Picking It Up a Bit

So. No more whining. I don't care what kind of drama I'm going through, I will not allow my writing to suffer because of it! So... what does that leave?

One:
I'm going out tonight and am very excited. This will be my first (intentional and planned) concert that I've gone to in Houston. Hopefully the first of many! I think the occasion calls for a... crop top. My girlfriends in the know will understand how excited I am if I'm ready to bust out the midriff! Okay, maybe I'm being a little ridiculous, but I haven't been spending hours in the gym for the last few weeks for no reason. Plus, I highly doubt I'll get much of a chance to wear my more revealing outfits in Jordan. It doesn't matter how liberal Amman is, you couldn't pay me to trounce on someone's cultural traditions like some asshole tourist. So. Showing some skin tonight :)

Two:
Finally getting some guidance/counseling tomorrow. I'm seeing a friend of my father's that can point me toward a therapist or some group meetings I can join. I've been kinda-sorta-definitely avoiding going and seeking out professional help after everything that happened and coming to Houston. I did go get energy work done by a family friend, but it took my Dad, Mom, and the friend to finally convince me. It's not that I'm adverse to going to talk to someone. God knows I'll champion therapy to anyone going through emotional trauma... and yet I'm hesitant to take the steps to talk to anyone myself.

I like to deal with emotions when they come, not dredge things up for the sake of 'dealing with them.' And that's the opposite of what therapy does. But, as evidenced by my bullying post, apparently I have a lot of issues to work through still... darnit. So. Finally going to see someone who can start me on the path to working through things.

Three:
I've decided to read The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence while I'm in Jordan. Okay, super cliche, I know. But I want to read the book and if I don't have the blog forcing me to do so (cause I told everyone I would), then I don't know if I'd get through it. Don't get me wrong, I like classic works. I just find them hard to focus on when there's so much good fiction and scifi out there...

Four:
My friend comes to town tomorrow!!! You remember the one that was going to but couldn't make it last minute? Well she actually got a flight, so she gets in tomorrow evening. I have so much I want to show her here that I'm a little worried about overwhelming the poor girl. I'm sure she'll let me know if the pace is too frantic, though.

Well, so that's life in a nutshell right now. I didn't do much today, though last night I went to a fabulous event put on by the Jung Center at the River Oaks Country Club. Very posh indeed. The book is Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the Common Good (Oxford comma included, thank goodness!). The book is a fascinating study on the life of Jesse Holman Jones, a man instrumental to the United States efforts during the Great Depression. It was in part because of him that the government began their huge spending effort to kick-start the economy. Also, it's about Houston, so it's a pretty cool read for me right now.

Alright. Here's a little 8 bit joy for you all. And very dance-y.

Cheers!

And since I got a comment before 7:30, here's a pic of what I wore out last night. Apparently it's a big hit on facebook...