Be careful what you wish for....

Ben - this post is really for you. I imagine you, far abroad, reading this and IMMEDIATELY Skyping me. You should Skype me - I miss you, and your bad jokes, and have been having this conversation in my head for weeks.

My former Boss had a direct line to God. She called it the universe, but it was God. Anything she voiced aloud happened. This is the point where Lala and Muffin roll their eyes. But, it's TRUE. I got really superstitious about it, and would ask her to verbalize our intentions for grants and partnerships. Cuz it worked.

I did not have a special power, but I did have really good Taxi Karma. Not a real superpower, but very handy in Manhattan. Anywhere I went, any time of day, any time of year, if I thought about a taxi it would appear. It would drive right by three other people on the same block and drop its passenger right at my feet. It made sense to me - I'm very a good tipper.

And, then, right around the time of the layoff (early June), I lost it. I now have Intermittent Taxi Luck, but the magic is gone. And, now I know why. I have absorbed the Boss's superpower. Things I think about happen.

I've been a little lonely, and people that I never hear from have started to call or come to visit. Even people I haven't spoken to in years -- my old high school friend/former roommate, my favorite Prep School Kid -- have started emailing. And the ex-boyfriends are everywhere. The Old Boss/Former Flame emailed me after 5 years of silence. Dr. Boy finally met Piglet. And then, this happened. I almost fucking DIED.

Bee sums it up nicely, though I'll say this: His Wife is crazy, and she's always hated me . Because of Gelfling, and imagined issues with Kevin, and Pariah (intentionally misspelled, and utterly appropriate). I never wanted to be around her before they got together, and marrying him confirmed it for me. That woman is fucking barking. He cheated on someone else with her, and then he cheated on her, and then she married him anyway.

And, we talked to them FOREVER. I stared intently at Bee through it all, and then I got hammered for the first time in years and showed Bee my impressive Drunk Navigation skills. That's right, my other superpower.

Anyway, I won't bore you with more of my superpower stories, but it's still working. Today, I was lolling around on the couch feeling guilty for not applying for jobs, hating the listings I'd seen, and wishing for something like the Prep School job I'd turned down, and Prep School man called. Things have changed since our meeting a few weeks ago, and he may have something for me after all! Fingers crossed. And, P.S. aren't you glad I got over my fear of posting profanity? So much more me.

XOXO,

M