Quiet thoughts

I'm not writing, but I know why...I think. I'm writing more to individual people, and that seems to be taking care of some the need to process on paper, so to speak. I've also spent a lot of time communicating directly to a whole group of my friends about multiple things, and all this communication seems to be helping me move forward.

Perhaps journaling is an adaptation to not talking as much as I maybe should.

So many of my friends and collaborators are transforming themselves right now....I think it's due to FoV. Indirectly, at least. I think I'm changing less, but that could just be because my changes are a bit quieter, less spectacular---perhaps a bit slower.

Happy Birthday, hypatia42

May the coming year be full of what you need, what you want, and tremendous beauty!

Incentivizing homework

Just figured out how to get Trent to work on his Hurricane Preparedness poster:

1. I explained that I would happily help him revise and proofread (he wasn't interested until I pointed out that other people actually pay me to write and he was getting a real deal).

2. I helped him brainstorm cool photo captions.

3. And the clincher: I promised him we'd rewatch "An Engineer's Guide to Cats" on Youtube together if he put in some serious time.

Win!

Happy (early) birthday, divalion!

I heard a rumor....and this requires me to tell you that:

I adore you. Totally. Utterly. Completely.

May joy and love be rained down upon you in excessive amounts, now and forever.

'Cause when I love you, I want you to FLOURISH!