Well, no practice last night, guy was still out of town. I got home, started to get ready to work on the LR trim, and got "interrupted" by a couple of lengthy phone calls (and by lengthy, I mean almost an hour between them). One was from my reclusive neighbor, an older lady who has some medical issues and is rarely seen. She called to both invite me to the "neighborhood " meeting scheduled for tonight (had to decline this time) and to ask me if I was having any issues with my city water. She's having a problem with a really bad sulfur smell, as apparently are several others in the area, yet not everyone (myself included). She's trying to get a petition circulated to have the city investigate/correct the situation. She also, in passing, asked me if she recalled correctly that I liked working on cars. I told her "well, I don't *like* it, but I'm capable of it!". Apparently, she no longer has a trust-worthy mechanic, and wants a second opinion about a few issues she's having, so i told her I'd contact her this weekend to at least have a look.
The other call was from GRJ, wanting to fill me in about what's been going in with her, about her work/bills situation, about her new "relationship", & I think maybe to brag a bit (but not in a mean-spirited way) about it. Her last b/f was really a selfish jerk, and she's pretty excited that this guy is actually cool. They've hung out several times recently, gone to a couple shows, and one of the things she really digs about him is that he respects her when she says she can't/doesn't want to drink any particular night (her last guy would be offended that she wasn't "being social" with his friends when they went out, if she wasn't drinking, and so she would, then feel shitty the next day). She's made a point, more than once, to tell me about them going out & "having a ginger ale" or two, and how excited she was that he/they didn't need to drink to go out & have a good time, or how cool it was that when they were out one time & she told him she wanted to dance, he came out & joined her, or any number of things most people would expect. She's also told me about things like their first kiss, the first time they had sex (no details) and how he was a very attentive lover, and much better/more thorough than her last guy (told me their first time lasted an hour & a half!) and that it's only gotten better. The reason I even bother to mention this, is because she told me something that made me feel kind of good about myself - she was talking about how they could be open with each other during sex, how they could laugh & have fun without it being awkward or feeling self-conscious, and then she said, "a lot like how we used to be". All I could say was "uh-huh", and she continued with her story, but it just made me feel like, even though things hadn't worked out the best for us, there are things about our relationship that she really appreciated, and still does. We were always good friends (and still are), and we were very sexually compatible.
Sorry, I'm digressing - I've been happy for her, because this guy sounds like he's going to be really good for her/her life. There's still an occasional moment where I have a twinge of... remorse? nostalgia? desire? all of the above? remembering what we had & how much I enjoyed it, but overall, I'm really hoping this is the impetus for things to change for the better in her life. After all this time & all of her hardships, she really deserves to have someone who will be supportive, and caring, who appreciates her for *her* and not as a "trophy".
Ok, next topic - by the time I was done with my conversations, I figured that, rather than continue working on the house (and since I wasn't going to be jamming with the guys that night) I'd start my workout routine. I thought what I'd planned out would be fairly easy to get into, but it was a bit more challenging than I expected, which means, I'm really out of shape! :-P It felt good to get the body moving though, and I'm not too sore today (I'm sure that by tomorrow I will be). My goal for the first two weeks will be to work out Monday and Friday, so that I can get used to the stress of it again. After that, I'm going to aim for Mon/Wed/Fri, or maybe Sat/Mon/Wed, I haven't decided yet. I need to buy an exercise mat though, as I have a couple exercises for which I need to sit on the floor, and even though I mopped, I'm not really comfortable sitting on the bare floor down there. I'm really looking forward to getting back into this, because to be honest, I miss being strong! I hit a point last year where I could deadlift over 300lbs! I'd be lucky to get close to 200lbs right now... Anyway, I might throw in a little running on Sundays, if I'm feeling up to it, but I'm not going to commit to any more than the lifting routine for now.
Oh! I think I found a couch very similar to one that I wanted, but for half the price! I've got to see if I can find it locally, but I found one online for under $800 - so it looks like I might be able to get a couch sooner than I thought!
12:06 p.m. - 2011-12-06
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