1) Forgot to mention that I went to the shop a week or so ago & had them bring my cycle back up front so I could get my ride in for December, so at least I have that covered.
2) Strength is coming back slowly but surely now that I've resumed my workouts. My spine issues are showing some minor improvement, but not enough to stop the pain. I'm doing less each workout though, so I feel like I'm recovering better, and that may allow me to stick with it longer than a month or two (as long as my depression doesn't worsen again).
3) Also forgot to mention (I think?) that when I bought the edibles from our local shop, I got a "free gift" of my choice; a vape battery, or a glass pipe. I don't really have a use for either, but the guy reminded me that the holidays were coming up and I could give it to someone. I immediately thought of J (not sure I've given her a nickname yet?) and decided on the pipe. She's a girl i have a mostly innocent crush on, that I used to see all the time at the well (I've mentioned her before). Anyway, I texted her on Saturday, but she was going to be with her g/f all weekend and told me I could stop by Monday night. I just got back from her place.
It was really great to see her again - we stood outside for a bit & caught up on things. When I gave her the pipe, she gave me a small tin of cinnamon almonds she made in return, which I thought was sweet, as I hadn't been expecting it. She'd offered me a beer & I declined (told her about the December break I was taking from drinking) & she told me she was doing similar, just on a shorter basis.
We also talked about edibles, as she likes them too, and even makes some for herself sometimes. She said that different ones will affect you differently, and I mentioned I wanted to eventually try others, so she gave me a tin with two homemade chocolate-covered blueberries she'd made. We talked a bit more, then I got a big, lingering hug when I was ready to go (yes, we both had our masks on!) It was so nice to hold a woman in my arms again (as innocent as it was), and having it be instigated by her made me feel appreciated.
It's a little bittersweet to think about though, as it makes me wonder if I'll ever have that in my life again, on a "not so innocent" basis. Honestly, I'd settle for "innocent" on a semi-regular basis at this point; total isolation for months on end is awful.
7:40 p.m. - 2020-12-14
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