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Monthly Update

The title of this post is Monthly Update because I just realized that it’s been a full month since I’ve posted anything.

Let’s see… What’s happened in the last month?

The renaissance festival drew to a close. It occupied seven weekends of my life. I had a lot of fun. Met some wonderful new people. Had some great weather and some horrible weather. A couple days it rained so hard that I actually left before the festival closed for the day. Being a loner, I’ve decided that I really prefer to experience the festival alone or with just a couple friends. Hanging out with a big group every weekend is anxiety inducing for me.

In the last month I’ve had to give up on an old friend. He’s one of those friends that everything is his way or the highway. I decided since he can’t respect my feelings I’d chose the highway. I’ve experienced a great sense of relief after making the difficult decision to give up on the friendship.

My finances took a turn for the worse. Due to the faltering economy my retirement income has dropped dramtically. My income no longer covers basic expenses so I guess I’ll be going back to work. Since I have rehire status at my last place of employment I’ll probably go back to work there since it’s the easiest job to get. I’ll definitely work in a different department, though.

I am still experiencing Second Life on a daily basis. I’ve acquired my own little piece of land and commenced building. I’ve put up a nice little semi-Japanese teahouse, some extensive landscaping, built some things from scratch, and scattered many pose balls around for meditating. My main goal is to create a relaxing atomoshpere and so far it seems to be working. It’s been a lot of fun building my little corner of Second Life. Maybe one of these days I’ll post some pictures of it.

Life is good.


4 Comments

Pete, Life is good. It also is hard right now as you stated. I am sure this too shall pass. I wish you the best.
Did you hear that Matt is back at BG? Just for the summer. I have not been to see him in American Beat, I have not been to the park since Iwent to see the Lettermen in March. I have a blood clot in my left leg so who knows when.
Here’s thinking of you, Alice

Posted by Alice on 6 May 2008 @ 9pm

Thanks, Alice. I did get to see Matt the other day. He’s his usual self… a great performer. It’s nice to have him back. I hope your health gets back to normal quickly.

Posted by Barefoot Pete on 6 May 2008 @ 9pm

I’ll have an Amber Bock, please, no its only my second….Oh, not that department, checking lap bars probably easier…

Posted by Gordo on 8 May 2008 @ 2am

Thank you Pete. I so miss everyone but is all I can do to go to work and that’s a must!

Posted by Alice on 8 May 2008 @ 1pm

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