Years ago, Peter and Gordon sang about "A World Without Love." It was a great tune penned by two great artists you might have heard of: Lennon and McCartney. As I write this, tomorrow will likely be the last day that I attend a specific meetup. I'll be glad that Vicki will be in tow, as we want to enjoy a good meal after hanging out at the HV Live Music Meetup. (I have written about this meetup group before, so I won't bother talking about my history with the people in it now.) It'll be a bittersweet thing for me, as I will miss getting together with the people there, but failed to develop the friendships I wanted there.
Lately, I've been going to fewer and fewer meetups, save for my Yonkers Gaming Group which is no longer on Meetup.com. This is just as well, as I am feeling much more exhausted from this job I'm in than any job I've had before. I don't have as much need to present myself as Marian. Instead, I simply have a need to be me - no matter how I present myself at the time.
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The other day, I received another post from my acquaintance in Philadelphia, and forwarded it to a former friend. She's been silent as of late, and this is much better than the last time we communicated with each other. Every so often, I look for a response from her in a specific email account that I know I will never receive. I hope to be able to see this acquaintance soon, as I don't expect her to be around at this time next year. (Hopefully, I'll be proven very wrong in the future.) To do so, I may have to wrap a day or two around a 3 day weekend to do so, as I would also want to take the train to DC to see another acquaintance or two.
Once I leave my current job, I will be free to travel as much as I'd like. However, I have to make sure that I have enough income coming in to afford my travels. There is a bucket list trip or two that I plan to take in the next 2 years, and this means both time and money. Ideally, I'll be able to work part time as needed. But as I get older, the less I want to do so. Instead, the older I get, the more I want to get on a cruise ship and relax. Hopefully, I will make new friends when I do so, unlike the last time I cruised....
