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Reverb10 #1-2 after the jump...

REVERB10

I decided last night that I was going to pledge to participate in REVERB10, but I'm starting a few days after everyone else. It's day 7, so I think I'm going to plan to write two prompts a day until I'm caught up. Starting today.

Return, Regret, Reacclimation...

I got back from my trip to San Diego to see my boyfriend the morning before last. I was gone since the weekend before Thanksgiving, which is why I haven't posted in a while (although, I guess that is not an acceptable excuse since I had my computer out there and access to internet. I was a bit distracted spending time with him though, since we can't see each other much until I move out there).

It's so weird being back. Everyone here kept telling me before I left for my trip that I had to come back, because I'm obviously not moving YET -- still wrapping things up here first -- and I promised everyone "don't worry, I won't be staying out there, I'll be back in two weeks."   Here I am. Back, like I promised... Everyone thought I'd be the one trying to stay out there, I guess. I don't think they counted on the fact that it would be my boyfriend trying to get me to stay, and telling me we can make things work now and don't need to wait the extra month or two.

I had to be the logical one. It was more talking myself into leaving than it was talking him into me leaving, in a way. I already wanted to stay...and with him encouraging me to do so, it was really difficult to say I'd just come back here again to the other coast far FAR away for another few months without each other. But I'm back. Home, like I promised...

And I already regret it.

Photo Credit: LunaDawnImages

An Explanation

So I started re-reading Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer tonight (I originally read it when it was first released a few years back), and it occurred to me about halfway down the first page that in a way it looks like I could have stolen my blog name idea from Oskar. While this is not true, I do love him as a narrator and realized while re-reading that our ideas do in a way mirror each other.

Because of this, I thought I would quickly sum up the idea behind the title "The Heartbeat Symphony," since I know I haven't done it yet. If you don't care, skip this post. Then after I explain my idea behind it, I'll copy in Oskar's idea from Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close.

10 Things

I've been tagged by Kai Lani to post ten things that I love (her post is here if you think my list is boring and want to check out one by someone else).

10.  Working on translations 

9. Really Good Concerts

8. (and on a related note) The Roar of a Crowd

7. Wide Open Spaces 

6. Photography 

5.  Travel

4. Baking

3.  Family

2.  The Ocean

1.  Sushi

Okay so there are my ten... I'm only going to tag a few people in return, not an entire ten. I choose... 

Midwest Mama

Spooktastical

and   Laugh out Loud

if anyone else feels like posting, go for it :)

*Side note: All of the pictures included in this post are ones that I took. If you want to use them somewhere else, feel free but please credit LunaDawnImages.