I read something recently that dredged up an old hurt---broke open an old wound, so to speak. I dated a very callous, arrogant, cavalier guy in college---for years, don't ask me why. Oh, he cheated on me and what have you, but one of the worst things he did---in a line of horrible, evil things, because that's how he rolled---was something in addition to a spiteful action an ex-roommate actually began.
Conan O'Brien did a little skit recently (In the year 3000?) where YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook merge to become a mega social networking site called "YouTwitFace". Hysterical, except that's already how I feel about Facebook. YAWN! I opened an account just to see if I could find friends from school, but it seems so silly I can't even stand to go on.
Only metaphorical, the fire. Things haunt me from time to time---things I've lost due to irresponsible, selfish boyfriends, abrupt and emotionally charged moves, carelessness and forgetfulness, and the willful downsizing by husbands who want to dictate which of your possessions is worthy of keeping.
What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Spending summers with my grandmother in the mountain provinces. It was cool there, with pine trees, dahlias, a stream running behind the house, endless books to read and wonders to discover, and waking up in the always amazing featherbed to a delicious, milky coffee made from homegrown and roasted beans!
Sigh.