Friendships and IsolationI learned recently that I see friends far less often than a lot of people do.  Most see their best friends weekly and their general friends monthly.  I'm more likely to spend time with my best friends socially once every 2-3 months, and my general friends once a year for a couple hours ( Read more... )

I did this a few times in prior years, so why not this one?  :)  End of year general update on life ( Read more... )

Last January, after losing a long-term job and facing the changes in my life around it, I wrote ( Read more... )

So, I realized today that I haven't posted here much this year. How'd that happen ( Read more... )

I like color. And I like art. And FB flair gave me both. Of course, then the makers changed it up to make money off of it (harumph) so I can't easily add new ones anymore without paying. I was playing it ages ago when it was free.

But I'll share the pretty shinies for those who aren't on fb. Clicky for the zoom in.


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I have some time to wait before I head out for my flight today (business travel), so kind of daydreaming and thinking. Sad that I will be away from my comfortable routines for a week... moreso that it will take me a bit offline and distant. I have plans for phone calls to some people to stay in touch, which should help ( Read more... )

It's my birthday! Woo! :) 32 is looking promising ( Read more... )

One of the things I've noticed about my life is that I often choose not to hold a strong opinion, resulting in me shifting to fit whatever space I'm in. That's not to say I don't have ideas and values that I hold as important, but... where ideas are more about local trends, I don't hold onto them much ( Read more... )

From artemis112, five words she associates with me, with the caveat that I elaborate on them in some way. I'd pass the meme on, but I'm going to be busy for the next 9 days or so, so instead I'm just going to write.

Photography
Self-Awareness
Curiosity
Beauty
Lifeforce

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Age 8 - my free time and quiet weekends were spent playing piano and crocheting and programming on the computer.
Age 31 - my free time and quiet weekends are spent playing piano and crocheting and programming on the computer.

I've got cooler toys now but I still play with them the same way. :)