| Wednesday August 21st 2002 So I finally took the initiative, as reported on Sunday, and what do I get for it? A Monday morning e-mail from her, explaining how she no longer feels comfortable being with me socially 'in light of what has transpired'. Here we have a winner of the 'Worst Case Scenario - Lost a Friend' award. So do I regret having tried now? Nope. I wanted to know where things stood, I was honest about how I felt, and if she doesn't know how to act normal around me anymore then I'd probably be uncomfortable around her anyway. I am sorry I won't be seeing her again; she's the one who introduced me as a writer, after all. Oh well - it'll happen again sooner or later. I woke up this morning with a sad thought; I've entirely eliminated all my current prospects. They are all either solidly established as friends, or it's been adios amigos. So to all you single ladies, if you were waiting for a time to strike that time is now! :D I do have some online acquaintances I really enjoy talking to - one especially, though I'm sorry to say she doesn't live here in Ottawa - but I've learned not to stock too much hope in people I haven't met in person yet. But I guess it's enough to keep me going for now, cause hey - you never know. And they are definitely people worth getting to know, no matter what. I've had two Dragonboat practices now, and neither one left me sore and aching in the morning. I've either reason to be proud of myself to stay in shape, or I'm not rowing hard enough. I don't think it's a rowing problem, it's been pretty exhausting. But it turns out it's a lot more about keeping in time with everybody else than it is about being fast. It's also about making sure your damn paddle comes back out of the water far enough that you don't soak the guy in front of you by accidentally skimming the surface with it. So yeah, I soaked him. But the guy behind soaked me, so the universe is in balance again. Everything else I have to say tonight is pretty dull, I guess. I'm getting a lot of writing done without anyone here to distract me; that's an upside. My co-op student from China is almost done her term; we're having a farewell lunch for her tomorrow. I'll definitely miss her, she's pretty cool, so I hope she keeps in touch. The one we hired for September happens to be from China as well ... hey, they had the best resumes. Maybe I'll even get this one's name right. |