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Jul. 14th, 2012 03:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grinninfooleThis has been a very busy time for me at work. Last weekend, I went to Morristown NJ to sell stuff and promote the in-the-works Modern Myths NY at DexCon. It was a bit of a drag driving down and then working late setting up on July 4, but the con itself wasn't too much work and, as I mentioned in my last post, I had some fun. (I also tried Legend Of The Five Rings, a long-standing RPG that we carry and that I didn't know at all, so I got to have fun and learn something useful. :)
Driving back from the show on Sunday evening, I was feeling really sleepy, so I called a few friends for conversation to keep me awake. The first couple of folks I tried weren't home, but Grounded was, so I talked to her for 20 minutes. A nice chat, and while I think I'm still doing some grieving, I definitely feel better about myself and happy to have her as a friend.
In what might qualify as a modern miracle, two different insurance plans of my father's just paid our claims for his care in full. His care is still shockingly expensive, but now it won't eat up all the family money in only 3-5 years.
I have started walking a couple of days a week in the morning with my friend [alias TBD], which is a good start towards my 'fit into my tux before a friend's wedidng' goal. Also, it's nice to have nerdy chats about all sorts of stuff. I don't know who else would tell me about the history of boxing and how it intertwines with racism in America. Or that the NHL's fan base is growing in the south, possibly because hockey is the last remaining major sport with almost no black players.
Hmmmm, wow, have I really not posted about my college reunion in May? OK, well, I flew out to Ohio for my 20th reunion from Kenyon College. I stayed with friends in Granville and drove back and forth to Gambier on Thursday to Saturday. I got to catch up with a number of my friends from my year in Exeter, which was great. I went on the 'ghost tour' with Professor Shutt, who is older but still a goofy and charming raconteur. (Still no word on whether Gunnar is home, but his halberd is. :) I also spent some time with the Church of Otis crowd, and it was great to see them, particularly [ FVC alias also TBD] and her new boyfriend. I have known FVC since I was a freshman, and I long had a crush on her (which she knows all about), and she's been an out lesbian all that time, so I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this guy she's been living with the past year. Happily, I quite like him. He's a friendly, grounded, witty person, and a great fit for her. She's the happiest I have seen her in years. I would love to see them again soon.
I am slowly migrating my life back into the master bedroom. The key steps of getting a new bed and sheets etc. has been achieved. There's more to do, but Feisty approves of bigger bed to share with me.
It's time for me to go, but I'm just going to mention that the fireflies were spectacular this year, and that on the weekend of July first I watched the Easthampton fireworks from my living room window, while the fireflies dancing in the foreground in my backyard. It was lovely.
Driving back from the show on Sunday evening, I was feeling really sleepy, so I called a few friends for conversation to keep me awake. The first couple of folks I tried weren't home, but Grounded was, so I talked to her for 20 minutes. A nice chat, and while I think I'm still doing some grieving, I definitely feel better about myself and happy to have her as a friend.
In what might qualify as a modern miracle, two different insurance plans of my father's just paid our claims for his care in full. His care is still shockingly expensive, but now it won't eat up all the family money in only 3-5 years.
I have started walking a couple of days a week in the morning with my friend [alias TBD], which is a good start towards my 'fit into my tux before a friend's wedidng' goal. Also, it's nice to have nerdy chats about all sorts of stuff. I don't know who else would tell me about the history of boxing and how it intertwines with racism in America. Or that the NHL's fan base is growing in the south, possibly because hockey is the last remaining major sport with almost no black players.
Hmmmm, wow, have I really not posted about my college reunion in May? OK, well, I flew out to Ohio for my 20th reunion from Kenyon College. I stayed with friends in Granville and drove back and forth to Gambier on Thursday to Saturday. I got to catch up with a number of my friends from my year in Exeter, which was great. I went on the 'ghost tour' with Professor Shutt, who is older but still a goofy and charming raconteur. (Still no word on whether Gunnar is home, but his halberd is. :) I also spent some time with the Church of Otis crowd, and it was great to see them, particularly [ FVC alias also TBD] and her new boyfriend. I have known FVC since I was a freshman, and I long had a crush on her (which she knows all about), and she's been an out lesbian all that time, so I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this guy she's been living with the past year. Happily, I quite like him. He's a friendly, grounded, witty person, and a great fit for her. She's the happiest I have seen her in years. I would love to see them again soon.
I am slowly migrating my life back into the master bedroom. The key steps of getting a new bed and sheets etc. has been achieved. There's more to do, but Feisty approves of bigger bed to share with me.
It's time for me to go, but I'm just going to mention that the fireflies were spectacular this year, and that on the weekend of July first I watched the Easthampton fireworks from my living room window, while the fireflies dancing in the foreground in my backyard. It was lovely.
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Date: 2012-07-23 11:04 am (UTC)I'm glad you had such a good time at your reunion too. I didn't realize that Prof. Shutt (about whom I've heard so much) was still around and making trouble. ;) That must have been great.
Keep posting so I can keep up on your doings!