It feels like it’s been forever since I wrote here. Probably because of lack of sleep distorts time, but also probably because I have been writing thousands of words, just not in my journal. I guess most of what’s been on my mind has had an appropriate person to discuss it with, rather than having to vent it out into atmo. Work has also been progressing in the right ways again lately since all the acquisition distractions. I really don’t have much to say.

I had a volunteer interview with the American Red Cross yesterday, and that went fine. Still with-holding any judgment on the likely-hood of that commitment returning the results I want. That’s a slow process, I think I applied nearly a month ago, and some requisite classes are only held quarterly. We’ll see.

The counselor made some comments this week, which I will grossly summarize, about how she thinks it is common for men to feel strong emotions early in relationships but that they don’t usually know how to articulate their feelings. Further, she thinks that with my ability to articulate how I feel, it’s likely common that people I’ve dated have been surprised and overwhelmed by my feelings. I’ve said the second half of that a few times before, but I guess I never connected all of that together in one thought. This makes a lot of sense with certain people pointing a finger at my feelings being inappropriate because of their strength, but running away rather than wanting to discuss why they feel that way. I made a comment recently about how I don’t know how to not talk about how I feel.

Holy crap though, I’m happy right now. Which is generally why I don’t write here, because I’m off being happy. Silly.