September 29, 2000
Still Alive
Um. Hi.
Well, I didn't get any email demanding to know where I was and was I still alive, so from that I'd deduce that either y'all weren't worried and figured I was fine, or you just didn't care. ;-)
Two weeks. Damn. That's a long time for me to go without writing. I understand now why so many daily journalers talk about not wanting to miss a day. Each day that passed, it just got easier and easier to not write, and harder and harder to think of anything to write about. What finally goaded me on was James saying, "It's sad when I'm way more active than you are." So here I am.
The fact of the matter is, I started another project, and it's managed to swallow up all of my free time and thought. For a hint of what it might eventually become, check out the very very fledgling website.
Yup. I started a MUSH. Right now, it's not open to the public. In fact, in may never be open to the public. It might remain my own little playground as I learn exactly how a MUSH works from behind the scenes. So far I have to say, owning a MUSH is far, far, far different from just playing or even staffing on one. It's like being a computer geek, a diplomat, a game master and a leader all at once. At the rate I'm going now, it's going to be more of private game than a wide-open one, if it ever even opens up that much. In any case, it's been fun, if decidedly time-consuming.
Other than that, what have I been doing? Well... I dyed my hair last weekend. I don't have a really clear picture of it yet, but if you'd like, you can go here and see if you can spot the difference between the before and after shots. It's really more noticeable in the sunlight. Nothing drastic, just a slight change from an ash undertone to a reddish undertone. I discovered that I am truly vain about one thing, and that's my hair. I fretted excessively over the slight change in color, and over how the dye was affecting my hair and mourning the loss of my 'virgin hair' (i.e., non-chemically treated). I've settled down about it now though, and I really like the way it looks.
I also spent some time mourning a very brief flirtation that began with an email exchange, moved to a few telephone calls and apparently ended with a date in Ann Arbor about three weeks ago. There seemed to be a lot of promise there, the date went well, as far as I was concerned, and then nothing since. I've been a good girl, and only sent one email and made one phone call since then. The silence kind of stings a little though. Even a 'it was nice meeting you, but I don't think we should see each other again' email would have been nice.
I don't claim to understand people.
Work has been... worky. Yes, I can safely say that work has been very worky lately. Very busy, lots of rude customers. I think I'm reaching burnout levels as far as rudeness from people go. I'm starting to mirror it back, which probably isn't a good thing. Today, as I was taking a message for tech support the guy asked me sarcastically, "Are they going to call back in this lifetime?" I responded smartly, "Yes sir, they do make an effort to call back people before they die." Fortunately in this case, I think the man realized that he was venting his spleen at the wrong person and dropped the attitude. It's like they forget that I'm an actual human being and that I might deserve a little bit of courtesy, even if they are pissed at the company I work for.
That's been the past two weeks. A lot of research and planning for the MUSH, some hanging out with friends, a lot of work and a few adventures in hair coloring.
Posted by Lisa at September 29, 2000 06:21 PM
