I'm a bit anti-social. Which is kinda like saying "I'm a bit of a misanthrope". I don't make friends quickly or easily. Partly b/c of my own screwed up head, and partly b/c of my own screwed up eyes. I have a hard time remembering faces and names, and BOY do folks get touchy about that.
So, I learn, eventually, who a few people are. It takes me a long time and a lot of energy, and frankly most people simply aren't worth the effort.
A few months ago, a friend of B's who has become a friend in his own right, introduced me to a crew of his friends who are fiber-geeks. One of them holds a quarterly shindig in which she throws open her home, her partner makes a metric ton of food, and they. . .hang out and craft. Today there was blacksmithing going on out back, ceramics about, and fiber work of varying kinds scattered throughout.
It was amazing. They were speaking CRAFTING. They were speaking my language. I've made friends w/o fuss, and I even remember their names and kinda sorta what they look like!
Today was a good day.
So, I learn, eventually, who a few people are. It takes me a long time and a lot of energy, and frankly most people simply aren't worth the effort.
A few months ago, a friend of B's who has become a friend in his own right, introduced me to a crew of his friends who are fiber-geeks. One of them holds a quarterly shindig in which she throws open her home, her partner makes a metric ton of food, and they. . .hang out and craft. Today there was blacksmithing going on out back, ceramics about, and fiber work of varying kinds scattered throughout.
It was amazing. They were speaking CRAFTING. They were speaking my language. I've made friends w/o fuss, and I even remember their names and kinda sorta what they look like!
Today was a good day.
