there are no words
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Holy. Freakin. ****. OK. Right. Here’s how I got here. Two months ago I answered an anonymous “Houseshare by University” ad I’d taken from an online accommodations bulletin. I’d never met the poster – Bella – before in my life. Never heard of her. Never knew a thing about her. It was all totally random. Computer generated – random. I moved here a week ago. I know two people in this town. This city. Eliza, who’s from Germany and Peter who doesn’t actually live here but pops in on weekends.
I came out of my bedroom this afternoon and some moppy-headed guy was sitting in the hall. I had to stop for a second because he looked so much like Stephen, this skinny English boy I dated back in Bluefield last year. The one who thought he was a Beatle and had the hair to prove it. Uck. So I went downstairs, messed around in the kitchen some, fought back the automatic gag reflex that pops up whenever I think of his name and then thanked the Good Lord I’d never have to see him again. Ever. He was in Australia.
I just came back to my room. He’s not in Australia. He’s in my hall.
Bella is dating my ex.
23 August 1998
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What are the odds? I love stories like this, where two people who know each other bump into each other in obscure places. And see? You still get that sense that someone is messin’ with the cosmos even when you’re talking about Steve who makes you want to throw up.
Someone is always messing with my cosmos. Nine years later, it makes sense.
At the time, it was just insanity.
That is beyond random and I think beats all the stories I have like that. Well played.
Wow! It’s a small world! A little too small sometimes…
You have some bad karma?
This is why I don’t think life is random. The world is too small for random.
Oh…man. Yikes!
Ohhhh. Awkward.
I can only imagine the discomfort in the room.
Ahhh! How awkward!
Let me know how it goes! http://www.shuuemura.com/country/euro.html#england
Here is a link to the UK locations of Shu Uemura boutiques.I’m almost positive that you can get a free sample there. If you are going to pay that much for a bottle, they better offer to let you try it first!
Eewwwwwwwwww!
[...] Continued… Last night after I realized it WAS Stephen sitting in my hall I locked myself in my bedroom and didn’t come out. He beat on the door and I kept thinking How did he find me and thought about crawling out the window. I didn’t and when Bella came home three hours later she explained in a very matronly tone that Stephen and she are dating. “I hope it isn’t weird for you. I was going to tell you…” [...]