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Safe And Soothing
Dec. 14th, 2002 07:21 amHey there, all...
My local friends seem to be rifting a bit. The associations of close friends, I've noticed, changes not unlike a weather pattern; sometimes everything's clear skies with not a cloud in sight, and sometimes those pockets of clarity are just small holes that only a few people at a time could huddle into. Circles of friends expand and shrink all the time. For the most part, I recognize this.
What's troubling me is the fact that people are getting so damned bitter about it.
In one situation, two friends of mine have become increasingly incompatible living partners. One is naturally just intense, and loud, argumentative and angry, but he's also fun, passionate and downright poetic at times. The other keeps his emotions bottled up way too much, can be anal and just as angry, but he's also really generous, fun, demented and sweet. They've been on the outs for a little bit and it all came to a head last night, where one is moving out. There's going to be a bit of bad feelings for a while, even though knowing both of them I knew the eventual end of things would be like that. :/ I know they both feel bad about it, but one'll be too hurt to even try to salvage things and leave on good terms. He'll just leave. Probably won't see too much of him either. Bah.
Elsewhere, a few people have just made themselves generally unpleasant to be around recently, so quite a bunch of people just stopped hanging 'round. One such person has been actively trying to be nicer, which is good to see, but it's probably going to take time for everything to be right again. The other tends to blame things on everyone but himself, so he's pretty much always a victim of other people's shortcomings instead of looking at his own behavior for possibly explanations. I can't tell him about it, because every time I've tried to be honest with him he'll blow up and start accusing me of being unreasonable, so...there's just not much to be done for it. I still like the both of them, and I don't think I can be angry at them for what's going on, but...still, it's uncomfortable at the moment. Right around the holidays, too. :/
Supposedly, I'm moving this weekend! I have to pack things, which shouldn't be too terribly hard, but I have to set things up over at the new apartment, particularly a phone line and a few other things. I have to turn off phone service here, and chip in for necessary moving expenses. And even then, I have to pack...but that shuoldn't be too hard. I'm trying to cut down on things that I don't need, so a lot of stuff that I've kept on for sentimental purposes'll probably get the hatchet. I keep the weirdest things, looking at all this stuff, like the package Dad had shipped from Australia with t-shirts in them. ;) All that's going to go, along with a lot of the clothes that I don't ever wear, but keep around just in case I might. :P Moving is always a good excuse to simplify.
Speaking of which, I *really* should start packing. I'll light one more stick of inscence and get on it. :)
Hah...this is pretty weird. I don't consider myself 'were' at all.
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My local friends seem to be rifting a bit. The associations of close friends, I've noticed, changes not unlike a weather pattern; sometimes everything's clear skies with not a cloud in sight, and sometimes those pockets of clarity are just small holes that only a few people at a time could huddle into. Circles of friends expand and shrink all the time. For the most part, I recognize this.
What's troubling me is the fact that people are getting so damned bitter about it.
In one situation, two friends of mine have become increasingly incompatible living partners. One is naturally just intense, and loud, argumentative and angry, but he's also fun, passionate and downright poetic at times. The other keeps his emotions bottled up way too much, can be anal and just as angry, but he's also really generous, fun, demented and sweet. They've been on the outs for a little bit and it all came to a head last night, where one is moving out. There's going to be a bit of bad feelings for a while, even though knowing both of them I knew the eventual end of things would be like that. :/ I know they both feel bad about it, but one'll be too hurt to even try to salvage things and leave on good terms. He'll just leave. Probably won't see too much of him either. Bah.
Elsewhere, a few people have just made themselves generally unpleasant to be around recently, so quite a bunch of people just stopped hanging 'round. One such person has been actively trying to be nicer, which is good to see, but it's probably going to take time for everything to be right again. The other tends to blame things on everyone but himself, so he's pretty much always a victim of other people's shortcomings instead of looking at his own behavior for possibly explanations. I can't tell him about it, because every time I've tried to be honest with him he'll blow up and start accusing me of being unreasonable, so...there's just not much to be done for it. I still like the both of them, and I don't think I can be angry at them for what's going on, but...still, it's uncomfortable at the moment. Right around the holidays, too. :/
Supposedly, I'm moving this weekend! I have to pack things, which shouldn't be too terribly hard, but I have to set things up over at the new apartment, particularly a phone line and a few other things. I have to turn off phone service here, and chip in for necessary moving expenses. And even then, I have to pack...but that shuoldn't be too hard. I'm trying to cut down on things that I don't need, so a lot of stuff that I've kept on for sentimental purposes'll probably get the hatchet. I keep the weirdest things, looking at all this stuff, like the package Dad had shipped from Australia with t-shirts in them. ;) All that's going to go, along with a lot of the clothes that I don't ever wear, but keep around just in case I might. :P Moving is always a good excuse to simplify.
Speaking of which, I *really* should start packing. I'll light one more stick of inscence and get on it. :)
Hah...this is pretty weird. I don't consider myself 'were' at all.
Which Were community Label are you?
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