Today we made a visit to our friend’s home in Palm Springs. He is an extremely hardworking multimedia artist who finds joy and purpose in creating art. I met him on Instagram long, long before I deleted my account permanently. We remained in contact and met in person for the first time four years ago. He then became a good friend with my companion as well even though our interactions were mainly via text messages and video chats.
A visit to Long Pine Koala Sanctuary, a ride on the Wheel of Brisbane, The Merry Widow operetta at the Sydney Opera House, and a Sydney Harbour sunset cruise.. My companion had surprised me over and over again during this whole trip in Australia. What he unknowingly made happen was an unplanned meeting with a Mastodon “friend” of mine. It was such a wonderful encounter that my companion himself felt immediately connected.
Although it was merely a two hours conversation over coffee, everything felt so easy and comfortable. There’s no more need to put quotation marks on that word..