Dating…and Plush. Ultra Plush, actually.
I continue to go out on dates since Boss and I parted. Some have been good, some have been less than so. But I suppose it must say something that only one of my dates these past few months knows about my blog. I think it was Ms Single Mama who said that blogs were a bit like a dating guide. Like the books on our bookshelf, I think what a person chooses to write about is revealing.
Plush is on the road until Saturday this week for work, deliriously short on sleep. She sent me an e-mail earlier while she browsed the airport stores and said, in part, this:
“It was here that I discovered the ultimate form of myself, what I can only aspire to and hope to one day achieve – Ultra Plush. And entire wall of luxuriously rich products designed to remove you from your surroundings and create an alternate space of peace, calm, and absolute blissful comfort. Thick pile socks and blankets, gel eye masks, neck pillows, anything you can imagine might make your 5 hour flight more comfortable is available in pink, tan and blue with the texture of Snuggles the Downey bear.
I want it all. I also want to be it all. Mostly, I just want to tear open every single package on that wall, throw every item onto the floor into a giant bed of decadence, and sleep for a week. I’m off to find ice cream. And coffee. Miss you.”
Methinks Plush will need some pampering when she returns. I think a hot bath, massage, and a good meal will be a start. Let’s face it, at this point the airport news stand has her enchanted. Surely I can beat that, right?
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Just a random attorney writing about daily life with Little Filthy, my rotten dog.
March 13th, 2008 at 5:24 am
Where can I sign up for that treatment you speak of?……
March 13th, 2008 at 7:19 am
Ummm, I am sorry and you may not be interested but I used you and your blog as an example of the kind of guy I would like to read on Glamour. You have very interesting and entertaining perspectives.
March 13th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Hi, Just Kelli – We should start a sign-up sheet for women who need some pampering this weekend but something tells me that might be 99% of all women.
Oh! I am glad you enjoy my blog, Kelli – thank you for the kind words; I really appreciate the feedback.
-R.
March 13th, 2008 at 7:56 am
Damn, I want to go to that “spa!”
I think I need a massage, badly!
March 13th, 2008 at 8:10 am
A massage? A spa? What are these things you speak of?
March 13th, 2008 at 8:44 am
As much as I adore you, RandomEsq, I think Plush needs to write more — more Plush, please! PlushBlog 1.0? Hubba hubba!
March 13th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Bev – I know just the person to tell that to!
March 13th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Ms. Single Mama – I think you have another good 10 years to go before you are familiar with those things again.
March 13th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Avitania – I revel in the adoration but yes, I completely agree on both points. Hubba hubba.
March 13th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Why exactly did you start calling her Plush? I’m curious. I’ve read the archives … shush… I have nothing to do until my bar results come out… and there was no reasoning behind the nickname. Can you fill me in please? thanks buddy!
March 13th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Hi, SnarkyRunner,
Oh boy. I’m going to turn red just typing this.
I nicknamed her Plush and told her so. She was delighted and said it was perfect. I didn’t think she actually knew *why* I chose Plush – I just thought she liked the name.
Ms. Single Mama posted an entry about my blog and mentioned the Plush nickname…and Plush commented. This is what she said:
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Plush (noun, adjective, -er, -est)
1. characterized by extravagance and profusion
2. expensively or showily luxurious: the plushest hotel in town
3. abundantly rich; lush; luxuriant: plush, rolling lawns
Random Esquire gave me the nickname after Little Filthy became obsessed with licking and molesting a plush toy.
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Um, so Plush knew after all. Guess I’m not so subtle after all.
March 13th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
This is what I’d LOVE to read about (but haven’t attempted to delve into myself yet): What does Plush think about all this blogging about her?… Do you two process your posts together? Has it caused any tension? Does she love reading about how you think/feel?
Just curious.
Thanks for all the insights.
March 13th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
I requested Plush’s permission before posting any of the content of her e-mail to me and would do so if I thought anything I might write about her might not give her the privacy she expects and deserves.
I would imagine that Plush will weigh in herself on this question, too, but if I had to guess, I’d say she enjoys it when I write about her. I dated Boss (my ex) for years and you’ll see that I never wrote a single bad thing about her so I would think it would be clear that my blog is the last place to voice any malcontent about a personal relationship I value – that probably helps with any trust issues.
Ahh, she’s going to respond to this so I’ll turn it over to her…
March 14th, 2008 at 12:20 am
It’s true, I do enjoy reading entries about me. I think it’s fair to say that any girl taking the time to read these blogs would love to see herself written about with such thoughtfulness and insight – kind of the modern-day equivalent of someone writing you poetry.
I do give permission before anything I’ve said is quoted directly, but I’m also not the least worried about any “malcontent” being voiced here instead of in person. Another of RandomEsq’s many sexy qualities: a profound respect for honesty.
What can I say, all in all I think I’m a pretty lucky girl.
March 14th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
That is funny I suggested your blog for Glamour on Monday. I had just read it on ms.singlemana blog.
March 14th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Ladyfox, I’m glad you enjoy my blog. I hope you will be a regular. -R.
March 14th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Single Mom Seeking – Just for the record…I’m sure I screw up sometimes with the whole blog thing. I can see it being difficult to know what to post…and about whom to post. I wrote about someone in a couple of entries and then discovered that this person deceived me and I removed the posts immediately. I was angry. So I am sure that I have my own gun-shy feelings about my blog.
To answer your question about us processing posts together…no. Literally, it goes like this: I say, “Permission requested to write about…” and Plush says, “Granted.” And then I do it.
I know people blog for different reasons. For me, it is to write and, I hope, to entertain. So my blog probably doesn’t lend itself to causing dating issues, really. I know that when Boss and I split, some readers were shocked and reached out to me – and that is partly how I know some of my readers. But I didn’t give any indication of the pending split on my blog. That’s just not what I blog about. That isn’t to say that I don’t write about how I feel. In fact, looking back at some of the entries I wrote about Boss was painful and they were changed to private. I hadn’t written about a broken heart but it reminded me that I had one.
-R.