So Ted Kennedy Jr...

...talked for a very long time about many things, in an incredibly disjointed style. I think he had been asked to speak about a great many things he couldn't really make fit together very well. Some of what he said was useful, like the information he gave about disability rights, organizing, and activism. Much of the rest of it was the stories about the Kennedys he'd been begged for. I wasn't all that interested in that aspect, I guess. I did get to say a few words to him before he left, but that's all.

Things... are... calming... down.

I am finally able to take some downtime. My second job (more time, less hourly, nicer people, more fun) has ended, and I can focus on school a bit more, house things a bit more, and myself a lot more.

Getting the love thing sorted has been priority. Because I know myself reasonably well, or at least well enough to know that at this stage I tend to get a little overenthusiastic. Good talking has occurred and more is on the horizon.

Yesterday we went to the Asian Art Museum, which was lovely, but a very traditional museum, so sort of tiring after awhile. Unfortunately I didn't find Shozo Sato and there was a massive lecture of some sort where he usually does his painting and calligraphy. But the permanent collection was much nicer and more impressive than the special exhibition, in my opinion.

We also went through the collection backwards, as pointed out to us by the Ganesa offertory marking the beginning of the galleries. D'oh.