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Nothing To See Here.

Aug 22, 2024
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Life as I know it, is coming to an end.
The universe is trying to tell me something.
I'm John Nash trying to figure out if the girl ever aged.
If this is all too good to be true.

It was Marysville.

Chika and I agreed that the snow drive last month was one of the most magical experiences in recent memory.

Why people go to light shows, to look at LED white night, florescent dark MOFO, team lab neon light BS, I never know.

On our way back we saw a crash site.
A car had spun out of control. Stuck in a ditch.
Maybe that was us.
Did I chain the tires properly.
Am I total-recalling.


Back to the drive.

As I observed ‘real life’ Frozen, I thought about GAP.

Yes, the American fashion brand.

Before Hana was born, when we still window-shopped in Melbourne Central.

We saw the closing down sale sign.

What do you buy in the event of a fire sale of an apparel store?

We bought hangers.

Those wooden ones. For clothes.

Do you know how long it takes for the hangers to look so seasoned and distressed? $20 for 20, that’s a bargain.

She could’ve bought jeans, shirts, dresses.

That’s the sort of couple we were.
I mean, that’s the sort of couple Chika agreed to let us be.

And I was so proud.

Back to the drive.

I was tearing up, because Chika and Hana were leaving me.

So no, it was not too good to be true.

Relationships as I know it, are coming to an end.

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