Wednesday lunch break
Got an "emergency" assignment dropped on me today, with no prior warning, which I guess is how emergencies work. Except it isn't a real emergency -- no court deadline, no statutory deadline, just somebody higher up the org chart suddenly wants to see movement on something that has been on my plate for 10 months. So, OK, we will provide visible movement.
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There's a supposedly local guy on Twitter who I think looks sexy, who has been texting me. He's much younger than me, if his pics are real. But his texts feel sorta weird to me, like he's trying to set me up for a financial scam. Either that, or he's still idealistic about friendship and love, whereas for me it's about whether we have mutual interests and compatible personalities. And I've grown tired of getting crushes on people I haven't yet met -- either move on to the meeting in person, or don't waste my time.
So, I told him as much, that I don't make commitments to people until I've met them in person more than once and have gotten to know them.
I'll find out whether he actually wants to meet, and then whether we are compatible.
That crush on DavidO ended up going nowhere, because he's "too busy". And he may well be too busy. I don't mean he's lying. I just mean, that's what he told me, and I have no way of verifying it, because after one phone call he's not asked me to hang out or speak again. So, either he's not interested, or he's too busy, either way there's no point in me continuing to wish for something with him.
DavidS was the last new person I went on an actual date with, and now that was years ago. I'd thought after we went on a handful of dates that things were coming together, but then he disappeared, then he reappeared but only to text me occasionally, then he stopped reading my texts, so, that's that.
I still don't have a new friend or lover since before the pandemic. Partly this is my fault from not managing the stress of my job, and losing the autonomy of my weekends. Partly this is my fault because I already have a lot of friends, family, partners, etc, so there are periods when I'm too busy to meet anybody new. But it also feels like something changed in the DC area during the pandemic, that afterward people aren't as accessible -- and this probably includes me, I don't mean to put all the blame on other people. But I'm not ALWAYS too busy to meet new people.
If this young Twitter man responds to me by saying, "OK, let's meet then," I'll try. But, as I wrote above, I think he's mainly looking to scam me. If he's merely idealistic, not a criminal, then let's meet and see. But, most strangers don't follow through on plans to meet.
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I stretched this morning, then went on a walk. Body feels fine. I'm going to try running 3 miles tomorrow morning, and then I plan to commute on Friday. If the run goes well, I'll want to run 3 miles again on Saturday morning, and then I'd probably head to the condo afterward -- there's a monthly spanking party, maybe I'll go to that. But, by then I should have met with my doctor, and I'll know what she wants to do about my gout.
I'm still working on various behavior changes, both to reduce the purine inputs to my body, and to reduce dehydration events. Coming up with some sort of reduction in alcohol consumption is part of this. So the next time I head to the condo, I need some sort of plan for drinking less alcohol/more water than has been my habit.
One option is to alternate 12 ounces of water with each alcoholic drink. Would that cut my alcohol consumption in half, while increasing hydration? I also have to see what my doctor comes up with, what handouts she gives me, etc.
I don't think sticking to the standard advice of "no more than two alcoholic drinks per day" is going to work for me, although I stuck with that on Sunday at B's condo. There will be times I'm sharing a bottle of wine with somebody, and that's three drinks, but if I had a glass of water between each drink, that could keep me hydrated and slow down my alcohol intake.
Meanwhile, I have no plans to drink alcohol before Saturday afternoon. I want to be hydrated for tomorrow's run, and then Saturday's run. I do do do really really really want to train for a half marathon this fall.
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There's a supposedly local guy on Twitter who I think looks sexy, who has been texting me. He's much younger than me, if his pics are real. But his texts feel sorta weird to me, like he's trying to set me up for a financial scam. Either that, or he's still idealistic about friendship and love, whereas for me it's about whether we have mutual interests and compatible personalities. And I've grown tired of getting crushes on people I haven't yet met -- either move on to the meeting in person, or don't waste my time.
So, I told him as much, that I don't make commitments to people until I've met them in person more than once and have gotten to know them.
I'll find out whether he actually wants to meet, and then whether we are compatible.
That crush on DavidO ended up going nowhere, because he's "too busy". And he may well be too busy. I don't mean he's lying. I just mean, that's what he told me, and I have no way of verifying it, because after one phone call he's not asked me to hang out or speak again. So, either he's not interested, or he's too busy, either way there's no point in me continuing to wish for something with him.
DavidS was the last new person I went on an actual date with, and now that was years ago. I'd thought after we went on a handful of dates that things were coming together, but then he disappeared, then he reappeared but only to text me occasionally, then he stopped reading my texts, so, that's that.
I still don't have a new friend or lover since before the pandemic. Partly this is my fault from not managing the stress of my job, and losing the autonomy of my weekends. Partly this is my fault because I already have a lot of friends, family, partners, etc, so there are periods when I'm too busy to meet anybody new. But it also feels like something changed in the DC area during the pandemic, that afterward people aren't as accessible -- and this probably includes me, I don't mean to put all the blame on other people. But I'm not ALWAYS too busy to meet new people.
If this young Twitter man responds to me by saying, "OK, let's meet then," I'll try. But, as I wrote above, I think he's mainly looking to scam me. If he's merely idealistic, not a criminal, then let's meet and see. But, most strangers don't follow through on plans to meet.
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I stretched this morning, then went on a walk. Body feels fine. I'm going to try running 3 miles tomorrow morning, and then I plan to commute on Friday. If the run goes well, I'll want to run 3 miles again on Saturday morning, and then I'd probably head to the condo afterward -- there's a monthly spanking party, maybe I'll go to that. But, by then I should have met with my doctor, and I'll know what she wants to do about my gout.
I'm still working on various behavior changes, both to reduce the purine inputs to my body, and to reduce dehydration events. Coming up with some sort of reduction in alcohol consumption is part of this. So the next time I head to the condo, I need some sort of plan for drinking less alcohol/more water than has been my habit.
One option is to alternate 12 ounces of water with each alcoholic drink. Would that cut my alcohol consumption in half, while increasing hydration? I also have to see what my doctor comes up with, what handouts she gives me, etc.
I don't think sticking to the standard advice of "no more than two alcoholic drinks per day" is going to work for me, although I stuck with that on Sunday at B's condo. There will be times I'm sharing a bottle of wine with somebody, and that's three drinks, but if I had a glass of water between each drink, that could keep me hydrated and slow down my alcohol intake.
Meanwhile, I have no plans to drink alcohol before Saturday afternoon. I want to be hydrated for tomorrow's run, and then Saturday's run. I do do do really really really want to train for a half marathon this fall.