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Hoping for a good week, with lots of kindness, compassion and people treating each other well.

Happy afternoon

I've spent the last hour reading a friend's website, laughing in pleasure and being completely amazed at his projects. Some of the coolest people have entered my life in the last year or so---it's an amazing thing.

Soon, it's back to the article and the CITI refresher course I have to take this afternoon.

Tomorrow, I head out to Allentown Bethlehem, PA for World AIDS Day---there's a small conference there organized by the folks I'm visiting in February. That should be interesting. I'm trying not to get too worked up about promoting my book. I can worry about that later this month when Rebecca (divalion) visits to help me get my website up.

What I'm most looking forward to: posting field stories that never made it out of my fieldnotes. This way, they won't be lost, even if I don't publish them. Some of those stories should be remembered, and some I just want to share.

Smarting

Hmmm, it's a good thing that I have a strong sense of self. If I didn't, I might actually have felt intimidated by someone else's skill set and ability today. Instead, I'm impressed. It's always a wonder to explore a brain that's really different---in a good way---from mine. It does make me wonder, though, what I have to offer to people who are this damn smart.

Don't worry---I'm not really bummed about it. I'm always looking for those who can challenge me; who can make me stretch. I'm just thinking to myself, "Damn---this sets the bar high".