whee

Home from Savage Garden. Pleasantly, the more I exercise, the less my leg hurts - no pain at all at the moment.

I went and danced almost entirely non-stop for close to three hours. As is normal for nights when I don't arrange specifically for it, I didn't speak to anyone between the time I left work and, well, now, except to order drinks or give instructions to the cab driver. Savage was strangely empty tonight - I can only assume that there was something else exciting going on that I didn't know about.

I was crashing at 10:30 when I was getting ready, and so I had a diet coke, with two shots of 151 to ameliorate the effects of the caffeine while keeping me standing. The rum's all gone (but WHY is the rum gone!?) and the caffeine endures. I danced hard enough that I eventually *stopped* sweating, so now I am drinking water so that I can get hydrated so that I can drink alcohol so that I can sleep at some point.

I feel good. The music what what I wanted and needed, and I hit the right mix of chemicals in my system when I was there. Intellectually, I know that I should not try to stay up straight through to tomorrow night. We shall see how that works out. Now to go find food/drink and water.

d'oh

OK, any illusions I had that caffeine might grant me coordination are banished. Just call me Curry-Foot McGee. Or, better yet, don't. On the plus side- the bowl did not break, and I did not spill my drink - apparently my unconscious has priorities.

A thought

In relationships, power flows to the point of least desire. That is to say, ultimately, the only real power in a relationship is the power to walk away - if one is not willing to do that, one is at the mercy of whoever in the relationship *is* willing to walk away. All other power in a relationship is ultimately given - the only power one truly *owns* in a relationship is the power to walk away. Everything else is something your partner gives you, or something given to your partner.

NB: This is not triggered by issues in any of my relationships. Mostly, this comes from a) having just finished a book on power politics, and b) being madly caffinated at 4:23 am. I am willing to discuss why I am wrong, in this thought.

Editted to add - the only power someone has over you, then, besides the power to leave, is the power you *give* them. This exchange is made explicit in D/s relationships, but I think it applies to *all* relationships.

bits

• I have had caffeine. Again. Be afraid!


• I can't believe I bought that. The question is, will I ever have the chutzpah (and appropriate body) to wear it in public?


• Last minute caffeine-fueled creative ideas are often prone to fumbles.


• I got Chez Goth! Next games night, there will be extra Gloom.


• Tomorrow, I must rest - eventually, my body will notice that I am making it do too much and send me angry script kiddie memos.


• For future reference - go shopping for gym shoes on Queen West from now on - they won't give flak about wanting black sneakers.


• The Bishop and Belcher's old spot is now an ugly clothing store. This makes me sad.