Another Friday

So, here we are. Another Friday afternoon, and I am doing nothing special, nor is nothing special doing me.

Knowing & Growing - I Like It!

I woke up yesterday morning and began watching the news on television while I waited for my coffee to brew. It was as I watched the reports on the flooding in Mississippi and Louisiana that my thoughts became filled with thoughts of a very special friend who is from the affected area, and who has family down there still. I was sitting there contemplating whether to call him or not when 'ding!', he logged in to messenger. Funny. When I said hello to him, he laughed at me! Why? Turns out, he had logged on to the p c because he was thinking of me, and wanted to load some images of me on to his new phone sim-card... 

I Appreciate The Bureau of Automobile Repair in California

I have not written for a couple of weeks, which I think I must attribute to total laziness. There have been a ton of things on my mind, which really could have benefited by my writing my way through them, but instead I allowed myself to get caught up in my head, instead of working out on paper those thoughts that have been tending to make me 'constipated' when it comes to my blog. 
I have been running myself in circles dealing with car repair issues, and a mechanic who wants to treat women as if they are slightly stupid. Something I found out that has been quite helpful in getting the repair shop to see things my way - In California, there is an agency called the bureau of automobile repair. This agency is there as a consumer support/complaint place and they assist you in getting repairs completed correctly for folks who feel they are being cheated or given the run-around by their mechanic. All I can say is that invoking the name of the Bureau of Automobile Repair certainly made a difference in the attitude and the treatment I received from the mechanic who spent a lot of time trying to bullshit me out of my money. 

It has been a number of weeks since I have had words to put on paper. Not because there have not been things that I needed to think =- or write - my way through, but because there have been so many things happening, and my mind has been trying to work my way through the challenges that I have been experiencing. There have been signs of resolution in the majority of the challenges, but I am still working my way through a couple of hurdles.
I hope I have this handled by the end of the week... I really need to let go of the mental constipation and remember that through writing and speaking about that which is going on in my life the solution can be found.

Weekends Are Made for Meeting New Folks - and Stalkers?

Interesting, how things which seem out of the ordinary can take on a dark hue; an unfamiliarly dark tone which puts your head in a foreign place - far different than the space your thoughts normally inhabit. True story.

This past weekend, while I was out walking and enjoying the sunshine that appeared between the frequent downpours of rain, a man whom I had seen on a number of occasions during my walks began pacing next to me, and chatting. He seemed innocuous enough, and while he may have thought he was giving off a 'metro' vibe, I thought he was actually more tilted towards gay. (I think his third of fourth sentence to me was 'I love how you have your eyebrows arched!) Seriously, he had the lip-purse and relaxed-wrist mannerisms which I have observed in many of my gay male friends. I think I can be forgiven for believing as I did in this instance.