Nonsequitur Life

A baker’s dozen.

I send him Dinosaur and Foxes in Love comics over Discord.

He drops inside jokes to his FFXIV raid group that they don’t get to make me laugh.

We are bad at adult responsibilities and good at shameless inanity.

He is the calm center of my hurricane mind.

I still marvel at how it is possible to love one human being SO. FUCKING. MUCH.

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Did…did he just…quote song lyrics at me?

R: Thanks for driving to get dinner.

S: Thanks for figuring out what to have for dinner.

R: Hey, I got the money and you got the car.

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He…he’s doing it again…

R: There is absolutely nothing you actually need me for.

S: You’re the one with all the monies.

R: And you got the keys.

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Thirteen songs for thirteen years… (In no particular order.)

1.) Falling in Love in a Coffee Shop – Landon Pigg
No one understands me quite like you do
Through all of the shadowy corners of me

2.) The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson
‘Cause I love you more than I could ever promise
And you take me the way I am

3.) On My Way – O.A.R.
When your body’s cold and shaking
I’ll steel you Darlin’, steel you
When your body’s old and aging
I’ll heal you Darlin’, heal you

4.) Soundtrack – Matt Nathanson
Music used to be everything to me
But now it’s just the soundtrack to you

5.) In the Moment – Sister Hazel
I’m in the moment
The one where nothing matters
And everything’s alright
I’m seeing things so clearly now
And you’re the reason why
I’m in the moment
And I’m alive

6.) Worth Fighting For – Nine Days
And it’s alright if you feel like crying
But I won’t leave you alone, oh
‘Cause nothing in this world worth fighting for
Is easy I thought you should know, oh

7.) I’ll Bet on You – Toad the Wet Sprocket
You showed me when all you have is ashes
Somehow something still remains

8.) I Choose You – Sara Bareilles
There was a time when I would have believed them
If they told me you could not come true
Just love’s illusion
But then you found me and everything changed
And I believe in something again

9.) Over My Head – O.A.R.
I’m over my head
A little bit broken
Starting to bend
Wait for me, wait for me

10.) Life to Come – The Killers
I know sometimes you think that I regret it
But I don’t remember stumblin’ when I said it
I told you that I’d be the one
I was talkin’ ’bout the life to come

11.) Sadness – Matt Nathanson
I don’t know how you do it
You’re the calm at sea
You find flowers in the ruins
And the good in me

12.) All Because of You – O.A.R.
You know me better than you ever need to prove

13.) For Me It’s You – Train
Everybody got something that they want to
Sing about
Laugh about
Cry about
It’s true
For me it’s you

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What in the World O.A.R.