Tag Archives: summer

For the Love of Love

Posted on June 8, 2014 by nematomorph

So we sent my nine year old son off to spend the summer with my mother in New York almost three weeks ago. That day was super-duper stressful. He traveled with a close friend of mine to JFK and my … Continue reading →

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Structureless Summer

Posted on April 1, 2014 by nematomorph

My son is now nine years old. Ever since he was three months old I have been entrusting his care to, well, basically strangers. It started with a lovely Nepalese woman who I handed him over to when he was … Continue reading →

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Bikini Body

Posted on May 19, 2013 by nematomorph

Today when we were down in Waikiki to pick our son up from his snooze at the zoo, I ran into a fellow co-worker. He was out walking his dog wearing a pair of shorts and slippahs (what you mainlanders … Continue reading →

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Good Deeds Over Roses

Posted on February 14, 2013 by nematomorph

Valentine’s Day, the scourge of the single. The day that drives men to purchase dozens of roses at outrageous prices. The day that pits co-worker against co-worker in the battle of the flower arrangements. I’m over it. I used to … Continue reading →

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Strained

Posted on September 25, 2011 by nematomorph

It is funny. We have a little over two months till we head back to Hawaii. Two months. It is like nothing. Like nothing compared to the four we have already endured. You would think that we are all feeling … Continue reading →

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Leisurely Reading

Posted on September 20, 2011 by nematomorph

As much as I sometimes feel like I am kind of stressed out, I have to say that my time in NY has been filled with reading. Reading real books made with paper and stuff. Mostly borrowed from the library. … Continue reading →

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Going Back

Posted on September 17, 2011 by nematomorph

I can feel it in my bones. We are sliding down the apex of our six months in New York. Like sliding down a giant mountain of mud or maybe chocolate. Hawaii feels closer. Palpable. I have told Keanu not … Continue reading →

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Things That Go On

Posted on September 10, 2011 by nematomorph

I worked today. The marina was busy for one person in the office. There were lots of folks who came in to stay just for the day. There was a guy who came in with like four others on jet … Continue reading →

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Fear and Sadness

Posted on September 6, 2011 by nematomorph

There are some things that I just haven’t written about that have happened over the summer. Things that are scary. Things that are sad. Things that, if you could erase your memory, maybe you would choose to wipe it out. … Continue reading →

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Summer Job

Posted on September 4, 2011 by nematomorph

I have to admit it. I really like my summer job. I am not paid well. I have to wear an obnoxious blue polo shirt that identifies me as “Mitchell Park Marina Staff”. I am mostly a customer service person. … Continue reading →

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