Hypatia

I enjoy irony and happenstance. I miss my friends who have graduated and moved away. I more and more long for the hills and rain, the colors and smells of Upstate New York, where I was born. My home town has hit the skidz. I woke up the other morning and realized that I am stuck in someone else's white-bread world and I need to get out. My favorite things in life are playing soccer and spending time with my dogs (recently ceded to my ex) or my friends (recently departed for the coast). So basically, I have become a work-aholic. I go into work at night and don't ever report the hours because I can't stand watching anymore tv and my family is too far away to really talk to. Besides I would rather just sit quietly in their presence. Sometimes I really think I was smarter 10 years ago. MY brain is shrinking. My old friends all speak 3 languages and have interesting, dynamic lives with interesting, dynamic jobs and interesting, dynamic and new friends. I can't buy into their world-views. I know that I love things other people find mundane. I am not very good at dancing with strangers. I listen to music for subtle nuances in diction. I like the way children speak. It inspires me. I have resolutions 1) never to leave my dog and 2) never to work in a cubicle. I am currently in violation of all of my resolutions. I am in search of some miracle ice cream. Please contact me if you have had any.