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growler_southUpcoming trip to SF is becoming a stress, complete with Personal Drama (tm), money worries, time pressure, expectations of sexual favours, and work-induced guilt. It seems no matter what I do, how precise the schedule is, how clever I think I am fitting everything in, I'm going to disapoint someone. Furr, the movie boys, Boof, Greg, Jeff, Robbie n Fish, Brian, and my dearly beloved Erich. And yes, it's all my own fault, and future posts will attempt to explain why I'm so stressed out.
Nevertheless, I'm *this* close to cashing in my airline ticket and just going and sitting beside a lake in Alaska for 2 weeks.
With my phone turned off.
(yes, thats how serious I am.)
UPDATE: Yeah ok, so I'm not going to abandon you all- I'd only end up resenting wherever I went because I'd missed out on SF. And I really do want to spend time with my friends there- it'll just be on MY terms. Its my holiday, dammit!! ;-)
Nevertheless, I'm *this* close to cashing in my airline ticket and just going and sitting beside a lake in Alaska for 2 weeks.
With my phone turned off.
(yes, thats how serious I am.)
UPDATE: Yeah ok, so I'm not going to abandon you all- I'd only end up resenting wherever I went because I'd missed out on SF. And I really do want to spend time with my friends there- it'll just be on MY terms. Its my holiday, dammit!! ;-)
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Date: 2005-08-14 11:53 pm (UTC)Stop worrying and forget about scheduling everything?
Regardless of how carefully you plan things some of them usually get out of alignment, and you, as well as people that you hope to visit/please/etc should realise that. Until traffic and weather forecast reach 100% accuracy, there's no forecasting stuff that can be affected by it. And until human behavior can be predicted with same accuracy, someone might get disappointed.
Instead of looking at that, think about people who'll actually be very glad to see/hug/chat/play with you. I bet that number outweighs the disappointed ones by more than 2 to 1.
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Date: 2005-08-15 12:07 am (UTC)You're flying to another country at great trouble and expense. You've done your part. It is therefore everyone else's duty to fit YOU in whereever possible and if they're not available at a particular place or time that is their problem and not yours!
Fine.
Date: 2005-08-15 01:14 am (UTC)I was going to wait until Monday and I could check on whether I really needed to reclaim the vacation day I scheduled for Sept. 12, but I think I'll just go ahead and do that. There, you've got another whole day to play with, as it's quite clear to me there's a lot of people you'd rather hang out with anyway.
Have a safe and enjoyable trip.
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Date: 2005-08-15 01:42 am (UTC)Now serious handsome, you're coming a long way, enjoy yourself. Our little village is a lovely place, take your time and see what it has to offer. Your friends will see you in the time you have free to do so. Don't fret!
HUGS
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Date: 2005-08-15 03:03 am (UTC)Exactly! Enjoy yourself above everything else...you sound like you have every second booked with something! That would drive me insane :) I say loosen up things a bit.
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Date: 2005-08-15 03:26 am (UTC)Everybody knows you're on holiday. Schedule things so you have something to look forward to, but realize that everyone is going to be overjoyed just to see you, and you don't need to shag like a trained monkey.
Except maybe for that video bit.
Deep breath. Relax. It's San Francisco in raging hot September. It'll be fun. Two weeks is practically forever.
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Date: 2005-08-15 03:56 am (UTC)Not even the video bit- I've had to make a decision based on how I feel *now*. Sure, 12 months ago I was really into the idea, but nowdays I'm not so keen- and that means no. Boof's going to be SO pissed at me...
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Date: 2005-08-15 04:14 am (UTC)He'll be a perverted redhead with an adorable accent in San Francisco - he won't have time to be pissed. He'll have to beat them off with a stick.
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Date: 2005-08-16 05:40 am (UTC)if asked now i probably would do it again...
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Date: 2005-08-15 09:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-15 09:39 am (UTC):-)
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Date: 2005-08-16 11:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-15 03:35 am (UTC)Holidays = to have fun, relax and do whatever the hell you want.
Rules of our house = no rules. Sleep all day if you want.
Invite Alaska down if ya want-- he can stay here too; we'll just leave you alone, and change the towels now and then.
Money? Just get here.
Disappointment? Not an option. We've met.
Sexual favors? I can meet you at the airport with a locking chastity belt! Then they could blame me! ;-P
And remember--you extended the most generous hospitality to me when I was there; I can only hope to match your standard.
Have I missed anything?
ANd yes, it IS your holiday. Fuck the begrudgers
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Date: 2005-08-15 11:33 pm (UTC)Step out of the airport, take a deep breath -- it's calming, beautiful -- and just do what comes to mind on the fly.
You'll float through and have a beautiful time! Git!
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