Walking Down a Different Street

[Not Quitting]

The vacation continues. So far it's all a blur, and I have't even had a drink!

That either means you’re enjoying your time off or you’re too busy to be enjoying it LOL .

So, I left there feeling relaxed and at peace. As I was walking across the entrance of a parking lot, a guy driving towards the exit flipped me off and called me an a**hole for exercising my right-of-way. I was talking on my cell phone, but I was aware of what I was doing, not wandering like a zombie. And I had the right-of-way. Anyway, instead of ignoring it or laughing it off, I responded in like manner, and even escalated the yelling and gesture. To make it more embarrassing, I was on the phone with my mom! What would she have thought if that had escalated into street brawl over such a stupid incident.

Guessing you weren’t as relaxed and at peace as you thought LOL. A bit of public venting ?

I also was getting very impatient with the cats running all over my desk as I was having an epic battle with my mp3 collection. It's sad when something that's supposed to bring pleasure becomes a source of stress. I have put hours and hours into organizing and tagging music (and pictures) and I had a program pretty much mess up my entire collection and cause me to restore from backup. Besides the worry and stress I wasted a good part of 2 days of vacation! At some point, I childishly pushed a bunch of papers off my desk. Sigh.

Poor kitties . They're only trying to get your attention.

On the upside, in both of these incidents, I caught myself, evaluated the situation, determined to do better next time, and let it go. I've thought about it a couple times to analyze it for improvement, but haven't obsessed about it or let the incidents themselves bother me further. Today at my regular class, I brought it up to amuse and enlighten others. Or at least to serve as a bad example.

This is a real positive. You know what you did wrong, you analyzed your actions and you’re not dwelling on them. Keep it up .

I notice when I'm downtown for an evening, my W frequently texts. Tonight she seemed to be fishing to see if I was home yet. Sunday I had a nice walk around town, visited the library and had dinner out. I was going to go to a movie, but I had my backpack, and it had "contraband" food items in it and I didn't want to have an incident at the theater. So, tonight I splurged. I had my class, then spent some time at the library. Then I went to dinner. After that I had a nice coffee at the coffee shop and pondered how cool it would be to live in the apartments above the shops downtown. Then I went to the brand new theater (still has that new theater smell!). Flirted shamelessly with the lovely, friendly, talkative lady at the concession stand (yeah, I've still got it! LOL). I'm going to go over and help her organize her closets. Totally kidding. Anyway, after that I got the cats some of the very specific kind of food they want (fussy little critters!) and got myself a few things. And, of course, got a lot of walking in!

More flirty women, MH. Although it does make one feel good doesn’t it .

NQ, don't worry. You and TTD won't be forgotten. The dejunking tour is a global event. LOL. Pud can get on the schedule, too.

Glad to hear it LOL .

RL, so sorry about the H acting like you touched him with a hot poker. I've had that with my Ex and with W after first BD. It's very hurtful. W and I haven't seen each other since we've discussed this, so I've just been plotting my "attack."

I would even think of trying a casual touch with my H right now. I can barely get an entire conversation without him becoming moody and snappy for no reason. He’s still way too wrapped up in OW despite him saying more than once that he doesn’t see a future with her . Oh well, maybe one day. In the meantime I’ll have to settle for the fact that I get at least one hug a day from my son . Not the same but it’ll have to do for now.

The cats have forgiven me for my impatience with them. Little one is sitting on the desk right now purring away and trying to give me kisses. At least someone around here wants to touch me. LOL.

Did you think they wouldn’t forgive you?

So, TTD and NQ - the little shop below the studio where my class is has a lot of Brit stuff. HP Sauce, Heinz beans, those Curly Wurly bars (yum) some different kinds of cream - forget the brand, and other stuff I can't remember at the mo. I'll have to stock up so I can have a proper tea while watching Fools and Horses and such.

Hmmm, a Brit shop you say. My son wants to visit a couple of places in the US. Maybe when I get the passports sorted and the cash to fulfill his “want to visit” list, I’ll have to include a tour of the Brit shops as well LOL .