Friends outside of the computer

Everyone inside the computer tends to refer to their “real” friends as “in real life friends”.  I am pretty confident that everyone I talk to exists in real life…. so I don’t really like that phrase.

Going with my theme from the other day, we will just call them outside of the computer friends! 

Because you are all my friend in real life!

I have gone through a really shitty interesting spell here the past year-ish with my outside the computer friends. 

Some shit went down and at the end, my best friend wasn’t my best friend anymore.  That still hurts, even though we do talk somewhat now. It’ll never be the same and I hate it.  One of my other bestest friends moved to FL last year, and we just don’t talk much. My fault as much as anyone else's, and neither of us are phone people. I miss her. A lot.  My oldest friend (25 years we have been besties!) and I have just kind of grown apart.  She is going through some IF issues, and I am sure being around me and my kid aren’t the easiest thing in the world some days.  I just want to be there for her, and sometimes I feel like I can’t/she won’t let me.  Again, I hate that. I miss her too and she lives close to me.

I promise I am not that big of a loser, I do have other friends!  And we do see each other/talk on the regular. And I love them tons.  Most of us have been friends for over 10 years, which I think is pretty amazing!  Some friends I don’t see nearly enough, but damn life is always getting in the way of that.  And not everyone lives close, so that always gets in the way.  Maybe I need a teleporter machine?

It is definitely true that I need to make hanging out with my friends more of a priority than I do.  Or at least raise it a rung or two on the priority ladder.  I do let too many other “things” get in the way, legit or not, of socialization.  I’m working on it!

Then there are all the other amazing people I surround myself with.  Some of them are inside AND outside of the computer friends – how lucky am I?  We DO get to have play dates and coffee and wine and dinner and funny text message conversations.  I would be very lonely without these ladies, that is FOR SURE.  My cross-over friends, the ones who exist in all aspects of my life, are the newest friends in my life and I am so grateful for them.  I don’t want to get all mushy and stuff, but really, they are fabulous.

Talk to me about your outside of the computer friends.  Are they old friends, new friends, people you talk to lots or just a little?  How much “friend” time do you have a week? a month? 

I told you there would be video

I know, videos are kind of a pain in the ass. 

But for real you guys, this is CUTE!  Remember the last one I posted? No? I would watch it because again, CUTE!

But, I SUCK at taking video so it’s all shaky and ridiculous.  I apologize for any nausea, vomiting or vertigo that may be caused. Also? I have no clue why it is sideways and not vertical….

So, try and ignore all that and wait for the shaking, wiggling and raising of the roof. 

Girlfriend has moves, I am telling you!

Cute Baby Saturday

I wanted to upload a video of G for all of you. She has really increased her range of dancing moves. But the video? It’s on my phone. And my phone? it’s being stubborn. I’ll get to the video later.

Instead?

Just some silly Gianna cuteness.  Enjoy!

Gianna learns the art of combing her my little pony’s hair.

Gianna wonders if teeny tiny brush can be used in her hair. Or if it is tasty.

Gianna decides to write down her thoughts on teeny tiny brush.

Gianna has writers block.

Or?

This teeny tiny brush IZ tasty.

Friday Night Leftovers: back in the game

• I have missed Danifred’s awesome FNL’s the past few weeks. But I am back. You are welcome.
• I wish I could bullet point all my posts.
• Maybe I will.
• Yesterday we went to a toddler dance party at the library(my kid is the one inappropriately trying to make out with the orange balloon…why did they pick the strangest thing she has ever done to put online?).
• We had a play date today also. Same friends from yesterday plus Jen & Olivia. (or really, Jen & Olivia plus all of us since we crashed their house!)  It was really fun, but WOW 4 busy toddlers can make a girl tired. (G has been napping for 2 hours and counting).
• Story time starts on Monday again.  I am really glad, it will give us something to do!
• We need to get back on a schedule from the holidays.
• Jewelry business is picking up! Yay! If you want info, let me know.
• Speaking of jewelry business, I am going to a rally (like a convention?) next weekend, it should be pretty fun.
• Other business? I hate applying for jobs and NEVER HEARING BACK.  Just tell me I am too awesome to work for you (or that you hate me, whatev) or SOMETHING.  I WANT to work, you wouldn’t think this would be such an ordeal.
• I like meal planning. I do not like being the only one to eat dinner. 
• In my email today was information about graduation. This is my last semester of school! Woot! (now, if I could get my ass in gear to get this research finished we would be in business….)
• It’s snowing again. 

Friends inside the computer

Staying with the NaBloPoMo theme of friends, I have to talk about my awesome friends inside the computer. And all over the country (world?)

It is twentyeleven, folks.  The days of meeting your next best friend at the grocery store, corner market or play ground are pretty much over.  Everyone is freaked by, well, everyone else.  Or too nervous to say “hey!” to the normal looking person in aisle 3. (me included, although I say hi to lots of strangers because I like it) ((does that make me the creepy girl in aisle 3?))

So how do we make friends as adults? 

We meet them inside the computer.

On facebook.

On Twitter.

Through blogs, message boards, forums and all the other social media formats that exist.

And  you guys?

These are, honest to goodness, some of my closest friends.  Friends that I would do anything for, hands down. That have been there for me when others were not. that offered hugs and encouragement through email, text messages, twitter shout outs and all that jazz.  It is amazing how well I know people I have never met (and they know me), how much I trust them and honestly care for them.  Kind of fun too because they tend to offer much more objective, outside the box opinions when I really need them – and I like that.  I wish I could have coffee, playdates, girls nights with those people more than the friends who I met outside the computer sometimes. 

What is really fun about friends inside the computer, is that sometimes they become friends outside the computer too.  I have been really lucky to make some really REALLY good friends this way, that live close to me and that we hang out with on the regular.  It’s fun.  But we will talk about the outside the computer friends on a later day.

Tell me about your inside the computer friends.  Do you love them as much as I do?

Thanks, inside the computer friends, for being so awesome!