blissmorgan | Good mornthing!

I'm having some leftover feels from Valentines/Galentines day, mostly surrounding the fact that I moved away from where I built my meatspace friends network almost a decade ago, and their lives have moved on, and I have not built much of a new network in the here. Not that I wish to replace those relationships, but I need somebodies who are close to me to spend time with, to support and be supported by, to have a life that is something other than just me and a selection of little glowing screens.

The obvious answer is to poke the fine folks who ARE local to me and do the making of concrete plans. I did it in December AND January, and I need to keep it up despite the fact that my most recent attempt fell through.

Today is Boomerang Celebration; SALM was in NJ with his mom for a few days and only just came back last night. Yesterday was my long day at work. None of this was conducive to schmancy togetherness. Instead we did basic togetherness: we went for an Ingress Drive, picked up chinese food to feed the family, and watched an episode of Z Nation before we each had to go do some Intensive Parenting for two different Spawn.

Today, though! Today he is off work due to dental stuff, and it's my regular day off. He is already in Boston, and I am shortly going to go hop on a train to join him. We're meeting up for hot pot, and then possibly some shenanigans - perhaps going to the Common for a walk. Perhaps not. Whatever we do, it'll be nice because it's some time together. That, I've been realizing, is why yesterday didn't really have much importance/impact. No flowers, no chocolates - no big deal, because we spend time taking care of each other and fostering our individual and shared contentment on the regular. No big gestures required, to know that we are loved.

::sudden topic switch::

I still haven't ordered a fountain/calligraphy pen. I should do that soon. I've gotten two InCoWriMo letters, and I'm going to work on my replies to them on the train.

I'm wearing a perfume called Kathmandu today. I'm trying to work my way through a bunch of the sample vials I've had for a while and haven't touched. The site says is is made of: Saffron, blessed sandalwood, Himalayan cedar and the miraculous lotus of the Buddha with chiuri bark and Nepalese spices. That explains why I am liking it so much; woody and spicy scents tend to sit well with the chemistry of my skin.

Time to get ready to catch my train. I hope you're doing well. Sorry I vanished for a while. Sometimes I go Big Turtle.

<3

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Everybody turtles - we're just different on the timing.

I need to get out more myself. Most of my IRL people are around here and I just have to drive a bit. I need to find a new normal and it doesn't happen sitting at home.

I'm happy you do not need V-Day to celebrate because it's every day in one form or another. It's rather sad when that becomes more of an occasion than life, and just a reflexive one at that.

Enjoy hot pot and celebrate life with living!

Out Of Synch Turtles is my new band name. :D

Goll flabbit, why don't friends' networks go with us when we move? I mean, yes, their dynamic, evolving nature is part of what makes them awesome, but why fluidity so often mean...dissolving?

Speaking of, we did a thing. We should do further things. Things rock.

We should do further things, and I could have sworn I already responded to this; perhaps I did so only in my own mind, and thought I composed and sent a message, but in fact did not. In any case: what's your schedule look like?

Yep, that sounds like my response pattern! Short-term schedule is murky, clogged, and unhelpful, but longer-term looks better. Wanna shoot for something in March?

I doooooooo. I'll shoot you a message in private so we can throw dates at each other until we find ones that match.

Aha!
I managed to get back on this site recently. I've been a little confused, because I wasn't seeing your posts, and wondered if you'd moved elsewhere.

Nope, turns out your posts just aren't showing up on my reading page. I have to go to "Manage your circle" and click on your name to see them. Same for a couple of communities, and a daily writing prompt thing. My "Reading" page shows only one person's posts; is dreamwidth turning into FB?

Good to see you again :)

Dreamwidth seems usually to be pretty good with making announcements about changes. I can only speculate, and poorly at that, as to why I'm not showing up on your RP. Was I showing up previously?

I can feel my heart in my throat just from catching a glimpse of the intention and mindfulness that suffuses corners of your life. Please keep being you. <3 <3 <3

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be less hyperselfaware. Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't be, if not better, at least eeeeeaaaaasier.

Perhaps -- but I suspect that said awareness is a part of your ability to savor and appreciate your life with a depth and thoroughness which escapes most people. Taken as a whole, it is one of your blessings: embrace it.

I got brave and jumped into an InCoWriMo group that was taking participants who wanted to join late. I’ve never done it before, so the thought of doing it for two weeks is much less daunting than committing to a whole month. I don’t even know what I’m doing in two hours half the time. But I have written my first letter, and an very excited about using various pens and inks for someone other than just myself. Have you decided which pen you want to try yet?

I’m having a hard time balancing mom time and self care lately. It’s making me a little restless and irritable. Then I’m not good for much of anything. But it’s a long weekend, so maybe I can get some things sorted.

Relationships are hard.

It is now the 18th and I still have not decided on a pen. I SUCK!

On the other hand, I spend a large chunk of time at work today knocking out 5 card-based letters (from my Box of Dead Bugs card set!) to send to people as part of InCoWriMo, and hope they all forgive me for using a mere ballpoint pen.

I should send you a pen pal letter maybe yes?

Sure, that would be cool, I will try to figure out how to dm you my address. I’m making some cards and envelopes (and by ‘making’, I mean decorating lol) this afternoon so I can send them out this week, and would gladly send one to you as well!

YesPLS! The decoration in the ICWM stuff I have received so far is UNREAL. The folks receiving from me (first round, at least) will just have to deal with the fact that all I have done for them is write their first name in circular gallifreyan on the envelope flap.

That's it. >.>

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Aww, I can’t speak for anyone else, but I really just joined because I enjoy mail. The decorations and stuff are a bonus if they happen to be there as well. The group I joined is all Goulet fans, so I imagine there will be some pretty intense ink and penmanship going on. I don’t have any fancy stationery or anything, so I just made up some of my own. I wouldn’t even know where to look to purchase such things any more.

long time no talk.

Too long, one might say.

Good mornthing!

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You still exist!

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