{"id":975,"date":"2004-01-30T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2004-01-30T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=975"},"modified":"2004-01-30T12:25:00","modified_gmt":"2004-01-30T18:25:00","slug":"a-post-for-my-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2004\/01\/30\/a-post-for-my-love\/","title":{"rendered":"A post for my love…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got to read over a post that is close to the 2 year anniversary of it’s original appearance<\/a> in my life. At the time I read it… I was awestruck and captivated. And had no intention to hit on the person or try to get involved with them. All it really did was fill me with a burst of self confidence that my own dreams weren’t wrong, or unacceptable, or unshared by anyone else in the universe….<\/p>\n

So for me, this is an anniversary gift of sorts. For the woman I love. For the woman who at the end of February will have had my heart one year.<\/p>\n

I open my eyes to the shaft of sunlight streaming in the <\/strong>east window, filtered by the shuddering shadows of pine trees behind our house. A cat <\/strong>or two at my feet, someone warm and comfy next to me. I stretch and get up, mind already busy planning the day ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Someone else (not the someone who was in bed with me) is already in the kitchen making breakfast – offers me scrambled eggs, which I appreciatively accept.<\/strong> It’s a warm late September morning, so I go outside to eat on the porch in the sun. The mountains shimmer in haze<\/strong> to the northeast, and south I can just barely make out the imposing outline of Mount Rainier.<\/p>\n

As I eat, I think over my daily routine:
\na few solid hours of artwork in my studio <\/strong>(northern-lit, warm <\/strong>and spacious – adjoining the computer room<\/strong> so that others are near, but not distracting)<\/strong>
\naround lunch, a break for errands; bank, post office to mail out <\/strong>print orders, art store<\/strong>
\nafter I get back, some time with some combination of my SOs doing business-y stuff – paperwork, filling orders, updating the web site<\/strong>
\naround 4 I break for physical activity – practicing bellydancing, or since it’s really nice outside I might go for a bike ride. <\/strong>Once or twice a week I drag a friend or three off to the rock gym to go climbing.
\nCome home, take a shower, relax a bit with a video game or a book. Then dinner.<\/strong>
\nThe evening varies: sometimes I’ll do more artwork, others will be social evenings or playing D&D. Every so often we’ll go into town for a concert or a show. <\/strong>I have belly dancing class one day a week, or maybe aikido practice. Another night is drum circle.<\/p>\n

Weekend activities can include<\/strong> skydiving, roadtripping<\/strong>, rock climbing, ice skating; just relaxing with friends, doing home-improvement-y stuff,<\/strong> playing games, working on some project or other with one or more of my SOs.<\/strong> I have some personal code projects that I spend time on when I can – I’m writing an Alicebot, and also have a couple of small robots running around. Sometimes I squeeze in time to go volunteer at the cat shelter.<\/p>\n

My living is made mostly by artwork, but I also help<\/strong> A<\/em> with his business<\/strong>, doing perl scripting and the like. Unnamed SO #2 (and maybe #3) also work(s) in our businesses, or maybe they go to a Real Job – either way, it’s something they enjoy and are happy doing.<\/p>\n

We’re not rolling in money, but comfortable. The house is open and well-lit, modified and decorated extensively by our family. No children yet, but we’re about at the point where it would be practical to consider it.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

I’ll add in Yoga, and great responsibility and respect in your local OTO group. We ain’t doing too bad, my love.<\/em><\/p>\n

I am so fortunate and happy to be part of your life.<\/p>\n

I love you, Heather.<\/p>\n

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