A long-term reptilian friend of mine died yesterday. I find myself kinda creeped out by both the death itself, and my reaction to it.

See, I never met the iguana or the iguana's owner ftf, although I had many IM, chat sessions, and e-mail exchanges with the owner.

And today, I'm realizing that I'm reacting to this death pretty much they same way I reacted to a (human) friend dying back in December.

Kind of creeped me out, when I realized that meant that I really had connected to the iguana, whom I only really heard about, to the same degree that I had connected with a person I occasionally hung around with.

The whole thing has me just...ug.

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On the kinkometer, my kink measures as a sine wave.

it just shows your human side, gg

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Trees give peace to the souls of men * Nora Waln

The forest would be very quiet if no other birds sang than those who sing the best * Henry van Dyke

some fairly sordid tales, rambles, and anecdotes
Hypothetically Speaking * Something More * Cammy Interrupted * An Experimental Vacation * Masked * so..damn..hot * Thank You * My toy, his idea * no.19 Maple Lane * I Have A Surprise For You * Yesterday * In a Quiet Kitchen * help me decide * untitled prose * more untitled prose

And it shows that in both cases you really care. Sorry to hear about the loss of both your friends.

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Put me on wheels and I'll turn tricks.

Clever? Nah, I ran out of that years ago. But if you find this, let me know, k?
"The road goes ever on..." ~ Tolkien

In memory of my friend skip...
Go then, there are other worlds than these

I agree with my fine finned friend above.

It's nice to see that people care...for more than just themselves and the other members of their species.

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Though I am different from you,
We were born involved in one another.

For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.

Complete surrender should not just come at moments in which one faces overwhelming odds, but in the calm when it seems one is personally in complete control of one's life.

Awwwwwww (((((gg)))))...I can feel your pain in your words.

I'm sorry for your sense of loss! It's gotta be especially difficult that you can't physically reach out and share in the loss of the iguana via a memorial and exchanging hugs and personal memories. I can understnd how that could play with your head a bit.

Rest assured...you aren't a nut! Who's to say what is normal in the mourning process. A mighty oak can grow from a tiny seed. Your long distance feelings are large no matter that your face to face time was nil.

Embrace your sensitivity. It's a wonderful tribute to the friend[s] you lost!

My thoughts are with you!

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Minds are like parachutes. They only work when they are open.

~Thomas Dewar~

A friend has to be human and proximate?

I missed that memo.

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Calm, quiet, smooth, devastating

Me too.

gg, sorry for your loss. Hang in there, and we're here if you need.

Sorry to hear that, hugs for you dude!!