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What the heck was that last entry about? Well, it looks like LJ's changed a lot since I last stopped by, and I had to try that new fangled writer's blocky thing. ;-)
Guess what, guess what?
I've got a laptop!!! *Does the new laptop dance*
(That's laptop dance, not lap dance. Get your minds out of the gutter.)
What does a new laptop mean? Well, for me, it means a first laptop, period. I've had the same Totally Awesome desktop for about a decade, and for most of that time, it hasn't had internet.
I'm sitting in the library hooked to their wi-fi, so no one waiting to kick me off, no timing warnings kicking me off after 30 minutes, no having to bring a memory stick to save anything, and I can actually set and keep favorites on my internet window.
Oh, and I got a whole cute bright red laptop case (which goes with my bright red luggage, but I didn't spend that much!) and kitty sticker (which goes with my black Lucky cat, same on the spending, though... huh) to go with it, just to differentiate it from the work laptop I take home sometimes. It could get confusing 'cause I bought this laptop from work. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Overenthusiastic spending? Who me? Nah.)
They have a thing where when they trade out the old (2006) laptops for the new (when they hire a bunch o' new people), they sell off the old still functioning laptops for $200. Kewl, huh? It's a Compaq NC6230, so it doesn't have a DVD burner, but I bought an awesome external one (and a freaking huge external hard drive, well, close to huge, I got the 750Gb one, and dude, these are much more expensive at the company site!) so I'm finally going to empty my camera's memory cards and go through the pics and send 'em off to the peeps on the tour. Can you believe I totally filled my desktop with Oz/NZ pictures and still had hundreds left over? Well, of course you can. Freakin' old computer.
Dude!!! I just realized how freaking long it's been. (And how freaking much I'm saying "Dude" and "Freaking". I've been watching WAAAAYYYYY too much Supernatural, but how kewl was that last ep?!?!??!) How is my journal still up? DD, you are a goddess for just letting me keep my emoticons that long.
Well, if you're wondering, the mental health status is green across the board. I am feeling dang good about myself, imperfections, weight, and all, and have decided to start to date. Yes, date. And, yes, I do realize that that requires meeting persons of the same species, opposite sex, who are not otherwise engaged (pun intended).
How am I going about this? Very slowly. Like my goals (I do goals with my gal...I call her my gal 'cause saying my LCSW or therapist or loony bin person tends to stop conversations and start people snatching away any sharp objects). Where was I? Yes, my goals. For my first three week assignment, I spent my time thinking about and getting comfortable with the subject, bringing up the subject with friends and family. Testing the waters a toe at a time sort of thing.
Then, I actually attended a singles event with my church. There were even actual live guys there. I did show up late (having to fret and pace and get a couple of outfits on and off and on again before I finally just had to man up [in a feminine way] and go) but I had a fabulous time. Well, a relaxed, good time. Well, it wasn't a horrible, life-scarring experience. This is my church (LDS), remember, so it was pretty tame. Well, extremely tame. We played Pictionary. There were other groups in the cultural hall (translation: carpeted basketball court off the chapel...yes, I know it's weird) and some of them went so far as to play *horrified gasp* Taboo!!! Still, I really had a good time. My kinda people, you know? Kinda socially awkward, but willing to get out and try kinda people. Oh, and a few seemingly young guys that are so out of my league that I could actually be comfortable around 'em. I know. I'm a bit twisted.
Anyway, good things.
Oh, and I got a mega super kewl camera for myself for Christmas (for free, 'cause I got a huge gift certificate from the store for buying all my new condo furniture there and had to spend it by year end). It's a Canon SX10, and I just started a community education digital photography course as an excuse to learn all the kewl bits and bobs on it (just look at that optical zoom!...my biggest prob on my last trip), and of course, to get out there. Meet people. You know. Anyway, I'll be taking pics in the upcoming weeks. We're apparently have a flickr site, too, though I don't have the address right now. Maybe I'll point you too it (if they don't turn out too embarassingly bad).
Well, that was a glut of info! Guess I should let you absorb that before I write some more. Hope everyone's well. Much huggles all around.
[ETA: OMHeck! That just about stopped my heart. I clicked preview and the dang IE closed down. I so <3 this new LJ draft-saving feature. Talk about a lifesaver! I couldn't remember what I just rambled about to save my life, or at least to save my journal entry.]
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