Re: Why I'm working backwards I don't know.enirethakJuly 5 2006, 11:14:40 UTC
Hi,
Thanks for your words of reassurance. I know I'm being totally irrational, but, that's just how I feel. I know, in my more sane moments, that nothing is going to change, well not overnight, anyhow.
Anyway, how are you? And Sarah? Not spoken to you in a while. I liked your last comment on WUK, you made a good point. To be honest, I'm more of a 'lurker' than a regular poster on there these days. Even though I'm a mod.
Re: Why I'm working backwards I don't know.inncubusJuly 5 2006, 13:22:46 UTC
I figured you'd know it, but sometimes it doesn't huert to have it repeated eh?
Same as ever really. Sarah's pretty stressed about all this job business but that's par for the course I suppose. I've had a small, but nice, thing happen recently (I'm not posting about it yet but...). I've done some ad work for an American roleplay company, just three banners, but it means that my skill level is good enough to be accepted by a company. I've been rather unsure as to how I was progressing so it was nice to get that little confidence boost.
I wasn't sure what the reaction would be to that one I have to admit. I was a bit concerned about posting it, but I'm not on there much either, so I figured if it was taken badly it didn't matter too much(although no doubt I'd have felt bad for a while).
I well remember that coming up to 40 thing though it was a long time ago - more than 30 years ago, now I think of it. Every newspaper, every magazine I picked up seemed to have a piece in it just for the benefit of me and my fellow coming up to 40-ites. It was, so we were told, the time of life to realise you would never realise your ambition. You'd climbed as far up the ladder as you could and that was the end of it. So you might just as well sink back into the mediocre morass and stay there. BUT - by the time I was actually 40 (it was 41 in point of fact) I had moved to Sydney, Australia, to take up a job which was a splendid promotion. And in and around Sydney I had all sorts of experiences which I'm sure I would never had had had I stayed in London. Sometimes I muse and ask myself what I would be doing now had I stayed doing the same sort of thing for the last 30 years of my professional life had I not moved to Oz (and then back). So dont give up, honey chil
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Re: coming up to 40enirethakJuly 5 2006, 23:30:28 UTC
Hi Francis,
Good to hear from you. It's nice to hear the perspective of an older person. I know that I'm worrying quite unnecessarily, and that nothing much will change. On the romance front . . . I have a new male best friend, and I don't know whether that will develop into anything or not, but he's a sweet man, a good friend, and whether or not it leads to anything, I still feel very privelaged to know him. People like that, who you really 'click' with are rare gems, and should be treasured. So maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to take the friendship to a more physically intimate level, as if things went wrong, I could be at risk of losing one of the best friends I've ever had. Am I making sense at all?
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this years camp, and will seek you out for a chat. Paula is also coming again, and Lyn, Steph, Helen and Louisa.
So . . . technically, I've got it all to come yet!! As long as that includes some romance, that's fine!
How are you? Are you still in France? How's it going? Have you been following the FA World Cup? I was having severe panic during the penalty shoot out, and was tearful at the end of the match, lol. It's funny, as I'm not usually a sport fan, but I suppose I got caught up in World Cup Fever because my younger son is such a sport fan.
Hi, I really meant silly posts like meme's rather than something that's important like this - make it as long as you like! I hope you cheer up, I feel like I'm not the person I used to be and am falling apart medically as well - and I'm not 30 yet! I wish we lived closer together because I'd invite you around for a nice cup of tea and a board game :) I agree with James, so long as you're carefull not to end up with a psycho, lots of sane people do internet dating too. I know two couples (not the same ones as James!) who turned out really well. Also, remember, it's great to share your life with someone close, but you don't need someone to define yourself - you're your own person. Happy hunting!
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Thanks for your words of reassurance. I know I'm being totally irrational, but, that's just how I feel. I know, in my more sane moments, that nothing is going to change, well not overnight, anyhow.
Anyway, how are you? And Sarah? Not spoken to you in a while. I liked your last comment on WUK, you made a good point. To be honest, I'm more of a 'lurker' than a regular poster on there these days. Even though I'm a mod.
Talk soon
Kath
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Same as ever really. Sarah's pretty stressed about all this job business but that's par for the course I suppose.
I've had a small, but nice, thing happen recently (I'm not posting about it yet but...). I've done some ad work for an American roleplay company, just three banners, but it means that my skill level is good enough to be accepted by a company. I've been rather unsure as to how I was progressing so it was nice to get that little confidence boost.
I wasn't sure what the reaction would be to that one I have to admit. I was a bit concerned about posting it, but I'm not on there much either, so I figured if it was taken badly it didn't matter too much(although no doubt I'd have felt bad for a while).
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So did Sarah not get the other job she was applying for?
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Good to hear from you. It's nice to hear the perspective of an older person. I know that I'm worrying quite unnecessarily, and that nothing much will change. On the romance front . . . I have a new male best friend, and I don't know whether that will develop into anything or not, but he's a sweet man, a good friend, and whether or not it leads to anything, I still feel very privelaged to know him. People like that, who you really 'click' with are rare gems, and should be treasured. So maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to take the friendship to a more physically intimate level, as if things went wrong, I could be at risk of losing one of the best friends I've ever had. Am I making sense at all?
Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this years camp, and will seek you out for a chat. Paula is also coming again, and Lyn, Steph, Helen and Louisa.
See you soon,
Kath x x
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So . . . technically, I've got it all to come yet!! As long as that includes some romance, that's fine!
How are you? Are you still in France? How's it going? Have you been following the FA World Cup? I was having severe panic during the penalty shoot out, and was tearful at the end of the match, lol. It's funny, as I'm not usually a sport fan, but I suppose I got caught up in World Cup Fever because my younger son is such a sport fan.
TTFN
Kath x
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I agree with James, so long as you're carefull not to end up with a psycho, lots of sane people do internet dating too. I know two couples (not the same ones as James!) who turned out really well. Also, remember, it's great to share your life with someone close, but you don't need someone to define yourself - you're your own person.
Happy hunting!
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