Omphaloskepsis
Contemplating one’s navel as an aid to meditation.
Lot’s of good comments on my last post. A lot hit the mark. Being alone is relative. Knitting *is* important. Life *does* go on.
Started again on the Big Black Sock this morning. Just a couple rounds of straight stitch, but it’s something.
Managed to get myself selected for jury duty for the next two days in a civil suit here in Washington County. Kind of boring. No knives, guns or knitting needles.
I’m going to try to get involved with some local knitting groups. I’ve joined up again with meetup.com and the local Portland meetup. There’s a chance I’ll join in on the one coming up this next month. It’s fairly easy to get to in SE Portland and it would be fun to be back among a bunch of knitters (even if they will all probably be female — wait that’s good).
Eileen is scheduled for knee surgery this coming Tuesday. General anesthesia. Worthless for at least the first 4 days. Her weekend boyfriend doesn’t seem to be able to find the time to help out, so I’m taking Tuesday off and working straight evening shifts for the rest of the week. And yes, I’m being an ass. Sometimes that feels good.
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Heather wrote:
Knitting groups can serve a lot of purposes! I have used them to meet new people when I am new in town, or just to get out and stop contemplating my navel and remember that the world is moving around me. And these people that I otherwise wouldn’t meet are smart and interesting, so it broadens my horizons too.
Posted on 31-Aug-06 at 6:32 am | Permalink
Molly Bee wrote:
You’re not being an ass. You’re being a decent human being. Too bad the weekend boyfriend isn’t. Eileen’s loss-BIG TIME. Good for you for joining a local group. Great place to meet the future Mrs. When Knitting Was A Manly Art! (wink)I’m glad to hear a little hope in your ‘voice’ again. You GO Dude!
Posted on 31-Aug-06 at 6:51 am | Permalink
Mary from Boise wrote:
Hmmm…Well I don’t think making one minor snarky comment qualifies you as an ass. And even if it does, changing your schedule to help someone you care about, regardless of the change in your relationship,like a kind and decent human being, certainly makes up for it. I am glad to hear the clouds are lifting and that you are getting out in the world again. There is nothing like isolation for shifting everything out of proportion. You are in my thoughts.
Posted on 31-Aug-06 at 7:40 am | Permalink
Jerry wrote:
Yea.. ass was a poor choice of words. Definitely snarky though
My three day trial finished suddenly this morning when the two sides managed to settle. Damages dropped from $250,000 to $75,000 over lunch yesterday and we (jurors) kind of expected that they would settle rather than taking their chances with us.
Posted on 31-Aug-06 at 9:45 am | Permalink
Rachel wrote:
Sometimes it takes a rough patch on the road of life to get us back to basics. Sounds like you landed in a pretty good place.
Your talk of jury duty reminded me of a book I read recently entitle KNIT ONE, KILL TWO, by Maggie Sefton. It’s fluff, but encompasses two of my ‘likes’ … Knitting and murder mystery’s.
Knit on!
Posted on 31-Aug-06 at 12:10 pm | Permalink
Judi wrote:
And yes, I’m being an ass
hmmmm, and here I was thinking “what a great friend he must be”.
Posted on 31-Aug-06 at 12:28 pm | Permalink
Suki wrote:
You’re not being an ass, you’re being a supportive man who has been under a lot of stress. You’re a good man, Jerry. I don’t think you’ll have any trouble finding a nice woman to share your life with. (I kinda wish you were in Nebraska….
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Posted on 31-Aug-06 at 3:35 pm | Permalink
Jerry wrote:
Judi and all
The ass statement was aimed at my snarky comment about weekend boyfriends and their inability to support their weekend girlfriends.
It was a poor choice of words, it probably wasn’t a nice thing to say out loud, but it does piss me off and sometimes ya’ just gotta vent…
Posted on 31-Aug-06 at 3:55 pm | Permalink
Diane wrote:
Hey, if you can’t vent on your own blog, where the heck can you vent? Life WILL have its challenges, and it’s how you face them and deal with them that defines your character. I’d say your character is a darn good one. We’re all pulling for you!
Posted on 01-Sep-06 at 9:59 am | Permalink