Has it really been almost a month?
I want to write more regularly, but so many things I want to do are difficult for me to find time, and thrown even more off-kilter by my prior sickness. And being with her is taking more time (and money, to some extent) than my previous life. Not a problem, though.
Tonight we meet again at Vaccine Dinner Club - where we first met.
Yesterday we went to a local pub in support of the Decatur "Restaurant for Repairs". Over dinner we laughed a lot, to the point of doubling over at one point. Walked around Oak Grove, loverly night. Even if I never get printed in a magazine, this will have been a good life.
Sunday I took her to an ecumenical service at Cannon Chapel, complete with gospel choir. I was concerned about her thinking I wanted to convert her, but she just went along with the songs and communion without issue. Not familiar enough with the un-printed stuff to say it by heart. After lunch (again provided by university), I showed her the gorge, and the tunnel under the library. She was concerned at first, but enchanted by the time we got through it. Showed her the computer lab (completely transformed from when I worked there - had an exhibit of photographs taken by students around the world - she told me to pick my favorite picture, and she had picked the same one). I showed her where Joanna's hall used to be, then we hiked down past Spanish House (where two of my former roommates lived) to a park I never knew was back there. Ended up out in residential area, talked about what houses we liked. Took her to fancy restaurant downtown. Went to Centennial Park, got sprayed by the fountain, she took me on what I think was my first Ferris Wheel.
Saturday I took her to a brunch hosted by the library for library school graduates and now including library student workers. Very cool stuff they're doing in the library, got the best view from campus on the balcony, got to show her where I had worked. Computer lab was locked for some reason. Snuck into a frat house, wandered a little bit, found a picture of a former hallmate. Went to the fair, bounced on the bungee-trampoline (including a few backflips), raced on the blow-up slide, ate cheesy bread. She got her first body painting - actually ended up being a "Viking" sword on her arm. Showed her around the gym, had a good time with ping pong (although I'm definitely better at it so far).
Friday's D&D was canceled, so I went with her to a fancy (outstanding!) Italian restaurant in Buckhead.
Other stuff, often with her.
Previous weekend I introduced her to PiratePalooza.
It just keeps happening, and I can't remember. It's pretty much all wonderful, though.Okay, I've already gone into the importance of social capital, but I thought I should expand further. All capital is social capital. Not only because nepotism is a more sure method of prosperity than diligence, but also because the only reason we accept pieces of paper in exchange for goods and services is the underlying assumption that there is a structure in place that assigns value to said paper (and its bearer). If we didn't have an assumption of reasonable nature for all, it wouldn't be safe to walk around outside (and in some places, it isn't).
Would like to construct a personal experiment creating an economy involving my social circle. It can't be comprehensive because people need to interact with "the outside" (rent, power, manufacturing, etc.), but it'd be interesting to see.
Tonight we meet again at Vaccine Dinner Club - where we first met.
Yesterday we went to a local pub in support of the Decatur "Restaurant for Repairs". Over dinner we laughed a lot, to the point of doubling over at one point. Walked around Oak Grove, loverly night. Even if I never get printed in a magazine, this will have been a good life.
Sunday I took her to an ecumenical service at Cannon Chapel, complete with gospel choir. I was concerned about her thinking I wanted to convert her, but she just went along with the songs and communion without issue. Not familiar enough with the un-printed stuff to say it by heart. After lunch (again provided by university), I showed her the gorge, and the tunnel under the library. She was concerned at first, but enchanted by the time we got through it. Showed her the computer lab (completely transformed from when I worked there - had an exhibit of photographs taken by students around the world - she told me to pick my favorite picture, and she had picked the same one). I showed her where Joanna's hall used to be, then we hiked down past Spanish House (where two of my former roommates lived) to a park I never knew was back there. Ended up out in residential area, talked about what houses we liked. Took her to fancy restaurant downtown. Went to Centennial Park, got sprayed by the fountain, she took me on what I think was my first Ferris Wheel.
Saturday I took her to a brunch hosted by the library for library school graduates and now including library student workers. Very cool stuff they're doing in the library, got the best view from campus on the balcony, got to show her where I had worked. Computer lab was locked for some reason. Snuck into a frat house, wandered a little bit, found a picture of a former hallmate. Went to the fair, bounced on the bungee-trampoline (including a few backflips), raced on the blow-up slide, ate cheesy bread. She got her first body painting - actually ended up being a "Viking" sword on her arm. Showed her around the gym, had a good time with ping pong (although I'm definitely better at it so far).
Friday's D&D was canceled, so I went with her to a fancy (outstanding!) Italian restaurant in Buckhead.
Other stuff, often with her.
Previous weekend I introduced her to PiratePalooza.
It just keeps happening, and I can't remember. It's pretty much all wonderful, though.Okay, I've already gone into the importance of social capital, but I thought I should expand further. All capital is social capital. Not only because nepotism is a more sure method of prosperity than diligence, but also because the only reason we accept pieces of paper in exchange for goods and services is the underlying assumption that there is a structure in place that assigns value to said paper (and its bearer). If we didn't have an assumption of reasonable nature for all, it wouldn't be safe to walk around outside (and in some places, it isn't).
Would like to construct a personal experiment creating an economy involving my social circle. It can't be comprehensive because people need to interact with "the outside" (rent, power, manufacturing, etc.), but it'd be interesting to see.