reading your work. Any ideas as to where you want to travel to next?

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

Well, we decided to use the very scientific method of throwing a dart at a world map to determine our first destination. We'll be going to Qatar!

[logan-maxwell.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Hey that's how I used to decide where to live next. Um, where is Qatar?

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

It's in the Persian Gulf. North of Saudi Arabia, east of Iraq and Bahrain.

I think... I have to do some homework.

[logan-maxwell.livejournal.com]

Far be it from me to say where you should or shouldn't travel, but is that really a safe place to go?

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

I'm going to double check any travel advisories to be sure. We can get a couple of back up destinations, just in case.

[logan-maxwell.livejournal.com]

*smiles* Good idea.

It's an excellent set up you have - get to travel the world, then get paid to do something you enjoy.

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

I'm excited about it. It's just going to be freelance stuff to start out since the magazine's pretty small. But I've got the money and I get to work with Orli, so what more could I ask for?

[logan-maxwell.livejournal.com]

*nods* And, you could incorporate your photography in there too...

[ex-will-port106.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Oh yeah, my imaginary photography. I never did get a real start on trying that.