I just changed my Mac password at home. On Monday, I will change my network password at school.
I've used the same, excellent (in the sense that it's hard to crack) password for years. Almost 8 years, actually. It had to do with Dom. Tonight I changed it to something more self-affirming. I find that I enjoy typing it when I log in or use sudo in the UNIX shell.
Last weekend, in a conversation that took place far too late at night after a long day, Dom and I decided that there wasn't any way that we can pursue a relationship. He's still not sure whether he wants to be with me, and that indecision kills me, making me depressed and crabby, which makes him not sure whether he wants to be with me...etc.
So: done. Wow. Done. After a long, long time that included living with him for a month while I was fresh out of the hospital. Just thinking about it now it's kind of mind-boggling. But it's weird--typing the new password does make me feel a lot better. It's an affirmation. In a password. I am such a geek. Sheesh.