Instead of letting me go, she said, “You shouldn’t. That’s a graveyard and she’s dead.”
Everyone said that, but it was a mistake. I had seen Mikawa, and she was definitely alive. Why wouldn’t Ume let me go? All I wanted to do was be with my girlfriend. Did this damn bitch think I would go with her when I had Mika?
“Fuck you,” I said and tried to get away. “She’s waiting. Mika is waiting.”
A slice-of-life character sketch developing Kan-chan as a character a year after the close of “My Girlfriend Almost Got Me Killed.” An altered version of this may appear in “For Love of a Konbini Idol.” Please regard this story as an AU and not canon.
By the way, it is a shaggy dog story. There isn’t a point to it, but I talk a lot about a dog, Tomino.
While reviewing my #storytelling workshop I took a pause to finish the Part2 that follows last week’s page of the Fragments of Days in the Life of xLontrax series.
In case you missed part1 just look in my profile page.
Today, I have to make the long trudge down to Sydney. I find the city really hard to handle. The concrete, the disturbing taste of the air, the crowds.
But there was a mob of roos bounding along beside the train for a bit as we twisted and turned through the forest, the mountains, the mist and a gentle summer rain.
That makes my heart happy, and I know I have a safe and beautiful place to come back home to, where I belong.
Out in the middle of nowhere in the mountains on a bushwalk at 8:30 in the morning on a Sunday. Have literally not seen a single human in hours. Just me, the lorikeets and a wallaby. Really, really need to pee, so find a nice chunky gum tree... And there they are...An entire family of Greater Bronzed Sydneysiders. Homo Investmentpropertyensis.
This is an older show that is currently playing on Disney Plus, but it is hilarious & is a classic comedy based on everyone’s favorite group of animals (with a twist).
Compromising four seasons, Dinosours follows the adventures of the Sinclair’s, who are a working class family trying to navigate through life amongst the normal (& sometimes abnormal) challenges of society.
It’s a slice of life comedy that will appeal to everyone, & one of the characters ironically resembles that of a former US President who shall not be named. 😂
Quote: “Whore, yariman, kuzuningen, shine, shine, shine,” Meiko-kun gloated. The air in front of me seemed to waver like smoky glass and beyond I could see a landscape of tumbled monuments, shifting ash, and flickering shadows. The dismal sound of wailing voices filled my ears.
I’m having another unexpected #travel experience. While waiting to board a 9 PM EST domestic flight, an airline agent went on speaker to announce that the flight was oversold by 2 seats, so they were looking for two volunteers with flexible schedule to be booked on an early morning flight tomorrow instead. For the trouble, they would award them $1,000 each in gift cards.
We started debating the idea with my partner, and by the time we figured out we pull it off, the bid had increased to $1,500 in reward. At this point we showed up at the gate desk just before another passenger which had also convinced by the new bid.
Lo and behold, after a taxi ride also covered by the airline to stay at an airport hotel, we’ll now have a short sleep before we need to get up to catch our new flight. It’s a little inconvenient, but our next transatlantic flight to visit my parents is now mostly covered by the reward.
I’ve never given much credit to those social media post asking whether you would do something mildly inconvenient for an absurd sum of money, but I never expected to be given an actual opportunity. And it looks like $1,500 is my price point for a short night in a crappy airport hotel to catch an early plane instead of an evening one.
Quote: “What? What is going on?” I asked as the sound of trance music trickled out of the bedroom. That definitely meant Kao was upset, as if I needed any more evidence.
(This was done for a different prompt but I realized the events in this post refer to "Darlings" that got killed in my novel and ended up the core of a sweet Slice of Life side story.)
Kan-Chan: They are a blast. I love watching the two of them at it. Last week Kao was out in the freezing park to smoke, Shiro doesn't like her smoking. When Kao came back in she went into the bedroom and the next thing I heard was Shiro shrieking, "So Cold. Not my belly!"
But she got even, We were cuddling in the forest, which is another story, and Shiro suddenly asked Kao for a cigarette. She claimed it was cute and would give her something to do with Kao. Kao bought it hook, line, and sinker and decided to quit on the spot if that was the only way to stop Shiro from taking up the habit. I have to give Shiro credit, she admitted she was teasing and didn't hold Kao to her promise.
Oh, I'm sorry for boring you. Guess it's not that funny. But it is fun to watch.