Yesterday was so nice. I think that the high was 76. I did all the pet duties in the morning and then texted around with friends to ensure that I have some plans before I go back to my two other jobs. My new mentor: a journalist and an author, and I will grab dinner on the 24th or on August 14th. I can’t wait. She’s an East Coaster and probably 5-10 years older than me. She has two long-term partners who get along and is best friends with her ex-husband.

I only have two long-term friends who are lesbians. They’re six-years apart and their birthdays are just days apart. I had lunch with one of them at a Brewery yesterday and I’d seen the other to climb. I love talking to both of them. And, I’m glad that I’ve kept a couple of women who are romantic with women in my life.

I hadn’t had lunch with my friend since I had most of a week off in April–she always forgets that I have to be at work every weekday with the exception of June and July. Actually, I work the entire week of the 31st this year for training which is less than half of my per diem and that’s ANNOYING.

The last time that we had lunch in April she recommended “Attached.” After I read it, the nice guy from work read it, and now my best friend from work has it. I didn’t get book recommendations, but we really caught up. She has had to replace a knee and will have to have the other replaced. Surgery sucks. I haven’t really been around anyone who does very well after surgery. One of the servers was really friendly and had body work that was based on Miyazaki. My friend wanted ice cream, so I had the server take $10 in cash after I forced her to take it and she went down the street and returned with two chocolate cones. One for my friend and one for her. It was really cute. When I meet kids like her, I keep hoping that my kid will be like that when he actually has a working prefrontal cortex.

I came home with just enough time to let the pets out, return texts, and then my son came climbing with me. He got 3/4 of the way up a route and I was about 6-feet higher than I was yesterday. I feel so shaky with I’m not on belay with a partner, but on auto-belay. However, I can climb any day that I want until Halloween because of the way that auto-belay works, and this outdoor wall is set up. That’s good news, and I just need to get comfortable. My hands are somewhat torn up because the handholds and footholds are outdoors and get marred. However, I don’t like gyms well enough to spring $120 a month. I’ll just climb on this wall June through October and then boulder until the following June.

My best friend had her friend host music night last night. I had never been to her friend’s house. She is a really good dancer and a clinical psychologist. She can also play violin. There were very few women there. I had my teammate come to music night and she had fun. She’s a really accomplished musician, and has a great voice. Finally, the nice guy and his dance teacher showed up. He lead “Rivers and Roads,” and we layered the harmonies. It was beautiful. He’s going to Portugal with his Dance Teacher tomorrow and then next week, he’ll leave for Brazil to study with a Master Samba Teacher. We played another spiritual song and sang it, but I can’t remember the name of it.

Now, I’m off to Zumba and then yard work at the house. I need to make lots of progress, so I’ll probably drag my son and take him some of the distance north to his girlfriend. My Boss is a really good dancer and is dancing with us today, so I’ll try not to get too intimidated.