these vagabond shoes are longing to stray

[jtthomas]

three days after hugh broke up with me, i decided i needed to leave the east coast. not just boston, but the whole entire east coast. anything on that side of the country was too close for me. and there was no way i could stay in that city. everything reminded me of him. my apartment where we'd shared so many amazing days and nights, the cafe

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[sandvoss]

even though it holds bad memories, i hope the big apple is fun for you, i hear the shopping is wonderful not to mention i'm sure you'll have good company from keri.

[jtthomas]

thank you, i'm looking forward to creating new memories rather than focusing on the old ones.

ps, i tried to make this reply very lame so that you wouldn't think your comment is lame anymore. did it work?

[sandvoss]

it may have worked and set me at ease for commenting again. :)

[jtthomas]

okay, my work here is done, then. i like that icon.

[k_russell]

You don't even know the meaning of fun until you've hung out with me! Okay, that is a lie, but I promise to do my best. I AM SO EXCITED

[jtthomas]

haha, i'm sure it'll be amazing. SO AM I

[kreukkristin]

I'm sure you will do just fine. And if you get nervous, just smack Keri for making you leave your refuge ;)

[jtthomas]

haha, i'll keep that in mind. pretty icon.

[nickolas_carter]

You're going to be in New York? You should give me a call, we can go out and get that drink.

[jtthomas]

yeah, i will, definitely. i haven't talked to you in a couple days, i hope things are going all right for you.

[nickolas_carter]

Good. Things are okay, better now that we're back in the States. I'm sure we'll talk later.

[marc_blucas]

I was talking to someone last night about the amount of time they'd been with someone and it was kind of what you are saying here. It was something more to the effect that they weren't together very long and because of that they should be able to get over them quicker. I completely understand what you're saying though, it depends on the amount of time with them and the person. That connection. You can't possibly measure amounts of time to feeling. It can be a week or a month or ten more after that because things like that just happen with no rhyme or reason at all.

I've had not so pleasant memories attached to New York in the past but I think that place holds so many different possibilities that it's always a good idea, as my last trip there was amazing. I'm sending some luck your way nonetheless, because one really can't have enough.

[jtthomas]

i agree, feelings can't be measured by time, but sometimes i still feel like others are judging me by that, you know? "five months? well, that should have taken you a week to get over."

thank you. i enjoyed this comment.

[marc_blucas]

I hate to repeat myself but, yes, I completely know. I think sometimes it's not even intentional judging it's more just trying to nudge in a direction they think is helpful by trying to put a cap on it to make it go away faster and I've learned with too much experience that if you try and cap something like that, it will only overflow later on if you don't let the feelings run their course. All I can think to say to that is tell them to buzz off in a nice but firm way if they're your friends or say it anyway possible you want if you don't even know them because then what does it matter what they think anyway, you know?

You're more than welcome. I do hope we get to talk at some point, I think I added you to my list already so I'll have to get over my hibernation stage and say hello properly.