http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/commings/ en-us 2005-06-03T12:36:53-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/010861.html Thus ends this blog, as Geoff and I take off for Tucson, Ariz., where our new house, and a brand-new life together, awaits. Just want to say thanks to everyone who's read this blog and who offered words of encouragement... jcommings 2005-06-03T12:36:53-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/010465.html Since Geoff will still be living in San Francisco for about two months after I move to Tucson, this long-distance thing is still going to run its course. But the lighthouse on the shore will be guiding him to me... jcommings 2005-05-31T09:10:22-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/010647.html I've read that people in long-distance relationships often call each other and watch their favorite shows together and comment about them on the phone. That's cute and would work if you're in the same time zone. Geoff and I did... jcommings 2005-05-31T08:43:11-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/010428.html Geoff has always told me to have faith that things will happen in their due course. Today I found that out when I accepted a job at the Arizona Daily Star as one of their education reporters. I didn't think... jcommings 2005-05-25T15:12:15-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/010314.html I've been keeping a big secret from you, dear readers, and it's time you knew the truth. If this were Soap Opera Land, there'd be about three seconds of tense music, tenser stares and then a fade to black for... jcommings 2005-05-24T14:48:17-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/009921.html I went to the grocery store last weekend and saw two gay men shopping together. How do I know they were two gay men and not just two roommates? Please. A 10-year-old would have noticed it, too. Not that they... jcommings 2005-05-16T09:03:17-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/009710.html I haven't written because I've been living in a different plane lately. Next week, Geoff and I will spend four days together in Arizona. His parents live there, and we'll be able to stay with them while enjoying the weather... jcommings 2005-05-11T12:00:00-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/009498.html I've said many times that this blog is cheaper than therapy. My entry about being a little peeved at Geoff the other day during a phone conversation has prompted people to give some very good advice. This one is from... jcommings 2005-05-06T11:06:04-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/009365.html I'm going to paraphrase a speech the fantastic Wanda Sykes gives in the comedy "Monster-in-Law," which I saw in a sneak preview last night: I'm sick. I'm sick, sick, sick. And when I'm not sick, I'm tired. I'm sick and... jcommings 2005-05-04T12:41:53-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/009267.html I've found it! A long-distance relationship that spans the Pacific Ocean! Honestly, I didn't think it was possible. This one spans from Los Angeles to New Zealand. When I went to Australia three years ago (where I first met Geoff,... jcommings 2005-05-03T10:02:45-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/009202.html Geoff and I had the kind of weekend that is murder for anyone in a long-distance relationship. You might remember that I was to go to a banquet Saturday night honoring the state's best, according to Associated Press judges. And... jcommings 2005-05-02T12:23:34-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/008944.html Geoff has said we might not be in the same city to celebrate our one-year anniversary. In my mind, I'm pacing back and forth among anger, sorrow and confusion. So what happens now? Geoff did say he wants more than... jcommings 2005-04-27T11:14:39-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/008834.html I read the forums on the United States Masters Swimming Web site often. Someone posted a thread about finding love in the swimming pool. Some of the comments were so good, I decided to post a story of my own... jcommings 2005-04-26T10:33:25-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/008754.html Some blogs just write themselves. Here's a comment a guy left on the Ryan/Alanis entry: Geoff, I just read the almost four months of archives of your blog. I enjoyed reading your passionate and honest feelings about your long distance... jcommings 2005-04-22T14:39:11-07:00 http://blogs.scripps.com/albq/archives/commings/008560.html Just read a little blip in People magazine about Ryan Reynolds (the star of the gawdawful "The Amityville Horror") and Alanis Morrissette (she was God in "Dogma"). They're engaged and often find it difficult to find time to be together,... jcommings 2005-04-19T14:38:41-07:00