"Other friends, of a worth beyond measure (hal_obrien and akirlu whom I have known, since we were all much younger, and perhaps even so far back as to say when we were young; as well as a host of others whom I met in Seattle through them; who were more support than I could have expected, in some of the hardest times of my life).

I want to see them."

We wouldn't mind seeing you, either. But while I know it's against your lucky-go-happy nature, it might be prudent to ask, make a rough estimate as to when, and to give more direct notice than an LJ post that goes flying by into an archive.

Because from where I stand, it looks like your plan is to just show up on our doorstep on some random day, with no advance notice.

Just sayin'.