Hi, friends
The party was okay. It was actually a really nice party, and I had some great conversations with a few people.
But it's one of those situations where you wonder if they would still be so friendly if they knew the 'real' you.
The older I get, the less I feel like pretending to fit in.
I'm happier alone with a joint and my computer than a room full of people I can't be myself around.
I did have a major milestone though. Several pages ago in this thread I swore I wasn't drinking anymore - I
managed to stick to that last night! And it was an open bar with top-shelf liquor... I didn't have one sip.
Guess who doesn't have a hangover today - me!
I actually feel a little liberated.
Rico
That poem was splendidly fitting. You're such a wordsmith; I'm more than a little envious.
LA, I think we'd get along smashingly well. I enjoy being around people with no shame. Once I'm coaxed into lowering my anti-social laser deflective shield I am quite silly too. Laughing is my second favorite thing after MJ. It's serendipity that they come hand-in-hand.
Cerdito - I'm certain there was a cylon there last night. He speaks five languages, and I think one of them is
Farsi. You could lure him into a false sense of comfort with your shared tongue, and I could take him out when he's not looking. It's a shame he'd spawn somewhere else though because he's a bit of a jerk. (I once asked Mr. Dres if he'd let me name one of our sons 'Thrace.' He did this: :icon_roll)
Thanks Dawnstar, Gozgrow, McLoadie and Sweetleaf for well-wishes and funny antics. I wish we could have a party. I think we'd put last night's party to shame.
The v2.0s are doing well.
Loretta v2.0 looked a bit dry last night - her leaf edges were curling up a bit. So silly me misted her and then got paranoid about the light burning her. Then silly me grabbed the nearest towel, which happened to be red, and patted her off. Well, apparently washing that towel several times hasn't leeched out all the excess dye and it kind of tinted one leaf with little red splotches. We'll see how that turns out.
I put a clear water bottle over her and she was standing up tall this morning with no curling leaf edges. Pascalle v2.0 is still doing fine without a dome.
The big girls are still going great.
Last night I had a dream that Loretta died though!
All her leaves had dried up and turned to crispy potato chips! I dumped a bunch of water in her dirt, but it just made her chip leaves soggy... they all fell off and I was left with nothing! When I woke up this morning the first thing I did was check her out... no chips anywhere.
I'm going to make my journal rounds now.
See you around!