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This was such a strange day... 2 months ago

First of all it snowed. !!!!

Then I got to work, opened my e-mail, & found a message from my very best high school/jr high school friend. We fell out of touch when she went away to college, as she found new friends and was in another state. I still have dreams about her sometimes. So I was thrilled to see she her message and immediately wrote back. I am really, really hoping we can reestablish a friendship. I have not had a best girlfriend since her.

Then while sitting in a meeting, I experienced the crushing realization that I really don’t like my job. As jobs in my field go, this is the best one I’ve ever had, but I really just don’t like this line of work and on most days am just making the best of it. So that was depressing.

Then I got to mess around with one of my faculty members who is having a power struggle with me over gel pens, of all things. See paragraph #2 regarding how I don’t like my line of work.

Then Mr. Wren & I drove to the gym amidst giant, fluffy snowfall, and I ran on the treadmill again. I decided that I would like to set a running goal but have no idea what that goal might be.

So there it was. Really, a pretty emotionally volatile day.

Sep 30, 07:56PM PDT | 24 cheers

Comments:

SweetMK Radiant

Could your running

goal be a 5k?

That seems reasonable given your recent 2-miler. If that is too light, how about a 10K?

Sep 30, 07:58PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 5 cheers

wren is mightier than grief.

That is a good idea!

And I think starting off with 5K would be good. I don’t want to overwhelm myself!

Thanks for the suggestion!

Sep 30, 08:00PM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

Aimee

gel pens! whoa. That’s crazy. but kinda funny.. like “The Office”. That show cracks me up.

and the best friend reunion! That’s so great! Is she in the same state?

Sep 30, 08:46PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 3 cheers

wren is mightier than grief.

gel pens - I know!

This new faculty guy thinks I should order special pens just for him. But it is not going to happen.

Unfortunately we don’t live in the same state, but our states are right next to each other, so that is not too bad. I totally couldn’t believe it – she married her high school sweetheart, who I didn’t particularly care for at the time, but they have been married 23 years now. And we both ended up working at big universities. I sure hope she writes back to me or calls!

Sep 30, 08:56PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 5 cheers

mahinui ever more at home

She most likely will call and write

Just before we left the mainland my old college room-mate got in touch with me through facebook. We got to meet for lunch in San Francisco and it was a great time.

I’m lucky enough to have a few really close girl friends, although none are physically close. It is a curse for me that whenever I make a good friend nearby, she moves. then I move. I think that’s the way it goes. But – imagine this – I am still really good friends with my first girlfriend ever. We met when we were both too young for kindergarden. Now that is a heck of a long friendship.

I will be watching for your encounter with your old buddy!

Oct 01, 01:36AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 3 cheers

wren is mightier than grief.

Thanks, Mah!

It’s not surprising to me at all that you would still be in touch with your girlfriend from pre-kindergarten…because you are such a warm, open, and friendly person!

Oct 01, 04:18AM PDT | Respond to this 1 cheer

{Turandot} is making plans

I read quickly and most of the times get things wrong

so I read:

This new faculty guy thinks I should order special penis just for him.

Actually i think you should, I mean ordering a tiny gel new penis for him, so he understands how utterly ridiculous he is.

I adore fancy stationery, but it’s quite clear to me that one has to invest in her own passions and not pretend to have insane passions subsidized!

Oct 01, 03:14AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 8 cheers

Zanna Campanula bookcart lady, is wearing her posh tetrapak frock

heeheehee

heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

wahahahahah, turadot, you’re hilarious. it’s so good to have you back!

Oct 01, 03:47AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

{Turandot} is making plans

well,
thank you!

:-}

Oct 01, 04:23AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

Turandot . . . - Jessy

Untitled - {Turandot}

wren is mightier than grief.

Guffaw!!!

This is great! Whenever I see this faculty member, I’m going to think about his tiny gel penis! It will completely change my outlook!

Oct 01, 04:20AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 4 cheers

{Turandot} is making plans

I hope so ;-}

Oct 01, 04:25AM PDT | Respond to this 2 cheers

Tiisi

sparkly

and purple

_{is that just me seeing that?}

Oct 01, 02:00PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer

ack! - wren

New Isabella is wishing you a Merry Christmas and/or a happy holiday...

This is a strange co-incidence...

The next chapter in the book that my book group is studying is called “The Practice of Living with Purpose”, and is about the subject of vocation, and the author begins by listing all the different jobs which she has held in her life. This afternoon I started listing all my jobs, and for some strange reason you and your job came to mind, and I wondered if you liked your job. How weird is that?

Sep 30, 08:57PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 6 cheers

wren is mightier than grief.

Holy cow

That is pretty darned weird. Maybe it has something to do with us being Virgo twins???

How do you like the book?

When I had this realization about my work, I thought about it a lot and ended up also realizing that I don’t have any idea what else I would like doing better. Well, maybe I have some idea, but I don’t believe those are things I could ever really do….

Sep 30, 09:04PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 2 cheers

New Isabella is wishing you a Merry Christmas and/or a happy holiday...

I do like the book...

...we are reading in book group, and it seems to tie in nicely with the spiritual formation group exercises too. Talk about strange co-incidences.
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This is the book we are currently reading, and one of the chapters that we talked about today was “The Practice of Getting Lost”, and I have felt so lost since my divorce, vocationally and in many other ways. It was a good chapter for me. The next chapter is good for me too. I have a hard time believing that there is anything that I can really do any more. Aside from the worst unemployment rate since the depression, no wonder I procrastinate about looking for a job! But I think it will help me to start talking about it more.

Sep 30, 09:17PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this 3 cheers

wren is mightier than grief.