three collages, newest to oldest (still doing one a day; however, my mommyinlaw has been ill and i've been spending a lot of time with her, and other family and so while i was still doing one every morning, the days have kind of run together when it came time to posting same):
in the following order, i give you ... october 22nd, then october 23rd, and the final one for today, october 24th:
... thought i would write some, but haven't quite put into words how things have been playing out this week. i'm kind of on my perpetual island of misfit toys, which is not (all things considered) a bad place to be, it's just not "textbook."
it's more metaphorical, where everyone says, "oh, like in the rudolph story, where they stop on that island and there they are, the misfits, and yet you love them all the more, for that very reason, their uniqueness, their ... well, their everything!
... and yet ..." it's metaphorical and not a "textbook" case or scenario, and so there are still those lonely times off to the side where the polka-dotted elephant is indeed "the elephant" in the room, and as much as is known and loved ... well ...
... it's just not always easy.
... but then again ... who wants to be "textbook" or "well-fleshed out scenario" or even "a worse case scenario," you know?!?!?!
and yet ...
and still ...
and just ...
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