2008-10-19 - 6:16 p.m.

from cleveland with love

1. i ran into her in front of a whole salmon arranged on a platter, halved olives stuffed in its eye sockets. as always, she was dressed for some other party. shifting her hips in her denim microskirt, she hugged me hard with one arm and looked over my shoulder for my husband.

she feels sorry for me, but more so for him, burdened as he is with my faltering body.

2. it was so easy, to catch and hold his eyes. i bet he ends up sleeping with his undergrads.

3. i've been smitten with her for years, so the things she said meant a lot to me.