Since last I wrote, a lot has happened. To me personally, and in the world at large.
Personally, I had a few days off last week and red-eyed my way eastward to meet up with my Main Distractor. Yay Main Distractor! It was just great to see him live and in person instead of his skype-analogue (oh, how’s that for a contradiction in terms?). He saw how blue I was to be heading east for the first time in ten years or whatever it was and not see my girl P. in Philly, and said, “Hey, babe, we can go to Philly if you want!” so we jumped in the Bunny (with me shouting OBAMA! at every bumper sticker and lawn sign) and zoomed up to Philly for a cheesesteak and a chat with Miss P., and then came down I-95, stopping to see my messageboard co-proprietor Jody in Baltimore, my Main Distractor’s good friend Stéphane in VA (and also got to meet his awesome executive pastry chef wife, Amanda, at the huge resort she works at), and then supper and drinks with some Norfolk friends, followed by the Norfolk version of Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Saturday we headed south to his parents’ house on a beautiful lake, and I got to meet them. Super-nice people! not that that surprised me, but they were really sweet and welcoming to me. We played some cards and went out on the lake, and had a v pleasant visit.
Sunday we headed back to Norfolk, and another nice dinner and a movie 
Monday I reluctantly came home.
Friday we learned that the next step in his work permit application has been on pause for two weeks for reasons unknown, which has made the likelihood of his getting here by Christmas…rather less, let’s call it. So I’m reduced to basically not thinking about it as my reactions vary between despair and top-blowing, name-calling anger. I know my priorities are not everyone’s but I can’t help but feeling that my life (and the Main Distractor’s, obv) is on hold, and the efforts required on others’ parts at this juncture are not great. STEP UP.
In the world at large, the political rhetoric is getting pretty offensive from time to time, on the Republicans’ part. I don’t believe everything I hear just on the face of it, either good or ill, and I find the apparent ignorance of so many as evidenced in TV interviews and online comments simply astonishing. And depressing.
Sigh.
