What’s that? How am I getting along? Oh, fine I guess. You know, just dealing with the logistics of the break-up. When you live with someone there’re all sorts of things you need to take care of that come as part of the break-up. So it makes things pretty difficult because on top of whatever emotional stuff you’re going through you have to deal with all of these hassles that come with this big change. Anyways, I’m pretty thankful that I’ve had a pretty healthy emotional response to the whole thing; so the problem for me right now is not dealing with how Jill doesn’t want to live with me anymore, it’s dealing with all of these logistical things.
For instance, these past couple of days I’ve been moving all my stuff into Jimmy’s apartment since I’m gonna stay with him for the next couple of weeks. So that’s tough because I had to rent a U-Haul to take away some of my bigger items and then it turns out that there wasn’t enough room at Jimmy’s place so I’m having to rent out a self-storage area for a month. Whatever, it’s not a huge hassle, but it’s just kind of a pain in the butt. Plus, even though I know Jimmy’s cool with having me around, for the whole time I’m there I’m gonna feel like I’m imposing on him. I dunno, that’s just the way I am.
Yeah, there’s a lot of stuff. Like tonight after I get off work I have to head over to the mall and pick up about 30 bottles of Jill’s perfume so I can go home and bathe in it. You know, it’s just one of the logistical things to take care of.
And finding a new place! Sheesh, I’m gonna have to spend most of my free time for the next few weeks looking around for a new apartment. I mean, even when you do find a great place to live the process of apartment hunting is always kind of a real pain. So now instead of hanging out with Jimmy after work I have to be spending my time scouring listings and checking out apartments and all that nonsense. Ugh.
Let’s see, what else? Ok, for instance, sometime in the next few days I’m gonna have to go to some kind of toy store or something so I can pick up some dolls. Then I’m gonna have to spend a pretty sizable amount of time–time I don’t really have!–dressing them up and painting them to look like the children that Jill and I would have had together. I have to get all that done before I can even get started on the countless hours I’ll have to spend enacting out various family situations we would have faced. That’s gonna eat up a lot of time which is gonna mean I’m gonna have to be pretty focused and efficient at work for the next month or so. Which is why I thank God that there isn’t any emotional baggage or anything from this break-up to make things any more difficult or distracting.
Bills! Oh man, I almost forgot. The cable bill, the phone bill, all that stuff was in my name at our old place. So I’ve gotta get all that switched over. Man, that can be a real hassle. That also reminds me that I’ve got to change my mailing address for everything. There’s a ton of people to notify for that, from friends to credit card companies and such. Oh man, I’m gonna have to go down to the DMV and get it changed on my driver’s license. Dangit.
And then in a couple of weeks I’m gonna have to sneak out at night to an abandoned wooden area where I can build a bonfire out of everything that Jill ever gave me so that I can dance around it naked only to douse the fire hours later with my own bitter tears.
So yeah, just a lot of logistical details that need to get taken care of. But that’s life I guess.
OK, Dad, well I’m gonna have to hang up on you here because it’s almost 3:15 which means I’ve gotta call Jill and breathe heavily through the phone.
Yup. Well, thanks I really do feel like I’m doing all right. You have a good one too. Buh-bye.