Petit-narcissism. Things processed long after the fact, with much navel gazing. Sometimes the dates on these things are as they were written. Sometimes it was the first draft. LiveJournal for the grown-up years (maybe.)
Somerville, a recap
Things undone in Somerville, Massachusetts [2008 – 2021]
Experiencing being in a lasting functional romantic relationship.
Getting a Massachusetts Driver’s License.
Kissing a human on the dancefloor of Johnny D’s.
Things very much done in Somerville, Massachusetts [2008 – 2021]
Exactly 2 (two) solo concert performances – 10 years apart.
Ending a marriage.
Falling in love with someone (twice) in a booth in Diesel. It was the same booth, different people, different types of falling in love.
Also, nearly—but not quite yet, it came later—falling in love at a table at the front of Diesel (once), and developing a solid crush standing in front of the counter (once).
Having a drunken non-argument in Davis Square that ended a relationship with a girlfriend I was living with. We didn’t live together in Somerville. We lived together in Dublin.
Sitting in church basements in Davis Square, very not drunken and working very hard to not start relationships, then moving back to Dublin.
Going to the Neighborhood Bakery with a long distance, long term, “open relationship but committed” girlfriend, only to be seated next to a former one night stand who was not pleased to see me. Girlfriend spent the entire meal laughing at my discomfort.
Following a GPS and drove the wrong way up an off-ramp onto McGrath Highway, at 1am, in someone else’s car.
Playing Porchfest (thrice).
Singing songs by myself along to the summer rain on the back porch of a triple-decker technically in three separate decades.
Living in Winter Hill, Spring Hill, Davis Square(ish), Union Square(ish) and backing up into Inman Square.