blindsided by sadness
So, yeah, it's been a Very Long Time since I posted. Much has changed, much is the same.
I have a Facebook account, but don't watch it all that much. I really dislike the format.
I do get email alerts, though. And today I got an invitation to a memorial service for a friend of mine, Glen Gyldersleve. WTF? As far as I knew he hadn't gotten sent back to Afghanistan...
I read his wall, and couldn't get a lot of detail, but it seems he committed suicide on September 25th. I'm floored. Glen was one of those people who was almost always energetic and upbeat.
Almost. There was a bleakness that peeked out on occasion.
Still, it's a shock. I keep thinking about his daughter, who is 8 years old. I only saw him every few months, at a game day (he was the person who brought me to my first GameStorm) or social gathering. It was always great to see him, and I always felt the connection we had.
And now he's gone.
I'm so bad at staying in touch with people. I keep saying I want to work on it, but nothing happens.
Anyone reading this who wants to get together sometime, please let me know. If I don't contact you it's probably because the inertia has swallowed me. I'm not isolated because I want to be. I just can't seem to find my way out of it.
I'm feeling really bleak right now...
I have a Facebook account, but don't watch it all that much. I really dislike the format.
I do get email alerts, though. And today I got an invitation to a memorial service for a friend of mine, Glen Gyldersleve. WTF? As far as I knew he hadn't gotten sent back to Afghanistan...
I read his wall, and couldn't get a lot of detail, but it seems he committed suicide on September 25th. I'm floored. Glen was one of those people who was almost always energetic and upbeat.
Almost. There was a bleakness that peeked out on occasion.
Still, it's a shock. I keep thinking about his daughter, who is 8 years old. I only saw him every few months, at a game day (he was the person who brought me to my first GameStorm) or social gathering. It was always great to see him, and I always felt the connection we had.
And now he's gone.
I'm so bad at staying in touch with people. I keep saying I want to work on it, but nothing happens.
Anyone reading this who wants to get together sometime, please let me know. If I don't contact you it's probably because the inertia has swallowed me. I'm not isolated because I want to be. I just can't seem to find my way out of it.
I'm feeling really bleak right now...