this is for you, kid.

allie galway.

besties since we were in the same story time class at the local library.

williston park, new york.

age 4.

new years eve. 2008/2009.

nyc. big timers.

despite miles or time zones, years spent apart or years growing up together, we have stayed in touch through it all. and by some strange stroke of coincidence, we have done many of the same things through out our lives. a tribute to why we are such good friends. we can pick up our friendship right off where we last left off anytime we're together... and it's always a sad thing to say goodbye. but we actually never say goodbye. it's always a "see ya later". but i digress from my main point of this entry.

the other night i was talking to allie online. to quote my aunt meme "technology makes the world a small place when you feel so far away". she was having a fabulous night in milan and i was sitting in my room grading papers in belize. and we started talking. here is a clearly meaningful conversation that only took up about 3 minutes. it was like a rapid fire series of questions.

allie galway, my love, this one's for you.

AG: so, i have to ask... is there a boy in belize?

RJ: no. definitely not.

AG: hahaha yyyyyy?

RJ: belize is not sexy in the way i'm sure milan is, miss italy.

AG: ehhh. italy is not always sexy

RJ: well the men here are short. and they cheat on their wives.

AG: SAME! and they wear tight pants

RJ: they don't wear tight pants here. too hot. but they wear jhorts which is equally bad. jhorts, of course, being the infamous jean shorts

AG: socks with sandals, or no?

RJ: it's too hot for socks. and they are ALWAYS sweating.

AG: ew. smelly? so it's not like dirty dancing havana nights? at all?

RJ: most of the time, yes. or overpowering with cologne. and it's dirty alright... but not in a good way

AG: this is WAY better than your blog, no offense. it's just the straight up unromantic answers.

RJ: well thanks. i'm really excelling at unromantic. it's a strong point in my life at the moment.

so... for those of you who found that conversation to be much more exhilarating that my blog, this one's for you. : )

also, i would like to just say that i have met some wonderful men here in belize that do not fit my aforementioned description of the men of belize at all. i exclude anyone i've written about in my blog from these generalizations.

love,

me