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while i had dreads it seems that my hair changed. like friends who continued learning and changing during an long absense, my hair and i had to get reaquainted. it's been something like 2 years and i'm still a little unsure of how to manage these changes. it's grown in wavyer. it's a little more unruly. mostly, the part just doesn't cooperate. the back, near my crown, flips when it's supposed to flop. it zigs when i want it to zag. so i've given up. i can't find a way to make it work, so i'm changing my ways. i've decided to start parting my hair on the right instead of the left because it then works with my crown instead of against. surprisingly (or perhaps not surprisingly) i think my hair looks particularly nice today. while it's conforming to it's natural patterns it's also more full and robust. and i like it.

last night, in keeping with our valentine's day tradition, brendan and i wrote and read to each other lists. lists of our favourite things about each other. the neat thing about this is that each year they're different as we discover and appreciate new things about each other and our connection deepens. it was really quite lovely. and i was all crying and stuff. a new addition to this tradition was a pair of cupcakes. after work i went down to the cupcakery and got us two cupcakes on my gift certificate. it was super busy in there. the busiest i've ever seen it. they'd sold out of everything and were making them as customers stood in line. good to know for next year! i think they were just as surprised as i was.

i fell asleep on the couch last night at 9:30. it was good.

you think that i don't understand,
but i do...