What's on your mind?

bèlla said:

The ming boggles why you still gnaw on that.



That’s easy to resolve. Gimme your cards and relax.

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I don't know. I think it's a deep subconscious desire to eat McNuggets while watching others eat Michelin star food and have them laugh at me through the window while I wear a dunce cap.

MehGuy meanwhile is recording it on his iPhone.

Okay, yeah... That sounds good. I'll give you my passwords and memorable information too, just in case you need to deplete the ISA too.

ReesePiece23 said:

I don't know. I think it's a deep subconscious desire to eat McNuggets while watching others eat Michelin star food and laugh at me through the window.

MehGuy meanwhile is recording it on his iPhone.

Okay, yeah... That sounds good. I'll give you my passwords and memorable information too, just in case you need to deplete the ISA too.

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I'd never own an Iphone.. lol.

ReesePiece23 said:

I don't know. I think it's a deep subconscious desire to eat McNuggets

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Deep like MK? You’d better have your head screwed on.

MehGuy meanwhile is recording it on his iPhone.

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Amongst his ‘other videos’

Okay, yeah... That sounds good. I'll give you my passwords and memorable information too, just in case you need to deplete the ISA too.

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I feel like petting you and stroking your beard. *le sigh*

bèlla said:

Deep like MK? You’d better have your head screwed on.



Amongst his ‘other videos’



I feel like petting you and stroking your beard. *le sigh*

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Only skets and wideboys eat McDonald's in the UK, everyone knows that. The food tastes like cardboard.

Are you petting and stroking my beard with an angle grinder? That'll make for good material...

ReesePiece23 said:

Only skets and wideboys eat McDonald's in the UK, everyone knows that. The food tastes like cardboard.

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Good. Best to avoid it.

Are you petting and stroking my beard with an angle grinder? That'll make for good material...

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We can’t speak of my stimulatory prowess without incurring challenges.

I. Am. Good.

ReesePiece23 said:

Yeah, actually. Because the plant based ones might not sell.

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No, no they would not.

Way past my bedtime of 8:00 p.m. I didn't plan to stay for the whole event and I tried to take precautions in the beginning but then it got very difficult. Especially with the loud music, people couldn't hear me through my mask. I just pray I don't get covid-19 because there was some people that had no social distancing.

The reunion was so surreal. I'm not sure how to describe it. Really hard to recognize people unless I saw their yearbook photo. Whereas myself, for some reason people easily recognized me and said I hadn't aged. I went with a black dress that I had bought 15 years ago but never had worn before, I didn't have an event to wear it to. It was the accessories that really put it together. Who would have thought that black and blue could go together. But it did.

The most surreal thing of the evening was when somebody came over to me to talk badly about someone who slandered her reputation in recent years. If I hadn't heard it from another friend some years ago, I might not have believed it. When I saw the person she was speaking of, I was shocked how much she changed.. we had gone to the same private Junior high together. She had gone on to be a cheerleader in high school, and we no longer were in the same circles.

Later on, I went to the ladies restroom, and the person I was waiting on came out and it was her. I quickly called her by name in surprise. Knowing what I had heard of her, I was very careful. Asking a little bit about her background, another gal came over that I did not recognize and only looked at the other gal. She would make no eye contact with me, like I was beneath her. And like why are you wasting your time with this person? We talked for a short couple minutes about where we were working and our backgrounds... The smiles were cordial.. and she left with telling me that I should look her up on social media. But I got this erie feeling, she was looking for dirt to dig up on me... It was the weirdest thing, she said it so sweetly and inviting. I have to wonder how many others she has made that invitation to. As I was leaving for the evening, I caught her staring at me.. and I don't think it was a friendly. Something I will have to pray on, she was not the only one, there were other women there that gave me the nose that I was very surprised.

But at the same time, I was so grateful for those individuals that called out my name, and I could not recognize and make a connection with them. Or the friends I had already established at the last 25-year reunion that I was able to reconnect with. I took air breaks quite often during the event. I don't do so good with mingling for extended amounts of time. But I think it has to do with the crowd. I felt before going that I would be judged and during there was a little bit of that. So much to process, but at the same time I made some new old connections.

And I'm pretty sure that someone also that I believe is a Christian, asked me out for dinner. I'm not so sure about that person because I was not impressed at the 25 year and I thought he was married before... Time will tell, we have a mutual friend that is a Christian.

Wondering if bone broth would somehow inhibit a fast for spiritual breakthrough.

Also, sort of having buyer's remorse on the drumkit I just got, as learning limb independence is way harder than I thought it would be.

MehGuy said:

I'd never own an Iphone.. lol.

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Ugh! *revokes your cool card*

Feeling well about the reunion. I woke up to a lot of photos shared and new connections. Even the one I wasn't so sure about had sent me an invitation. One other good thing about going to the reunion, even though it's out of my comfort zone, it was good to bury some of the past. There's at least one gal that stopped talking or writing letters back in 1992 because of my Christian faith. We reconnected there.

As we age, I think what's important becomes more prevalent. We all know that our time on this Earth is temporary. And who knows the opportunities for witness and possibility of salvation for those that are not saved. I pray those that were attracted to me and talking to me saw The light of Christ in me. And that those things will open doors of curiosity to know where my joy comes from.

Most of the people I connected with 5 years ago we're talking about my running adventures and how much they were inspired. And here I thought so many people were tired of my post about running, but it makes me feel good that it brings something positive to their lives.

obscura said:

Wondering if bone broth would somehow inhibit a fast for spiritual breakthrough.

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Are you having it during the fast?

bèlla said:

Are you having it during the fast?

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Yes, I was planning on it, but I haven't had any yet.

I was reserving it for if I had intense hunger pangs or that empty-stomach-acidic feeling.

obscura said:

Yes, I was planning on it, but I haven't had any yet.

I was reserving it for if I had intense hunger pangs or that empty-stomach-acidic feeling.

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I see. I allow coffee and tea for my fasts. Caffeine can curb hunger and minimize headaches. If you're concerned and want to abstain from meat a vegetable broth would work.

My coworker and I had a nice therapy session.

See, I'm not completely adverse to the stuff...I just like it in a form that's easy for me to swallow...you know, at my own pace and such.

Anywho, I was like, "What I need is a tough woman, someone that's mission ready."

And he was like "Yeah, like an independent woman." And I was like "Well, no these last ones were very independent, as far as looking out for themselves and such, but they were high maintenance."

But then I got to thinking (could be trouble...) and then I was like "Well, yeah, emotionally independent...that's what I need."

So, I guess I'm putting a checklist together, for the first time ever.

You guys (mostly @bèlla) are rubbing off on me.

Tone said:

My coworker and I had a nice therapy session.

See, I'm not completely adverse to the stuff...I just like it in a form that's easy for me to swallow...you know, at my own pace and such.

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Is that right?

But then I got to thinking (could be trouble...) and then I was like "Well, yeah, emotionally independent...that's what I need."

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What does that mean?

So, I guess I'm putting a checklist together, for the first time ever.

You guys (mostly @bèlla) are rubbing off on me.

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Excellent! You should read Outdated. He addresses that upfront. It may give you some pointers. If you have a library card you can listen to it on Hoopla for free.

bèlla said:

Is that right?

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What, you know I'm all about the organic...not forced and formal.

bèlla said:

What does that mean?

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Stability, above all, I guess.

Someone who doesn't need their partner to be completely tuned into their frequency, all the time.

I don't enjoy the "walking on eggshells" trip...nothing gets accomplished.

bèlla said:

Excellent! You should read Outdated. He addresses that upfront. It may give you some pointers. If you have a library card you can listen to it on Hoopla for free.

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Mmmmm I have a really busy schedule, we'll see. Thanks for the suggestion.

I am not well

DragonFox91 said:

I am not well

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Physically, or ... well ... you know ... bad times have fallen on you?

Almost to the end of my long string of work days. Starting tomorrow morning, there are only 2 left. Please pray for me to make it through without trouble, especially with, well, Nel around, as he has been on the rampage as of late (more so than average, I mean =/ ).

On the plus side, while not on her crew this weekend on my overtime days, I was at least able to see my crush Erin at shift change every time, and she was unexpectedly there on my own crew for the whole shift just the other night when the guy who's normally around had to call in. I observed, for the first time in a while, just how lovely Erin's smile is when she finds something amusing, or speaks cheerfully. It's an impish sort of grin that just lights up her face and makes her appear all the prettier in my eyes.

sampa said:

Hey I have a special place in your heart, remember you adopted me

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I was trying to remember something I know I had posted in the last couple of months or so, and came across this in the so-doing, @sampa . Thanks for the small but treasured memory among the several I am sure I will retain if I ever have to leave this community behind forever. ^-^