oh right.

[charlz_lynn]

speaking of social anxiety...
i joined a book club. weird, huh? actually, i didn't join , necessarily, i just bought the book and said i'd be there when the first meeting happened. that was last week.
now, the there that i need to be is not far and the when is only 2 hours away. and i'm scared.
i just finished the book, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, by Kim Edwards... which was alright. not the greatest ever, but i actually would like to discuss it with people. but now i'm going to go to this coffee shop (lonelyville) to discuss it with a whole bunch of STRANGERS!
WHAT WAS I THINKING????
i know. i'm gonna go. i'm gonna love it. it will help me to feel less depressed and alone. these are all good things. but they will only happen if i actually make it through the park and into the door without turning around and running right back here to the safety and comfort of grover's apartment. where i have been, alone, for most of the last two days.
i'll let you all know how it went.

also. i want to smoke. i will not, but it's creeping into my thoughts more the last few days. damn it all.

oh, and also, who's up for early january ice skating in nyc???

Comments

[avnerd.livejournal.com]

keep it up charles - you're doing so well. someday that feeling will go away, i promise. and hey - count me in for some ice skating...if it's somewhere you can rent skates.

are you up for a polar dip on jan 1 at coney island?

[charlz-lynn.livejournal.com]

I'm so in this year! thinking of bringing a giant thermos of hot cocoa.
we'll figure out where to rent skates.

[amy-puma.livejournal.com]

Hey, ther's a book club that meets at loneleyville??? How come you know about this and you don't even live in NYC, and I live 8 blocks from Lonelyville and am clueless?

[charlz-lynn.livejournal.com]

the writing's on the wall, puma. the chalkboard wall, that is.
but seriously, it was the first meeting of the club, that's prolly why you didn't know about it yet. the women who own lonelyville started it.

[amy-puma.livejournal.com]

Oh, also, any time you want company, gimme a ring (well, not this week cuz I'm out of town, but any other time). There are about 1000 residents of NYC who know and love you and would love to keep you company if you ever want it.

And I used to love ice skating before I had three knee surgerys but I'd totally be up for it in Jan. Count me in.

[charlz-lynn.livejournal.com]

great, seems we're getting up a good crown of skaters and watchers... i can't wait! i hope you're having a great time, and i'll probably take you up on hanging out when i get back into town. I love that story.