old best friend (OBF) has been really good about letting me know when he's aiming to send longer responses, being proactive about communicating. the bar is probably pretty low (and I am likely still a bit wary/guarded about how long this might last), but I do really appreciate this approach. Sometime last month, when it had been a week after I sent my first big email to him (the dad news email), I sent him a "hey can I get an ETA on your response because I'm anxious" and he was really receptive to that, so maybe this is also him just being more considerate in that/my direction.
still trying to figure out how long to see OBF for in October, though. Some friends have said go for a shorter time so we both come away from it wanting more from each other in a good way. Another friend was like, give yourself enough time in Boston so you can hit a museum or two while you're there, which also sounds like a good idea.
it is looking like I'll be there on or right around my birthday; I don't know if that makes it weightier; I know my mom's looking forward to seeing me at birthday time for the first time in years, which is sweet.
ANYWAY, I'm house sitting with Possum again and these people have such an odd collection of measuring spoons. There's like two or three sets, and they look normal enough, but one set is all rectangles (harder to use than you'd think), and some of the others are 1.5 Tbsp and 2 tsp spoons. Do we think that's actually that useful.
Also I had a dream last night that I was kissing someone but they wouldn't open their mouth very much and we just straight up were not having a good time, bro, and then we were talking and they were like, "Maybe we actually hate each other." fun! probably has no meaning.
Also I figured out how to sort my Kanopy watchlist into "playlists" (I think), great news for me, person who loves to sort things.