From where I used to stand

[vaneramos]

ghostsandrobots posted something recently about a question I asked her in one of those memes back in 2003, when I was new to LJ and making lots of important friends. I asked her what she thought she would be doing by the time she reached my age, 39. Now she is almost 39 and I am almost 51. LJ has had an unfathomable effect on my life, particularly bringing me

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[ghostsandrobots]

<3!

Happy for both of us. And I hope you know that you are one of my all-time favorite people.

[vaneramos]

Likewise! And I hope I'll have time and resources to be able to drive around and see people I like again, after I get used to the novelty of being busy all the time. Or when I manage to start adding some travel writing to my portfolio.

[vaneramos]

[ghostsandrobots]

Oh, wow. Thank you for sharing this! I don't think I look that different now, but I can still see all sorts of evidence of how long ago that was. Not the least of which is the screen door to the deck of that apartment. I still miss that deck sometimes!

[blue_by_you]

I love this photograph.