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Nov. 1st, 2004 04:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walbournI had plans to do more this past summer, but the Sierra/Microsoft transition really took most of my attention. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
jeliza and I talked about trying to do some camping in the Olympics, but with her push to get her business going and her familial duties, it didn't happen. I love the outdoors, but somehow going on my own seems potentially boring and/or depressing. Hopefully scheduling next year will ensure I can attend Summerstar, as I miss getting a chance to camp with those alterna-hippy-pagan types.
I think I've reached a plateau in my on-going efforts to expand my social circle. I'm very grateful for the friends I have, and in my 3+ years here in Seattle I've managed to make a fair number of acquaintances through gaming, the con scene, the poly dinners, live journal, and so on. I never was a social maven, so I don't know that my current social circle is all that much smaller than it was back in Austin--at least towards the end of my time there--but it still feels like I don't have enough people around to call up on a whim for dinner or a movie.
On the positive side, the job at Microsoft is definitely not boring and with the work-related travel added to my own gaming/convention hobbies, my schedule is reasonably busy. Seeingjeliza continues to be immensely fun and enjoyable, although the reality of time and other commitments keep it more or less constrained to the level things are now. I should probably be working harder to get out and date more broadly, but frankly I never liked the 'dating' thing.
I'm looking forward to Orycon this weekend, as I usually find the social events around fandom amusing at least. Where else can I dance knowing nobody else is any good at it either?
Part of me is afraid that I'll still be living the same life when I hit 40, the thought of which I find immensely depressing. I realize I inverted my 20s and 30s, but I'm not sure I can see a path from here that leads to a life I would want for the longer term. One heartache to heal at a time I suppose. Next year my big plan is to try to get a house. I've been living in an apartment way, way too long.
jeliza and I talked about trying to do some camping in the Olympics, but with her push to get her business going and her familial duties, it didn't happen. I love the outdoors, but somehow going on my own seems potentially boring and/or depressing. Hopefully scheduling next year will ensure I can attend Summerstar, as I miss getting a chance to camp with those alterna-hippy-pagan types.I think I've reached a plateau in my on-going efforts to expand my social circle. I'm very grateful for the friends I have, and in my 3+ years here in Seattle I've managed to make a fair number of acquaintances through gaming, the con scene, the poly dinners, live journal, and so on. I never was a social maven, so I don't know that my current social circle is all that much smaller than it was back in Austin--at least towards the end of my time there--but it still feels like I don't have enough people around to call up on a whim for dinner or a movie.
On the positive side, the job at Microsoft is definitely not boring and with the work-related travel added to my own gaming/convention hobbies, my schedule is reasonably busy. Seeing
jeliza continues to be immensely fun and enjoyable, although the reality of time and other commitments keep it more or less constrained to the level things are now. I should probably be working harder to get out and date more broadly, but frankly I never liked the 'dating' thing.I'm looking forward to Orycon this weekend, as I usually find the social events around fandom amusing at least. Where else can I dance knowing nobody else is any good at it either?
Part of me is afraid that I'll still be living the same life when I hit 40, the thought of which I find immensely depressing. I realize I inverted my 20s and 30s, but I'm not sure I can see a path from here that leads to a life I would want for the longer term. One heartache to heal at a time I suppose. Next year my big plan is to try to get a house. I've been living in an apartment way, way too long.
