Dark-eyed daughter of the sun…
What’s been on my mind lately:
At the end of the civil union ceremony, the officiant declared us civilly ensconced. Not wife and wife, spouses, etc. Civilly ensconced. Yeah, sounds lovely.
After we got the domestic partnership, it was easy to introduce M as my partner. Hasn’t been so easy to describe the relationship after the civil union. Partner doesn’t really do the job any more, since it may give the impression that we haven’t “upgraded” to the civil union. Unionist doesn’t work.
After a little trial and error, I think we’ve settled on the perfect phrase: Jersey Wife. Since our . . . ensconcement . . . only legally has to recognized by the state of NJ (not private employeers!), I think that pretty much sums it up.
*to celebrate our 10 year anniversary, we got “civil unioned” (go NJ!)
*seen 2 stories published in anthologies
*writing a little more
*spending way too much money on pc games
*watching almost every bad horror movie fearnet throws my way
*re-reading my Agatha Christie’s
*trying to decipher my cell phone bill
*having fun with strangers on a train 🙂
*taking pictures of ugly insects in Canada
*trying to avoid cockroaches at work 😦
*slowly coming to the realization that movie popcorn w/butter is not a good thing
*lurking on gossip blogs
*fiddling with my iPod nano
*getting away with murder (well, not really)
*finding new and inventive ways to procrastinate
Tawanna Sullivan 