Snowtime
It finally happened--Norfolk got a decent amount of snow. And how it has crippled lots of things in the area. Tons of cultural events cancelled, church services cancelled, school cancelled, everything coming to halt.
It's so nice that people who work for government agencies can just decide not to go to work, while many other people have to return to work. What's up with that? I was supposed to go to the health department today and now I can't go because the person I needed to see just didn't want to go to work today, even though they are open. I ate lunch at a restaurant and it was open and everyone showed up to work. What's with the government people thinking they're better than everyone else? If anything, I would think government workers have more of a responsibility to go to work since they do stuff the private sector doesn't and can't. It's not like you have an option.
Gee, I totally did not plan on that rant when I started typing. How fun is that?
Back to my original train of thought--Sunday I had to go to Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church since my regular church was closed. There was a small crowd there, and the service was very pleasant. Afterward, over doughnuts and hot chocolate, everyone was remarking how much they enjoyed the small service. Everyone got to sit in the chancel area--how fun. Well, I ended up talking with a lovely older couple who were a total riot, and it turned out that I had met the lady half a year ago. I just didn't recognize her.
I was very excited to realize who she was, because this was the lady I struck up a conversation with on the sidewalk one day and we planned to start a small writing group. Very small--just the two of us. Anyway, we talked on the phone, she and her husband were going away for a while, and then when they returned she had to rescheduled the first meeting, and then I couldn't make it to the rescheduled meeting, and then it just never happend. I was out of town at the end of summer a lot, and then I lost my job, which sent me into a depression that caused me to limit communication to a few close friends. I felt so bad about not calling her, but I had so much on my mind, then a minor breakdown with having to move out of the apartment and all that mess.
Well, once I realized who she was, I was thrilled and I told her and her husband what had happened, and they told me they had wondered about me and were a bit worried, but now that I am feeling much better about life, I said I would love to start that thing up now. She was thrilled, and said she had written something. They are on their way to Asia for three weeks, and when they return we are going to see about finally getting together. Now I just have to work on my piece, or maybe several pieces and select one for the meeting.
I am thrilled because I really need something to do with myself. Now that I am resigned to returning to school in the fall, I am not too worried about what my future will be, all I really need to do is fill in the time between now and whenever I move. I am not even too concerned with finding a job now, either. I really don't need to start a career-type job, so I am not even worried about those at this point. I am still applying to jobs, as are many others, and not getting any results, and frankly I really don't care. As long as I can hold out until fall, I will be fine, and I think it would be great to have a creative thing to do with myself between now and then. This is just what I need now.
The snow is still on the ground, ice is prevalent, but it is all melting slowly, making it messy with large puddles of water in the streets that make it hard to cross the streets in many places. The drainage in this city is never good. I am glad it snowed, but since it makes life so miserable here and the city really doesn't know how to handle it, I really want it to go away. They are banting around the concept of more snow this week, but I really hope they're wrong. We just need a good rain instead to get rid of all this snow and get life back to normal.
It's so nice that people who work for government agencies can just decide not to go to work, while many other people have to return to work. What's up with that? I was supposed to go to the health department today and now I can't go because the person I needed to see just didn't want to go to work today, even though they are open. I ate lunch at a restaurant and it was open and everyone showed up to work. What's with the government people thinking they're better than everyone else? If anything, I would think government workers have more of a responsibility to go to work since they do stuff the private sector doesn't and can't. It's not like you have an option.
Gee, I totally did not plan on that rant when I started typing. How fun is that?
Back to my original train of thought--Sunday I had to go to Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church since my regular church was closed. There was a small crowd there, and the service was very pleasant. Afterward, over doughnuts and hot chocolate, everyone was remarking how much they enjoyed the small service. Everyone got to sit in the chancel area--how fun. Well, I ended up talking with a lovely older couple who were a total riot, and it turned out that I had met the lady half a year ago. I just didn't recognize her.
I was very excited to realize who she was, because this was the lady I struck up a conversation with on the sidewalk one day and we planned to start a small writing group. Very small--just the two of us. Anyway, we talked on the phone, she and her husband were going away for a while, and then when they returned she had to rescheduled the first meeting, and then I couldn't make it to the rescheduled meeting, and then it just never happend. I was out of town at the end of summer a lot, and then I lost my job, which sent me into a depression that caused me to limit communication to a few close friends. I felt so bad about not calling her, but I had so much on my mind, then a minor breakdown with having to move out of the apartment and all that mess.
Well, once I realized who she was, I was thrilled and I told her and her husband what had happened, and they told me they had wondered about me and were a bit worried, but now that I am feeling much better about life, I said I would love to start that thing up now. She was thrilled, and said she had written something. They are on their way to Asia for three weeks, and when they return we are going to see about finally getting together. Now I just have to work on my piece, or maybe several pieces and select one for the meeting.
I am thrilled because I really need something to do with myself. Now that I am resigned to returning to school in the fall, I am not too worried about what my future will be, all I really need to do is fill in the time between now and whenever I move. I am not even too concerned with finding a job now, either. I really don't need to start a career-type job, so I am not even worried about those at this point. I am still applying to jobs, as are many others, and not getting any results, and frankly I really don't care. As long as I can hold out until fall, I will be fine, and I think it would be great to have a creative thing to do with myself between now and then. This is just what I need now.
The snow is still on the ground, ice is prevalent, but it is all melting slowly, making it messy with large puddles of water in the streets that make it hard to cross the streets in many places. The drainage in this city is never good. I am glad it snowed, but since it makes life so miserable here and the city really doesn't know how to handle it, I really want it to go away. They are banting around the concept of more snow this week, but I really hope they're wrong. We just need a good rain instead to get rid of all this snow and get life back to normal.