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Something like friendship
Today a second person on FB noticed I wasn't there.
That's two, in seven or eight months.
That's two, in seven or eight months.
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Four things make a good day
One last bit of leftover haleem, and some tiramisu, for breakfast.
Got both cabinet doors installed. Now they need adjustment (right now they thwack each other when closing) and locks. But already this enables a lot of cleanup of that room - putting tools away and the like.
I get to decide between finishing Atul Gawande’s Better and seeing if I can get an extremely basic web app up. If I read fast, maybe both.
I have lunch with a friend (edit: TWO showed up!) AND hanging out with another friend AND dinner with yet another friend AND maybe a group hang-out-and-chat after that if dinner isn’t long. The group event is one I used to attend roughly thirty years ago in its earliest incarnation, and it will be fascinating to go back.
Yay!
Got both cabinet doors installed. Now they need adjustment (right now they thwack each other when closing) and locks. But already this enables a lot of cleanup of that room - putting tools away and the like.
I get to decide between finishing Atul Gawande’s Better and seeing if I can get an extremely basic web app up. If I read fast, maybe both.
I have lunch with a friend (edit: TWO showed up!) AND hanging out with another friend AND dinner with yet another friend AND maybe a group hang-out-and-chat after that if dinner isn’t long. The group event is one I used to attend roughly thirty years ago in its earliest incarnation, and it will be fascinating to go back.
Yay!
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Social life WHEEE!
I have a SUPER bunch of social things set up for this week! Every single weekday dinner time slot is taken, with one even double booked (early dinner with a friend and then possibly a group thing later); lunches T-W-Th are set up with three different friends; and the entire weekend is going to be awesome.
THIS IS EXCELLENT. If there is one single thing that will buoy my mood, this right here is it.
THIS IS EXCELLENT. If there is one single thing that will buoy my mood, this right here is it.
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Delicious tranquility
I am lounging in my living room reading a book and eating blackberries and raspberries with mascarpone accompanied by a nice rose wine.
I do wish I had someone to share all this with.
I do wish I had someone to share all this with.
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Major life changes
Someone I value said to me last night:
"When you get to the grief phase, let me know."
She knew this change was a big deal and she knew it was for the best. She also knew it was at least a temporary if not a permanent goodbye to something I worked for (mostly successfully!) for over a decade, and she knew what happens when those kinds of goodbyes come into our lives. She figured out this whole picture. Then she offered her support.
This is a step above your basic entry-level human, here. ♥
"When you get to the grief phase, let me know."
She knew this change was a big deal and she knew it was for the best. She also knew it was at least a temporary if not a permanent goodbye to something I worked for (mostly successfully!) for over a decade, and she knew what happens when those kinds of goodbyes come into our lives. She figured out this whole picture. Then she offered her support.
This is a step above your basic entry-level human, here. ♥
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How you made them feel
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou.
I would be wise to learn from this.
Naturally I would like to avoid hurting others. That’s a difficult task and one I’m willing to put work into. I would also like to become wiser about my own feelings. If I will never forget the pain, it’s smart to recognize that and not wait around for the pain to vanish magically from memory, instead finding ways of going forward despite it.
I would be wise to learn from this.
Naturally I would like to avoid hurting others. That’s a difficult task and one I’m willing to put work into. I would also like to become wiser about my own feelings. If I will never forget the pain, it’s smart to recognize that and not wait around for the pain to vanish magically from memory, instead finding ways of going forward despite it.
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Getting past the comfort zone
Sometimes, to get to the good stuff, one has to do a bit of scary stuff.
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Afterthoughts and consolation prizes
Never make someone a priority when all you are to them is an option. Maya Angelou.
Why is it that I still haven't learned this lesson? Still? What is preventing me from GETTING this?
Why is it that I still haven't learned this lesson? Still? What is preventing me from GETTING this?
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Something like friendship
Someone from FB noticed I had gone silent and reached out to check in and say hello.
I didn't think that was possible. I'm genuinely impressed.
And touched. I'm dangerously close to shedding a tear, here, and I swore I was done with that.
If you're reading this, you know who you are: next time we are in the same zip code I shall buy you a drink and toast you with my own glass.
I didn't think that was possible. I'm genuinely impressed.
And touched. I'm dangerously close to shedding a tear, here, and I swore I was done with that.
If you're reading this, you know who you are: next time we are in the same zip code I shall buy you a drink and toast you with my own glass.
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Communications to ignore
Today I learned that SMS is the new "to be ignored" form of communication. Three people who profess to be ... well, at the very least, good friends... of mine are not responding to SMS but are definitely awake and on social media. One of those I expect. All three, I didn't expect. (Edit: A fourth was responding with alacrity, so while there may or may not have been a tech glitch, it wasn't ONLY a tech glitch. And I did get a big flurry from my family, too!)
This used to be email. Send mail, maybe don't get a reply for a while. (I particularly suck at this lately due to very low time at a desktop.) Before email it was voice phone calls. Now I guess text is in the same bin.
This used to be email. Send mail, maybe don't get a reply for a while. (I particularly suck at this lately due to very low time at a desktop.) Before email it was voice phone calls. Now I guess text is in the same bin.
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Hello again!
It's been a long time. I really miss meaningful online social interaction, and That Other Site is just ticking me off once too many times today. (Let's not mention all the other reasons I, a person who looks female, might have an ever so slightly shortened fuse today.)
I'm going to try to be here more often. Hi, everyone. <3
I'm going to try to be here more often. Hi, everyone. <3