That seems to be going around.

Hanging out with real people will probably help you feel connected.

Yeah.. That's problematic though. I work remotely so I don't see my co-workers and I live in the forest kind of distant from most of the people I know well. Compounded by the problem that none of my friends seem to have personal transportation.

I've tried being active in local groups. I go to a weekly life-drawing class to hang out with other artists and I'm taking Aikido classes 3 nights a week. Last year I also worked on a big art project with my local Burning Man community. Just not really making any solid connections.

I can identify with that somewhat - I moved due to my wife's job, so aside from work colleagues, I don't have many local friends at all, and due to my commute, not much time near home.

Still, it's the people physically near to you who are easiest to reach, so it's not a huge risk to try more stuff if something isn't working.

i wish i knew how to trade places with you

if you live out in the woods, you're closer to what i would consider the real universe, then anything to do with social humanity.

seems to me, most people end up where they'd least wish to.

Oh no. I chose to live in the forest. I love it here. I just wish I had a visitor more than once every six months. Visitors that didn't try to raid the compost heap or eat my garden that is. I have plenty of those.

i thought of saying something cute, but then i realized it might be taken as something creepy.
well at least i wouldn't raid your compost heap.

not saying anything - this is me not making snarky comments ^.^;;

My compost heap is not for raiding.

Come over and visit our crazy butts sometime. :3