Ack! ((Harvey))

So, The Boy and I finally had The Talk tonight. You know, the what-the-hell-are-we-doing-and-do-we-try-to-define-it-and-will-this-all-end-in-tears talk.

The long and the short of it is that we're on the same page, emphatically not!dating, just being friends who flux. It just took us a VERY long conversation to realize that we're on the same page.

Him: "I worry, because....I don't obsess about you." [He has ADD and a lot of OCD tendencies, and his M.O. in past relationships has been to obsess about the lass in question.]
Me: "I call that *healthy,* actually. I'd be creeped out if you *were* obsessed with me."

Him: "I'm attracted to you....but it's not always lightning flashes and overwhelming lust."
Me: "Oh, honey. We're not *14* years old. It's not always overwhelming lust for me, either."

Him: "Our friendship is SO important to me. I don't want to fuck it up."
Me: "....Me, too. Like, me too, times 1 million."

Me: "So....*what* are we doing?"
Him: "Same thing as we have been -- making it up as we go along."

It's cool, it's good. I think.

Tres groovy, Teppy.

Carrotlicious.

Apparently he stopped by our mailbox on his adventure.

Oh, Gud, that's marvellous. You have a handful and a half, there.

Deena, congratulations!

Aww. I feel your conversational pain, Teppy. I hate those conversations, and have had too many of them in the past six or nine months. And yet, they've mostly turned out good, once we were both figuring out what the hell we were trying to say (or realized we weren't sure WHAT we wanted to say). So, yay for being on the same page!

I went out tonight with a friend from LJ who I had never met! She's awesome, and I was so glad to meet her! And we went to a dyke bar in San Francisco, my very first lesbian San Francisco experience! Yay. Of course, they were all too cool for life hipsters with freaky hair and piercings and crazy clothing (WHY were several of them wearing bandanas around their necks? It was very "I'm going to rob a train" or "I'm taking part in an IMF protest"...)

Hec, I'm still just boggled this morning. And so sorry you have to go through this. You don't deserve it. Not in the least.

Gud, that is one handful you've got there. I'm so glad he didn't wander too far off. But, still, such a cutie!

{{{Deena}}} Hope you're still sleeping and sleeping well and that the doctor gives you the good drugs today. This is no time for your body to decide to get sick!

Teppy, sounds good. Glad you guys are on the same page.

I think I'm forgetting stuff. So, hugs and kisses all around.

Went to quilting last night and had good fun. Ruth, one of the quilt shop workers, had seen mom on Sunday and Tuesday. She asked mom where I was, 'cause we always come in together, so she knew I'd been in the hospital. She was so excited to see me and came and gave me a great big hug. It's nice to have such caring people everywhere...including the quilt store. Of course, they get so much of my money, they better care! *grin*

It was nice to get out of the house, though. I even got a little dressed up. Wore my new pancho, which mom said was lovely and not the least bit too tight, so YAY! Even got compliments on it at the quilt party. Oh, and I put on makeup and jewelry too. I don't remember the last time I did that. I felt all put together.

Today I get the electrodes stuck to my head. There is much quilting and crocheting in my future. I've got two quilts to work on and three crochet projects going, so I should be good. It's gonna be nice this weekend, so maybe I'll take an adventure out to the balcony to work. That would be nice. I would love to get the two quilt tops done, though. That would be fun.

The new quilt they introduced last night is just lovely and very simple. It's an Irish Chain, which is a version of the nine patch [link] The main colors are green and cream. I searched the quilt store for the perfect border fabric, because I think I'm going to give this quilt to J for her birthday. She's got a green couch and a purple couch in her living room, and she keeps saying that she wants something to pull them together. What's more perfect than a quilt? I found a lovely purple flower fabric with the right green color (it was a tricky green to match): [link] (it looks a little blue in this picture, but it really is a lovely purple). I think she's gonna love it. And it's really gonna brighten up her living room and make it feel even more homey. I'm excited. Her birthday is in May. I think I won't have any trouble getting it done by then.

Ok. I think I got chatty enough. Time to shut up for a little while.

Good luck with the electrodes and all, bug! The quilt sounds like a really great quilt in and of itself, but it also sounds like it will be a good distractor.

It'll be nice to be able to be productive in my distractions, you know?

The quilt sounds absolutely wonderful, vw. Best of luck with the electrodes--I hope they help your doctors find a solution to everything that's going on.

I got a bit misty when you talked about going to the quilt store. It's amazing how the crafting thing can create a circle of friends.