Worship went swimmingly. I'm glad to be back in my old congregation. It feels good to get Gramma to the services, as well. I feel really good about that. She looks adorable in her suits and dresses. My friends and I keep joking that she's trying to meet some nice brother and get married, and she just grins. My Gramma is so cute, it hurts.
In other news, I was talking with Linny outside on the phone a few minutes ago. I get crap reception for some reason inside my house, so often I will go outside and walk up the street. I get in some exercise, and gab with my friends -- win win.
Well, this creepy-looking guy stopped me and wanted to talk with me. He said that he needed someone to talk to and wanted to get to know me better. I mean, I know I'm cute and all, but seriously, I don't know this guy and crime is on the rise. I live in a pretty nice neighbourhood and everything but you just can't be too careful.
I told him that I didn't really talk to strangers, and he said that that's why I should talk to him when I got off the phone, so he wouldn't be a stranger anymore. I had to laugh at that.
I said, "Well, how do I know you're not going to hit me on the head and try and rob me?" He said, "Oh, no, miss, I'm not a criminal like that at all!" I said, "Well, I don't know that for sure, and you can't be too careful these days." He shook his head emphatically. I had to laugh at myself, because like Ted Bundy went around telling people he was a serial killer? You just don't know with people.
By and by, the guy, whose name is Vincent, walked around the corner, past the bus stop, and it looked like he was headed down toward the high school. I breathed a sigh of relief, and continued on with my walking. When I came back up the street a little later, though, there he was, and he leaned up against a traffic signpost, as if waiting for me or Godot or an absolution so long in coming, or maybe for sunset -- I dunno.
I asked my friend if she could just ring me back on my home line, because I was going in the house. I noticed my neighbour, Mrs. Arline, outside in the yard, and I wanted to get in the house whilst someone was still out to observe what was going on. I tried to do it as quickly as possible, because I didn't want him knowing where I lived.
It sucks, because it's a really nice day outside and I was enjoying my walk-and-talk, but I'm really not in the mood today for getting a stalker on my hands or defending myself against the Cascade Rapist, kthnx.
Anyway. Su called -- she is back from Spain. I'll bet she had a heck of a time.
I had coffee with KP yesterday -- more on that later.
I hung out with Kim and Kimmy today. It was full of awesome. Kimmy and I hang out all the time anyway -- we've gotten egregiously close lately. Kim is my childhood best friend and we had grown apart in recent years, but now that I'm back in the city we're spending more time together. As we talked together, she explained the distance that I had been feeling lately over the past while and it made a lot of sense. I'm just glad that I can be there for her now.
Hmm... well. I think that's it for now. Got a busy week lying ahead, and Di wants to hang out on Friday, which makes me happy.
Things have been going well for me socially and in a lot of other ways. I know that I need to get my act together as far as self-care and the like, but I don't know what it's going to take for me to truly follow through with that endeavour.
In the meantime, I've got rhythm, I've got music, I've got my
current mood: satisfied
current music: jewel - near you always
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