the bottom of the barrel

[gurdonark]

I note that in my insomnia last night, I even posted links to eBay ads. Is this a sign of being caught in the internet vortex? Maybe instead it's just a sign that fatigue hits me as much as it hits anyone else.

I felt so relieved to be back in my office today. The day was very busy, but I felt that I'm making progress on many fronts. I heard from an old co-worker, which was pleasant indeed. I tried to untie Gordian knots, but found that I'm better with shoelaces.

My wife and I wish to go away for Labor Day--to someplace cooler, with good hiking. Perhaps we'll try that travelocity.com "last minute deals" section. They always seem to have low air and hotel prices, a mere week or two away. I'd love to hike a Minnesota wood, or feelt the cool breezes passing through Canadian pines.

Someone defriended me today who was really pretty cool. I feel a bit inadequate, because I don't feel I stayed in touch as well as I should have. But LJ sometimes works that way.

Meanwhile, the "snake plant" mailing list I'm on has moved to a new locale. Now I get hit every day with dozens of e mails in the chain which vary on the theme "I'm here!". I don't know how much "I'm here" I need to hear.

But I'm glad each of you are here, every day.

Comments

[texastornado-91.livejournal.com]

I don't keep in touch like I should either. For that, I'm sorry. I've been caught up with this move, stress, and drawing projects, but I'm here too. I'll miss hanging with ya'll at this year's Nanowrimo things!

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

I love all your new icons and pix. you always amaze me with how much you have going at once. I hope the new move works out. You guys flew, once you decided to get going. We'll miss you at nanowrimo, too.

[texastornado-91.livejournal.com]

We're here already AND I think I have a good shot at the job that I was previously basically told I didn't have enough experience for. I'm crossing my fingers.

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

maybe you CAN go home again!

[nacowafer.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm glad you're here.

I've been getting de-friended left and right lately. I'd be lying if I said it didn't sting a little...

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

I must admit that even when I am too busy to read all friends' posts, I usually manage to go to my userinfo and hit that nacowafer icon. I'll bet your party was fun, and it would have been such fun to meet you, D., koffe, C., msggoat, sortofkindof and a cast of many others I'm sure I would have enjoyed.
Someday my wife and I will go to see her equivalent of your koffe, who lives in the VA suburbs of DC, and we'll road trip MD and VA to meet "everyone" in that vicinity.

I have a two tier analysis on this defriending thing.
When it's someone with whom I have nothing in common and we never exchange comments, I say "makes sense".
but when it's someone cool, especially someone I don't comment on enough, I think "damn!". when I offend someone, I guess there's a third tier analysis--"was that really offensive, or are we just entirely differnt people?". So many considerations.

It's always interesting, this LJ. One of my friends writes these incredibly nuanced posts about being unable to appreciate nuance. I always marvel at the infinite variety of internet life.

[myasma.livejournal.com]

I hardly ever drop people, unless they're plain obnoxious. When people drop me, I generally keep reading (and occcasionally commenting on) their posts. That is usualy the reason I added them in the first place--I liked what they had to say, or the pictures they took.

I had someone drop me about 2 weeks ago, and then write a very long and introspective comment in a post I made the other day. That surprised me.

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

I rarely drop, too, which is funny, because someone actually argued to me that failing to drop is itself a personal flaw.

I have had people who dropped me write the nicest things, too. One just can't get too caught up in the add and drop of things.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_riomaggiore/]

one can never please all of the people all of time. so said one of our Presidents. not that makes the words gospel, but the truth remains.
YOU, of all people, always commenting and sharing posts that go unparalleled with fascination, wit and hit at the jugular--always make ME think. thank you. david

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

Not only can one not please all of the people all the time, but my self-consciousness that I can't reveals a telling flaw in me.
Thanks for your kind words!

[nancyjane.livejournal.com]

i hardly look at my list i think no one is ever adding me and then i'm surprised to find out when someone has... so i dunno how often maybe someone has added me and then dropped me since i never added back.. but they should have said something. i dunno why some people so shy about it !

anyway... yeah now i check just to make sure that i dont have somebody watching me that i dont have added as well. otherwise i couldnt even tell ya if someone dropped me. well of course if they all did i'd notice the big blank space there lol.

have you dropped me Robert? lol maybe i should check before posting this lol. hmmmm.

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

LOL. I have not dropped you!

[nancyjane.livejournal.com]

lolol ok just checking !

*phew* ;)

[stardances.livejournal.com]

I am very glad you are here.
I read those ads and wondered about what exactly you were seeking, (I didn't realize you both played music and wrote chess poetry) so it was a bit surprised.
I have very much enjoyed your cool descriptions of life and its joys. Hope sleep finds you more readily tonight ;).

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

Thank you for such kind words, and for making one of your names "Another Green World"

[poetbear.livejournal.com]

i haven't been commenting much lately, my friend, but i am
reading dilligently and always appreciate your commentaries.
the picture of South Mountain Park made me rather nostalgic.
about 12 or 15 years ago, when i was drawing a lot, that was
one of the place i tried to be at sunrise at least every other
week. the other was Papago Park, where Hole-In-The-Rock is.
they're on opposite sides of town from each other and although
i drive by Papago, every day, i haven't been there at sunrise
in several years. i hope we are able to get out there toward
the end of this month. i need to get out there myself, even
thought the dust bothers me--i need to go.~paul

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

I'm back August 20 or so, I'll try hard to find time to look you up then.

[poetbear.livejournal.com]

i hope you can fit a morning coffee/Papago trip in.
i'll bring the coffee myself, or tea, if you prefer.
i've been drinking a lot of green tea and african
red tea lately. they're almost caffeine-free. i also
hope to get my scanner back today, and hope to
irritate many people on my friends list with strange
little drawerings when my technician hooks it up
again. ~paul

[laruth.livejournal.com]

I've been finding it hard trying to keep up with everyone's posts, and to make appropriate comments.

Anyway, I'm glad that you're here. :)

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

you do great, Ruth. Live your life,and if you can LJ a bit too, that's great.

[asphalteden.livejournal.com]

I have a hard time commenting on most journals, and it's just because I never seem to have the time to type.

But I read almost every one and I hope that they read my material too.

Carry on, Bob! I can tell you that my friends list wouldn't be as constantly entertaining without your journal included.

Incidentally, I have only dropped people who seem to complain constantly about their lives. I have no tolerance for this. ;)

[gurdonark.livejournal.com]

I like a bit of complaining--it leavens up the bread of life a bit.

I wish I could get to NJ someday and meet Mr. Ambient Review and his lovely assistant personally.

[serendipoz.livejournal.com]

*hug*

I haven't been posting much recently - somehow I catch up with lj and then don't read it for a couple days and then catchup again.

I have been sorting fiction for my downstairs bookshelves - which are full (I'm going to add a smaller shelf, but think it will be full as well.) In the process I've sorted out books that I can live without. And have been writing down the price(s) of them (from abebooks.) Some are rather surprising. (I don't need an advanced reading copy of The Subtle Knife for instance, especially if I can get even 1/2 the cost that someone is asking for one on abebooks.)

Which means I need to get up and running on ebay. And leads to some questions for you:

is there a how-to site???
where do you put photos of your for sale items?
how does money pass to you for items sold? (paypal?)
does paypal require a bank account? a credit card?
what security exists?

yadda, yadda, yadda.

(back to the bits of working with my condo and finding a job - I had a call this morning for some consulting work, so things are (slowly) moving. And it's mostly due to my lacks they haven't moved earlier.)

*hug*