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After reading a post by jcreed about honesty and communication, I looked back through my LJ to see what friends-only or protected posts I had. Turns out that's it's been almost a year since I made one. After looking them over, I decided that there's nothing there worth shielding, so I opened them. All of my LJ entries are now public, though there's nothing really new about that. (This is an interesting contrast to mygrane, who recently made her entire journal friends-only).

I've been slowly working through the set of things on my mind, less troubled by them now than I was before.

I found out about two weeks ago that my best friend from home is about three months pregnant by her ex-boyfriend. She has already decided that neither abortion nor adoption is an option. The first relieved me greatly, as I have very strong feelings on the issue, though I'm not too vocal about them because I try to keep the peace. (That's right everyone, your ol' buddy Dave is one of those evil, psychotic pro-life people). The second I might have recommended, but I don't want to push it. In all honesty, she's one of the most dedicated people I've ever met, and I can't think of anyone better suited psychologically to be a single mother.

I would have mentioned it sooner, but she only recently told me that she doesn't mind the information being public.

Julie and I are doing all right. I'm in this strange probabilistic emotional state right now, because there's a nontrivial chance that she will be transferring to a different school in the fall, and I have to be ready for any outcome (empathy to mygrane who is in a somewhat similar situation). Consequently, I have been chiding myself a great deal lately for not being a true ready-for-anything, understanding-that-all-things-change Taoist. Someday I'll get it. Someday.

Renewed my driver's license today, essentially completing my checklist of things that I need to do while at home.