Compass & Quill

The Conversation…

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Me: Hey, how was your day?

Him: OK

(minutes-long pause as I wait for him to follow up)

 

Me: OK, so did anything interesting happen today?

Him: No

(another minutes-long pause, after which I decide to take a shower and get in a better mood before following this non-conversation any further)

 

20 minutes later…

Me: (drying off after the shower) Anything on the docket for this evening?

Him: No – you hear about anything?

Me: No. I asked around at the office, but nothing’s really going on tonight.

Him: Oh. (another long pause here, *sigh*)

 

Me: Do you want to hang out tonight? Maybe get something to eat, or go get a drink?

Him: (bluntly, with no interest in his voice at all) What do you want to do?

Me: I dunno – just hang out with you. We could get dinner, or watch some scary movies here…

Him: (again with no interest, but a hint of exasperation) So what do you want to do?

(by this point what I want to do is avoid him for the rest of the evening at all cost, but I grit my teeth and try again)

Me: How about we go get dinner?

Him: I’m not hungry

Me: OK, let’s watch some scary movies.

Him: (makes noncommital ‘meh’ noise) What do YOU want to do?

Me: (steam pouring out of my ears) I want to type in my blog! Alone!

So that’s what I’m doing.

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Hello,

I’m Nova

I have no “personal brand.” I’m not a girl boss, I’m not an influencer, and I don’t aspire to be powerful, inspiring, or rich. I probably can’t teach you anything, and there’s a good chance that there’s nothing at all of interest or use to you here. This is just where I come to talk about the random bits and pieces that make up my quiet life as a sober woman in her 40s. I’m engaged to the love of my life, have six (yes, SIX) indoor pets, and spend a lot of time gardening and hunting for thrift treasures. I also study classical voice (I’m a lyric coloratura soprano) and am deeply interested in all things spiritual and paranormal. Right now I’m trying to recover from career burnout and even out my personal energy, but my eventual goal is to become a medium and shamanic healer, using music to remind humans of the things that actually matter: connection, community, and loving all living things as though they were our own children. I may or may not talk about all of these things here (and sometimes all at once). Welcome!

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