Here comes 2014 whooosh

[primsong]

Where the heck did 2013 go?  It kind of rated somewhere down under the donkey-glop and other compostable nouns as years go, so I can't say I'll miss it much but at the same time part of me is still mildly surprised that I'm living so far in the future from my childhood that it is going to be blinkin' 2014 and I'm not only alive, I'm surprisingly functional.  As the wags like to say "Where's my flying car?" - why aren't we all living off nothing but little blue vitamin cubes or at least getting to clear the dinner table by pushing a button to smash all the recyclable dishes like Jane Jetson got to?

One mild goal for the new year is to start communicating with people who don't happen to live in my own house a little better, i.e. occasionally posting something online that is more than a heart at Tumblr.  Somehow I drifted away - I can't even say why, but my online time was smaller and so it became 'deal w Etsy shop, deal w email, check weather, check news' and if I had a few minutes to play, I tumbld.  Tumblr has the distinct advantage of being quick ('click heart. Done.') and easy to do with almost no meaningful connection or conversation with anyone else.  This can be good for brainless stress-release time and is an improvement over spending an hour clicking a rock on Runescape but still... somehow I've allowed myself to become too isolated.  Peaceful, but isolated.

So here I am.  I hope everyone is well, I fear I am far, far out of date on the daily lives of many dear people.  I'll pick up here and there, at least that's the intent.

*mwah*
Happy New Year.

Comments

[linaewen]

I have also been very scarce online, at least as far as posting goes. Even so, I was actually thinking of sending you a PM or something, to see how you were doing, since I hadn't seen you about much! Now I'm sorry I didn't get around to it! It's good to "see" you, most definitely. I, too, have a New Year goal of being more visible in those circles where my online friends still reside -- hopefully it will be one of those goals I actually remain committed to.

[primsong]

(((lin)))
It's somewhat comforting to me to know I'm not the only one, though I realize in my head that being away a little while can be necessary and doesn't make everyone somehow immediately forget I exist, emotionally it's still nice to see I'm sharing that foible with others.

[lurkingcat]

Some days Tumblr is just easier to deal with than actual conversation and at least it feels like I've tried interacting ("Hey, I liked that thing you posted!") rather than hiding away completely.

[primsong]

Exactly! It's a "ping" but little more, nevertheless I've been delighted to see the occasional 'familiar face' going by even there.