"Back at the start it was easy to see...."

[greygirlbeast]

I just received a package from Jada, containing photographs from digs and museum work we did in Alabama, circa 1983. I thought those images were lost forever. But here they are, only a bit faded. My face from several life times ago, looking forward at the me of now, and who the fuck thought I'd ever live so long? Not me

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[sovay]

I am glad that time was not lost to you.

[ext_1521304]

a possible future that has (and might always) haunt me. A reminder that we, to paraphrase the Rolling Stones, don't always get what we want

Christ, do I know that feeling. A few years ago, I was absolutely going to get my degree, get a few years lab experience, then run off to the US and spend the rest of my life chasing diseases for the CDC. Then my (already creaky) brain broke. Now, I'm looking at at least a few years of admin work (if I can actually get a job) and hopefully a postgrad and a nice stable academic library position. Life does weird and unexpected shit to us sometimes.

[aoniedesade]

I'm so happy that you have those again and are at a place in your life where they don't hurt as much as they once did. Regaining bits of lost time is always bittersweet.

[alumiere]

Yay for good things coming in the mail!

[ext_2033523]

Am I crazy? Somewhere around here I still have our 5th grade class picture.