October 22, 2010

MY DILEMMA

I am thinking about what to do. I am thinking about meeting one of my OD friends when I am in New York. However up until now I have been anonymous. Am I being childish/silly by insisting on remaining anonymous? Does it really matter? Why does OD encourage us to be anonymous yet most ODERS are not?
I have finished another book called DAMAGE – about an abused son and his drunken mother. I also finished a jigsaw puzzle of 300 pieces so will start another one tonight.
I am starting to read the fourth book in the Western series I am reading. OREGON by dana Ross. It is about the US, wagon trains and the move west. I am really enjoying this series.
Tomorrow we have no plans. I think I should continue sorting through different stuff. I might go through my two drawers if my night table. So much stuff in there. I also plan to start going through my paintings. I am still not sure what I should do with the ones I don’t want. I know I can call around to hospitals etc. but I don’t really want the extra work. I don’t want to take them and put them in storage at the new condo. It just doesn’t make sense. So I’ll probably go through my paintings. If I really like any of them I will frame them and put them up in the new condo. The rest may just go into the garbage on Tuesday.

I sold my IPOD on Friday. Tomorrow I will list a high chair. I am so happy with the money I am making from selling things I no longer need or want.

Anyhow want to read some of your entries and then work on the jigsaw puzzle.

Flame is Love

October 23, 2010

Meet them. I’ve met some of the coolest people in my life through OD. One person does not end anonymity.

Remain anonymous UNTIL you really know the person. If you have talked here with someone for a few years, then if you really want to meet them , first you need to exchange phone numbers. Do not meet anyone unless you have talked on the phone for quite some time. That will help you get to know someone. Seriously and never meet anyone anywhere except in a very publicplace at least the first few times. 1. Make sure the person has family. Beware of solo types on the net. (i.e. If they talk about that they have not seen any family in years etc..etc. and have no friends..then beware). 2. Seriously GO SLOW, there is no rush to meet anyone, no rush. If anyone rushes you BEWARE..NORMAL people will want to go slow.

I have met someone in real life–that I met through the net. I talked with them on thephone for about three months or so. VERY GLAD that we met, really good friends. Others, I have met ON THE PHONE ONLY , and very glad of that. (Mostly the older people on the net ..more reliable..) lol, grandmothers, etc, moms, etc, ) safer people to meet than solo types younger ones–pay games.