I had noted, like you do, that I'd not seen a friend on social media for a while. Someone I went to college with and lives in Florida now. So, when I saw her post to a mutual friend's page, I reached out to her with a oh hey- was thinking of you, miss you. It was a bit odd, we had been connected before but no longer friends on FB. So, I rerequested ( Read more... )

Whenever it's primal_pastry's birthday, it reminds me that my labor started on her birthday. We are days away from my child's birthday. I have complex emotional reactions. Excitement at the celebration, remembered anxiety of the act of labor, startlement that my child is this small human that's not so small.  This year we're combinging forces with woodwardiocom and buxom_bey since ( Read more... )

The woman who was my exchange student and I hers in a quid pro quo program the end of my jr. year in high school just found me on G ( Read more... )

asciikitty and I had a date last night, which is rare! We are often quietly doing stuff together at home, but it's not the same as going on an adventure ( Read more... )

Exposition-
I didn't come to being very active with the regional UU group until I was independently mobile, say 17-18, or there abouts. But then I adored them, ended up going to Ohio University and it had a huge UU group, some I knew already. Like so many who graduate and move away, I did not stay active with the old UU friends or UU-ness in general ( Read more... )

Now, some years ago- oh, you know. 6? I posted this picture, which I was reminded of when I was sorting through the SNAFU that is the new scrapbook here.
(Why yes, let's totally scramble the order of things that had been sorted into folders before. Don't mind if I do!)
Anyway... Apples are not falling very far from the tree, if you ask me.  Ideally, ( Read more... )

I spent most of the day sorting through pictures with the ultimate goal of having stuff for next weekend's memorial for Grammy, but also because Mom's storage options had room for improvement. Technically this is still true, but it's much better now. Almost all the scanning I've done has been for my own edification. I may do another set before bed ( Read more... )

I'm in Cleveland for a meeting tomorrow and coincidentally getting a few extra days with my parents. Again: very necessary since next weekend's Pittsburgh trip will be grueling and short and not the sort of useful thing for meaningful, relaxed interactions ( Read more... )

Some things you never get back. Lots of things, actually. Listening to Our Smiling Jesus Band- one of the local groups from Ohio U- nothing can remind me of college as much as these songs: the strong drinks, smoky air, dancing til you're about to fall over, singing along with my friends. Yep, can't be beat. And can't be recreated. At least not that ( Read more... )

As I might have noted, I scanned a few pictures on the trip.

This is circa 1983- catamy713  and I.

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