Thursday, July 24, 2008

schedule for labyrinth retreat

Friday July 25
th
3:00 PM
Registration
3:30 PM
Introduction and Session I
5:00 PM
Reception in the Cathedral House Library
5:45 PM
Dinner in the Cathedral House Dining Room
7:00 – 9:00 PM Labyrinth Walk with Diana Stork, harpist
Saturday, July 26th
8:30 AM
Coffee, Tea
9:00 AM
Session II
11:00 AM
Small Groups
12:00 PM
Lunch Locally — Your choice of a local restaurant
2:00 PM
Session III
4:00 PM
Labyrinth Networking Meeting
5:00 PM
Reception
6:00 PM
Candlelit Labyrinth Walk
7:15 PM
Closing Dinner in the Cathedral House

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

dancing queens and other exhibitionists

I went to Bollyhood to check out Queen Harish dance. There was an article in SFGate that piqued my interest: S/he is an Indian male who dresses in drag and performs classic Bollywood style song and dances. Her pieces were , "Dil Cheez Kya Hai", "Saalam-E-Ishq", "Kajra Re." It was super crowded!

On a side note, I feel like Bollyhood is fast becoming the default hangout-kind of like Nickie's was back in the day. I don't know how I feel about that--I don't want to fall into the trap of only hitting 'desi-esque' places. Mental note: be sure to spend time at other non desi centric venues.

Carpooled with a friend and met up with Bboy and Cowboy. Everyone was in usual form, but I was more irritated than usual with Bboy's Shtick about D (D's got money, etc). Tonight, it grated-and I'm usually so quick on the draw with a comeback but tonight just flailed. get a grip girl!

Sunday, May 25, 2008

i don't know how quite to react to this new development with Q and H. It's like she's hanging out with him all the time now, getting to know him as a friend and saying that she likes him vs the picture I had painted of him based on our abortive relationship. B/c SF is such a small city, and we all hang out in the same places, I have seen H more now in the past few months at places like B'hood, Film Festivals, etc and also cause he's been hanging out with Q, then in the past 7 years since we broke up, my single life, then getting married. Frankly, it bugs me. if she wants to hang out with him, fine. I don't want to be there. I feel like a strange third wheel even though there's no reason to. And if I hang out with her, why does she need to hang out with him the entire time? either hang out with me, or with him separately.I don't think that's immature-I think it's setting appropriate boundaries.

oh, and WTF about his sarcastic remarks? WHy is KK not here when you are? Why aren't you wearing a wedding ring at parties? (oh, and why did you notice THAT?) are you still in PH and working for SUDs? (idiot--it's STDs) maybe you need to catch one.

why am i wasting time on this freak-he might be nice and cool and well traveled and whatever but obviously i don't need that extra drama in my life. I have stability and caring and happiness now with KK--this guy should be no more than a blip a bli a bl on my worldview. I am giving Q the info of what I feel and leave it up to her to figure it out.


And I also feel (petty) that she's coopting my friends--sure i invited her to meet my friends but it's her hanging out with them now! i shouldn't feel left out, but I do===should I feel insecure with my friendships with these people bc she's gotten invited to these other events that I won't be at?. no. but the solution is easy--don't invite her to fricking everything!!!!!lameo

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Selfish, self-absorbed or plain clueless?

In my dating life, I used write off people very quickly who were so inwardly focused that they couldn't even bother to be interested in who I was and what I was doing. I'm a good listener and can fake being interested but it always made me seethe inside to see such self-absorption in men who weren't all THAT interesting. It's taken me a while to get used to how KK doesn't always 'show' interest through cues that I am used to: Asking questions, remembering something I told him a day/week/year ago and bringing it back up in conversation. It drove me crazy and I accused him of "not caring". He countered that not asking or remembering little details wasn't a manifestation of 'not caring'. Though at the time I didn't believe him,I can see now what 'caring' he does feel and ask and remember.


I have these high standards of people I love like KK and my friends. I give back twice as much as I give. Having said that I don't understand why I give such leeway to pseudo. . What has he done to deserve so many breaks that I wouldn't give to friends I've known for much longer. In a nutshell: I like him and I want him to like me. but I am afraid to ask for something. why? I don't feel energy on his part or the vibe that he's invested. I am so 'on' when i see his name pop up on messenger and wait with bated breath to see if he will contact me. LAME-O. I have a life and friends and am not begging for his attention. Or shouldn't need to--It's OK if someone says NO-not the end of the world. I can say NO-it's not the end of the world.