Missing my Julia!

Wow, have I been busy… and the pace of the Flock will not decrease until we get the public beta out. Then we will likely take a short break and then fly at full speed to Flock v1.0 .

I have a half dozen, half written drafts for blog posts, but what I really feel like writing about is Julia.

Julia is in Vancouver and I am in the San Fran bay area. It has only been a couple of weeks, but it feels like much longer. Each time we have been a part it has been hard, but this time feels the worst. Maybe because I am experiencing so many new things, and more than anything I want to have share my experiences with Julia.Rather than having to get a second pro account, Jula broke into my Flickr account. Apparently, she has been taken a lot of fotos to share her experience with me — in the same way that I am taking fotos for her. Fun! She is gorgeous! Why do I miss Julia so much? I can’t write sufficiently or articulately enough to describe why, but I would like to try… I miss Julia incredibly. The fun I have been having is not as much fun as it would be with Julia here. Sometimes missing her makes me sad. We are chatting daily, mostly over instant text messaging. Voice is harder mostly because of technical difficulties with Skype, and to a lesser degree equipment, wifi and the Internet. Talking does not help much because so much of our communications is physical. Sometimes, talking makes me feel more sad, as I miss Julia more. More than anything else I miss Julia because she makes me happy. Listening to her voice, looking at her, or touching her fills me with pleasure. She is incredible caring! She gives so much. No one I have met would make a better friend. She deserves to be appreciated, and I do my best.

Julia listens well, and gives her opinion in a caring manner. I have never met someone who listens to me with such interest and understanding. It leads me to try to listen better.

She is more assertive in many areas that I am not. I am assertive in areas she is not. It is nice when we are dealing with different types of people. Her approach is often more immediate results oriented. I appreciate her perspective on things. I am learning a lot from her.

She is both feminine and strong.

Julia is physically beautiful. I have never found a woman more beautiful. Her body is also both soft and strong. She can out swim or hike me. She appreciates my strengths, and makes me feel strong. There is not another woman that I want to be with.

We complement each other so well. We compliment each other’s desires and needs.

Living in USA will be challenging mostly because of two challenges. It is looking like it will be difficult for her to get a work visa here. Unlike many countries it does not seem that a Canadian can get easily get a working vacation or other visa here, unless you work in a few professions where special NAFTA provisions exist, such as mine.

The 2nd challenge is my job. We are trying to do something very cool, things that few have done as well or as completely before. Trying to do it in a manner that agrees with my liberal views. Trying to be a business success, a software success, and a open community success. This will mean ridiculous work hours, likely for longer than I wish to quantify.

She has an awesome attitude, and looks forward to pursuing her passion for creating silver jewellery and pursing other interests.

Together, Julia and I will overcome any challenges!

She is with me here in California in the ring she made and gave to me, and the necklace she made for me.

I look forward to spending the rest of my life with Julia! Without saying the words, I think my intention is clear. I have said the words to Julia before, I will say them to her again soon, and will continue to for the rest of my life.