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I have found a new word:

LIMERENCE: A strong desire for, longing for, or preoccupation with another person, accompanied by a sometimes overwhelming desire for reciprocation. Limerence may be accompanied by idealization of the person so desired.
Etymology: The term limerence was coined by Dr. Dorothy Tennov, who described it in her book Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love (Scarborough House, 1979, ISBN 0812862864).
Commentary: Limerence is distinct from new relationship energy in that it is more akin to what people commonly call a "crush," and may not be associated with a relationship at all. Some researchers have linked limerence to quantifiable physiological processes in the brain, particularly to depressed levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Some people in the polyamory community use the word limerence as a synonym for new relationship energy, though this usage is not technically correct.



In other news: Umi is having an open mic tonight, and I think I will go. :-) I like reading my stuff out loud. :-)


The search for an appartment continues. (Wish me luck!)


Last night I went to Nocnitsa's sweetheart's starbucks (it's in the bottom of my building). I got a free drink and a free piece of cake! :-D (Yay! Free food!) And I picked up some information from the Cornerstone Women's Shelter people. (They need volunteers for cooking stuff, so I think I'll look into that). :-)



And: Another poem. (This one is for the Selkie collection).

Ocean

I mention that I miss the ocean
(Mention it despite the fact that we have no money
despite the fact that I know you’re uncomfortable
with those not-exactly-sisters I used to swim with there
know that I’m missing them, too)

I mention that I miss the ocean

and you

in an act of kindness
(I tell myself, later,
that it had nothing to do with insecurity
or control)

you find a wading pool

for our back yard


*~*~*~*~*


- TTFN,
- Amazon. :-)

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I'm getting freaking frustrated with this appartment hunting.

I've called The Glouster Apts. twice, and I have yet to get a returned phone call. This is very irritating.

I mean, allegedly, they have appartments for rent.

You'd think they'd like to rent them out.

Especially to a nice, quiet, employed almost-30-year-old such as myself.

I mean, REALLY.

(And the location is spectacular -- Gloucester @ Kent (*just* quiet enough to not suck) -- right around the corner from the community garden, walking distance to China Town and U of O, a block from Bank (and PTS and the Herb and Spice...), and two/three blocks from the transit way).

Unfortunately, they do not seem to be interested in renting me a place to live. :-P

Hopefully this will change shortly.

That said, I've called a couple of other places.

One is the place on the corner of Booth and Poplar. As it turns out, there are two appartments available there (one on the top floor, one on the main floor, I guess?) for the same price ($665 all inclusive). One has a "den", and one doesn't - I suspect they both have very small bedrooms, but I figure it's worth taking a look. I can - according to the dude on the phone - only see them via open house. Which are on Mondays and Thursdays at 5:20pm.
I may see if I can re-schedule (by, say, half an hour) my meeting with Ami (or, conversely, see if she wouldn't mind meeting me in China Town instead of on Slater -- certainly easier to park the car for two minutes that way. ;-)

The other place I called is a lease-take-over. A gal needs to move out-of-province and wants someone to take over her until-February lease. (with option of renewal after that). The rent is $725. I have no idea what this does or doesn't include. But it's MacLaren @ O'Connor, and it has a dish-washer and (allegedly) a big bedroom with lots of closet space. So we'll see if it's still available. I hope it is. :-)

Send me good appartment vibes, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease. :-D


In other news: Tonight: I'm attempting the open-mic at Umì Café. It's at 7pm/7:30pm.

So it's time for me to run on home and eat something quickly before coming back out again. :-)


- TTFN,
- Amazon. :-)