"...a way of life based on one simple rule: Be kind."

[ebonlock]

Ok, admittedly, this quote is a bit tougher so if you need hints I'll offer one or two on it.

Ah the heady scent of Monday morning in the office, fresh coffee to caffeinate the worker drones and get them moving, the staleness that clings to the offices until the air conditioning kicks in, and the intermingling perfumes of my co-workers in the editorial cubicles. There's nothing quite like it.

Had a pretty relaxing weekend altogether and got to see both MIB 2 and The Powerpuff Girls with h0h0 and tersa respectively. Skipped PEERS due to complete burnout and instead spent the evening getting caught up, organized, and rested for the first time in a long time. Good thing too as this week is looking to be hectic. And then last evening was the adorable cyranocyrano's birthday which we enjoyed over sushi and with very good company.

It hit me last night that I've gotten used to going home with Sue and standing in the hall and chatting over the day's events. I've gotten used to her habits, her likes and dislikes, her moods and feelings...and in some ways I feel rather like we're going through a tremendously amicable divorce at the moment. It's all very positive and we're both happy for one another, but the strangeness of not living with her in a very short period of time is intense.

It's hard to describe really, but we grew very close for a time, especially when h0h0 was recovering from surgery. And of course there were times when we barely spoke to one another as well. But the latter times were few and far between, and frankly I'd rather just focus on all the good stuff. It's going to make the next few weeks a little bittersweet, but I'm glad I won't be losing a friend, rather, that she'll just be moving a little farther away.

But back to the subject line, it's more than just a great movie quote, it's kind of how I've tried to live my life. I don't always succeed, and when I've a mind to I can be a royal bitch. But it's a goal for me, one that keeps me striving to improve myself and my interactions with others. It does seem "simple" when you think about it, but often it's one of the hardest things in the world to do.

Wouldn't it be nice if we all tried to live by that simple rule?

Crunches: 80
Overall outlook: Weirdly ambivalent at the moment.

Comments

[windrose.livejournal.com]

Being nice is a wonderful rule to live by. I have one other rule that works for those moments when being nice is very, very difficult: Make no judgments where you have no compassion.

As for the other stuff...

You know, you're right. It does feel like an amicable divorce in some ways. We've been through a helluva lot together, and not the sort of things that most roommates have to face. We really pulled together through some rough moments, and I think part of the rockiness we later experienced was from trying to adjust to NOT needing that united front any longer. That, and it's part of the Human Condition that you will occasionally irritate your roomie.

But we got through it, and our friendship is definitely stronger for it, and I fully admit there is a part of me that finds the idea of living in a home you're not part of more than a little scary. I've gotten used to you, dearest, and will miss you terribly after you've gone.

You and Angie are going to have so much fun together in the new place. Y'all have a wonderful new house (a HOUSE!) to decorate and a whole backyard to garden. And once you're settled, you have to take a road trip out to visit me in the desert. :-D

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Party on, and be excellent to one another.
Um. Um. It's the Shangri-La movie.

Thank you for coming to my dead raw fish party. You were a glowing highlight, and the evening would not have been the same without you.

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[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

"Lost Horizon", you're absolutely right and you get the gold star. And thank you, dear, flattery will get you everywhere }:)