yuletide greetings

Hey there! I'm so glad you made it! Yes, you! A lot of you have not heard from me in a long time. I thought I would address a few questions ya'll might have, briefly, and then we could go from there.

• where have you been? I don't know. I moved. I worked a lot. I got busy with stuff.
• do you still love Eric? like the dickens. he's the reason for the move. he's the stuff of life.
• what about school? oh yeah. I am in my third year at Columbia College. I am pursuing a degree in Fiction Writing and (get ready for this one) developing material for my first novel.
• are you all pretentious now? no. not at all. still the same old stine.
• stine, who's she? oh, well, that might be new to you. I like calling myself Stine. It's just the other half of Christine that no one thinks to use and a little girl I babysat for a long time ago came up with.
• how do I say that? Well, technically it should be the same as R.L. Stine, but I like it as [steen].
• anyway, so how are you? I'm pretty good. I have a full life and a lot of things going on.
• is that why you never call me? yeah, but I got a cell phone finally, so I'm totally reachable and always calling people. It's really hypocritical since I loathed the whole cell phone phenomenon for years, but what can I say? eep?
• what else is new with you? well, I may be working for Starbucks soon. things are in motion. I know, I know, I know. Starbucks?! How could I? But I still love the coffee and the world of coffee, just can't deal with only fifteen hours, no benefits, and I needed a fresh perspective.
• what about that seminar stuff you like to do? I just started a new seminar at Landmark called Sex & Intimacy. it's too soon to tell anything spectacular, but I'll keep you posted.
• oooh, sounds like fun, Eric must feel lucky!? I sure hope so.
• Floggingforfrogs? I don't know. Last winter I captured some tadpoles and they actually became frogs and then they all died, because like, they were supposed to, short life spans and all, and we drove ourselves crazy trying to feed them, buying anything at PetCo that said it might be tasty for frogs: blood worms (no use), crickets (a little too big), goldfish flakes (for the young stage) and finally, wingless fruit flies (that still managed to make one squeamish).
• so, anything else? Bush won the election, like fair and square. I feel a little unsettled over that one.

How are all of you? How is life? How is love? How is stuff?

I know for some of you, it has been a long time since we've spoken. For some others of you, tracking me down and shaking me up happens all the time. knowing you're here will keep me writing. In other words, share, come on in, and let loose.

I'm off to Thai Spoon for some tom kha soup and thai rolls...goodnight.