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Thursday, November 19, 2009
the dvr
there are
odd things around
the house that
trigger memories of liz.
on the refrigerator,
behind some mismatched magnets
is
a recipe with its
accompanying ingredient/grocery list
and
a list of things
to do around the house
before a dinner party
thrown long-ago,
(all in her hand writing).
one of the
worst triggers is
the goddamned dvr.
a source of constant
disagreement for two people
with widely different
tastes in tv/movies.
reruns of the gilmore girls,
episodes of the real world,
the hills
and more
all on “series record” mode,
all chosen by
liz.
i’m never going
to watch any of
this garbage
(didn’t when she was here, won’t now that she’s gone).
but,
how do i delete the episodes
she recorded
but didn’t get to see?
she’d be pissed
at me if i deleted
her shows.
so the dvr
continues to fill up
and i feel too
guilty to stop the
shows from
being recorded.
another thing
that really hits me
is that i’m
still getting her e-mails
on her blackberry.
i’ve already mentioned
the e-mails from
babycenter.com
but barack obama
and his supporters
e-mail liz way more
often than,
babycenter.com,
macy’s,
bloomingdales,
neiman marcus
and pottery barn
combined.
just today
michelle obama wrote
liz
asking her to help
“register and mobilize voters”
i know
liz
would have been
happy to work
arm-in-arm
with the future
first lady,
(obama was going to get her vote in nov.).
but
i’m not sure
liz
would be an
effective mobilizer
right now.
maybe i should
send michelle an e-mail
letting her know
what’s goin’ on.
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Yep. I was finding Post-it notes for a couple of years after Laurie died. I get it, bro.
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