phillipetheotter

Damn, I'm tired. Was planning on taking off work today, but for once my sense of duty kicked in. Unfortunately, I had closed down the karaoke bar with some SG peeps, so I didn't get much sleep. Always a pleasure to see Ryan, Hansel, Hippomonki and Dave (I have no idea what Dave'site name is, if he even has one), and I also got to meet pdx23 (who bought me a beer, so he's ok in my book) and the ultra-cute amaryllis111 (who has the coolest real life name of any girl I've ever met, and I want to swap travel stories with). No karaoke for me, but Dave pretty much brought the house down with some Prince.

I just wish I talked more at events! I swear, I'm an intelligent person with many thoughts running through my brain at any given time, but put me in a group of people that I don't know very well and I'm silent the whole time.

In other news, I got a call from Big Brothers and Big Sisters this week, looks like they have a potential match for me. Should get to meet he and his mother next week, and hopefully we can start hanging out. BBBS is a great program, I've been working with them for years and have been meaning to start up again since I've moved to Portland.

I just want to say that I love my non-profit work. It's my career, and I do a ton of volunteering on the side. Nothing fulfills me like this does. The brain pills that the docs pop me full of can't do squat to make me smile, but let a little kid run up to me and give me a hug after teaching them something new or helping them with a problem, and I can rock steady for weeks. I miss my kids back in Mississippi (I used to run an after-school program for at risk young 'uns. I love kids, period).