Been Off-Line

Been off-line for a while now. Am on-line briefly now. Won't likely catch up w/LJ, so please comment here w/anything you want me to know/pay attention to/do. Will be on more later this eve, most likely. Back in a bit though to dealing w/more sh!t-loads of bureaucracy. Have had a delightful visit down here in SoCal (where I'll be 'til o'morrow/Th a.m.), sandwiched 'tween handling massively annoying bureaucracratic B.S. Many pics to come.

Fave Moments

Oh, how to choose from amongst the many anti-joy moments today...okay, it's just gotta be the automated phone systems that hears anything I say (such as a string of #s (in respone to "say your account number, please") to "billing" (which department do you wish to speak with) to "repeat" as in what were my option again?) as "Goodbye" and then hangs up on you!

Isolation

Been here (SoCal) for over a week now. Had a glorious time w/loves and friends. Also took care of loads o' biz, getting ducks lined up in rows, knocking down others previously lined up, cleaning up messes, &c. Compartmentalizing lots. Feeling right now both very close to and very distant from folks...geography be damned. Oh, this ain't making much sense and I'm too knackered to make it clearer. Wanting/needing SOMETHING, not sure what. Engaging in physical activity where I accomplish things and see/feel/know I'm making a difference will likely help lots.

Saw Revolutionary Road tonight, so'm thinking about folks giving up - or drifting away from - dreams, passions, desires - in exchange for expediency, for meeting others' expectations, for ease...lots more to say/think 'bout along such lines. But sleep's calling, a few more phone calls in the a.m. await my attention, and I must finish packing.