If "unrequited" means not reciprocated and "requited" means that something is reciprocated, then does "quited" mean not reciprocated and, if so, is "unrequited" a double negative?

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
-Philo

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10 volunteers came to the shelter on Saturday to paint our offices. Mine was converted from a two-tone pink (think "Calamine lotion" and "Pepto-Bismol") into much more pleasant greens.

They said that pink was calming, but only for about the first four hours; it supposedly becomes agitates after that time . That had been my excuse to cut out of work early each afternoon. "I'm agitated. It's the pink paint job, not my poor work ethic!"

Now that my office is green, I guess I have no excuse to leave work early.

Win some, lose some. :)

I have too many words inside of me.

Islands (We All Live on One)

In a dream last night, two Aussie women were bragging to those of us at a concert that they lived on an island. I awoke thinking, "Don't we all live on islands?" Sure, North America is one very big island, but still....

And thinking of folks from other places, is it derogatory to call someone an "aboriginal?" Does it imply that they are less than original?

Oh, That's Right

Got clobbered in a game of chess last evening. Chess continues to be one of those games that I want to be more interested in, but find my enthusiasm wanes most times that I play.

I was asked why I left the monastery. One reason was that I wanted to have the potential for a relationship. I had forgotten that. Now, although not in a relationship, I am at least living with the possibility of having one.

Lately, I had forgotten to view this as something good.

How to Spend the Weekend Alone

Get up and go to cafe. Read and eat.
Pretend you're going to meet people.
Go home.
Read some more.
Take a nap.
Get up and go to public library.
Drive past cafe and discover that it's closed for the evening.
Go home.
Eat couscous and read.
Go to bed.
Get up.
Go to church.
Go home and read.
Doze off.
Go to cafe.
Pretend you are going to meet people.
Browse internet personals, until battery is dead.
(Learn that highest match with anyone is 57% and 15 years younger.)
Go to movie.
Go home.
Read.
Eat dinner.
Go to bed.

Time to start a week of work.

Rumi

The weather changes.
I need more grace
than I had thought.

If You Only View One YouTube Clip

...make it the second one. But if you can take time out of your busy, busy life to see two, then here is the second one:




THIS one should be played every morning, in every school, in place of kids reciting the Pledge of Allegiance:

Yep. It's That Good.

I saw a new-to-me brand of vodka in the store. It's called "Effen."

I can just hear the ad campaign now:

"It's not just good.
It's Effen good!"

Clever.

I had dinner last night with James and Craig and learned about how they met:

Craig had hosted a dinner for gay doctors at his home and James was a doctoral student at the time and attended. They didn't talk much, but did run into each other a week later and sat talking for hours.

Three months later, during a trip together to Vegas, James talked about his rent renewal being due. Craig simply asked, "Shouldn't we first talk about moving in together?" Within eight months of meeting, they set up a home together.

James told me that during his residency (a grueling process), Craig never missed bringing dinner to him (3x/week for a year) and sitting together in the car as they ate.

Craig and James have been together for 5+ years.

And now something completely (kind of) different...

Keeping Active

Friday was a day of being cared for by friends while I nursed myself through a nasty stomach virus. Usually I'm a loner through sick times, but I admit it was nice to have friends call frequently that day; some even came to my home throughout the day to see if I was alright, bringing me DVDs, juice and well wishes!

Although being sick on Friday prevented my enjoying a tea tasting with friends, I was up Saturday morning scouting out new cafes. (I hope to map out the city for good hangouts.) I hung out with a friend for 4+ hours Saturday evening. We enjoyed really great conversation and he took me to a new shop in town I hadn't heard about.

Today in the early AM, I was invited to share morning tea, piano and laughs with Susanna, my landlord. Ran some errands around town, did some journalling & reading, then spent the rest of this evening with good friends at their home.

Forget the Debates

This is worth watching to the very end!

Empty Phrases for the New Year

I'm championing for the abolishment of any variations of the following:

"We're having some weather."

"It will be a number of days before that happens."

Feel free to submit additions.