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The Viking has the memory of an elephant. I have the memory of a heavily drugged lemur. (I don’t know if lemurs actually suffer from memory loss, but it’s the first animal that came to mind since I just watched this video). My memory is emotional, his is actual. What I mean by this is [...]
Four years ago yesterday I attempted to take my own life. I’m not going to re-tell the experience, because I’ve already told that story here. The memory hurts me more deeply than any pain I have ever experienced, perhaps because in that frantic moment of dumping pills down my throat I felt the culmination of [...]
I came across this Marital Rating Scale from the 1930s (via the hairpin) and thought I would try it out. I rated myself and my partner. The Viking got a score of 94, which ranks him as “Very Superior”. Apparently I’m in a relationship with the perfect 1930s husband. My score was -12. I am, [...]