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slow processor

i have a pretty slow processor. and no, i'm not talking about my computer (though that would be true enough). i'm talking about my own personal brain. it takes me a while to process things. in general, i'm ok with that. but sometimes, it's a little frustrating. like when i have a conversation with someone and 3 hours later i think of a really good follow up question or thought, but can't ask or say it cause they're no longer there.

that happened on friday. i was having lunch with a friend and we were discussing some really good things. and i knew it was a good conversation while we were in the middle of it, but i didn't realize how good it was until several hours later when i was still thinking about it. and i wasn't just thinking about the conversation itself, but more about how it was going to impact my life. it began to really challenge me. it was a conversation that made me think about things i had thought about while living in the DR, but all of a sudden i was thinking about them in a different context - i was thinking about them in relation to my life here in austin right now. now granted i have thought about these things since returning to austin, but life has passed by so quickly that i haven't had much time to process the direct relation.

and so all this extra time i've had combined with this great lunch conversation got me to thinking. and it was several hours later that i had other great things to say and ask. but i couldn't ask them and say them anymore, because the opportunity had passed. but that doesn't make the conversation any less valuable or challenging.

so to this person who entertained the conversation (you know who you are, if you're reading this), thank you. i appreciate you.

posted by Alexia & Jeffrey @ 3:05 PM