Connie, he may think you need some company, if he thinks your husband was your main social outlet.
Zoe: Planet's coming up a mite fast. Wash: That's just cause, I'm going down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all. Mal: Well, that happens, let me know.
'Shindig'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jul 14, 2014 3:30:18 pm PDT #1951 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Connie Neil - Jul 14, 2014 3:32:52 pm PDT #1952 of 30000
brillig
There's that, but pushing the point after the first decline of the offer made me go "Hm." I did thank him for the offer.
Jesse - Jul 14, 2014 3:34:52 pm PDT #1953 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, and I'm not saying he's NOT awkward, but it may be coming from a good place.
EpicTangent - Jul 14, 2014 4:05:15 pm PDT #1954 of 30000
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
There's that, but pushing the point after the first decline of the offer made me go "Hm." I did thank him for the offer.
I'm likely to do that, just in case the first decline was exactly what was said (particular circumstances won't work) rather than just politely phrased "thanks, but no thanks". After the 2nd decline, you assume that the person really isn't interested and let it go.
Oh, and I'm not saying he's NOT awkward, but it may be coming from a good place.
Or, what Jesse said.
sarameg - Jul 14, 2014 4:43:02 pm PDT #1955 of 30000
Stuck home, I got to hear ALL of npr tonight. Chewed on this piece for a bit [link] not just for the story's angle, but the introvert and the stressed and the _____. Spoons.
meara - Jul 14, 2014 4:52:45 pm PDT #1956 of 30000
There's that, but pushing the point after the first decline of the offer made me go "Hm." I did thank him for the offer.
Yeah, if he's concerned about you, and knows you won't think he's hitting on you, he probably thought "oh, she probably doesn't want to drive far, maybe I should make it easier and offer to go to her".
Kat - Jul 14, 2014 5:36:04 pm PDT #1957 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
sara, is that part of an ongoing series? I have some stress around money, but I have just insane-o stress about caregiving crap.
In other news, the upside to an aborted vacation is that we get to harvest stuff from our garden box. The tomatoes taste pretty good (delicious with cucumbers and onions). The eggplants are just filling out. The crookneck squash is gross (I don't like squash). The watermelons are absolutely NUTS. More watermelon than I care to eat. After we harvest this, we may replant warm weather crops for September/october and then harvest those and replant lettuce/kale etc for November/December
Kat - Jul 14, 2014 5:41:24 pm PDT #1958 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
< Ô > Just checking.
sarameg - Jul 14, 2014 5:41:55 pm PDT #1959 of 30000
I don't know. But it's a variation on the spoon theory anyway. Be your spoons spent on money, calamities, caregiving, time...
Kat - Jul 14, 2014 5:47:10 pm PDT #1960 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Randomish thought (I've been re-reading LJ posts as well as bureaucracy stuff here).
I used to be much more engaged in battle on the internet. I mean, really deeply involved.
Now, I'm pretty distant (for most things). In some ways, the internet is a much nicer, less confrontational place. Is it because my internet experiences are way less interactive and way more broadcasting. Or is it because I just have fewer spoons?
Oh! We're going to San Francisco on Wednesday.