I am currently the only living thing in my house bigger than a bug, ever since my black lab Termite passed in August last year. Wasn't any more intimate with her than petting and grooming, but she bled positive energy and I miss her like hell.
I've been wanting to assess financial viability and if greenlit, start preparing my land for horses, but that must come after... many things. If even possible, that's at least several years out.
In the meantime, been trying to make online friends to at least lessen the crushing loneliness, but it doesn't seem to be working out; 99% of the time, people don't notice I exist, and the remaining 1%, I don't click with them. I do have one online friend I've known for fifteen years, so I absolutely can get along just fine with the right kind of person. It just seems... fantastically rare. That or I'm horrible at connecting with people.
This website has, for me, become just a place to dump thoughts. Came on here long ago hoping to maybe make friends among like-minded people, but... well, see above. All my posts here - and throughout social media - turn out to just be messages in a bottle, am curious if anyone will find this one though.