Cried in the Uber the whole way to the airport. Arman and Phoebe are such beautiful, incredible people; the longer I know them, the more thankful I am that theyβre a part of my life. All of the chalk drawings Phoebe left - all of the generosity storing my things - everyone so willing to accomodate me - I am so grateful. I canβt believe how lucky I am to have friends like Benjamin or Gus or Margot or Ameya or anyone. Bonds between people are best when you donβt have to have explicit boundaries or rules between one another. Boundaries are healthy, yes - but when you can trust someone unconditionally - to know theyβll do the right thing without sharing a word - they will be a part of your life forever. I canβt wait to meet more people like them.
A bit about how the people in my life in Boston have left such a positive impact on me -
Arman, youβve taught me how to open up to and care for people. Your ability to welcome people into your life so swiftly and so comfortably - to make such fast friends, to keep following up and keep people around, to care so deeply about so many people so as to not forget about them or miss a second of time out with them - is unparalleled. Iβve met many people who tend to form communities in their orbits - and you succeed because everyone you open up to you care about so deeply. Iβve never felt as comfortable with a roommate as I have with you - and youβve consistently brought new people into my life over the years. you make everyone around you feel so welcome to spend time with you and your life will continue to be beautiful for it.
Phoebe, youβve taught me how to love every little moment of life. Every second you spend with someone is another opportunity to treasure them and the time you spend together. No moment in line or time in a queue or dinner cooking session is mundane with you - every little step is an opportunity to dance a bit. Your fascination with everything old and new that you discover is beautiful to witness - and your passion for everything in your life is infectious. (In recent memory, you resurrected my Minecraft addictionβ¦) Thank you for enjoying silly little things like drawing with chalk in front of 20 Royce Road or walking around the block or washing dishes with me. Youβll find a way to turn the passion you feel for everything into a career and a life that you love. Just give it time.
Thank you both for helping me move out until the last second. You both give great hugs.
Iβve covered fewer people than I planned, but Iβm boarding my connection to New York in a second - then Iβm off internationally. Iβll see you soon. ** 05:21 phoebe, jake, sewing and process failures iβm impressed by how well engineering processes are designed to managep eople and their emotions. Nothing is an individualβs responsibility - everything is considered a process failure unless itβs very, very bad -
** 18:42 if learning to love a place is to take vite after bite after bite until you can swallow it whole, to leave is to disassemble, brick by brick by brick until there is no longer a wall between you and the world
[[Economics for Emancipation]].
After an update to one of the IndieWeb wordpress plugins (probably Syndication Links) it looks like the name of the Bridgy Mastodon syndication target changed (from mastodon-bridgy to webmention-mastodon-bridgy). So I had to run mp-refresh-syndication-targets
in Emacs.
Finished: [[The Care Manifesto]]
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