Well I just got dumped.

[alarimer]

111. That is all very good advice

And I'm glad things are working out for you. That was my approach this weekend. I went to the Virginia Folk Festival in Richmond, where I saw some good music and ate some good food. Music always soothes me, not matter what I am upset about. Oh, and I also went out last night to our semi-monthly meeting of Heathens in the Pub, the only atheists and liberals in this town. Since I moved here, I have already done more socializing than I ever did in Texas. I have also joined a kayaking group based in the Hampton Roads area, but I haven't made it to a single paddle. I probably won't now until spring. I don't have the appropriate gear for cold-water paddling, although I may try to get some.

I live in a small town, though, that I have no intention of spending my life in. I moved here to take the job, which I really like. I was stagnating in Texas, career-wise. Now I am doing all the things I dreamed of and it will likely lead to other things, when I get tired of living here. My plan, long-term, is to move to Portland, OR. But there are other cities I might like too, so who knows. Although if I met someone here, I could keep this job and just live at the beach, which would be more than okay with me.

So I feel more positive these days as well. I'm also sure that there was more wrong in the relationship than I was willing to acknowledge previously.