I'm baaaaaaaack
Did you miss me? Apparently not. I've been gone for nearly two weeks and was without the Internets for the same amount of time. Upon my return, my various inboxes overflowed with with over 100 new e-mail messages, plus a small mountain of snail mail accrued in my post-box. How many messages in that blizzard of data had any personal relevance to me? Take a guess. Go on. Ready? I had five. That's right, everything else was either spam, or bills, or group mailings, or business related. It saddened me.
I realized then that most of the personal mail that I get was reactionary. It was in response to efforts that I've made in order to further the dialog and advance relationships that I've cultivated. And without my constant tending it would seem that garden of friendship withers easily.
Is it me? Am I the only one curious and interested here? I am genuinely interested but don't want to be pushy. Above all, I don't wish this to be one sided and it seems to be. I hate to be a bother and would rather slink away than push forward unilaterally.
[Edit: By the way, this is not directed at anyone in particular. It is simply an observation and me thinking aloud. Nor is this a plea for comments and email telling me you love me. I know you do, I mean it is ME, I'm talking about. No, no, no. It's just that sometimes it feels like if I don't make the effort that nothing happens at all. Let's sit down, you and I, and have a real conversation. I'll be waiting.]
[Edit Edit: What I meant to say was that for all my pride in my "Connectivity" and being "Connected" it was humbling to see that perhaps it was not necessary, that all my longing to "stay in touch" was over done. I'm glad I went into the back country and off the grid. But it's good to be back :) ]
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My trip by the way was great. Old friendships were renewed. Old wounds were healed. New territory was explored. I found snow in the desert. Yes, I did. I have the pictures to prove it. I have almost 500 to sort through so more on that later. For now I'm going to chill, unpack and listen to the awesome CD mix that the lovely markedformetal sent me! New music, YAY! THANK YOU, it was something nice discover waiting for me at home! A review will be forthcoming! :)
In the meantime, here's a teaser image or two to get you by:
I realized then that most of the personal mail that I get was reactionary. It was in response to efforts that I've made in order to further the dialog and advance relationships that I've cultivated. And without my constant tending it would seem that garden of friendship withers easily.
Is it me? Am I the only one curious and interested here? I am genuinely interested but don't want to be pushy. Above all, I don't wish this to be one sided and it seems to be. I hate to be a bother and would rather slink away than push forward unilaterally.
[Edit: By the way, this is not directed at anyone in particular. It is simply an observation and me thinking aloud. Nor is this a plea for comments and email telling me you love me. I know you do, I mean it is ME, I'm talking about. No, no, no. It's just that sometimes it feels like if I don't make the effort that nothing happens at all. Let's sit down, you and I, and have a real conversation. I'll be waiting.]
[Edit Edit: What I meant to say was that for all my pride in my "Connectivity" and being "Connected" it was humbling to see that perhaps it was not necessary, that all my longing to "stay in touch" was over done. I'm glad I went into the back country and off the grid. But it's good to be back :) ]
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My trip by the way was great. Old friendships were renewed. Old wounds were healed. New territory was explored. I found snow in the desert. Yes, I did. I have the pictures to prove it. I have almost 500 to sort through so more on that later. For now I'm going to chill, unpack and listen to the awesome CD mix that the lovely markedformetal sent me! New music, YAY! THANK YOU, it was something nice discover waiting for me at home! A review will be forthcoming! :)
In the meantime, here's a teaser image or two to get you by: