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Danae is sending me emails talking about what she's doing and seeing in Amstelveen and Amsterdam. She said she was sorry if they were long and uninteresting, but it's exactly the sort of thing I've always loved reading from other people on Livejournal. I love hearing that she's seen lots of dogs, that one of the outlets in our apartment doesn't work, that she took transit to work and had trouble with a payment app, that she's looking at the architecture... all the little things that keep you connected to someone's life. I'm tempted to write back in the same way, though there wouldn't be anything very unexpected in the same way. We know each other's typical behavior and routines pretty well at this point! That said, I may do it anyway; it feels good to write to someone you love.
Erik came to visit last night. He helped me tidy the condo for a viewing (I can't begin to express how much he's helped me) and then took the dog out for a walk down by the lake. Rufus started out being his usual frenetic self, but, and to my amazement, Erik eventually got him to walk alongside us on a short leash and hardly bark at all at people and dogs around the area. I've always felt like I'm pretty good with dogs, but I think he's better with them sometimes and in some ways.
I have a completed marriage license to get to the county clerk. I'm a little confused about whether I can drop it off at a downtown location or not. I'm going to try after work, but if not I'll need to mail it because the other location that I'd try will be closed before I can get there. We thought we only needed a copy of our marriage record to get the visa for me worked out, but it turns out that Danae needs one to get her BSN (citizen service number in NL), and she needs a BSN to get a bank account, so this is suddenly time-sensitive.
Erik and I snuggled on the couch and watched some of The Dark Crystal. I'd never seen the movie in full, and when I started watching it at some point as a grown up, it didn't grab me. It helped watching it with someone who knows it and is excited by it, but I like snuggling enough that I'd probably sit and watch most anything while snuggling a partner anyway. The movie is really pretty! The plot is thin and it relies completely on fantasy tropes to fill in what's missing, but it sure is pretty! We didn't get through it all because I was falling asleep; maybe we'll watch the rest together next time. Also, I suspect Rufus was directly modeled on Fizzgig.
Other random bits. I'm glad I replaced my brakes with ones with replaceable pads. It took about five minutes to put new rear brakes on my bike over lunch at work last week instead of the 20-ish it used to take.
My plan tonight is to take a bunch of kitchen stuff and clothes to Goodwill. I wanna get this place emptied out as fast as possible in case it sells.
I have lots of leftover cake; someone should come eat it with me.
Erik came to visit last night. He helped me tidy the condo for a viewing (I can't begin to express how much he's helped me) and then took the dog out for a walk down by the lake. Rufus started out being his usual frenetic self, but, and to my amazement, Erik eventually got him to walk alongside us on a short leash and hardly bark at all at people and dogs around the area. I've always felt like I'm pretty good with dogs, but I think he's better with them sometimes and in some ways.
I have a completed marriage license to get to the county clerk. I'm a little confused about whether I can drop it off at a downtown location or not. I'm going to try after work, but if not I'll need to mail it because the other location that I'd try will be closed before I can get there. We thought we only needed a copy of our marriage record to get the visa for me worked out, but it turns out that Danae needs one to get her BSN (citizen service number in NL), and she needs a BSN to get a bank account, so this is suddenly time-sensitive.
Erik and I snuggled on the couch and watched some of The Dark Crystal. I'd never seen the movie in full, and when I started watching it at some point as a grown up, it didn't grab me. It helped watching it with someone who knows it and is excited by it, but I like snuggling enough that I'd probably sit and watch most anything while snuggling a partner anyway. The movie is really pretty! The plot is thin and it relies completely on fantasy tropes to fill in what's missing, but it sure is pretty! We didn't get through it all because I was falling asleep; maybe we'll watch the rest together next time. Also, I suspect Rufus was directly modeled on Fizzgig.
Other random bits. I'm glad I replaced my brakes with ones with replaceable pads. It took about five minutes to put new rear brakes on my bike over lunch at work last week instead of the 20-ish it used to take.
My plan tonight is to take a bunch of kitchen stuff and clothes to Goodwill. I wanna get this place emptied out as fast as possible in case it sells.
I have lots of leftover cake; someone should come eat it with me.
