october 1, 1991

when rcg and i first met

we lived a million miles away from each other

so we tried to get to know each other 

the best we could. 

we would send emails

and texts

and we would share all 

of our favorite things with one another.

we called them

"fun facts" --

just little tid bits 

that were otherwise

inconsequential

aspects of our 

personalities

and our lives

that individually

may mean nothing

but all together

made us who we are.

and it was all of those little things that

helped us both realize

how awesome the other was

and how much we wanted

to be near each other

and to be with each other.

and one of those things for rcg,

one of those adorable little quirks

that maybe he was nervous about,

was his love of comic books.

and for this particular comic book
and it's spectacular artwork:

i'm not a comic book fan, 

but i was definitely impressed.

i mean, 

the details,

the colors,

the action,

the composition -- 

it is so crazy awesome.



so why not buy a copy,
or rather,
4 copies?

(the comic books are the same
but their covers differ;
they show the whole image
split across four covers.)


and then,
why not frame them
and hang them?


so that's what we did.

it's amazing

and it's beautiful.