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I haven't posted much lately because I haven't felt like I had much to say that others wanted to read, you know? A lot of my thoughts, when I have time to post, have been about depressing stuff; how immensely stressful work is, how lonely I sometimes am, how much the current political scene and various current events piss me off, blah blah blah. When I am doing happy fun stuff, of course, I don't really want to stop and post.

And a lot of the stuff I would think to post is mundane. Today I went to work. It was better than it has been, since one big project is at least temporarily taken care of. ... The Staff Appreciation lunch or some such was today, which meant a free lunch but I had to sit through an hour of speechifying. I skipped out on the second hour of the program. I'm not sure it was a free lunch any more at that rate! ... I almost totally managed to miss the birthday of one of the managers, but managed to catch it in time to get a birthday card circulated. Phew! ... Tonight was SCUBA class. It was one of the non-pool sessions, which are with a nice woman named Marcia but are terribly dull. Tonight the other students in the class - all undergraduates - were really showing their age, it was totally zooey. I had a nice chat with Marcia afterwards, though. ... Tomorrow, spacebug and her mom get here. I'm taking Friday off so likely will work a long day tomorrow. Of course, two of the major social events I've been looking forward to are happening on Friday so I will not be going to them since friends-from-out-of-town trump friends-in-town. Timing.

See? Dull stuff like that.

Meh. I am grumpy and feel dull and crabby. I trust tomorrow will be better. It's not like it was a bad day today or anything. I need to find the happy again. Suggestions for finding said happy are welcomed.

Comments

[whthorse.livejournal.com]

I've felt that on my own skin. It's an italian phrase I heard this week but it seems right. Sometimes it helps me to do something simple that gives me a smile.

The Free Hugs video has been helping me lately.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn0AVpGNhOs

wish you felt better....

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I suppose that having family to visit will do a lot to cheer you. Falafels for everyone!

Are you doing anything for Halloween?

K.

[hypoxia.livejournal.com]

I'm right there with ya. :/

[(Anonymous)]

I will try to bring some happy with me when I come. I am looking forward to seeing you, even if you are grumpy. :)

[spacebug.livejournal.com]

...said spacebug.

[purple-cow-0206.livejournal.com]

Oh, I feel your pain. My life has become completely mundane: go to work, come home, repeat until Saturday, veg in bed until 11 on the weekends, run errands, etc. I'm trying to figure out the next direction I'm going to go, and I may have a direction, but I'm still definitely in the planning stages. I figure that it doesn't make sense to get people's hopes up in case it doesn't pan out. Besides, advise is good, but I have to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life.

I've been wondering how your scuba classes were going...

[buccaneer.livejournal.com]

My brother decided to rejoin the police dive team, and I just had my gear serviced for the year, so I've had diving on the brain.

Sorry you're grumpy...er...Look! A sea lion!

http://www.exzooberance.com/virtual%20zoo/they%20swim/california%20sea%20lion/Sea%20Lion%20471010.jpg

[echoegami.livejournal.com]

I like to read about your days, even if they're mundane. In leui of an actual face to face conversation it's the best I get in keeping tabs w/ what's going on in your world. I find something comforting in being able to check in w/ my friends this way. I've always been more comfortable w/ text than telephones. Anyway... I just wanted to throw my two cents in and let you know that even if I don't comment much, I'm listening (well, reading) and enjoy finding out about your days. squishes!

[eternallion.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear your're lonely. I understand about posting only the mundane...I feel like I have too little time for deeper insight. I would like to hear about your day to day stuff though.

I suggest forcing yourself to recieve a massage, it usually rids me of the crabby.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

If I could, I'd fly to Washington and take you out to dinner. But -- alas -- I'm nowhere close.

B

Re: wish you felt better....

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think falafels all around are a good idea.

Halloween: dunno. I believe we will be seeking out a party with some local friends, and I will perhaps go to a big seasonal observance on the Mall.

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

Lotsa sympathy back and forth, here.

Re: I've been wondering how your scuba classes were going...

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

Aww, what a cute sea lion!

SCUBA's going fine. I have almost mastered doing things while wearing those stupid giant gloves. We have done, um, I think three confined water dives now.

I need to make myself a SCUBA icon.

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

Hey, thanks. I feel the same way about your posts or anyone else's. Like you, I don't comment often but I read all the time.

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I appreciate it. The flowers on my desk have been nice too.

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

Ooh. A massage. That sounds good.

I will try to make time for at least the day to day updates. You too. I am mentally cheering you on in school!

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

That is definitely sweet of you. Thank you. Maybe some other time. Visiting with you is always fun.

I keep wishing you were around for some of the cooking I've been doing, though!