Things are going very well on the social front. I haven't heard from the Kirby girl in a while, so I left a message on her answering machine. I plan to get her last name so I can add her as a friend on FB at least, but maybe we'll hang out some more, too.
Also, at work today, the girl I work with who got D'd asked me if I got something in the inter-office mail run from another girl who I used to work with at a different branch. This girl also got D'd and cheated on (seems to be a running trend); I will admit that I'm pretty attracted to her, both in looks and personality (she seems very kind). I told her no, I hadn't gotten anything in the mail; why? She replied, "Oh, no reason." I must admit, this seemed kind of mysterious, so we'll see what happens next week.
After work, I went out to the shopping mall in a nearby town and joined all the fellow NaNo writers for the TGIO ("Thank God It's Over") party at Old Country Buffet. It was fantabulous! I ate lots of good food, had great conversations with writers and "support systems" (family members) alike, and even got invited numerous times to a weekly writing group that carries on the NaNo tradition throughout the year. I'm thinking that I'll have to go whenever possible. All in all, I was very happy with the evening's events.
I will also mention that I seem to be detaching from my W at an almost surprising rate. After actively choosing to keep her out of my mind, I find myself barely thinking of her at all during the day. When I encountered reminders like hearing "our" song (the one we danced to at our wedding), it used to plunge me into the dumps. Today, I was walking by a calendar kiosk at the mall and spotted a Dave Barry 365-day calendar that I would have assuredly gotten my W for X-mas had we still been together. (W is a huge Dave Barry fan.) I glanced at it, felt a tiny pang, but then forgot about it until now.
I'm not complaining. I feel way happier now than I did months back. It's just strange, is all. I never thought I'd feel this way about her, ever.
Off to take a late-nite walk to burn off some of the buffet feast -- I'm still so full!
