In order to maintain a semblance of contact over the damn-near-six-thousand-miles currently between us, my girlfriend and I have weekly Skype chats (Friday night for me, Saturday morning for her.) It’s generally hit and miss as to whether the connection is good enough for video, but it’s usually good enough for voice, which we often supplement with links to relevant things, or text when the distorted spoken word isn’t quite good enough. For example, yesterday’s log:

[23:06:01] Brosencrantz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Babylon
[23:33:57] Cantrix: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JaUlmdlubuQ/TrJEPagqvrI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/ve-vb_nMbH0/s1600/KabochaSweetMama.JPG
[00:02:45] Brosencrantz: http://www.beaverandsteve.com/comics/BnS_135.png
[00:06:38] Brosencrantz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DavyCrockettBomb.jpg
[00:15:48] Brosencrantz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peshawar_Lancers
[00:24:54] Brosencrantz: Petronel
[00:24:55] Brosencrantz: Jingal
[00:24:56] Brosencrantz: 88
[00:24:58] Brosencrantz: Mannlicher-Carcano
[00:25:04] Brosencrantz: Bofors
[00:44:14] Brosencrantz: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Zonaro_GatesofConst.jpg
[00:49:49] Cantrix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF3bM0X_xDY
[00:50:41] Brosencrantz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqETVk3Oq7g
[00:52:48] Brosencrantz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa3eoMnMC80
[01:00:21] Brosencrantz: <3
[01:00:21] Cantrix: <3

I hope this gives an enlightening glimpse into the nature of our relationship.

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