Better late than never. My friend Michael got me hooked on the game Portal.  I bought it on Labor Day, then binged on it all week. ​

On Friday, I beat it. ​

Portal is a dark, sick, quirky game. It's fascinating in that it's both nonviolent and yet disturbing at the same time. You're stuck, alone, in a test lab, which you have to make your way through, one puzzle room at a time. 

While you do so, you're teased and baited by a malfunctioning, homicidal artificial intelligence named GlaDOS. ​

She promises you cake when you're finished. It's a lie. ​

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Yesterday I reconnected with two old friends.

First, my friend Jaden.  I haven't seen her in 12 years!  She's a lovely submissive girl who enjoys being humiliated and beaten.  She's sweet, kind, funny, gentle, and nice, and really loves it when you call her a worthless cunt.  

Well, if you mean it.  Years ago, I once tried to call her that, and she sort of patted me on the head and said it was a nice try, A for effort, and all that, but that I was too sweet to actually mean it.

She found my profile on Fetlife, through a mutual friend, and sent me a mail, and we have been texting since.

So nice.

Then there's my colleague and friend, C.  We met for sushi last night.  I've worked with C. for ages, on and off, across multiple different jobs.  He's smart, and funny, and we help each other out.  Months will go by when we don't talk, and we've each got lives of our own, but we're excellent work-and-post-work friends.  I got in touch with him because of something I'm working on (using X.509 information in certificate authentication schemes, aren't you glad you asked?), and he actually will be working on it soon, too, so we got together to talk it out.  He knows all about my kink side, too.  I forget how that even came about, but it's like no big deal whatsoever.  I really appreciate my friendship with him.

It's good to reconnect with friends.

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So Missy's been out of town since Sunday.  I was prepared for being alone to suck somewhat.

Yesterday I went to work, and had a frustrating morning, of making little headway on a project.  I decided to stay a little later, because I was coming home to just the cats anyhow, and they don't seem to clock watch me much.

The office was much quieter, and I was able to find the concentration I needed.  Suddenly, I got something to work that I hadn't been able to all day amidst the chatter and buzz of my other coworkers.

Then on my way home, I decided to stop for dinner.  I tried a Korean chicken place I've been meaning to forever.  

It was fantastic!  While I ate dinner, I got some text messages from Missy, and we talked back and forth about our days.

I came home, fiddled on the computer for a bit, and soon after got the "it's time for bed" text messages from Missy, who sent me to diaper myself and hit the sack.  (Poor sack!) 

As I drifted off to sleep, it struck me how my day really turned around when my expectations for it changed.  I turned a lonely day into an alone day.  They're very different things.

It felt good.

 

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Monday morning Missy was still on east coast time.  I'm always an early riser so I was up anyhow. ​

We got to FaceTime for a good long while about her trip, my plans for the day with Michael & Maya, who were visiting, and just little somethings and nothings. ​

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It was sweet, romantic and connecting.  No matter where she is, we're always close.

I love her. 

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