Awkward! (part 1)

April 12th, 2017

The conversation of war and ethical quandary of the AI dampened my excitement of the creation of our astral sanctuary. I had this awful feeling a over-perfection... and quiet before a cataclysmic storm. I did not like this feeling and desperately wanted to go home.

I felt the need to breathe some polluted Montreal air and remind myself of the real everyday living concerns that keep the magical world running still.

I hollered my intention to go home to my parents and headed back to the Dojo in the sanctuary. Levi was still there, having just finished his meditation. I must have had pent up riled energy in me. as we talked a little about university. He's going to McGill, in Psychology. I am so embarrassed! I ranted off, heedless of reaction, about how unethical the school was and why and about how the classes are 300-600+ students, especially for a Psych 101 class. And he is just starting his very first university session this spring....... He must think I am an angry, opinionated ass..... Not the impression I ever wanted to give. UGH!!

I did manage to offer him a ride to his home once we got back to mine since he was heading back as well and didn't have his own ride. Once back in Senneville, I double checked everything was locked up and then put my gear in the RAV and Brighid's travel bed, since she is welcome with me as often as possible.

Awkward... silent 30min drive. I should have put on music or something.

Levi lives in the upper duplex at 373 Claremont in Westmount(ish) below Sherbrooke and north of Vendome Metro. It is close to places I frequent for school and close to my work with the GLEN. Maybe I will drive up and down the streets looking to see if there is a for rent sign. I love the area... but rents here are ... a bit... high... to rent alone. Anyhow, we changes cell contacts. I think his iphone is a techno-magic-y thing. I wonder what magic-y things it can do.

Off to Starbucks for hot water to make tea in to calm myself from all the excitement, good and bad, from the last 24hrs. I did a preliminary search here but found nothing for rent. I reviewed the course I am taking. Registration for it is on Friday (in 2 days), so in my excited anticipation, I popped into Bureau en Gros to bought some fresh supplies.

What will be my course? Sustainable Futures: Exploring Your Own Sustainability Path for Society. It is a ONE-week intensive. May 29th - June 2nd. 4 days 9am-4pm in lectures and activities with people across the curriculums and with specialists from around the world. Ending with a day of student presentations... and a 20-page paper. One week for 3 graduate degree credits. I am so looking forward to it.

Remembering Levi's fountain pen and leatherbound book, I hoped to find something like them in Bureau en Gros. Nothing. Why did I even think there would be? *humph!*

I braved sending him a text: I like your fountain pen.

There was no reply for a while. Not sure what I expected. So I went home. Back home with my usual lonely time, I had dinner with Brighid. I worked out; I took myself thru the katas and meditations, the exercises, and all my training. It takes up a few hours.

He finally texted me back. And we exchanged a few flirting texts about fountain pens. I showed him a pic of mine and he a pic of his. Ooh-lala. 

My Jinhao and my personal tool... a teacup... on my scrappy crappy journal. 

We were pen flirting and it was fun. He has a Lamy.

I finished up my workout and was almost asleep when I braved to text him again asking about school... minus my nasty opinion. He has only been in Montreal for a couple week and only just got an apartment. I told him plainly how lucky he was as I was still searching for one.

WOOT! Levi invited me to move it! CRAZY!

No... crazy was me inviting him to breakfast at Mandy's. Pardon while I freak out. I invited him to BREAKFAST! It was just to confirm that he was serious about being roommates and to maybe talk and plan and ... well... we don;t know much about each other.