I'm baaaack....

I've just finished two diplomas:
one medical
one justice

Each time, I was surrounded by young ones.  Sometimes they provided excellent advice and sometimes they asked for my experiences.

Themes circle around:

1. "friends" with benefits
   (air quotes because really... it's a booty call)
2. friends with no "benefits"
   (air quotes because benefits means sexual gratification)
3. navigating the world of online dating
4. selfish/childish partners

Sidebar: the slang, these days, is enough to make my ears wrinkle.
Urban Dictionary is highly informative!

I know there are more sought after blog sites and more nifty apps.

These are my musings indicating how this is always about that.

Hamilton heights

Currently watching the Ted Talks Series called: Sex, Secrets & Love -- my favourite speaker is Brene Brown (episode 5 of 12).  It's amazing the scientific research that has been going on in the last century.

I'm attempting to find rhythm, on my own, for the first "successful" time.  This includes:
* liturgical prayers (which my dad thought was a foreign concept for me)
* reading both fiction and research books (Punk Monk / Cracking the Communication Code / the Lazarus Project / random Biblical text)
* catching up on TV series (just in time for their finales)
* raising my new kitten (Tigger likes to preen with his sharp little claws and teeth)
* participating in my community (helping the less fortunate and joining the Roller Derby)
* looking for work (perpetually investigating my pending career)
* exploring personal interests (essentially daydreaming)
* writing (and daydreaming) to generally philosophize about the human condition

The sweetest realization is that Hamilton is happy to adopt me!