I just realized I’ve inadvertently had a radio silence here over the last couple weeks, which wasn’t at all intended.
I’m busy. I know that’s no kind of news, but post-holidays, post-snowpocalypse, after so many nights of being so focused on relationships, after my visit with Blue here around the new year, I’ve been having to put all my energy to get back into full-on work mode and it’s been a challenge. I love my work like nobody’s business — and I had a long, full day at the clinic yesterday which rocked — but being able to really put more time into my interpersonal life (and doing some personal writing) than my work has been wonderful, so needed, and so deeply rewarding that re-entry has been a bit of a bummer.
As well, there is a whole lot to say about everything going on interpersonally, but my feeling is that before I write too much more about this, we all need some more time to marinate more privately, process our stuff, get settled into where we all are with this and where we’re all going. Per usual, with anything like this, as I always have (and I can’t believe I’m hitting my tenth year of writing here this spring), when you’re not just talking about yourself and your own very personal thoughts, but the places others intersect into them, kid gloves are required.
I’m working on finishing a bunch of pieces for Scarleteen now that I have been doing bits and pieces of for a while: a piece on yeast, a piece on the validity of love at any age, a piece on the etiquette and metaphysics of entering another person’s body — which is, frustratingly, something it’s very tough to really find any address of, which I find exceptionally bizarre. And that, and another pile of paperwork, is really what I should head off and do now.
Just seemed important given the last couple posts to note that I — and the people I love — are all alive and well (but not living in Paris, and all apologies for anyone who could give a rat’s ass about Jacques Brel).
January 9th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
And on the etiquette front, how is it not common sense that you are to wash your hands before you put them INSIDE another person? It seems like there’s been a huge increase in the number of pregnancy risk questions that could have been prevented with some soap and water.
January 9th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
hey! glad to hear you’re doing well, been thinking of you. Still hoping you’ll get a chance to come by and check out my latest project sometime.
January 10th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Just remember that you are not obligated to your readers. This is free content. Yes, I (and others) enjoy your writing when you wish to post it.
January 10th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
I think the metaphysical part is what weirded me out the most as an adolescent when thinking about sex; worthwhile project I look forward to!
And ditto to bobolink.
January 10th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Heather you know once a year I go back and read your online journal since day one. As much as I know about you I still learn something new from doing so. I know in the time you have been writing online that much in the world has changed. How much of that change can be contrinbuted to you I cannot begin to answer but I do know I have changed and I CAN answer how much I have changed from first reading your words, viewing your photographs but mostly from just talking to you online. I look back at the way I viewed women back in the day and I don’t like what I see.
I do know that you and I will never see eye to eye on everything. Remember our days in England during the cruise missile deployments. You on one side of the fence protesting them and I on the other side driving them around on their launchers.
I had a scary medical crisis yesterday. Just a huge anxiety attack but I decided I had to say these words to you in a more public way. Thank you for changing me from the near Neanderthal I was to the more closely resembling the modern man.
January 10th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Hello from Wyoming. I finally made it out yesterday and it’s been two solid days of driving with the cat. I hope things settle down into a workable situation, and am looking forward to the metaphysical piece. I haven’t seen much on that either, which is kind of suprising.
January 11th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
“Meanwhile…” (like the song by Dumpstaphunk;-), we miss you here in MN, and hope all goes well in (all) your world(s).
(go to http://www.dumpstaphunk.com/ , and you can listen for free, and smile )
January 20th, 2009 at 8:22 am
happy inauguration day, heather.
first time in 67 years i’ve thought
to say this: let faith be reborn.
Thanks for your insight over the years;
it’s what helps make this occassion
special and vigorous.
keep on sharing; we love you.
anne
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:51 am
I have been thinking about you all week, since the good news started rolling out of Obama’s office (closing Gitmo, repealing the global gag rule, etc.) I remember how overjoyed you were at the election, and I hope this week has brought you just as much.
Love to you, sassy pug and Mark!