From old to new. Birthdays.
Mick won’t be here for my birthday this year - he’ll be in California for his low residency MFA program. I like to tease him about missing my birthday, a high holy day of the year. In truth, I’m so proud of him for doing this program - I’m just a little envious he is going without me.
He gave me an early birthday present this last weekend - a new computer. I’m THRILLED - my old one is maybe 10 years old and really really tired. I’ve replaced the battery and power cord - the keyboard got mashed at some point so the C & V keys don’t work very well. In transferring saved photos from my old computer to my new one, I was getting a kick out of the last few years recorded there. It reads like a photo diary of highlights and unremarkable days alike. I think that is the best kind of record - it isn’t all weddings and graduations and promotions. Sometimes it is also the bad hair days, the slow days, the lie-in well after the sun comes up, the funny sign you passed on the road… I’d like to get back to blogging like that, too.
I am planning a float day at a local quarry for my birthday this year. I’ve been planning since March - I bought the float I’m using then.
This is an old rock quarry that has been filled with rain water over the years. Crystal clear and deep, it is not a swimming hole but rather a place to go and float .I bought myself a new bathing suit - I am replacing the old tired suit that fit me at my heaviest. I’ve invited friends to join me and I’m happy for those that say they can make it. There’ve been a few people who’ve asked to reschedule for different reasons, and I’m so happy to get to spread the celebration around to see them at other times. I usually make myself a little crazy with minutiae when I plan parties, so I am not planning a party this time - just a float.
No alcohol is allowed at this site - I’m fine with that. I stopped drinking around the same time that Mick did and 99% of the time I don’t miss it at all. When I do, it is more about the culture surrounding alcohol rather than the alcohol itself. Once in a while, I’ll miss a specific cocktail, or having a margarita with some seriously chunky guacamole & chips. It simplifies a lot of things, really. I still go to events at bars, I still go to cocktail parties.
He gave me an early birthday present this last weekend - a new computer. I’m THRILLED - my old one is maybe 10 years old and really really tired. I’ve replaced the battery and power cord - the keyboard got mashed at some point so the C & V keys don’t work very well. In transferring saved photos from my old computer to my new one, I was getting a kick out of the last few years recorded there. It reads like a photo diary of highlights and unremarkable days alike. I think that is the best kind of record - it isn’t all weddings and graduations and promotions. Sometimes it is also the bad hair days, the slow days, the lie-in well after the sun comes up, the funny sign you passed on the road… I’d like to get back to blogging like that, too.
I am planning a float day at a local quarry for my birthday this year. I’ve been planning since March - I bought the float I’m using then.
This is an old rock quarry that has been filled with rain water over the years. Crystal clear and deep, it is not a swimming hole but rather a place to go and float .I bought myself a new bathing suit - I am replacing the old tired suit that fit me at my heaviest. I’ve invited friends to join me and I’m happy for those that say they can make it. There’ve been a few people who’ve asked to reschedule for different reasons, and I’m so happy to get to spread the celebration around to see them at other times. I usually make myself a little crazy with minutiae when I plan parties, so I am not planning a party this time - just a float.
No alcohol is allowed at this site - I’m fine with that. I stopped drinking around the same time that Mick did and 99% of the time I don’t miss it at all. When I do, it is more about the culture surrounding alcohol rather than the alcohol itself. Once in a while, I’ll miss a specific cocktail, or having a margarita with some seriously chunky guacamole & chips. It simplifies a lot of things, really. I still go to events at bars, I still go to cocktail parties.