I'm a little slow sometimes
I've had this "everything is changing" feeling for awhile now. I chalked it up to work, which has been in transition/reorganization for about 18 months now (with no end in sight). Nothing else was really going on, I thought, since we're not moving, changing jobs, or experiencing any other major life transitions.
It took me until last night to realize that my social life -- online and in person -- has undergone a fundamental shift in the past year. I went to this event one year ago this weekend. That led to me getting involved with the tiki community and, eventually, joining this group. Since then, weekends have largely been taken up by at least one meeting/activity (we have had at least one activity on 7 of the last 13 weekends), we have traveled to 2 relatively far-flung destinations (Florida and Ohio) for events, and more than half my friends on MySpace and 20% of those on Facebook are from this community. Most of my online time has also been occupied by this.
It's a hell of a lot of fun, but sheesh, no wonder I have such a strong sensation of change. Since last August, I have spent more time with people I hadn't met as of this time last year than I have with people I have known for years. It's kind of wild.
It took me until last night to realize that my social life -- online and in person -- has undergone a fundamental shift in the past year. I went to this event one year ago this weekend. That led to me getting involved with the tiki community and, eventually, joining this group. Since then, weekends have largely been taken up by at least one meeting/activity (we have had at least one activity on 7 of the last 13 weekends), we have traveled to 2 relatively far-flung destinations (Florida and Ohio) for events, and more than half my friends on MySpace and 20% of those on Facebook are from this community. Most of my online time has also been occupied by this.
It's a hell of a lot of fun, but sheesh, no wonder I have such a strong sensation of change. Since last August, I have spent more time with people I hadn't met as of this time last year than I have with people I have known for years. It's kind of wild.