Free-floating Anxiety

[jamesq]

1. I want to help, but don't know how.
   
2. Looming project deadlines.
   
3. While new friends are appearing, I fear that others may be slipping away.
   
4. I went running today, but had to stop after a few blocks because my left knee was bothering me. I've never had trouble with my knees before.
   
5. Tomorrow I'm going to compete to become the Principality Archery Champion.
   
6. Curia meeting on Sunday - I hope it's not another "blame Montengarde" meeting like in February.

There is some good news: Wednesday's council meeting went about as smoothly as I think it's possible for an SCA cat-herding meeting to go. We moved forward on a lot of stuff, had decent closure on other stuff and it was all done with a minimal amount of off-topic wandering.

Comments

[pandorasbox.livejournal.com]

It is wierd when you make new friends. It's like your life can only hold so many people. I have found that out when I came back home. I have lots of friends, but only see the new ones. Hmmmm

[manyra.livejournal.com]

What was blame montengarde about Feb? I'm sorry if it felt that way.

[jamesq]

Oh, it was nothing you (or TH bork107 and justgemma17) did. I was late and hung-over. Then every question I was asked, I answered with "I don't know. Let me get back to you". It didn't help that Montengarde was late with its warrants and NMS. I just really really hate feeling incompetent. Hopefully I'll be a little more useful this time. Also, I'll have my trusty and competent minion MC with me.

On the bright side we got high praise for our Chatelaine. Thanks again to gifted_spirit!

[jamesq]

A lot of it is the SCA. I'm so busy with it now that I haven't really had time to visit with my non-SCA friends. And I have friends in the SCA who are just as busy as me, but at different levels of the game (they mostly play at the Principality level and I play mostly at the Baronial level) - so, even though we all go to the same events, I never get the chance to just sit and chat.

Hopefully the fall will be more relaxed, what with SCA Camping Season ending and all.

[mallt.livejournal.com]

good luck on the shooting!

part of me is sooooo tempted to say sod it & hitch a ride up to Investiture but I should really stay home, save my pannies & do the stuff that needs getting done! ;)

I'm going to try to make it to Harvest Feast instead.

[garething.livejournal.com]

Cool! We are going to Harvest Feast. I'm not going to Investiture either.

[mallt.livejournal.com]

are you day tripping it? I don't know if I'm going with anyone at this point... if I'm not I might be asking around for a ride!

[garething.livejournal.com]

We are indeed day tripping. If you need a ride just holler!

[bungle-lord.livejournal.com]

Regarding point one.

Ask for advice from somebody who would know how.

Example: I am not a people person. Whenever I have communication problems with a user, I go to a people person across the hall from me. I explain the situation, and she advises me on the best way to proceed. I sometimes even follow her advice. Whenever possible, I delegate the situation to her. Which is fair since she delegates technical issues to me whenever possible. We are at the point where routine problems of either kind can be handled by either of us.

Oh, another thing. It might be a situation in which you can do nothing. Or which it might be better to do nothing. For example, it is usually inadvisable to interfere in a land war in Asia.