The Albany Situation ...

It's getting on towards 2am. I had a yerba mate around 10pm and am paying for it. I wish I could sleep right now. Too much rolling around in my head. Damn yerba mate. Damn me.

I'm so angry. Angry at not being heard. At being outright ignored. I haven't really talked about The Albany Situation in here, I don't think, and I'm not going to start now if I haven't, but as my studies of the Tablet and the Stone intensify, and as Spring continues its inevitable arrival, I am gradually closing up my "outer life" shop, to all but a trusted few, and I cannot and will not be put in a situation where my impeccability is not honored. Damn Muggles.

Though I am in a state now, and though I was in a foul mood from the time I got up 'til around 4pm, the middle few hours were as polar opposite / full of win as you could ask for. The foul mood broke when The Muse surprised me with a call on her way home, after getting out of work early. Not coincidentally, I was literally putting the finishing touches on a letter for her, so I got to tell her stories instead of her having to read them. And there are possible plans afoot for Saturday night ...

When Bug got home, we put the final touches on the Beth Ann project, and the BandCamp page went live.We continue to be so very proud of it, and after working through her old self-criticizing behaviors, I'm happy to say that Beth Ann is proud of it as well. Around 7pm, the much missed Nancy arrived for a long needed PBT evening. So wonderful that as busy as we all are, we continue to make time for these important evenings around the table. Almost four years we've been doing this, and nights like tonight remind us why. We go deep. We are heard. A real blessing.

I felt bad that The Albany Situation erupted during our time together, but it was good to get validation that I was not barking up the wrong tree. Now everyone is gone, and cake has been digested, and I've sent yesterday's New Hope / Princeton pics to The Muse, along with the BandCamp link. I should try getting some sleep. T.A.S. is not going to fix itself. Tomorrow should be interesting ...