Misunderstood
Ah yeah... Alright... Truth hurts, inside.
Ah yeah... Alright... You go round once, in life.
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She's not crazy, just a little misunderstood.
Time passes so quickly. All I can say is that so much has happened!
I lost about 45 pounds. I am now 4 clothes sizes less than when I arrived in USA. It probably has a lot to do with eating less, walking more, and being depressed but totally in denial about it for some of the time.
So much has been picking up in my life that I am realizing how much I was missing that stuff in the first place.
I'm a natural extrovert, so when I was spending a lot of time on my own- of course I felt my energy draining. It didn't occur to me at the time.
Now that I have something to do nearly every day, and I start a great project tomorrow, I'm feeling pretty good.
I started dating towards the end of July. It's been interesting for sure. I've met some really interesting people, and some people who were interesting in such a way that I'd rather not explore that further at all. The whole dating thing is a bit strange.
I'm that weirdo that likes interviews, and dates are just a glorified interview- at least the first ones- so it makes sense I would enjoy them. I do, for the most part. Except the crazy ones, or the ones where I feel I could be a rock for all that the other person would care considering how little I get to participate in the conversation.
I've been thinking of a new book idea about bad dates. I think it would be fun.
I've made new friends. I've started a new Internationals Group because I just can't stand another moment without something like that here.
I miss my friends in Sweden so much. Especially best friend Paul. I miss my Internationals group. I miss the bus, and the train, and spending evenings downtown walking to different places. Gustaf Adolph's Square and the fountains. Really, too many things to count. Makes me get a little teary eyed.
Speaking of Paul- brother Paul attempted the Burning River Race in Cuyahoga Falls not too long ago. He made it 70 miles, which is practically impossible for me to conceive, only to have to stop due to a knee injury. I miss that guy, but he has a love interest in his life now, so I suppose I will be seeing even less of him than before.
I've decided I don't want to own a house. Or a condo. I want to own an apartment. They are putting up a lot of places for sale around town that look nice. Someday I'd like to move into one of those. Especially near places I could walk to for most of my needs. This driving thing was fun at first, but it's not always very convenient.
So tired. Should hit the hay. I have so much to talk about, and it's so hard to pick and choose and summarize. More on career stuff and education stuff and cool experiences and more later.
