still in touch

ok, so after last week's big disappointment, i'm surprised to say that we're still in touch. despite my post, my reply to P. was understanding and easy-going and he emailed straight back. we've been in touch all week. mostly about books we're going to swap when he's done reading the series he's in the middle of. he also informed me, although this was unnecessary, that he couldn't make the next drinks due to a prior engagement. i don't know that this is taking us anywhere other than becoming friends but it's nice.

ballroom dancing

my mother once told me that she thought she'd brought us up well except for one thing: we didn't know how to ballroom dance. i will never forget this comment. and so, when i recently saw an ad for ballroom dancing classes (which tend to be non-existant), i thought i'd give it a try. 

so there i was, at my trial class. the turnout was bigger than i'd expected (around 30 people) and although there were slightly more women than men, it was doable. we spent about 40 mns on our first waltz steps and then 20 mns on passo doble. it was loads of fun. i was quite tense at first, dancing with complete strangers, but i was able to relax as the class went on. when we were done, i signed up for the term. we'll see how that goes!

RIP

9 years today. feels like yesterday. wish she was here.

seriously!?

unbelievable. for once, i did everything right. too much so, apparently. the guy chatted me up, i responded, even encouraged him (well, i actually managed to make him understand i could be interested, which i never seem to be able to pull off) and we've been exchanging emails for the past 3 days and i managed to stay calm and collected and not freak out. it was all going really well and i was looking forward to whatever was coming up next week (he said he'd plan something). and then i get this email where he apologises but realises that perhaps this is a bit too fast after his separation from his wife. he can't deal with this right now. and while i totally understand where he's coming from, right now i'm just a little pissed off.

an interesting article

http://mondediplo.com/openpage/joining-the-reality-based-community

the new email

it's the end of an era. after 14 years, i am finally moving from hotmail. it's going to be really strange. but i've got really annoyed by their increased security. while i think it's great they're doing their best to ensure the safety of my account, i feel their questions are more and more intrusive and that, i really don't like. after not being able to access my account from my father's (it had been a long time since i'd logged in from there), i was blocked out of my account twice. and then their newest service agreement. it was the last straw. bye bye hotmail.

the films

when my grandmother died, my cousin took over her 8mm films to convert them into digital and gave the whole set to my father, who brought them over. so there we sat, my father, my sister and i, watching slices of my grandmother's life. it was a mixed bag of things from my father's teenage days, life with her last two husbands, and the grandchildren. some of it was absolutely hilarious, like seeing my sister on some kind of wooden kart when she was about 3, laughing her head off. and wondering why there was so much film devoted to me naked (aged 2). it was fun and often touching. and a nice time to spend together.

the long weekend

i was exhausted. really. things had been crazy at work from the moment i got back from holidays and i was reaching the point where i felt i wasn't going to be able to deal with things anymore. luckily, there's a random day off in September over here, which always falls on a Thursday, and i was able to take the Friday off as well and thus have a nice long weekend. perfect timing too, as both my father (planned) and my sister (unplanned) were coming over for a few days. so we had a nice family weekend and i was able to make up for some lost sleep. i felt loads better afterwards.