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February 11, 2014
I leaned against the wall. "Why?"
Richard jammed his key in the lock. "Because I have to hide the dead body, Josie." He gave me a wink over his shoulder before he closed the door behind him. I felt my phone vibrate in my coat pocket and I pulled it out to see a text from Nina. 'Now you know why I wanted you to stay.'
I bit back a smile. The entire cab ride to Richard's apartment, I'd been toggling between giddiness and annoyance. I couldn't deny that I was happy that Richard had shown up, declared his love for me in his intense Richard way, but I was still bothered by the way he could so easily go radio silent on me. I'm realizing his volatility is part of what attracts me to him, but it's also not the most stable foundation on which to build a relationship. Still, the vagina wants what the vagina wants.
Richard opened the door and stuck his head out into the hallway. "Okay."
I stepped inside his apartment. There was a Patsy's pie and a bottle of wine on the ground, surrounded by candles. I stooped and opened the box. "And you even got me..."
"Extra sauce for dipping," Richard said.
I couldn't help it—my chin started to wobble.
Richard sighed and sat down next to me. "I'm a real shit sometimes."
I wiped underneath my eyes. "Five days, Richard." I looked at him. "I'm sorry I just showed up here like I did, but honestly, what the fuck?"
"I don't have an excuse for myself," Richard said. "I have an explanation, but not an excuse." He poured me a glass of wine and handed me a plate with a slice of pizza and a container of sauce for dunking. Nina once told me I use food as a vehicle to get condiments and sauces into my mouth, and she is absolutely right. Some people say everything is better with bacon, I say everything's better with dip.
I inhaled the slice of pizza, and then another. I had so much anxiety about Richard over the last few days that I'd been too worked up to eat, and I was suddenly ravenous. I was out of breath by the time I finished the second slice. I wiped my mouth with a napkin and took a beat. "So what is it?" I asked, finally. "What is it you need to tell me?"
Richard rubbed his hands on his knees. "The only people who know this about me are people who know me from home. And not because I told them, but because the grapevine on Long Island is fierce. It's part of the reason I hate going back there. I can't even walk down the street without people staring at me."
I took a sip of my wine. "Did you kill someone or something?"
One side of Richard's mouth twitched up. "No."
"Then whatever it is, I can handle it."
Richard took a deep breath, and then the truth came out. Every last ugly detail.
Richard's father made a killing on Wall Street in the 80s, and he was able to retire a very wealthy man in his early forties. Richard had a picturesque childhood. He lived in a beautiful old mansion in Oyster Bay, and he spent his summers at the family beach home in East Hampton and Christmas at the family lodge in Vail. Richard's father met his mother at a party in New York—she was a wild child who knew how to have a good time and throw a killer party. No one realized she had a drinking problem...until Richard's sister was born. "Abby just wasn't developing properly," Richard said, "and there was something off," he waved his hand over his face, "here."
When Abby was four years-old, she was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome. "My mom was forced to come clean about how much she had been drinking during her pregnancies," Richard said. "And it wasn't just a glass of wine here and there, like her doctor said she could have. She was drinking every day, sometimes all day. I don't know how I'm okay, but thank God I am."
Richard's father filed for divorce upon learning the truth. "It was ugly," Richard said. "My dad," he sighed and put his head in his hands, "it's so complicated. My dad has every right to be angry and to feel betrayed and devastated for my sister and what her life could have been. But that wasn't what his anger was about. It was about my mom, that she dared to cross him like that." He traced his finger around the base of his wine glass. "My father is not a man you betray, or someone you say no to. He will ruin you, and that's exactly what he did to my mom. Because she caused bodily harm to my sister, his lawyers argued that she shouldn't receive alimony, and they also filed for sole custody—which my father got." Richard clenched his hands. "He hired the most powerful legal team in New York, and all my mom could afford was the local, small town divorce lawyer. She didn't stand a chance."
Richard was eleven when the divorce was finalized. "My mom moved into this crappy apartment and got a waitressing job." He smirked. "Lots of waitressing jobs, actually. She couldn't hold anything down. She was a functioning alcoholic when she met my dad, and she hid it well. She stopped trying to hide it after she lost custody of us though."
Richard didn't see his mom again until he was sixteen years-old, when he finally got his license and could sneak off to her place once a week. "My father would have killed me if he knew," Richard said. "Would have iced me out of my trust too."
I raised my eyebrows. "Your trust?"
Richard nodded. "It was set up in a way that I would receive monthly payments starting at the age of twenty-five—and only if I graduated from college, which I did, obviously. I would have liked to tell my father to go fuck himself, but, my mom...." he trailed off with a sigh.
"You wanted to help her," I guessed.
Richard looked at me. In the candlelight, his pupils were enormous and glossy. "I know I'm enabling her," he said, "but you don't even understand the conditions she was living in. I couldn't stand seeing her like that. So I sucked it up and played nice with my dad to get the money, and then I set her up in a new apartment." He shrugged. "I do use some of that money for myself, I'm not going to lie. After everything," his voice trembled, "I think I fucking deserve it."
"But you never even see your dad," I said, "I don't understand how this is playing nice with him."
Richard rolled his eyes. "My dad is remarried. I have two step brothers who are like your typical date rape-y former Princeton LAX bros. He loves them. He doesn't really want to be reminded of his life with my mom. Meaning the less he sees of me and Abby, the better. I just don't do anything to piss him off, like tell him what a massive asshole he is. That's all it takes to play nice with him."
I found his hand on the floor and squeezed it. "You could have told me this sooner, Richard."
Richard withdrew his hand from mine. "That's not all." He stared at the floor as he continued. "Last summer, I paid for my mom to enter an inpatient rehab program. We made a deal. If she completed the program, I would buy her a car. She was complaining that she couldn't get around, but I couldn't trust her with a car with the way she drinks." His jaw tightened. "I really thought she was better. I never would have gotten her that car if I didn't believe that."
Last week, Richard's mom swerved into oncoming traffic and collided head on with another car. "My mom was fine. Just bumps and bruises. But the woman she hit? They didn't know if she was going to make it. She was in a medically induced coma up until yesterday."
I put my hand over my mouth. "Have you been on Long Island all week?"
Richard nodded. "Dealing with this. Bailing my mom out of jail. Finding her a lawyer." He ran his fingers through his hair. "We still have a mess in front of us, but I am just so relieved that this woman is going to make it. I don't think I could live with myself if it had gone another way."
We sat in silence for a few moments. I had so many questions that I didn't even know where to begin. "So your sister? You said she's married and living in Florida? How is that...possible, if she's not all there?"
"It's hard to explain," Richard said. "Abby knows she's different. But she's not so mentally impaired that she can't live, like, an autonomous life."
"Does she hate your mom?"
"She doesn't know my mom," Richard said. "She was so young when the divorce happened, and my father kept her away. I never pushed for Abby to have a relationship with her because it didn't seem like it was my place."
I thought about that for a moment. "Does your mom want to have a relationship with her?"
Richard shook his head. "That's the other thing. I don't think she could handle seeing what she did to Abby. And everyone says she's so selfish," Richard balled up a napkin in his hand, "That she got what she deserved. But she's my mom." He looked at me. "She's not a monster, Josie, she's just sick."
There was so much anguish on Richard's face that I found myself welling up with tears. "Why didn't you think you could tell me this?"
Richard tilted his head at me. "I think you know."
I held up my hands, like I was coming up empty. "Because you're embarrassed? Because you feel responsible even though you're not?"
Richard flicked his eyes over me. "It's not just that."
I waited for him to explain, but he didn't say anything. "What then?"
"It's you," Richard said, very quietly. "It's everything about you. How perfect your life is. I just don't want you to look at me like I'm the fuck up who's dragging you down in a ditch with me."
"My life isn't"—
"Don't even say it isn't perfect." Richard shot me a warning look. "Your parents are the most loving, supportive people I've ever met. You have friends who would take a bullet for you, and a career that's on the upswing. If that's imperfect," he snorted, "I'll gladly fucking take it."
There was nothing I could say to that. He was right. "I can't understand," I conceded. "But I can be there for you. Can you believe that? And let me do it? No more pulling away when things get uncomfortable."
Richard shrugged. "You know everything that's ugly about me now."
"It's not ugly," I insisted. "The compassion you have for your mom, after everything she put you and your sister through. It..." I paused, wondering if I was ready to say the next thing. "It makes me love you more."
Richard smiled at the ground. "I'm sorry, what was that?"
I rolled my eyes. "You heard me."
"No," Richard held his hand to his ear, "I don't think I did."
"You heard"—
Richard wrapped me in a bear hug, my back against his chest, and pressed his fingers into my sides. I shrieked when he hit a ticklish spot. "Shhh," Richard laughed into my ear, "Just say it and I'll stop."
I shrieked again as he went for my ribs. "Okay, okay," I half-gasped, half-laughed. "It makes me love you more."
Richard tucked his face into my neck and I felt his lips brush against my skin. "I love you," he breathed, "so much."
He turned me around so we were face to face, and then we were ripping each other's clothes off, kicking paper plates and plastic utensils out of our way until we'd carved out a space on the floor. Richard plunged inside of me, pressing his hips close to mine. I groaned when he sunk his fingers into my hair, tilting my head back and exposing my neck. He bit down on a spot just below my ear. Against my skin, he said, "I will ruffle every last one of your pretty feathers."
I dug my fingers into his back, holding on as tight as I could. Our movement was imperceptible to the naked eye, but we were rocking, ever so slightly, moaning and cursing. Someone above us pounded on their floor and screamed at us to shut the fuck up, but that only made us louder.
66 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:09 PM
I've never commented before, but this post - wow!! Jess, you make my Tuesdays and Thursdays so much better. I love this blog, and I adore this post. Keep em coming girl - you rock!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:09 PM
WOW! Definitely did not see that coming! Great job! :)ReplyDelete
I feel for Richard but I think Josie is quick to forgive and forget. Here is a guy that threw her out of his apartment, ignored her for 5 days and all of a sudden shows up at her party and she leaves with him. He tells her his story, which is sad, and all is forgiven. I love you're writing Jessica, it brings up such emotion in us. I just want Josie to be stronger with what she'll tolerate. I want Josie to be happy but I can't see that with Richard.ReplyDelete
Agreed Richard us a jerk. All the sob stories in the world can't convince me.Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:33 PM
'Ignored her for 5 days'? Really? - he was helping out his mom after she caused a car accident. That's not ignoring your girlfriend, that's dealing with family/personal issues. And he didn't just 'show up' - Nina invited him and knew he was coming (it was just a surprise to Josie)Delete
I feel like it's a little callous to belittle his story or call it a 'sob story' - it seems to be major in shaping who he became. And don't say he should get past it/grow up or whatever, because that's kind of a lot of cr*p to go through as a child/growing up and can have major effects later on in life. He should be in therapy, certainly, but he does seem to make Josie happy.
I respect your opinion but I feel Nina might have forced Richard to come to the party. Yes, he has hard pressing issues and a traumatic childhood but he couldn't even text Josie happy birthday or spare a minute or two to call her? I agree with you he needs therapy but I feel Richard doesn't treat Josie as good as she deserves. I want to like Richard and Josie together but I just don't see it like most of you. Obviously I'm hooked and invested in Josie's story and can't wait to see how things go but I'm not liking Richard. I feel sorry for him though.Delete
I think we have to agree to disagree. I think he could have just told Josie he had to deal with some family issues and not gone into it. That is not the way he handled it. The way he acted was horrible and his family issues don't excuse it.Delete
Again I have to say some of us may be a little too rationale when it comes to reading instead of living in/experiencing it. Is it really that simple to tell someone you care and love about, the shit you have with your family? 'My mum is rather screwed up.' Really? I'm not so sure if some of us can easily tell our 'sob story' to even besties for that matter.Delete
And then again, if Richard had come clean earlier, there's another bunch of us who will criticise him for being a wimp and not 'manning up to the situation'.
Like Denise said, we agree to disagree. Or disagree to agree in some cases. What's great now is Josie is happy and Jessica's writing rocks!!
Keep us updated on your book ya Jessica!!
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 10:55 AM
The more I read your responses, the more I disagree with many of you. You almost have to be consciously TRYING to with hold compassion for someone after reading about the experience he's had. He's not everyone's favorite, I get it. But come on...Delete
I don't think at least for me its not that I don't have compassion for his situation. I mean his situation is awful. Granted, I would probably have more compassion if he were a real person and this were not just a blog. I guess for me I just don't think going through a bad time equals acting like a jerk. I am a really independent person and I like to solve/go through problems on my own as well and I just ask for space when I need it. Before he lost his job/ was dealing with this he was also a jerk and what was his excuse then?Delete
This is going to be an unpopular comment but there are certain women that constantly make excuses for guys when they act like this. They are going through a hard time, they are mysterious, they are passionate, etc. However if Josie were treating Richard the same way...if she had been the person to hide out in his place, not tell him about her job, to tell him to get hell out of her place and showed up two weeks later for his birthday...I don't think he would be acting like oh...wow this is a romantic surprise...I don't think many guys would.
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:13 PM
Best post ever. Love Richard even more!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:13 PM
I absolutely love this post!! I'm team Richard! So it's nice to know he is not an asshole! Can't wait until Thursday, and the sexy scenes, ADORE THEM!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:15 PM
Thank you Jessica! That was perfect :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:21 PM
Ive never commented here before but I just want you to know I love your writing and can't wait for your book to come out! Ive been reading your blog for a looonng long time.ReplyDelete
This was amazingReplyDelete
I still am not sold on Richard either! There is nothing about him that gives me that "wow" factor like Peter did. He just seems like an average, run of the mill guy who is thrilled to score someone "like" her...not necessarily her. Can't wait to see how this folds out, esp over the move to LA!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:24 PM
Never saw this one coming! Awesome story THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!11ReplyDelete
I really, really like Richard. He may not be perfect, but who is? Everyone has faults to improve upon! I hope neither of them does anything to mess it up. I think they both are good for each other, and can be perfect complements to one another.ReplyDelete
- Chris - @nylonlover69 on TwitterFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:37 PM
Pass the tissues please!ReplyDelete
And you all hating on Richard for disappearing need to re-read and recognize that he was dealing with drama much bigger than Josie has ever imagined and be grateful that he finally brought her in on it. Must be nice to have such a perfect life that you're willing to throw the baby out with the bathwater because it's a little dirty.Replies
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 3:01 PM
Be grateful that he finally brought her into it? Really? I can appreciate that he was dealing with a family issue, however, asshat Richard is so disrespectful to Josie it is obscene. Just because he finally decides to tell her the truth about himself he is a hero? Yeah, no.Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 10:52 AM
I'm going to have to go back and re-read - it's very possible I've missed posts, but I don't really understand why everyone thinks Richard is so disrespectful of Josie? He's sarastic to his core, yes but it's not serious. But he also calls it like he sees it with her and that is honesty. Yes, it took him a very roundabout way to open up to her about these issues he's been dealing with, but he put his ego aside and did it because he loves her.Delete
Every last one of us, whether we choose to recognize it or not, deals with ego on a daily basis. We are all worried about how the world or at least a portion of the world sees us. I'm happy he let his guard down for her. Let's see what happens.
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 1:35 PM
Completely agree. I do think Richard needs to retrain himself regarding his verbal habits when he's angry or stressed; he has been abusive that way in a couple of instances. But, overall, I think he treats Josie respectfully, and some of his sarcasm just needs to be chalked up to different communication styles. *LOTS* of people regularly use sarcasm in their daily speech patterns and interactions; that doesn't make them horrible or hopelessly flawed. It's just a fact of Life. Honestly, I think it's a wonder Richard has turned out as well as he has, considering the brutal (emotionally) childhood and upbringing he had. A sick, destructive, selfish mother, emotionally absent but overbearing and controlling father? Richard is miraculously resilient. Also, (and, this is NOT an excuse for Richard's lapses in judgment, like when he's left her hanging for days) Josie really can be too pushy and needy at times. When someone asks to be left alone because he/she needs it, why not just respect that? It's not like he wouldn't have contacted her when he felt able. How many of us have had to deal with this latest situation he was dealing with regarding his trainwreck of a mother?Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:39 PM
Perfect post for the title of this blog!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 2:39 PM
The pizza, the love and the sex ;)ReplyDelete
LOL that was well worth the wait and ha ha, i was right he is rich tra la. Loved it J girl xoxoReplyDelete
Wow, that should make all the haters quit for a while. Incredible post, Jess!ReplyDelete
Wow! I guess this explains all the money he spent even while he was out of work. Still not sure how I feel about Richard, but at least it's all out in the open now. Great post!ReplyDelete
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Wow, I hope his mom goes to jail for a long time. Alcoholism is a disease but drinking and driving is a choice. I would never pay for a lawyer for her, she deserves whatever sentence she gets.ReplyDeleteReplies
In general I have to agree, as a female in her early twenty's I have seen enough of my friend get into cars intoxictaed, while I beg them not to.Delete
But I really do feel it come to another category when family members that you do love and care for break a serious law
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 3:26 PM
AWESOME POST! Loved it! Felt super short like it always does - I totally mean this as a compliment! Keep it up :) looking forward to your post on thursday!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 3:32 PM
Wow! Loved it!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous post! Aww, Richard </3.. Unlike most people I've always liked him. And I just love how he loves Josie :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 3:40 PM
I've been reading your blog since the very beginning post, and this was my absolute favorite! I love your writing, Jess!ReplyDelete
I don't think Richards behaviour is acceptable at all... I had a boyfriend who also used to disappear when he was having issues family drama etc and that would piss me off cz hello I don't knw what's happening. So for josie to just be all cool listening to his story what not... Not cool. But I also get it she wanted to know what the deal was. I personally wouldn't have had sec with him after though.... Lol I'm lying I would have #wink.... Love this blog hehehe but here in South Africa we have to waif for night to read it... I wait up for it but totally worth itReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 4:01 PM
Team Richard all the way!!!ReplyDelete
AHHH I loved Richard from the beginning, and for those who are saying they liked Peter better, NO!ReplyDelete
Peter: is more of a richhy man/boy who was never able to grow up and deal with his problems, and that's why he hangs to girls half his age so he won't have to commit
Richard: I understand he should have called and said "Please be understanding I need a couple of days to sort shit out I promise we will discuss everything in a couple of days", and then he still could have surprised Josie for her Birthday.
All those judging his "sob" story, no one needs to go shit like that when you're 11, rich or not, at least he was mature enough to realize what he needed to do in order to help his family out.
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 5:01 PM
Ahhh I love when they do HND and have sexy times!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 5:32 PM
Never commented but this post was amazing!ReplyDelete
I am sooo conflicted. I was all team peter but the more i think about his tendency to seek out younger, less stable and immature women make me question his sincerity in wanting to be with josie. Richard is a deeply flawed character, but then again who isnt. This is still a new relationship and new territory for Richard. who considering his upbringing not only has intimacy issue but huge trust issues which is not so easy to get over. Especially when the person you are now in a relationship has a life you envy. I see Richard in a different light and i think he is willing and open to changing and making this relationship work. Which is a testiment to just how much he loves josieReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 6:49 PM
Am I the only one who remembers that Josie originally thought Richard was gay? Lol oopsReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2014 at 7:02 PM
I am also one of your readers since Cosmo and have never commented but DAMN this was such a good post! Can't wait for your book!ReplyDelete
Loved it! Richard has flaws and has had some pretty huge asshole moments, but I love him with her!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 12:30 AM
Ooooh yeaaa!! LOVE Richard!!!! :) Great post!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 12:56 AM
Omg!! I'm sooooooo happy for u guys!!ReplyDelete
I havent commented in awhile but I have to coz this post was so good it hurt, am I the only one who shed a tear when Richard was narrating his story to Josie? I loved this post.ReplyDelete
Those saying they can't see the wow factor in Richard, we can't all like the same characters . I didnt like Peter, loved Justin and now I am so totally in love with Richard for so many reasons despite him having tons of issues. I hope him and Josie stick together for awhile.
Keep up the good work Jessica, I love the blog
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 7:34 AM
Commenting for the first time, following the blog from the beginning and I absolutely love it, always have, always will..you're phenom jessica!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 7:55 AM
A little disappointed that it was indeed a rich benefactor. But I love the back story. Hopefully Josie doesn't forget that although Richard is going through this she still has a life of her own to worry about.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 8:42 AM
From recent experience of my own (and although a fictional character) I hope she doesn't let her own life keep her from remembering he will continue to go through this his entire life and to be compassionate. Not that she should always make excuses for him regarding it but to not let herself get 'career tunnel' vision. Her career is important, but then, so is he. I recently lost someone very dear to me that he had allowed me to "place on the back burner" for my education and career. I'll forever regret not being better to him.Delete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 12:19 PM
LOVE your blog! Keep up the good work =DReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 1:46 PM
This is my first time commenting as well, but I've been reading since cosmo.. I love it. This post is probably my favorite so far. I saw a lot of my boyfriend and I in this. He gets distant sometimes but I try to understand and be there for him, no matter what. It's nice seeing that other people(even in a fictional blog) go through this too. Thank u for making my Tuesdays and Thursday a little more fun! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 4:14 PM
for everyone saying that Josie shouldn't have forgiven him, REALLY?! Come on guys, have a heart. he was going through a really rough time with his mom and had a ton on his plate!!!! he was bailing his mother out of jail for possible manslaughter (if the other driver didn't make it), and trying to deal with the emotional situation he was in with his absent father, disabled sister and alcoholic mother. I'm not saying he was right by icing Josie out, but if anyone deserves forgiveness for icing a girl out for 5 days, it's Richard. He wasnt right in what he did, but he's really trying hard to be good for Josie. He clearly loves her passionately and knows he was wrong for kicking her out and not talking to her, but he deserves a second chance. He's made mistakes, but everyone makes mistakes... he is more deserving of forgiveness than anyone I can think of. Just give him time, guys. I'm sure hell come around. TEAM RICHARD!!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 5:57 PM
Not saying Josie shouldn't be sympathetic but there is a pattern of behavior with Richard that is troubling. Yes, Richard had a difficult, tumultuous childhood and helping his mom is an honorable thing to do. My issue with Richard is that more often screws up than not.Delete
1. The Hamptons. He hooks up with Kate after Josie turns him down.
2. Inviting Josie to the Halloween party at the bar to show off his new girlfriend all the while calling a Josie a cocktease.
3. Telling her that she would never be in a relationship.
4. Lying to her or omitting that he was laid off. (I know this is touchy subject but had she not found him on the couch would he ever tell her).
5. That night when they ran into Sam and she said that Richard used her to prove to Josie he could be in a relationship. Richard avoided Josie's question and instead proclaimed his love for her.
6. Josie shows up at his place after he said I need space and he flips out, throws her out in the middle of a major storm.
7. Doesn't contact Josie for days, not even a happy birthday but then once again shows up, proclaims his love and whisks her back to his place to tell his story.
Richard seems very selfish and if the shoe were on the other foot would flip out if Josie treated him the way he does her. I don't think he loves, uses the word as a guise to get out of situations. He has done more wrong than right and it's time Josie opens her eyes and starts thinking with her head and not her heart.
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 6:37 PM
OMG Screw all you folks and your judgement about Richard. The most stable, strong relationships are about pulling through for someone. He went silent, he didn't do her wrong!! Seriously get past being 22 and bitter for a second. You don't give up on people...you don't turn your back just because they are going through something. Let time tell...not your judgement and baggage!!!ReplyDelete
GO JOSIE!!! I am so incredibly happy for you and my heart pours for Richard. I think he will be a great man...I have had my man, who is very similar to Richard character, FOR YEARS and he has been the best thing that has ever happened to me...he says I saved him...but we saved each other, truly. I welled up reading this and am so happy that Nina helped!
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2014 at 7:02 PM
awesome awesome post! obsessed with this blog! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 13, 2014 at 4:59 AM
So ironic that all the Richard lovers have a man in their life that is so similar to Richard! Wow!ReplyDelete
Richard is a douche. Can't wait til Josie finds a new guy.
- AnonymousFebruary 13, 2014 at 3:39 PM
I feel like a bit more education about disabilities is in order. Wondering how someone can live a normal life simply because they have a disability is a bit narrow minded. I know this may come as a shock, but even people with severe autism get married, and hold down jobs. I love your blog, but I found that sentence a bit offensive.ReplyDelete
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Staraya Ladoga Historical Festival of the Early Middle Ages
Staraya Ladoga village (Leningrad Region)
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Staraya Ladoga is a village in the Leningrad Region, located on the Volkhov River near Lake Ladoga, 8 km north of the town of Volkhov. The village used to be a prosperous trading outpost in the 8-9th centuries. A multi-ethnic settlement, it was dominated by Scandinavians and the first Rus prince, Rurik, was called in Ladoga in 862. For this reason, the village is often called the first capital of Rus.
Event description and programme
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Representatives of reenactment clubs from different parts of Russia and from abroad demonstrate daily life and crafts of the 9-11th centuries and organize workshops on ancient arts and crafts. Racing boats, Viking market, demonstration of ancient weapons, tournaments, battles involving about 150 participants and music performances are also included into the program.
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Association/organization name: Staraya Ladoga museum-reserve; historical re-enactment clubs; cultural historical center "Ragnar"
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South Africa punished England's slack ill-discipline for a tight 15-6 win over the 2003 defending champions in the rugby World Cup final on Saturday.
Percy Montgomery kicked four penalties and 20-year-old centre Francois Steyn stepped up and kicked a great long distance kick to punish the English.
England did hold their own especially in the second half but could not keep the cup thanks god if they had won this game they would have been entitled to keep the cup permanently. They played some brilliant games against Australia and France.
Percy "the hair" Montgomery started his game by kicking his first penalty in the seventh minute when England centre Mathew Tait slipped on the pitch and held on.
Bryan Habana put in a bone-crunching tackle on Paul Sackey on the right wing but did not roll away allowing Wilkinson to kick a tough penalty
Thanks to Lewis Moody he must be feeling sick after a stupid and cynical kick to trip up Butch James, Montgomery levelled the score.
The Boks came close to scoring a try in the closing stages of the first half. The forwards had their drives repelled by England's defensive before the referee awarded the Springboks a penalty, which Montgomery kicked.
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Rather than the try, the referee awarded a penalty, which Wilkinson slotted between the posts
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We beat the English at their own game we made less mistakes them and punished them when their bad discipline plays from Moody and Corry.
We clinically took England apart to be World champions for the next four years which is bloody brilliant.
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by Mike Masnick
Fri, Jan 8th 2010 5:02pm
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performance, ringback tones, ringtones
I'm still in the camp of folks who doesn't quite understand "ringback tones" -- the ugly stepchild of ringtones, where it's not what music your phone plays, but what music a caller hears when they call you and are waiting for you to pick up. While ringbacks have been a big deal in Asia, they're still a relatively small market in the US. But, that's not going to stop collections societies from demanding cash, of course. mike allen alerts us to the news that BMI has sued T-Mobile over its ringback tones. Of course, here's the thing: a court has already established that ringtones are not performances, so are ringback tones performances? Or, of course, T-Mobile could just ban the use of any BMI songs as ringbacks, and then see how those artists feel about how BMI is "protecting" their interests...
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zcat (profile), 8 Jan 2010 @ 5:50pmTo be honest, I totally agree with ANY move that makes 'ringbacks' go away. The couple of times I've called a number with 'ringback' music I have immediately hung up assuming a faulty line, because the only time I expect to hear music over the top of an outgoing call is when there's a faulty connection and my phone is picking up a nearby AM station. The entire concept of ringback music is pointless technowankery and basically annoys the hell out of me.
mrtraver (profile), 8 Jan 2010 @ 5:58pm
Re:@zcat: I second that!
zcat (profile), 8 Jan 2010 @ 6:14pm
Re:Oh, and also IMHO a ringback tone is very much in the same category as 'hold music' in terms of performance. I don't agree that hold music should have to pay a performance licence, but given that it does it seems quite consistent that ringback tones should pay the same.
Chunky Vomit, 9 Jan 2010 @ 6:33am
Re:Ringback tones are just a costly way to tell people that the user is a douche.
Jake, 8 Jan 2010 @ 5:59pmOn the other hand, I never would have even heard of ringback tones if not for this lawsuit, so maybe they're shooting for a Streisand Effect.
Not going to get me to waste money on something so frivolous, mind you.
Anonymous Coward, 8 Jan 2010 @ 6:00pmI feel like such an aging goober. I didn't realize there was a difference between a ringtone and a ringback. Thanks for keeping me in the loop, Mike.
Chargone (profile), 8 Jan 2010 @ 9:26pm
Re:well, I'd never heard of a ringback tone, so there you go.
(that said, i barely even use our land line phone, let alone a cell... yay internet.)
Anonymous Coward, 8 Jan 2010 @ 9:02pmhttp://xkcd.com/479/
Although...I'd pay good money for a ringback that spouted out derogatory language about whomever is not answering their phone.
Jerry in Detroit, 9 Jan 2010 @ 9:01am
RE:Best way to deal with this is to focus attention on BMI. T-Mobile should boycott BMI and make sure that everyone who complains is told that BMI caused this. Turn off the T-Mobile ring tone store, cancel renewals on any BMI ring tones, and BMI is not allowed into the T-Mobile system from any 3rd party.
Hephaestus (profile), 10 Jan 2010 @ 5:49pm
Re: RE:I agree just ban BMI ringbacks. Use the example taught by youtube ... "F" you! you need us more than we need you... and be done with it. Then tell your customers due to a law suit with BMI we will be charging you for the use of all BMI music... here is a list of music that we will not charge for.
Anonymous Coward, 9 Jan 2010 @ 10:27amWhile I fully support banning BMI from T-Mobile, I do understand the possible ringback-hold music correlation. Just because you've purchased the rights to certain music, doesn't give you the rights to perform it for someone else, and that's in essence what you're doing with a ringback tone. However, since you're not performing the song in its entirety, it might come under the "fair use" doctrine. Pretty grey area, but BMI AND ringback tone users both end up as douches!
Yosi, 10 Jan 2010 @ 7:21am
Re:>> Just because you've purchased the rights to certain music, doesn't give you the rights to perform it for someone else
By this "logic" when you've bought a CD you can't play it on your birthday party. Or wait, it gets even better:
>> ...since you're not performing the song in its entirety
So you will play only half of each song? And then watch together half of DVD you rented.
One word - idiot.
Anonymous Coward, 9 Jan 2010 @ 11:02pmBMI = Buttheads Morons & Idiots!
Lachlan Hunt (profile), 10 Jan 2010 @ 3:02pm
"On Hold" MusicThis is very different from a ringtone. With a ringtone, the owner of the phone owns a copy of the track being played on their device, to them, and maybe a few people who happen to be in earshot of the phone.
I've not experienced ringback tones before, and until reading this article I had never heard of them. But the idea seems like it has more in common with on-hold music that many companies play when they put you on hold or when you're in a call centre queue. The only difference seems to be that this music is playing to the caller while the phone is ringing, rather than after the call has been answered, and it's being played by the telco, rather than the callee.
I'm fairly sure the companies that do that have to licence the music for use on-hold, at least in Australia (I'm not sure about the US rules, but I'd assume they're similar). But assuming that in the US companies do have to licence it then, then surely those rules would apply to this too.
Anonymous Coward, 10 Jan 2010 @ 10:47pmRingbacks are in fact the product of Le Douche!
If you ever call someone who uses a ringback, be sure to punch them in the face next time you see them.
Valkor, 11 Jan 2010 @ 10:00am
Nothing says "I love music" like making someone listen to your favorite song through a crappy cell phone earpiece.
Vince, 14 Jan 2010 @ 9:07pmI had no idea what ringbacks were; I thought they were the same as ringtones. Can you create your own ringbacks, like you do ringtones? I've seen sites like mobilespin.net that have tools for you to create ringtones for free, but not ringbacks.
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When Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger successfully ditched an Airbus A320 airliner in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, he not only saved the lives of all on-board, but cemented his place in aviation history. Minutes after US Airways Flight 1549 took off from New York's LaGuardia Airport bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, it struck a flock of Canada Geese causing a complete lack of thrust in both engines. With little hope of reaching an airport, Captain Sullenberger performed what has been described as "the most successful ditching in aviation history" and the "Miracle on the Hudson".
What was less widely reported outside the United States, however, was that following the crash investigation, the A320-214 aircraft was donated to the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, where it finally arrived – by road – on June 11, 2011.
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The Airbus (registered N106US) was secured by the museum as a donation from Chartis Insurance. On June 4, 2011, the fuselage began its 7-day, 788-mile road trip to Charlotte from a secure storage facility at Kearny, New Jersey. The cost of the move was donated by Joseph Supor of J Supor & Son.
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Unlike its ill-fated flight three years earlier, this journey was uneventful – other than one right turn in Moorestown, New Jersey, which took over an hour to negotiate. Finally, on June 11, 2011, the Carolinas Aviation Museum commemorated the "arrival" of Flight 1549 to Charlotte. All 155 passengers were invited to the event. Captain Sullenberger delivered the keynote.
A fundraiser on November 18 saw "Sully" once again enter the A320. Meanwhile, on January 15, 2012, 52 passengers took-up their assigned seats on the aircraft, together with air traffic controller Patrick Harten.
The engines, which had been stored near Cincinnati, were eventually released to the museum in June 2012. As a result, conservation efforts got underway to display the aircraft in the same configuration it was in when pulled from the Hudson three years earlier.
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Airbus A320-214 N106US was delivered to US Airways in August 1999, registered to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, NA (owner/lessor) with AIG as lead insurer. At the time of the crash, the 9-year-old aircraft had logged 16,299 flights totaling 25,241.08 flight hours.
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Perhaps no Rooster Walk artist has seen his popularity rise quicker in the past 12 months than 20-year-old Marcus King, and certainly no artist interviewed for this story likes to write on a quicker timeline.
"I'm pretty hard-headed when it comes to that. As far as the bare bones of the song, I want to finish it within the first day that I come up with the idea. That's the goal," he said. "A long one for me would be a week-long process. That would be a crazy amount of time."
King makes use of an old-fashioned notepad and pen when sitting down to write; when he's on the go, he captures song ideas or lyrical snippets with the voice recording app on his smartphone.
"I've always been a notepad kind of guy, and I think I will be for a long time," he said. "There's something about it that's just so final, because there's a lot of times where you'll write something and second guess yourself a lot. I don't use a pencil for the same reason that I don't use a laptop: Because you can always backspace or erase it. Sometimes those funny mistakes we make can turn out cooler than what you intended. But then sometimes they're total shit, and I have to scribble it out (laughs)."
One example of a quick notepad song is "Rita is Gone," off King's full-length debut album, "The Marcus King Band."
While in the recording studio working on the album, he was challenged by friend and record label rep Joe McEwen to come up with two more songs. King had been bouncing ideas around that would take shape in "Rita is Gone," but at the time, the ideas weren't fully formed or connected.
That night, while watching the TV show "Dexter," it all came together in a hurry.
"I went home, and I kind of had that fire lit under my ass, 'Joe asked me to go home and write two songs.' So after that I'd been hanging at the house watching "Dexter," and when that character (named Rita) died, I was like, 'Oh shit, I gotta write.'"
The next day, "Rita is Gone" was recorded.
The band has been touring on a nearly constant basis over the last two years. The lack of privacy that comes with living on the road has also led to a new writing destination for King.
"I honestly find a lot of time to meditate and ponder on ideas on the throne. I call it 'Porcelain Serenity,'" he explained. "When you're constantly surrounded by 7 other people on the road, you don't find a lot of time to really clear your head space. So that's an important one."
In fact, King has become so comfortable with the routine that virtually every original song on his latest album was shaped, at some point, by 'Porcelain Serenity.'
"There's porcelain throne time to every tune, really," he admitted. "It's definitely taken time in the lavatory in my house, because the acoustics are just better. And late at night, in the hotel, that's the only place to escape other than the hallway. You don't wanna wake anyone up, so the bathroom's a good spot."
Songwriters who influence Marcus: Sam Cooke, Eric Krasno ("I just love the way he writes.") and Billie Holliday.


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Abbott, Hamilton each score two goals as Marlies defeat Crunch 6-3NHL.com @NHLdotcom
TORONTO - Spencer Abbott and Ryan Hamilton each scored twice as the Toronto Marlies beat the Syracuse Crunch 6-3 in American Hockey League action Wednesday.
Paul Ranger and Jesse Blacker also scored for the Marlies (30-19-6), who broke open a tie with three goals in the second period.
Philip-Michael Devos, J.T. Brown and Alex Hutchings scored for Syracuse (34-17-7).
The Marlies roared to life in the second period with Ranger, Blacker and Abbott all scoring in the first seven and a half minutes.
Ranger scored Toronto's second of three power play goals in the game at 1:31 of the second, then Blacker scored off his own rebound at 2:27.
The scoring spree ended on a power play at 7:24 when Abbott scored his second of the afternoon by finishing off a nice passing play with Ranger and Hamilton.
Drew MacIntyre made 39 saves for Toronto.
Syracuse starting goalie Riku Helenius gave up four goals on seven shots and was replaced by Pat Nagle after Toronto's fourth goal of the game in the second period.
Syracuse opened the scoring in a one-sided first period when Devos banged in a rebound at 5:32.
It took Toronto almost 10 minutes to get their first shot on goal, but when it did it paid off. After Helenius saved a Jake Gardiner shot, Hamilton threw himself at the loose puck to poke it in at 9:55.
Syracuse went ahead again at 14:48 when Brown quickly headed to the net after a faceoff in the Toronto zone and scored from close range.
Despite being outshot 22-5 in the first period, Toronto found a second game-tying goal at 15:24 when Abbott scored his first by firing in a one-time shot from a Gardiner pass from the edge of the right faceoff circle.
Toronto had more penalties (six) in the first period than shots.