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[maranblynn]

I feel like I'm not doing a good enough job keeping in touch with people. And I feel like I've traded the Linfield bubble for a Boise bubble -- but instead of the "shelter" of the Linfield bubble, the Boise bubble contains just me, only me . . . my life is an eight hour day of work (hate the work, love the people in my office), and then I come home

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[sarapada]

Because I wanted to see her crotch while she squeezed out an eight pound person. That part made me laugh out loud at work.

P.S. Me, too. I was talking to one of Peter's friends about having guy friends and a boyfriend, and I found myself saying, "well, actually, that was when I was in college... I don't really hang out with anybody but Peter now."

Oh, and I got your e-mail, I'll call you/send you mine soon. So you can CALL ME next time you're in Portland.

[maranblynn]

I told my co-workers about Lori's email -- they all agreed that no one wants to see their friends' crotches.

Hopefully this lack of hanging out with people thing is just the symptoms of transitioning from one place to the next. Because I'm looking over at you, and you're kicking ass! So, I'm sure that things will ultimately work out for us.

And I PROMISE to call you next time I'm in Portland.

lol for the labor of watching someone squeeze out a ham

[dizzy_gazelle]

Sorry you're feeling so isolated. It's kind of a period of adjustment I'm sure you're just going through. Transitioning from one world to another has to be difficult but I'm sure once you feel comfortable again you'll be the sweet Maran that you are and attract some nice people into your life. I do miss hanging out with you and watching spongebob. I too spend a lot of my time alone which I'm sure you relate to. I added myself as a livejournal user now so my screen name's dizzy_gazelle if you want to check out my blog. I'm wishing you hugs and fun things to do on Saturday nights!

Love,
Jaime

Re: lol for the labor of watching someone squeeze out a ham

[maranblynn]

I miss hanging out with you, too. (Though I haven't watched SpongeBob in a long time . . . it's definitely more fun to watch with others . . .)

I got your email about joining livejournal and have already added you to my friends list.

Re: lol for the labor of watching someone squeeze out a ham

[dizzy_gazelle]

Thanks! It's nice to be in a small clique of zta-ites again:)

[stephdawgory]

Wow. I really connected with this one here, Maran.

I truly feel like we're living the same life, only in different places. I live alone, in a brand new, yet-to-be-unpacked apartment. I work nearly every day, and come home to no one. I have a boyfriend, but he lives nearly 500 miles away and we talk on the phone maybe three times a week. I'm addicted to bad TV, the internet, and organizing my closet. It's a sad, sad life waiting around for the fall. When, at least for me, I know things aren't going to be much better. Sure I'll be making lots of money, but I'll still be relatively alone here. And what do I do about it? Watch Newlyweds and skim through my bookshelves to kill time.

I'm not really sure why I posted all this, since I added nothing helpful at all, but I figure misery (or, in this case, relative isolation) loves company. The good news? I'll be home for (sigh) Megan's wedding July 27th for a few weeks. Let's try to pop our bubbles together, okay? Keep on truckin, Maran. :-)

[maranblynn]

Thanks for posting. I definitely appreciate the empathy. I'll be gone the first week of August, but I'll be here the whole rest of the summer -- so hopefully we'll be here at the same time!

(And since you mentioned being addicted to bad TV . . . I thought I'd mention how much pleasure I get from Joe Schmo 2 . . . it's rather sad, actually.)