The Goddess and GUBU: Square Dancing at the Triple GGG Ranch

[kml]

Yes, MLC took some of this from him, but this experience has pointed out a lot of things to me about our previous R that I was unaware of, mostly because he is very manipulative and hid things from me.

Sometimes, in this process, we outgrow our spouses. Or at least, take off our rose-colored glasses.

Several years past my divorce, and I am STILL figuring out things that were probably lies during my marriage and I was oblivious to them.

[GoatGal]

Yep, kml.

Rose colored glasses are definitely OFF.

And if he doesn't start sprouting soon, I will outgrow him for sure.

[GoatGal]

Here's a Theme Song for all you DBers.

It's "Jilted" by the Puppini Sisters!

This little ditty always gets me in the perfect mood as I microwave my sad little dinner and sit down to watch yet another Netflix movie--alone--in between stoking the fire. Yep. It's that time of year, folks!
Too bad I don't have a nice big glass of Pinot Noir to go with my Stouffer's Swedish Meatballs. (No wonder I'm losing weight. Blech.)

"Jilted"

Verse: I bought another dinner for one
I sit and watch some pointless re-run
And the tears fall down...
'Cause this is not what I had planned

I stare at all the books on the shelf
On how to help or better myself
Lot of good they've done
Another one's gone to hell

Chorus: Hmmm I've been jilted again
He packed his bags and left whistling a happy song
I jumped through hoops to keep that man
Oh how did I get it so wrong?

I tried new positions
I learned his friends names
I made myself sit through football games
Oh, Been jilted
Been jilted again
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Verse: So this is when self pity sets in
And ominous predictions begin
Will I end my days... alone and reaching for the gin?

Talking to myself and the cat
Weeping at the drop of a hat
Oh for goodness sake
I can do better than that!

Chorus: Hmmm I've been jilted again
He packed his bags and left whistling a happy song
I jumped through hoops to keep that man
Oh how did I get it so wrong?

I tried new positions
I learned his friends names
I made myself sit through football games
Oh, Been jilted
Been jilted again

[Scat]
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Verse: Well things are gonna change from now on
I think those self help books are a con!
So be sure next time--- my geisha ways will all be gone. (Wah-wah-wah-wah)

Won't try to please and always be nice
Or trust the Cosmo quiz for advice
I'll just be myself...
And see if that will suffice

Chorus: Hmm I've been jilted again
But hey, good riddance! I don't think that he was meant for me
I jumped through hoops to keep that man
But now he's gone I'm finally free!

To try new ambitions!
And learn new friends names!
And wash my hair through those football games!

Hmmm, been jilted...
....Good riddance...
....Been jilted again....



Cheers!

---(G)GGG

[GoatGal]

"Looks like the square dance is gonna be going late tonight, Pardners!

"Guess GUBU is hitting the old moonshine bottle and getting' all playful with this Goat Gal by using that thar newfangled contraption y'all refer to as the TEXT MESSAGING!"

"I stepped away from the campfire for an itty bitty moment and my E-Lect-TRONIC DE-vice lit up like a Lightnin' Bug with his haunches a-flamin!"

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H had texted me the sad news about Mike from the PBS radio program "Car Talk" dying today at age 71. (We were always fans, listened every weekend ever since we got together. Old cars, dontcha know.)

My first response was "Sh*t. Didn't know that. How sad. End of an era."

H: "Complications from Alzheimers"

Me: "And so bright. Must have been a terrible blow to his family.'

Nothing for a couple hours, then this little GEM! (Humor? Really?)

H:"Who are you? Did you eat Goat Gal??? "A terrible blow...etc..."
SHE would never say that... GN"

(Guess that means Good Night)

I was just sitting there with my mouth hanging open.
I mean, it's hard not to try and analyze this stuff!
I know it's just more craziness, but bear with me. It's like a puzzle, and I love puzzles!

1. He thinks he's got me pigeon-holed as someone who would NEVER SAY "terrible blow to his family!"
What an incredibly odd and out-of-character choice of words for someone who is so wordy and a real mistress of the oddly turned phrase and convoluted metaphor. (NOT!!!)
He thinks he knows me so well!
You guys wouldn't bat an eye, would you?

BI-ZARRO!!!

2. He thinks I'm still one way, some way, that he does or doesn't remember or want to remember, or the other way, or some other way he hasn't thought of yet, or

3. He doesn't like how I'm changing and he's trying to figure out what I'm up to, or

4. the moon is getting full (it is), or

5. He's HAMMERED and reaching out again.

I'm going with this last bit, lucky door #5!
(What did I win, Wonka? What did I win????)


Anyhow, I was tickled, so I responded: "Ummmm... I just did....?" (say that)

Purposefully vague and weirdly mirrors what he said.

Then I added: "I am a tapestry of many colors."
Oooohhhh.... Trippy!!!

(I wanted to say, "have a few more belts and get back to me. I can use some additional entertainment!" but I didn't.)

He writes back: "HA. HA. GN"

What a wack-job.

Guess this is his new phase of metamorphosis.
I am curious to see what form the next phase takes and if it creeps me out more than this particular manifestation.

---(G)GGG

[Mighty]

You're so funny, GGG.

Yes! That's it! I like puzzles too! My counselor says I'm very analytical in the sense that I always try to figure out the what and why.

I have always been like that with people (not so much data and that boring stuff... no offense to anyone ). But I loved psychology classes and things like that. Kind of Freudian thinking, I suppose.

But yes! I tend to think... what the? why the? Not so much because I'm stuck on it. Just the way I've always thought... I'm a people thinker, I presume.

You, too, my lady! Yee ha!

The square dancing thing.... one funny thing s17 and I used to do when he was little.... I taught him how to promenade. He had no idea what the heck it was from. But we would do it all the time to be silly. Now we laugh about it and all the corny stuff we used to do. I love it.

And still... you crack me up.

Sorry for this "terrible blow" but I've gotta go...

[GoatGal]

Mighty, you hang in there. You've got lots going on... still Mighty I see!

[Wonka]

GGG,

I find this interesting:

H had texted me the sad news about Mike from the PBS radio program "Car Talk" dying today at age 71. (We were always fans, listened every weekend ever since we got together. Old cars, dontcha know.)

My first response was "Sh*t. Didn't know that. How sad. End of an era."

H: "Complications from Alzheimers"

Me: "And so bright. Must have been a terrible blow to his family.'

Nothing for a couple hours, then this little GEM! (Humor? Really?)

H:"Who are you? Did you eat Goat Gal??? "A terrible blow...etc..."
SHE would never say that... GN"

This made me wonder if GUBU is flummoxed by the new GGG who has figured out some social cues and not too stuck in the Asperber's peg hole. Am I warm or cold?

I thought it was a nice cool response by saying you're a tapestry of color. You did not react at all to H's piss poor attempt to peg you as the old GGG. It is apparent that your reactions and interactions are really throwing off GUBU. Obviously you've grown quite bit since DBing and his little Aspie woman isn't where he left her a while ago.

I also think it's some of #5 as well. What GUBU's problem is that he's sick from his own poorly homemade moonshine!!!! Something's definitely off with his formula.

[GoatGal]

Wonka, your guess is as good as mine at this point.

I think my social skills are better than average now because I work so hard at it. Harder than most, anyway, and I'm hyper-aware. It's just not something that comes naturally.

And yes, using vaguely stilted phrases like "terrible blow" has always been in keeping with my "character" such as it is!

I'm betting bad moonshine has a lot to do with it!


---(G)GGG

[BrightFuture]

GGG, great song! I’ve been thinking along these lines recently .

I’m also the analytical type, so I always want to figure things out. Interesting thing is that your H is analyzing YOU. I agree with Wonka and I like your response too. I wish I could think of answers like that. But, I guess I lost my skills with H being MIA for so long.

[GoatGal]

Hi Bright! Yep. You, Mighty, Me...we analytical types need to hang together and figure out the world!

I do suspect that H is examining me a bit more closely these days. Just looking back over his shoulder to make sure he had the right glasses on. :

The spew I got from him last year has been gone for months now. I wonder if he even remembers the things he accused me of, and the crazy stuff he used as "justification" for why leaving me was the only viable solution.

Too many canvas shopping bags by the front door!
Call the firing squad!

The Crime: Being Environmentally Responsible!

All I can say is the stuff I am learning here is working for me. It may even be working for GUBU.

At least things have calmed down a lot and he is---for lack of a better word---MORPHING.

The Amoeba may be gone, to be replaced by something more highly evolved.

I'll let you all know when I discover what that might be.

It will certainly be an interesting presentation at the next microbiology conference!

Do they still use "Power Point"?


---(G)GGG