On Being Alone - Massively Premature

[f4f3]

So I've been on my tod for a massive 18 days. I don't think this is long enough to form a clear picture, but, surprises. 

1. It's oh so quiet. 
I haven't been watching TV, or listening to music or the radio. Which is unusual. I have always had a tendency to stick on music or Radio 4 when I'm on my own. Not happening.

2. Cheers.
I'm not drinking much. I had an ill-advised amount of red wine on the night I went out for a French meal, but that was mostly down to forgetting how much there was in a pichet.I bought two bottles of malt whisky on Sunday, and a wine pouch on Monday, and haven't broken the seal on any of them (that's not a usual rate of buying - Sunday I was in Loch Fyne Whiskies, which has a realistic claim to be the best Whisky shop in the world, and they always fix me up with the good stuff - this time it was a Ben Nevis (Ben Nevis shut around 15-20 years ago) and a Baillie Nicol Jarvie, which isn't a single malt, but it is a very good blend that I associate with Edinburgh). 

3. I'm not going out much. Yes, I saw widgetfox last night, but that was my only night out this week (eating on my own doesn't count). I have plenty of friends in Edinburgh, who've all offered to keep me company, but I didn't seek it out. Being on my own feels ok just now, except when it doesn't...

And on that note, I'll fold down my sofa bed.

Comments

[mhaithaca.livejournal.com]

Denise and I really liked the Ben Nevis malt we got to try after dinner at the Ben Nevis Inn in Fort William (I think). We wished we could have found a bottle of the stuff.

I was already contemplating it, but now I'm sure. I'm going to have to have a wee dram while watching the game.

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

The Ben Nevis distillery (and yes, it was in Fort William) is now a hotel, I believe. Maybe you stayed in it :)

For a long while you could only get it from the Scots Malt Whisky Society. The new bottling is an attempt to reproduce the original style of Highland bottlings - it's peaty, and very heavy, completely different from the light, unpeated expressions that are fasionable now.

[helianthas.livejournal.com]

So what if you turned on the radio or accepted an offer to go out...? Do you think you might feel better? Worse? The same? Not worth it?

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Mostly I'm about being with the feeling just now, not trying to change things (that's the "Massively Premature" bit above). I've accepted an invite from Dan to go to a political meeting next Tuesday, I have a ticket for The Avengers on Sunday, I'm sure things will be what they'll be.

I've also crafted a massively complicated "holiday" starting next Friday, which will keep me very, very sociable for around 10 days - a wedding, a family outing, two flights, one sleeper train, three days in Prague...

[amelia-eve.livejournal.com]

I am batching it for a month while Leit is visiting his parents (I'll join them in Florida in a couple of weeks). It's been very interesting, seeing what goes back to old patterns and what I miss. I have actually enjoyed the chance to spend more extended and intimate time with my girlfriends, which is really nice, and tells me that I need to continue making that a priority. But around the house it kind of stinks. It's all learning.