Wow
Driving home tonight, the warmth and wholeness of my fortune washed over me as I listened to BBC Radio 1 on the satellite. 3 continents where I can find friends, both a biological and a chosen family that takes me warts and all, and a cool job that lets me explore the world around me as I solve some interesting problems. How'd this all happen? There are moments when I don't understand quite how I got here, yet here I am. I don't think I regret much, and I certainly don't think I will going forward.
This weekend is 'pack the apartment' weekend. Chaz is coming up and we'll get this all ready for the movers. Should be pretty easy. We lightened the load once moving up here, now we've got another chance to shed some stuff we don't need.
Jeff called me from Oregon, on his way back to Seattle from the Burning Man event last weekend. He spent a week on the playa with all sorts of folks, some of whom I referred him toward. Evidently it was a foundation-shaking event for him to take part of Burning Man, and I don't think there's a higher honor that I could have received in that he thought of me to call first. His voice was indeed different on the phone as he told me a couple of quick stories about the week. I couldn't be prouder that he's broken through his archetype of what he thought he was supposed to be, and found more of who he is in the world. That makes all the difference, as I've found.
Chaz spent the week prepping the garage floor, and did a terrific job putting an epoxy sealer and coating down on the floor. We've talked about making it more of a usable space for parties and dinners, so this is a big step toward that.
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