Letter to Erin 20150329

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

OK Sweetie, do you have your big fat headphones on?  Suppose someone comes up to you blabbing something that you don't want to listen to (not me, I hope).  Squint at them like you can't hear them, and say "Ha?"  Don't take your headphones off!  So they repeat themselves, "moan, whine, bitch, whimper, snort, hiss, etc, etc."  Pretend like you're turning the volume down, squint at them again, and say "Ha?"  So they repeat themselves again, "moan, whine, bitch, whimper, snort, hiss, etc, etc."  This time, take the headphones off, squint at them again and say "Ha?"  If they haven't given up by now, "moan, whine, bitch, whimper, snort, hiss, etc, etc." then tell them, "My husband won't allow me to listen to people who say things that mess with my emotions.  If you have an problem with that, then go discuss it with him."

I wish I were with you to distract them, but today I had to do some shopping (plus we're not married yet).  I bought a lot of cat food, a fresh tank of cooking gas, and some new lights for my little house.  Advice to consumers!  Don't buy LED lights that are housed with rechargeable batteries!  The LED bulbs will last 50 times longer than the battery, and you will have to throw the whole thing away when the battery dies, because it won't work unless you unplug it from the wall socket!

I find that the best way to drown out the crowd is to lock myself up in my house and just do the things I enjoy, like cooking, playing with computers, playing music, etc.  Again I wish I were with you to distract them, but since we're not married yet, I want you to know that I love you deeply, so please take sweet loving care of yourself and your precious heart.  I love you, and I need you.