Insomniac Storytime Theatre

She plucks her heart from its imperfect bony cage with no more thought than a child plucking dandelions. She is almost surprised by its weight in relation to its size...how could a small thing feel so heavy? She places it tenderly into a little wooden box, closes the lid, and latches it firmly. She threads the hasp of a tiny lock through the latch, smiling as it clicks shut.

She drags a chair beneath a high shelf, and climbs up, clutching the box to herself. On tiptoe she stands, placing the box on the shelf and pushing it all the way against the wall with her fingertips. She clambers down from the chair, feeling lighter already for having relieved herself from this burden. Chair returned to its rightful place, she walks to the window, practically skipping. She grasps the sash and flings open the window, cool autumn breezes hitting her in the face. Pulling back her arm, she throws the delicate key as far as she can, watching as it glints just once in the dying sunlight before she loses track of it.

"There," she murmurs. "Much better."

Feelin' Good

Time for a little Michael Buble!

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I love that at least a small part of me will always associate this song with two things: the time when I actually enjoyed working at the winery, and an amazing burlesque performance by the fantabulous Sweet Louise! How can you be sad when thinking about things like that?

Bob's Bucket List

This will be a work in progress. I reserve the right to edit, add to, or subtract from this list as necessary, due to changing interests or values, or for no reason whatsoever. This list is in random order.

These are things I want to do before I die:

1) Feel comfortable in my own skin again.

2) Get my (2) tattoos that I want.

3) Learn to dance burlesque and perform for friends.

4) Take a striptease class.

5) Take a belly-dance class.

6) Do a pin-up photo shoot (this is in the works for the not too distant future, hopefully!)

7) Swim in the Pacific Ocean.

8) See the Grand Canyon.

9) Watch my son graduate from high school.

10) Get a bachelor's degree.

11) Move out of Cushing, OK.

12) Have mind blowing sex (preferably more than once.)

13) Watch my son graduate from college.

14) Be deeply loved by the right person, and love them in return.

15) Meet Nathan Fillion.

16) Go to DragonCon.

17) Go to ComicCon.

18) Portray royalty at a renaissance festival.

19) Appear in a movie.

20) Learn to ride a motorcycle.

21) Visit Canada.

22) Go on a cruise to somewhere warm and tropical.

23) Visit Hawaii.

24) Swim with dolphins.

25) Record a song in my voice now so I'll have it to remember later. (Need to get this done sooner than later.)

And that's a good start.

And I'm not allowed to die until I check them all off.