Three random facts:

[hammerquill]

Today I finished patinaing the main parts of the coffee table I'm making for the ACC show.

I also stopped at Urban Ore, and got two very nice, absurdly large, handmade wine glasses.

I'm also spending a lot of time this evening massacring fruit flies. Unbelievable numbers of them in my kitchen.

[Lilac]

Okay, I really need to get to bed now. Just because I don't have to be on the site till 10:00 does not give me reason to stay up half the night.

I am, however, exstatic over the fact that I don't have to be in the office tomorrow!

So, goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England!

[Death_Or_Aldona]

the streets are awesome :)

i still haven't found my hairbrush

everything's covered in mud..... :P

[kamoke]

the night went downhill drastically

im probably a little upset

sleeping will probably cure it

right now, I don't really want to even partake in the festivities tomorrow

[velma]

i'm sleepless in cherry valley again

am drinking a kahlua sombrero to see if it helps

i eat lots of carbs, and atkins can go to hell!

[Cuilanië]

Originally posted by hammerquill@Aug 2 2004, 07:03 AM
Dinner tonight is spaghetti meat sauce à la Charbonneau, snitched out while the vat of it is simmering. I am told this is traditional.
:D Traditionally, the loot is eaten in front of the TV, but I guess the computer will do in a pinch... ;)

I solved the fruit fly problem developing in my kitchen yesterday by throwing out some of my roommate's fruit that were rotting - now there're only two or three flies left.

<yawn> ... need coffee. My fingers won't coordinate to let me type properly.

[Cuilanië]

<chokes> my roommate just over-sprayed himself with perfume (as usual). I'm not often glad to have a stuffed nose...

Damned allergies.

I think PMS ends today.

[chunkymonkey]

the moon is bright tonight

my favorite infomercial is for the ronco rotisserie. set it and forget it! Makes me want to eat pork tenderloin everytime I see it.

I'm determined to paint tomorrow even if it's just stripes on the walls.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i wonder why i avoid sleeping so much

i'm going to bake pumpkin bread tomorrow and it's gonna be yummy....or else...

i've prolly avoided sleeping long enough...g'night forums and peeps in da forums and peeps who are not in da forums, but will be later on...and to anyone else out there...i'd hate to leave anyone out of this g'night....i know how horrible it can feel to be left out....am i still talking???

[Larrissa]

goood morning folks, its almost 8:00 here and i just woke up, so yay!

i cant believe i did that. whens the last time i did that? probably high school, junior high even. damn me.

why must it always be three?? i refuse this time.

[kamoke]

I'm contimplating hitchhiking the 4 hour drive to st johns..

I really wanna go, but i have nowhere to sleep[again] and I have limited cash, and I don't know my way aound at all

make me go

[thunderstorm_19]

1 this is my 3000th post.

2 our neighbours are away, so i went over there to feed the cat this morning. he's so cute. he came downstairs and ate, and got attention, then went back to bed.

3 it's a holiday. holiday=no mail. :wacko:

[Larrissa]

potentially offensive, but funny. really funny. (http://phallic.org/mormon-masturbation.txt)

ice water

long ago buried and just now dug up

[Cuilanië]

Just had a nap, woke up drenched in sweat. ick. Um, and I'm moving back to Mtl, where it's even more hot & humid in the summer... Well, I'm hoping to have moved back out again by next summer anyway.

I should fix the hem of my winter coat. The buttons, too.

I see Theresa. :wave:

[kamoke]

alright, I'm all ready and I hope I make it out

i have film and batteries

I'm set

cheers!

[Dalmaney]

11.

I didn't crawl out of my room until about 15 minutes ago... it's my act of protest for having to be up until 2 last night.

I want a cup of coffee and I need to go for a run today.

[siafu]

:wave: hi eve!

i'm opening an account at ing direct, as they're paying interest. boring, huh?

i'm also working on those essays.

[Larrissa]

i scooped dog doo in the yard. it was half my chore for the day. the rest it to now mow the lawn.

it was loud rap time for the neighboorhood while i did it too

first email exchanged ... now what?

[sarahkate]

~ Yay for Eve moving back to Canada! Now she will be only about a 3.5 hours drive away from me, maybe we will be able to get together sometime. I have never been to Canada. B)

~ I took my doggy for a quick walk on my lunch break. Bad idea seeing that is very hot & humid here. Now I'm sitting here at work all sticky & sweaty.

~ I wonder if Alienspy is a momma alien spy yet?

[tanagee]

I am very proud of myself

Since December, we have been being billed a web hosting company who was supposed to be hosting the website, but they have not. I called them today and tore them a new butthole.

I have also accomplished a great deal of the tasks I set out to do today :)

[Curlita]

I just watched my cat eat a fly. I don't know why she swallowed the fly. I guess she'll die.

Today I found a coffee shop with chocolate chip cookies and bought one. Now I am too full to make a healthful lunch.

I have a dentist appointment in one hour. I do not want to go.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i'm at the library...

it's dusty & making my nose tingle

everything's STILL covered in mud....

[Skilyne]

AWWW...THANKS LILAC!!! :lol:

I came home to 3 things in the mail! Yippee!

Today was an ok day at work. I can't complain...

[siafu]

heh. i was in this email list for bargains. i posted about the ing direct deal and got banned. then, the snotbrain emailed everyone that i was a spammer. if they got any spam from me, they should forward it to him so he could report it to yahoo.

i wrote yahoo a letter and reported him, saying i was defamed. ha ha ha :rofl:

ok, maybe i should have let it go, but i felt like not. i'm not a spammer. i just did what others did and i got banned for it. because i wrote it up nicely? sorry, snotbrain. i still don't work for ING. though their color is orange. that's cool.

bonus. internet drama is so dorky, i know.

[Skilyne]

You go for it Theresa! That was quite snotbrained of him.

Tonight I am going to see him. :D This makes me happy.

I am also happy that the weather is so nice out today! And that work went well! And that I got mail!

As of this moment, I am feeling ok about life.

[gwensmom]

Someone gave my grandmother 3 of those left behind books and another book by the same authors about how we must wage war against the evils of secular humanism.

My mother gave them to me to sell on ebay. I listed them for $6 and they sold within 2 hours. Creepy.

This time next week, Gwen will be back in school full time! :yay:

I was thinking about OHpossum today. Anyone heard from Hollis lately?

[tanagee]

Originally posted by Curlita@Aug 2 2004, 12:40 PM
I just watched my cat eat a fly. I don't know why she swallowed the fly. I guess she'll die.


She swallowed a spider to catch the fly. I don't know why she swallowed the fly. I guess she'll die. :lol: I tried to read that book to Megan at the library last week, but I think it was beyond her 2 year-old brain.

I just realized she will be 2 1/2 in a month! :o

Theresa~ I'm in a kick ass kinda mood, what list is it? I'll join and send him an e-mail telling him where he can stick some spam! :angry:

[AnarKya]

I just ate pizza.

Im looking for a pink pen but i cannot find the perfect one.

I have to clean my purse.

[kittymao]

i feel like such a bum. I'm not sure why. Snarf.

I should go do something.

Sigh.

[thunderstorm_19]

1 there was a raccoon in our compost bin

2 i finally opened a guinness... i've been planning to have one for days.

3 it's a very warm day outside

[siafu]

To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FleaCycle_Portland/

To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
FleaCycle_Portland-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

here's some info for tana. B)

[Dalmaney]

I've been skimping on my runs lately, but still going.

I am making Chocolate Chocolate Pudding Cake, the yummiest thing in the world.

Pete is making rice crispie squares. My cake will kick the squares in the behind.

[Sirius]

Originally posted by tanagee@Aug 1 2004, 08:12 PM
My mom's boyfriend won $77,000 on a scratcher lottery ticket.

Am I selfish to think he should give me a little?

I was thinking last night "Rustell hasn't been around for a while." then I remembered she is in Vega$.
Yoohoo for him.

Yes. You should hope he will give you some, but really, if someone has a windfall they shouldn't feel obligated to give any of it to anyone. It is something I feel strongly about. I also don't think that because my uncle works hard and makes good money he should give my grandparents money. It would be nice of him if he did, but it bugs me that others feel he is obligated to.

I appreciate you noticing my absence. Back from Vegas, $12.75 richer than when I left, and I am not sharing it. ;)

[Lilac]

I was out on the site all day and it was so darn hot my energy is "sun-sapped." It was all I could do to drive myself home. I just want to draw the shades and lie in a dark, cool, silent room for about...oh, 12 hours or so!

Of course, this is impossible right now because I came home to a demon child. Must check his forehead for 666...

Someone, help me... send Father Damien Karras!

[Cuilanië]

Go, T - you tell 'em. Some people are just overboard.

It's still hot & humid in here, and I can't open my door to make a proper breeze because the roommate's in.

Score: Eve 2 mosquitoes 0

[Cuilanië]

Hm. Should I get that beer out of the fridge? At half-past midnight? I think so. B)

The neighbours are loud tonight, and the courtyard acts as a resonator...

I haven't finished sorting out my clothes yet.

[Lilac]

Hellboy is hounding me to take him to play tennis.

It's all I can do to drag my butt from this chair to the kitchen to get a cool drink, and he wants me to play a game that involves running?!!

Can one donate children to Goodwill, I wonder?

[Cuilanië]

The moon is near-full, low in sky, and beautiful tonight.

I love the sound of crickets.

There was a nice breeze in the kitchen, but much less than yesterday.

[Lilac]

Originally posted by Skilyne@Aug 2 2004, 08:03 PM
AWWW...THANKS LILAC!!! :lol:

I came home to 3 things in the mail! Yippee!

Today was an ok day at work. I can't complain...
Nothing like a fuzzy lamb to brighten one's day, huh?

You are quite welcome.

Gotta take care of my little sis when she's feeling depressed!

[Skilyne]

Lilac is the best big sister! :D

I am headed out to see him shortly. I'll be back later this evening...but at least it will be good to get together.

Will goodwill take a child? Hmmm...well-it could never hurt to ask!!! :P Or just force him upon them without asking... (Skilyne wishes Lilac luck in the ridding of demons)

[hammerquill]

The dog wandered off senilely this morning, and had to be brought home from the pound.

Now she's got a chip in her neck.

She's out being walked, then we'll finally get going over to SF to start setting up the booth.

[lilfrank08]

The soccer team I play on is going to Kings Island tommorow but Im not going because I hate rides :'( I wish I liked them!!

I just gave away two of my kittens that i had to bottle feed when they were little to a frined of mine! I have way to many!

I made 31 atcs yesterday...i was on a role!! Whoo-hoo!

[Larrissa]

oh yeah. breathe. must think. of response. who told?? i was going to talk about it. but i wasnt ready yet. hell hell hell.

i know its my own fault for not being ambigious enough.

and now i am showing her the journal.

[damn me ^_^]

[Lilac]

Just got back from the tennis courts. Yep, I dragged my tired ass out there and played the hell child ragged. He's quietly sitting on the couch, eating a popsicle. I think I might have wore hime down!


There was an extremely good looking younger guy playing on the court next to us. He resembled Joaquin Phoenix...and I couldnt keep my eyes off him!

Oh poo...I need a shower.

[tanagee]

Originally posted by siafu@Aug 2 2004, 02:32 PM
To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FleaCycle_Portland/

To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
FleaCycle_Portland-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

here's some info for tana. B)
What I wrote to them:
The user you banned was not spamming you pompus egomaniacial twit!
In the spirit of the board, the user was letting people know of an
opportunity they came across. The next time you decide to get up
your high horse and declare someone a spammer, why don't you do a
little more research. Has this user done anything like this
before? Do they work for the company they are recomending? Your
libelous actions have been reported. And if you feel the need to ban me too, so you can feel all important as a yahoo group moderator feel free.

I sent the message to the snothole, as well as posting it to the whole group.

Take that!!!

[Skilyne]

Well, back already. That was short, but still nice...

I'm getting myself more and more embroiled in this triangle though.

And as of this very moment, I am oddly okay with that.

Bonus: YOU GO TANA!!! :)

[bluecrayon]

I miss being able to really hang here and spin around...

dropping by in time installments just doesn't slide me into the neighborhood...

I am somewhere on my way to there via somewhere else...

and that's pretty much the truth and the conundrum and the bent spoon.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 7, 7, 7, 8, 10, 9, 6...

this is how my brain has been working today....

ummm...12?

[bluecrayon]

making change becomes an esoteric problem even as the coins jangle in my hand

this guy sitting next to me keeps wiping sweat from his brow and it isn't even warm in here

I have to go into a darkness to get to the sun, I'm thinking.

here and there; and no fork in the road that I can tell.

[tanagee]

Originally posted by Skilyne@Aug 2 2004, 07:11 PM
Bonus: YOU GO TANA!!! :)
The only bad thing is that I am now recieving mean spirited e-mails back. :'(

Oh well, screw them. :angry:

I have nothing in my house I want to eat and no $$ to buy something that I do want. :(

[siafu]

poor tana! it's OK. you did good sticking up for me!!! :wub:

anyway, i have my ing account. that's good enough.

i made teriyaki chicken for supper.

[siafu]

tana, the dude has changed his mind, apologized, and reinstated me.

tana+theresa=wondertwins

i have more work to do before i go to bed.

[Cuilanië]

Way to go, Tana and Theresa! :yay:

I didn't sleep too well. I don't usually when the light's on.

My roommate used the cordless phone last night and left it off the base. Now it's completely depleted, and I can't use it. Phooey.

I don't like going out of my room in the morning, because he's cranky and I feel like an intruder.

[Cuilanië]

It's going to rain again. A thunderstorm's on the way. It's getting dark.

My left wrist and hand hurt, for some unknown reason.

I'm going to have pancakes for breakfast.

[AnarKya]

Its 4:30 and I cant sleep.

I need to wash my hair.

I have to call the bank today because i cannot pay my bills on internet banking.

[Lilac]

I'm having lunch at my desk today because "they" went out ot eat without me, again. I wonder what I did to piss them off now?

Arrgrgggghghgh

I hate this.

[Obsidian_Cat]

:wave:

Life likes to throw curve balls; I wish I had a better catcher's mitt!

Hope everybody's been ok here, I miss playing in the forums at lunch...

[nymphette]

:wave: hello everyone!!!

miss you all and i need ot somehow retain my sanity so here i am!!!

harrison's doing wonderfully!!! :wub:

[siafu]

i am freaking out. i am thinking about apartments and pro se divorces. i don't know what to do besides sit here and cry.

having one set of student loans in the amount of $87,186.73 is incredibly stressful.

maybe i'll just go clean the crockpot.

[sarahkate]

~ Awww hugs & love for Siafu. :hug: Hang in there! Someday you will be rich and famous and your college loans will be a mere drop in the bucket. :)

~ Hi Robyn! I'm so thrilled to hear that Harrison is doing so well. He is one amazing little guy :wub:

~ I'm having a horrible day. Very busy & barely any time for playing in the forums. :'(

[Cuilanië]

Ay, that's serious stuff Theresa. Hugs and hugs. :(

Hang in there Lilac... bad workplace atmosphere is hard to put up with.

All this makes my own troubles seem petty in comparison... :unsure:

[gwensmom]

Awww Theresa! :hug:

I took Gwen to her school today to register and found out that the jerk principal is getting rid of the fabulous reading resource teacher! :angry: This is pissing me off beyond belief. I am going to call him on it.

I also learned that the school's enrollment was so low that they eliminated the assistant principal position and our wonderful assistant principal is gone :'(

Looks like this is the year I get myself on the school's Leadership Council.

There was some good news, and that is that all three of Gwen's therapists from last year will be back.

My sister lives in a gated community and can watch the camera at the front gate on her TV. So she calls it FRONT GATE- the Reality Show and tells me what happens. Last night there was some major action when an opossum walked by the camera and went into some shrubbery.

Poor Hammerquill's dog! I hope the poor thing is ok and not too traumatized.

My conservative Baptist cousin got her belly button pierced. :o

[chaoticcrafts]

wow, Siafu... sorry to hear all that...
makes me feel better about my problems...
feet are killing me... doc thinks maybe "plantar fachiitis"?
rent is paid...and rent check will clear!
it is too damn hot.....

[Cuilanië]

I think I'm going to have soup and salad for dinner.

The simplest of ballet movements hurt my leg muscles. They haven't been used that way in a looong time.

This is two-to-three-showers-a-day weather. Or pool weather, but I don't have a pool.

[Skilyne]

Hugs to Theresa!!! Try not to worry TOO terribly much about loans...although I can understand the stress. You are going to be such a successful lawyer that you'll pay them back in no time! *hugs*

Lilac...if I were there at work, I'd eat with you. And then I'd tell those co-workers of yours a thing or two. Workplace stress can be so hard! *hugs*

Glad to hear Harrison is doing well!!! :)

Sarah, THANK YOU for the box of stuff for my brother. That was very sweet of you! And he IS going to get to come home this fall...it is certain. :D

My day was uneventful...but that works for me.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i haven't eaten anything yet today...my tummy is making all kinds of silly noises

i just watch the magdalene sisters...it was pretty good...

it's too hot...my head feels swirly

[Skilyne]

I've got a really strange bruise on my inner thigh...it hurts! And it is strange because I've not got any idea how I got it, but it is really quite big. I've also got a bruise on the inside of my arm...just below the elbow. Hmmm...what are these all about???!!!

Today as I was coming out of the bathroom at work, my boss was standing there talking to a few of the guys, flung his hand backwards to illustrate something, and hit me squarely on my chest. He felt SO BAD! But it was funny...

It is a beautiful day out today!!! That is SO NICE...and I am really trying to soak in the good weather and fresh air before winter arrives. BLECH.

[siafu]

ok, i'm ok. all i can do is what i was ever going to do.

i'm going to take a chill because even though i'm not in the middle of the test, i'm probably still not recovered from it.

thanks for being nice.

[Cuilanië]

11pm, and I haven't had dinner. Guess the pancakes and fruit were sustenance enough.

Six weeks. Better than six months. Still forever.

Guess that means I'll be staying forever in Paris, and living forever... ;)

[bluecrayon]

don't know exactly what's been going on with siafu, but I am embracing my long distance friend...

thinking that everything in my life is long distance...

sitting here watching San Francisco push around my vision and knowing it's time to leave...

a few more days and I'm off yet again, but not to there.

maybe there is no there.

maybe I'm snagged on a dream shard.

7 lines here, but really only 2 thoughts.

[tanagee]

All the good things I thought I had done yesterday have all gone to shit.

Internet hosting company says; too bad no refund for you. Allstate HR says: not qualified enough, too bad.

Well at least I got them out of the way.

[Cuilanië]

Time for a shower, then I'm off to bed.

The air is getting cooler. That's good.

Good night to you all.

[Dalmaney]

I just had to leave the tv lounge because watching couples (even on Outback Jack) hurts too much right now.

10.

I have to finish the yearbook, and I don't want to.

[velma]

I'm watching way too much true crime tv.

I am on vicodin & amoxycilin for an abscessed tooth.

I can understand why people get hooked on this kind of stuff! :wacko:

[Lilac]

That you for that wonderful little surprise, Skilyne! I will indeed use those materials! I loved them! :kiss:

Hug and Hugs to Siafu!! :hug: Hang in there...everything WILL BE OKAY!


And hugs to Curlita, because I'm sure she's just miserable in all this heat!

[Skilyne]

Originally posted by Lilac@Aug 3 2004, 09:48 PM
That you for that wonderful little surprise, Skilyne! I will indeed use those materials! I loved them! :kiss:

You are welcome Lilac! I sent them out Monday morning...glad they arrived so soon! And I'm glad that you will be able to use them.

Yes, poor Curlita. I hope that you have been able to keep relatively comfortable.

My nephew (8 months old) is spending the night tonight. He is such a little cutie!!! I can't wait for my brother to come home and see him.

[hammerquill]

I am seriously annoyed with the speed of the mails just now.

I got home from the second day of set-up pretty early (7pm). Still, tiring.

I have to be out of here by about eight tomorrow morning. Jeez - it's like having a real job.

[tanagee]

Megan has started calling me Tana.

She has also decided that it is nite-nite time and has told me to "get off you pewter"

I finished a deco page that I am actually impressed with, but I am struggling with whether it is really done or if I should add some more. *sigh*
( I posted it in the gallery, lemme know what you think :) )

[Dalmaney]

I want to go home. I am tired of having zero personal space and look forward to returning to the place where for a few hundred bucks a month I buy some.

I should go narc some curfew.

I want to talk to the Boy. He said he'd call earlier this week, but it seems he was mistaken.

[Larrissa]

facts. facts are just lies we all believe.

in other words i dont have any right now.

but im posting anyway ...

[Lilac]

Hello Miss L!

[Helquin]

I'm pretty sure one of my acquaintances lied to me -- twice! -- today, but I can't figure out any motivation for him to do so... it was such a nothing issue. :huh:

Hmm... I thought I had more to say.

Brain fart.

[chunkymonkey]

she's not going to call me and I know that

why is the fluffiest little news nugget like "tom cruise ready for love again" making headline news on yahoo. Yeah it's yahoo but still. :rolleyes:

I'm too nostalgic

[Helquin]

I'm feeling pretty nostalgic lately too... I may be having my midlife crisis :huh:

I guess when Tom Cruise is ready for love, it's news :lol:

Now I'm gonna be humming that Bad Company song in my sleep :blink:

[Cuilanië]

The baby pigeons - guess I should call them juvenile pigeons by now - are starting to go out and about on their own. But I wonder if there's actually more than one.

I should change my bedsheets today, and turn the mattress. Bother.

Helquin is forums member 404. No wonder his name never shows up on the bottom of any given thread. ;) :lol:

[Larrissa]

i may have fallen, accidently ... and um, well, i dont know if i can get up from it. shit, this hurts. and its not that boy either. though it is love. i didnt understand the term "falling" really before very recently. what am i talking about? HA like im telling you. but thanks for listening.

i just woke up and am going back to bed.

i work today. at 5pm, at subway. :yay:

[ridiculous!]

[Obsidian_Cat]

Life is slowly returning to normal... if my life could ever be considered "normal!"

We're doing a voter registration drive - I suggested we print condoms with the slogan "Stand up and be counted - VOTE!" We just got them in - I can't help giggling every time I look at them. I shall have to try and scan one in for the "pictures" forum.

My, I have a lot of work to catch up on. But tea first, always.

[thunderstorm_19]

1 i am so drained this morning, i slept in, but only after having been up for some while in the night crying because i'd had such a dreadful dream.

2 i now know that if i lived on my own, and had such dreams, i would be making phone calls at 3 am to whoever of my friends/family would listen to me while i cried.

3 i was about 30 celcius yesterday, and humid, and today it's raining. and apparently, we'll be lucky if it gets warmer than 20 celcius for the next few days.

[chaoticcrafts]

1} read tstorms post... was thinking it is okay if my friends call me @ 3am....

2} anxious about Doc visit tomorrow..... what is he tells me to stay off feet?

3} son's friend came over @ 6am for ride to school... my son is so nice...fed them both bacon & eggs... feels good to be there as a mom....

[zanna]

went and got my teeth cleaned this morning.

they said i need to have my wisdom teeth removed ..

too bad for me that i'm leaving for college in about 2 weeks and have absolutely no time for the matter. i suppose it will have to wait until next summer ..

[nymphette]

1: tr;ying to catch up on 3RF is NOT going well.. <sigh> :huh:

2: i'm just going to jump in at this page here and try to figure out what's happening with everyone!!!

3: has julie had her baby???

[AnarKya]

Ive received a call this morning for a job.

Im drinking chocolate milk

Im still looking for the perfect pink pen...

[sarahkate]

~ I'm sad. Very sad. One of my coworkers died last night. Her colon burst and all of the toxins spread through her body to her heart and it was too late to do anything about it. She was only 54 years old! I will miss her a lot.

~ I am the only other person who knows how to do that coworkers job so I am assuming I will be taking that position over. It's hard to concentrate on work today, my brain is a big pile of mush and I can't keep from thinking that I will never see or talk to her again.

~ I'm happy for Larrissa getting a new job! I hope her coworkers are as fun as we are. ;)


P.S. Robyn - I don't think Julie has posted anywhere about having the baby or not yet, but she hasn't updated her LJ in several days so maybe she has had the baby already!

[thunderstorm_19]

1 sending big hugs to sarakate

2 viewing here this aft. so dad and i will be going out

3 eek... i need to clear up

[amylyn]

1. going through my lmao's to find out status
2. eating a crescent roll plain, yuck
3. waiting for my mom to come get me so we can paint her house

[siafu]

aw, sk. so sorry! big hugs to you.

i'm so unmotivated i'm listening to the radio songs coming in through the window. it's dave matthews band at least.

i've been informed i shouldn't cry so much. my eyes are grateful for that piece of jolly advice.

my nails need a touch up.

you know what pablo neruda says:

i was lost at night without the light beneath your eyelids. and when the shine enveloped me, i was born again, owner of my own darkness, obscurity.

more than three.

[Curlita]

SarahKate, so sorry! Take care of yourself - I'm sure that no one is really getting much done where you work, with something like that happening in your midst. I hope your employer is providing some support.

I have been wondering about Julie too... her LJ said they might induce either today or Friday?

I'm trying to clean my desk at work. It's a total pigsty and it's stressing me out.

[Curlita]

Originally posted by Lilac@Aug 3 2004, 06:48 PM
And hugs to Curlita, because I'm sure she's just miserable in all this heat!
Just saw this - thanks for the hug, Lilac! It has actually gotten cooler here, but I can always use a hug. :)

Battling intense emotional need for chocolate with knowledge that I have been spending too much money on snacky treats, and the knowledge that I have been gaining weight too quickly again.

People who e-mail me over and over about the same thing at work annoy me. Can't they wait for me to respond before they send me MORE thoughts on the same topic?

[Curlita]

Worried about Theresa. Relationship misery is, well, miserable. Couples therapy? We use it off and on. Keeps us sane and away from each other's throats.

Lilac eating lunch alone threw me back in time to 6th grade when I had NO friends and ate lunch by myself in the library every day.

Which is a pretty good indicator of the mental age of Lilac's co-workers!

[Cuilanië]

Aww SK, that's terrible! Big hugs.

And more hugs to Theresa.

Monkey progress report: doin' good. The test monkey is actually taking shape.

[Cuilanië]

Monkey fact: 19 pieces in two colours.

I'm in a heavy music mood. Currently finishing up: Offspring's Smash.

I had only one meal today, around half-past noon: the remainder of yesterday's pancakes, bacon, and a grapefruit. Don't think I'll be hungry for dinner until midnight or so.

*forgot to count the monkey's tail! ... :o

[tanagee]

:hug: for SK. I am sorry to hear about your co-worker. It is weird when someone is just suddenly gone.

I have finshed my creepy fuzzy leopard print bean bag frogs, but I can't decide if they need googley eyes.

I am such an insecure artist, I never feel like it is done and 9/10ths of the time I end up doing to much.

[siafu]

i put a roast in the crock pot. crock pots rock. nobody has to sweat over dinner.

i found out i am eligible under department of justice rules to work as a qualified representative in immigration cases. now i have to write a letter to catholic charities that says, you know you want me, baby. :naughty: are catholic charities too uptight for a letter like that?

i am not crying today. i am eating muffins and drinking iced tea for breakfast. would be nice if i could work on the Essays about the ocean.

ps list

eve: :wave: :hug:
curlita: yup, maybe. i would like it. especially some facilitation of communication
sk: :hug:
lilac: thanks for the props

[sarahkate]

~ Thank you for all of the hugs & support. I love you guys! :wub:

~ I'm feeling a little less upset now, but still really sad of course.

~ How interesting, if Julie had her baby or has it this week - how symbolic that will be. In one week I would know of one life ended and one just started.

[Larrissa]

i go to work in two hours

i got another freaking haircut, the length was driving me more nuts than usual

and ummmm, hes calling me tonight

[bluecrayon]

Back in my computer place with political messages taped all over the walls and radical tracts for sale at the counter...

An hour or so to spin around hoping I bump into some of you here...

but here's my hello to siafu, helquin, larrissa, lilac, curlita, cuilanie, hammerquill, skilyne, zanna, velma, gwensmom, nymphette, cryptaesia, wonky, and kamoke!!!! I won't actually be "back" in "real time" until September or so. I am strictly hit and running now.

and I feel out of balance.

[Cuilanië]

T: :wave:

I'm going to take a shower, now that the air is cooler.

I'm just beginning to be hungry. Darn.

I think there are new, obnoxious tenants in the building. sigh.

[Cuilanië]

Hey cb, good to see you. :)

Have fun at work, Larrissa! And congrats, too. :)

:)

[Dalmaney]

I want a haircut, but I won't bother until I go home to Saskatoon next week.

I ended up talking to the Boy for almost an hour last night... making our story end happily ever after for lack of anything else to talk about.

Only 3 days until the students go home. I may just survive!

[bluecrayon]

Yay, Dalmaney. I always like following your progress with "Boy" :D

I talked to Infatuation Guy until 4am the other night and for an hour this morning. I try to stretch that out and wrap myself up in it and keep myself going through my lonliness...

but I miss him and feel the snags on my heart. :(

[Curlita]

My stomach itches like crazy. The rash I thought was going away is coming back again. :(

I sent my husband a little joke I thought up about the baby's name and his response back was "GROAN." I'm feeling very unappreciated.

I really wish people could read the sign on the front door that says, "Deliveries and After Hours, Please Use Back Door," instead of standing there and trying to open a locked door that has a gigantic wooden bar across it.

[zanna]

Originally posted by bluecrayon@Aug 4 2004, 05:37 PM
but I miss him and feel the snags on my heart. :(
i discovered i couldn't live with all the snags that i encountered ..as much as the time i got to spend with him was amazing and like nothing else i'd ever had, i just couldn't sustain myself on the limited contact anymore.

it's never really ended though ..nothing has been said, our contact is even more limited now, but i think it's for the best.

i haven't found a replacement him, i've just found dave, and he helps me to believe that i can have a normal life.

[Cuilanië]

Dare I go to bed with wet hair? I'll wake up with even wilder hair than usual.

My mail today: bank stuff.

I have to call the phone company tomorrow.

[siafu]

zanna, that was a really deep and kind post.

E, sorry about your itchy tummy.

if you want to send me your joke, i'll laugh at it a bunch ;)

[Cuilanië]

p.s.: good night everyone.

[Lilac]

I'm sick.

I'm going to go lay in bed and watch my newest DVD, The Exorsist.

I don't know why I bought that movie. It scared the crappola out of me the first and only time I saw it.

[Skilyne]

OH NO! I hope you feel better soon Lilac!

I am HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY, because I bought a scanner. And I've posted some pictures already...this is going to be good times. :P

It was an ok day at work. Busy...but not bad.

[Curlita]

Why is it that the damn hair growing out of my chin is always long enough to FEEL but not long enough for me to actually pull out without tweezers?

And why do I always remember that I need to pluck it while I'm in the car or at work or somewhere else where tweezers are unavailable?

It's almost time to go home from work, and I still haven't opened the mail yet.

[Lilac]

Yaaayyyy for Skilyne's new scanner!

Boooooo for Curlita's chin hair! :lol:

ZZZZZZZZZ's for me cause I took some cold medicine and I'm about to zonk...

[Curlita]

Random Facts Re: the Baby Center Message Boards

1. Someone just posted about how much she loved the smell of her baby's neck. I posted back that I felt the same way about my cat. Does that make me a weirdo?

2. Women who have questions about their genitals actually use the phrase "down there" (usually in quotes) when asking. Is it that hard to say "My vagina itches"?

3. Seriously, does anyone else like to sniff their cats' neck fur? *Am* I a weirdo? Nevermind, I think I already know the answer to that...

[Obsidian_Cat]

Wow, there's always so much to catch on when I can't check in regularly. And of course, I want to know everything!

:hug: Hugs to those who need them, :D smiles to those with good news, and an offer to share my box of Kleenex with anyone who needs it!

And Curlita, I could never say anything about you smelling your cat's necks, since I have a compulsive need to rub my nose on my cat's bellies...

:lol:

[kittymao]

sigh. KittIES. I miss cats.

Gaak! Work! hey, did you know I got a second job? I'm now a waitress at an irish pub. weeeird, huh?

Uhm. so yea. I need to uhm... get dressed and ready and stuff.

[kamoke]

I slept under a transport truck, cut my hands open on barbed wire fence, acquired major blisters on the feet, back is broken, etc..

I am going to clean my room

blah blah tired

[zanna]

blah
blah
blah

[zanna]

Originally posted by kamoke@Aug 4 2004, 08:04 PM
I slept under a transport truck, cut my hands open on barbed wire fence, acquired major blisters on the feet, back is broken, etc..

I am going to clean my room

blah blah tired
you sure know how to live it up kamoke! :lol:

today my future roomate and i bought everything we need (we think) for our dorm room we're sharing together ..

..6 hours, 4 sore feet, and about $500 dollars later ..

[nianono]

Noah and I are taking the kiddies to the New England Aquarium tomorrow!

I will have just as much fun as they will!

I am going to watch a movie now called Yours, Mine and Ours . It is from 1968 and Lucille Ball is in it. It is based on a true story of a widow and widower who married and between them, they had 18 children. Holy Cow! :blink:

[Skilyne]

Originally posted by Curlita@Aug 4 2004, 07:44 PM
Seriously, does anyone else like to sniff their cats' neck fur? *Am* I a weirdo? Nevermind, I think I already know the answer to that...
No...you're not a weirdo! Or maybe you are...but then that would make me one also. I love the smell of my cats' fur around their necks...I like to nuzzle them.

I am going to post a picture of my brother...he had it taken in Iraq. I know this the 3 random fact thread, but I guess it qualifies...because it is a fact that he is my brother.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/Skilyne/0b069dce.jpg

[Larrissa]

i just got home from work, had some pizza, and my sister is all pissed about who knows what. so shes cussing and pouting and yelling, and goes in her room, slams the door, and now the door is jammed closed. shes in there crying, trapped in her bedroom. :o

work was okay, this girl that was supposed to train me wasnt very thorough ... i did good ... good good good. :D

and well, i love you guys :wub:

[bluecrayon]

back again at my political computer place where I am on a first name basis with the guy behind the counter... he sneaks me free time blocks here and there...

I love seeing what Skilyne looks like -- she is way cute, indeed! She should not be in a triangle, I think...

I don't know what my excuse is.

I love Larrissa, too. ;)

[bluecrayon]

coming back because I wanted to tell Zanna how much I appreciated her response to my snagged heart...

even though her response made me sad -- proof that sometimes love alone is not enough to sustain a relationship, I guess.

a reality I am not yet wanting to embrace...

[Skilyne]

I updated my profile to include a larger picture of myself, and I changed my avatar. I'm feeling brave. :P

Your excuse CB, is the same as mine is: Love is love...triangle or not.

I am eating pizza...which is unusual for me at 11:00 at night!!!

[bluecrayon]

well, the thing about triangles is that the distance between all the points is equal and they don't roll across the floor when someone within it gets careless...

and the edges are sharp and can be used as a weapon in the case of attack...

and it keeps me forever humble inside myself, and maybe that's a good thing.

[hammerquill]

We did our first day of wholesale today at the Fort Mason show.

It was boring as hell.

We got one new gallery, though, and a former gallery came back after a hiatus of several years.

[Lilac]

I don't think I'm going to work tomorrow because I think I have a kidney infection...

I'm going to call my doctor first thing in the morning.

When one has had a kidney transplant, a kidney infection tends to be a little serious! :o

[hammerquill]

*!##@&%! flood control!!

Tomorrow is also a wholesale day, but it's a short one. I take tomorrow off, as my father can survive five hours of stultifying boredom even without my help.

I got a good reaction to my coffee table from two good buyers, but - as I expected - it's a bit too expensive.

I have one of the best shops on the planet (and local at that) interested in other furniture, as long as it can get a bit cheaper. We'll see.

[hammerquill]

I also have an old shop interested in the flower sconces I used to make, if they can still be made at an okay price. We'll see.

The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library have a used book store at Fort Mason. This is DANGEROUS.

Retail is Friday through Sunday. Then it gets really gruelling, especially with teardown, Sunday night till midnight.

[Lilac]

Best of luck, Hammerquill!!!!

[zanna]

Originally posted by bluecrayon@Aug 4 2004, 10:55 PM
-- proof that sometimes love alone is not enough to sustain a relationship, I guess.

i was just tired of trying to hold onto the hope that love alone would work in our case. the only thing that was 'for' us, was us.

it started to become almost impossible to distingush between my real life and this seperate world of him and future hopes.

i was tired of all our secrets ..but i think i've become so dependent apon them that i can't seem to really let go. he is still apart of my life, and still a secret. from my friends. from my family. from dave. and i think even from me.

[Cuilanië]

I'm smiling for Reed's good news - even with the qualifiers. :D

Lilac better take care of herself and get well soon! :o

Hugs to bluecrayon, zanna, and Skilyne...

[Helquin]

Yikes -- hoping Lilac is OK.

I don't check this thread often enough.

It's overwhelming sometimes.

[Larrissa]

i am awake. and this is enough.

i hope she knew i was kidding .... because i was.

lately the lack of audible emotion from this computer screen disturbs me ...

[AlienSpy]

1. I haven't been able to keep up with all the posts in this thread for a few weeks now. I miss everyone!

2. I'm still not a mommy... I'll have to be induced tomorrow because it looks like my little guy is too comfortable in my belly! I'm sad because I wanted to go into labor naturally... I can't wait to hold Justin in my arms but I'm so nervous! I don't think I'll get much sleep tonight...

3. I'll try to come back in a few days to post pictures of my baby :wub:

[Cuilanië]

Bon courage and good luck for tomorrow then, Julie! :hug: Can't wait to see those pictures! :D

It's raining today, which is a welcome change from hot, hazy & humid...

I need to vacuum again. I'm shedding hair a lot ATM.

[Curlita]

Good luck to Julie!! So glad you posted, as many of us were eagerly awaiting news.

Lilac, be well and take care of your kidneys!

Bagels with onion, tomato and cream cheese are good things.

[Cuilanië]

I got mail! :)

And I got mail to pick up! :D

:wub:

[thunderstorm_19]

1 i got mail again! yay! thanks gwensmom!

2 i'm painting/arting today

3 i got hungry so i'm eating cheese on toast

[Larrissa]

i have just IMed 6 random people. for entertainment. have your AIM name listed on livejournal? its your own fault...

i cant remove myself from the computer. though i should. i want to sleep.

i want four days off work for every day of work. tooo bad.

[Lilac]

I'm fine, everyone. I came to work today...blah. Thanks for your concern! :D

I need to get stuff done, but couldnt get through the day without my "nervousness fix!"

So...um, see ya all later!

[indigo]

I got the most awesome little butterfly box from skilyne!!!!!! It was totally unexpected and such a nice surprise!!! Thank you skilyne! You rock! I LOVE IT!!! :D

I haven't been on here for like ever.... there's way too many pages of 3RF to go through on my little 20 minute break!!!

I have to go move my car anyway... parked in a 2 hour zone... :rolleyes:

[tanagee]

When I was 14 I was suspended from school for passing a note back and forth to a girl in my sewing class detailing the sexual exploits of our sewing teacher.

The only physical fight I ever was in was with a boy. I slapped him and he grabbed the front of my jacket and threw me against the wall, unfortunately there was a water fountain on that wall and I rippped it off from the weight of my body.

Due to my tendency to zone out in school I made a lot of enemies who thought I was giving them dirty looks.

[namelessgirl]

new better apartment! i'm so excited!

the person who i need to share this news with though is not online. oh the "grrrr" of it all!!! :D

i treated myself to lunch because i was so happy!

[Cuilanië]

Yay Sara for the apartment! :)

Yay Lilac for being ok!

Happy hugs to everyone, just because.

[Cuilanië]

Argh. Crocheting with yarn spoils you for the fine work. My fingers are going numb from the strain.

I have decided to systematically finish the projects I have in various states of completion - some have been that way for years! Since I can't make myself stick to one project and finish it before starting on the next, I'm going to spend an hour each on two or three projects a day. That's the theory, anyway... :rolleyes:

I can't believe that it's been almost a year already since I joined Nervousness. :blink:

[Larrissa]

IM HERE! though not for long .... :ph34r:

whooooooyeeeeeeeaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

uh huh. this is most excellent.

[Larrissa]

bless you hammerquill for the missing post fix.

and bless miss sara for finding an apartment so soon

and bless the world for having me as a visitor

[siafu]

oh gosh. bureaucracy can be so lame.

but since i am a juris doctor, i will just chill and say, a doctor's in the house. the downside is, i get no stethoscope, dammit.

i got the head of my creature done while i was on hold for an effing hour.

[velma]

I'm getting repetitive strain syndrome from using the computer so much.

I'm going to a jumbo flea market Sunday where I will no doubt buy stuff I can't resist and will think of some wonderful use for then never get around to it and end up giving it away.

Oral surgery is da bomb.

[hammerquill]

Originally posted by siafu@Aug 5 2004, 12:32 PM
but since i am a juris doctor, i will just chill and say, a doctor's in the house. the downside is, i get no stethoscope, dammit.

Ooh. Can we call Theresa "Doc" now?

In Latin, the order of adjectives and nouns doesn't really matter, so maybe we can call her a Doctor Juris, or DJ for short. So there's a DJ in the House... B)

I need a workout.

Other than that, the day off is a good thing.

[bluecrayon]

Dr. T. -- I like that! sounds formidable.

I am planning on radical changes and wonder what I'm going to do with my hundreds of found objects...

I want to live in a naked room for awhile with only his painting on my wall.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i'm at the library

someone's asking the librarian where to find star trek stuff...

we should hang out :P

[cheshire-cat]

-I somehow managed to get superglue on my finger this afternoon even though I was being careful. "Bonds skin instantly."

-I feel very, very happy today (in spite of being superglued).

-I've met some really great people on nervousness. :)

[Skilyne]

Originally posted by siafu@Aug 4 2004, 04:06 PM
now i have to write a letter to catholic charities that says, you know you want me, baby. :naughty: are catholic charities too uptight for a letter like that?

Probably not actually. My Mom is a foster parent through Catholic Charities...has been since 1985. And we've always had good experiences with them, and the caseworker we work with is awesome!

*sigh* I'm tired, but it was a pretty good day overall.

I am going camping this weekend!!! :D

[Cuilanië]

I'm working on a crochet piece at the computer. That's wrong. The good and properly placed light for that kind of stuff is over my bed.

Speaking of light, I should change that light bulb...

I didn't do half the things I wanted to do today, but I did other stuff that also needed doing. Guess that makes me even.

[siafu]

Probably not actually. My Mom is a foster parent through Catholic Charities...has been since 1985. And we've always had good experiences with them, and the caseworker we work with is awesome!

well, that's good news. i'm checking on one more thing, but the letter is in the draft box of my email. if i got that job on a permanent basis, it would pay my student loans and give full benefits. whee. it's only 20 hours a week, too. so i would still have time for whatever. you know, all my important whatevers.

i can't find the cordless phone. i need heidi to be home to push the pager button.

sometiimes i feel that nonprofits are too harried to be effective, but i suppose that they are working on the 'one at a time' principle.

[Skilyne]

Ok...it is a fact that my brother is going to get to come home this fall!!! So in celebration, here are 3 pictures of him taken in Iraq...(bear with me and all these pictures I've been posting...I'm in love with my scanner.)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/Skilyne/0b069dce.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/Skilyne/667bfc4d.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/Skilyne/5aebf1f0.jpg

[Lilac]

Skilyne...add as many pics of your brother as you want! ;) :naughty:

hubba hubba

:P

[tut]

well, i guess this is as good a place as any to start the getting to know you, er me, thing :D

1 this is my first real post ever (after the questionaire)

2 i am very affectionate and like to 'cheek' people. this is like a kiss, but not with your lips, with your cheek!

3 i think it's crazy that Germans put banana juice in their wheat beer, but i drink it anyway cuz it's yummy!

[Skilyne]

Originally posted by Lilac@Aug 5 2004, 05:52 PM
Skilyne...add as many pics of your brother as you want! ;) :naughty:

hubba hubba

:P
LOL! Ok Lilac...here is another one. :P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v341/Skilyne/e6b80d32.jpg

I am feeling hungry, but I'm not sure for what...

I am also feeling antsy, but I'm not entirely sure what I want to do.

[kamoke]

Im on the attack here with these baby carrotts!

work was tiring, but the customers made me feel better!

down side, the evil Kim has become more evil! Wal mart treats employees so bad at times... or at least evil wal mart managers treat us bad!

[Lilac]

Thanks for the additional pic, Skilyne!

There's a flock of turkeys wandering through my front yard.

My car has a flat tire. I need to go do something about it.

[Lilac]

Oh poor Kamoke, you work at Wal-Mart?

You can cry on my shoulder if you'd like.

I've heard that people who are managers at Wal-mart have sold their souls to the devil!

[kamoke]

llaarriissaa, thanks for the postcards! both of them!! B)

im so tired it almost hurts.. but I can't sleep now because i may be up all night.. and i work in the morning..

such a delema I know................... plus heather wants me to watch big brother and she is such a drama queen and i don't want to use punctuation

[siafu]

i have to go in one minute

the only way to cut through the red tape was to call my congressional representative's office. that worked ok, though.

*chasing lilac around trying to listen to her forehead with my stethoscope*

tomorrow i am selling my plasma.

[Curlita]

I am hoping Dr. T is kidding about her plasma. I need a nanny in December, and would be happy to give you an advance if you are willling to take the job.

Erica II's brother is a cutie.

Is it presumptuous to assume that I am Erica I?

[kittymao]

I had another flat today. But- this time I bought my own steenkin' tools and fixed it meself! Rawr!

We have this chocolate brownie ice cream that we got from Rudy's bro cause he didn't like it. it is CRAZY delicious. and I don't even like chocolate.

I should do the dishes and do all sorts of nice good cleaney things so rudy is happy and comfy when he gets home All this week he has worked at LEAST 12 hour days.

[Skilyne]

Originally posted by Curlita@Aug 5 2004, 07:57 PM
Is it presumptuous to assume that I am Erica I?
LOL! No of course not! You were here first...you are most certainly Erica I!

I am still having fun with my scanner. I'm scanning random paper objects just so that I have something to play with and alter. It's a whole new art form! :P

I am feeling SO TIRED, and I am glad that it is Friday tommorow...because I just can't take much more.

My Mom has Epstein-Barr (which is a condition that causes you to get tired REALLY easily and often...and usually lasts at full intensity for a few years) and I sometimes wonder if I don't have it the way I am always so tired out. BLECH. Oh well...

[Dalmaney]

All my kids are finished with their projects and CRAZY.

I am not good at resizing pictures to make them internet friendly.

I like my teddy bear, but I throw him out of bed on a nightly basis.

[oreogrl1]

*Maybe I have Epstein-Barr...I am always super tired.
*I brushed my teeth this morning... that was at 2:00pm
*My mum may have broken her ribs at the natural rock waterslide we went to 3 days ago...she looks pitiful.

[Lilac]

I've been in such a bland mood these past couple days...not sad, not happy...just blah. I don't understand it! Could this be depression? When I think "depression, " I think all sad and weepy...but like I said, I'm not sad. What does actual depression feel like?

I'm working from home tomorrow, so I could stay up all night if I wanted to. I don't want to. But I don't want to go to bed, either.

The house is too silent tonight.

[Larrissa]

i worked. so long. stayed late to close. so much work. but its good. im tired. and loony. and my sister is so kind as to let me cheat on her screenname. though no one is around to talk with ....

my shirt smells like sandwiches

i have a problem with calling people sir and ma'am

[Gingersmack]

Listening to a mix Amy sent me.

Enjoying it.

I am typing by candlelight.

[Cuilanië]

Originally posted by Lilac@Aug 6 2004, 06:29 AM
What does actual depression feel like?
Like slipping into a black, bottomless pit and being unable to help yourself out of it no matter how hard you try to fight it.

Today is grey and wet - so far. I hope it stays that way, I'm enjoying the coolness of the air!

I will go to the post office today. :)

[hammerquill]

If I had a VCR and a TV, I could be watching Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back and calling it research right now.

Someone else'll do it, though, before I have a chance to, and steal part of my geekiness thunder over on Stumpers-L.

I spent a whole lot of today reading. :D

[Helquin]

Originally posted by Cuilanië+Aug 6 2004, 01:37 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Cuilanië @ Aug 6 2004, 01:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Lilac@Aug 6 2004, 06:29 AM
What does actual depression feel like?
Like slipping into a black, bottomless pit and being unable to help yourself out of it no matter how hard you try to fight it. [/b][/quote]
You know, I was wrestling earlier with how to respond to this, but Cuilanië has nailed it. In February '96 I was -- literally -- in a heap on the floor unable to even say "help me." But that was because I stubbornly waited too long to ask for help in the first place. I was so lucky to have people in my life who cared enough to give me a reality check.

Talk to someone. Even if you're not clinically depressed, it's a good strategy. Learn to think of your heart and your mind in the same way that you think of your kidney: how "wrong" does it have to get before you do something about it?

There must be 3 facts in there somewhere. :lol:

[Gingersmack]

Having fun with Helquin in the forums.

Talking to my cat, Keller.

Contemplating my next project...

[Helquin]

Damn -- I can't believe it's 4:30 am!

Had fun chaining with Gingersmack, too. :)

Mercury is in my 5th House. How's that for a random fact?

The August issue of Harper's has been giving me mental orgasms.

[Obsidian_Cat]

I don't think I have three facts this morning.

For once in my life my brain feels empty.

The last of the marbles must have slipped out....

[Larrissa]

marbles! shit. i used to have some. but they were lost so long ago ...

i received a letter, on the outside of the envelope, from meika. its awesome :D

and well, my muscles hurt.

[tut]

instead of going to school or work today, i went downtown and bought myself a pink dress with pockets that makes me feel like a bobby-sockser (ie a girl from the 50s)

my boyfriend is looking at me funny cuz he just woke up from a nap

we are normally both more productive than this, but it's friday and our vacation just started! :P

[Larrissa]

i have an mp3 that sounds fine on the computer but when it is recorded to a cd, it skips badly. multiple attempts. repeated failure.

and seeing people respond to different situations is a great way to get to know them, i think

and can now say, i am going to florida. namelessgirl and i will be sharing an apartment. its awesome really. :D :D :D it shall be happening in about a month ...

[siafu]

well, yeah, there's that whole black hole thing. but since you are normally way happy go so lucky, lilac, i would take prolonged blahs as a signal. i'm with helquin on the no sense waiting until you are a pile on the floor.

plus, you have had some really big stressors lately.

Some biologists believe that the small size of the northern pike's brain (1/1305 of its body weight) accounts for its lack of concern about predators. niiiiice.

[siafu]

wow. that's great!

florida is luscious.

but i think i'm getting acclimated to oregon. i haven't wished i was back in florida in a couple of weeks.

[Obsidian_Cat]

Yay Larrissa! Very cool.. um, no - Florida's warm, hot even! :lol:

Periods of stress and change can definitely cause mild depression. Take care of it now, and yourself Lilac!

I love Oregon, it's beautiful! Just about anyplace is better than Delaware though... :P

[zanna]

probably going to go place a geocache today.

tentative plans to go bowling tonight.

but first i really need to go take a shower.

[Cuilanië]

Yay for good news, Larrissa!

I hope Lilac is ok... :hug:

Got a big book in the mail today. :wub:

[indigo]

being a new member to nervousness sucks. all the LMAO's I want to join have like a minimum of 10 required for feedback or whatever. i can understand why people do it - they don't want to get burned - but at the same time it is frustrating to be VERY limited in what i can join.

i want to start my very first, very own LMAO but i am scared. yeah i know i am a wiener.

i miss my little harrison....... :'(

[chaoticcrafts]

am hoping Indigo hangs in there

am hoping OzzFest goes OK... am going w/an old love that I am still not over...

am wondering if old love is over me yet?

[Lilac]

Thanks everyone for your concern. :hug: I'm still feeling blah, but it's not as bad as it was, maybe because I'm working from home today. Work has been/is a big stressor on me, now that I have this new position.

I think maybe I'm feeling overwhelmed, too. There is just so much stuff that needs to done around my place.

I may call my doctor and talk to him about this. I definately don't want to end up a heap on the floor.


Hugs to Hequin, Cuiliane, Siafu and everyone else who ever had to deal with depression. :hug:

[Larrissa]

heya again! thanks for the congrats and good things you say. :wub:

my shoulder muscles hurt so much.

i am working for the start of the unhermit life, version 2.

[Death_Or_Aldona]

i don't really have 3 facts

i'm holding back a sneeze...i hate sneezing

makes me feel like i'm exploding uncontrollably...awful things sneezes...meh...

[Larrissa]

i must aquire proper outdoor clothing for the upcoming Leaving of the House Event.

mr grinch christmas flannel pajama pants arent acceptacle

and a few minutes ago mister J left me for the outside world ...

[indigo]

i have an upset stomach and that lovely icky achy blah feeling one usually gets when they have a flu but i simply cannot be sick for i must take my son and his friend to the fair tomorrow....

:yell: <- Did you know that this guy actually has a string of cursing coming out of his mouth? Right above his waving fist. If I could figure out a way to change the color of my background I would show you.

But then most of you probably already knew that.

[Cuilanië]

Thanks for the hug, Lilac. :) It was five years ago, when my parents split; but I take comfort in the fact that they are definitely much happier apart.

Today is marked by a return of inspired sketching. I know who to thank for that... :wub:

I think I may be coming down with a cold. My throat is more sensitive than usual, and my sinuses feel kinda thick. Time to make ginger stuff.

[Obsidian_Cat]

http://www.obsidiancat.com/smile/cussing2.gif

Curiosity killed the cat.

What they don't tell you is that it was a black cat.

[bluecrayon]

no, they don't tell you it was a black cat and they don't tell you how seductive depression is.

I dance in it way too much in my life and I think it is the blanket I wrap up in when I can't face making painful choices...

because sometimes we are balanced in such a way that no matter which direction we move, we are going to hurt someone...

better, I'm thinking, to not move.

[Skilyne]

I am thinking of you Lilac...depression is no fun at all! I suffer from it pretty bad at times, and like Helquin said...don't wait until it gets so bad that you are crumpled on the floor. Cuiliane said it perfectly when she related it to a black hole.

I got a nice LONG letter from Erica I today!!! Thank you!

I am feeling rather crafty today...I might have to figure out how to channel that.

[tanagee]

My hubby does not believe in depression.

Then how does he explain the fact that I was catatonic, unable to care for my 5 day old baby and was ready to get in my car and start a new life?

He also does not believe on psychiatry, mostly because he thinks his sister is worse after therapy than she was before.

[tanagee]

:lol: I just caught Megan putting on my hubby's deoderant. It was cute and funny so I didn't get mad at her, but now she smells "sporty".

:angry: My attempt to lose 10# before I go to Chicago is not going well...it's all the chocolate chip cookies fault I tell ya!

:o There was an alarming amount of dead fish in the tanks at the pet supply store.

[nymphette]

hugs to lilac!!!! depression doesnt necessarily mean that you are sad and crying- you can just have less of an interest in things you normally enjoy and be considered depressed... i think it is just different severity of symptoms that gets you different treatment....

i think i need an anti-depressant again, but i dont' like to take themn when i am pregnant.... but i just feel like i am reaching breaking point... of course,i felt like that a few days ago and here i am, slogging along....

though i do have to say, i'm NOT doing it fo rme- but for harrison and mungo bean...

and i think we have decided against the amnio... i do NOT want to do it, but would do it to get this baby better care than possible in regina, if he/she is affected.... however, harrison's pediatrician has said that HE would take responsibility for the baby if he/she is sick, and that they would do the metabolic bloodwork daily once baby is feeding, to see if the ammonia level rises, glutamine level, etc... and then treat from there... :(

what the hell am i going to do if this baby is sick too???? i can NOT go through this again...... :ph34r: :unsure: :'(

[indigo]

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!! SO HAPPY TO SEE A POST FROM YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A lady here at work was just asking me about Harrison and stuff and I got really emotional (and here I go again) and had to go to the bathroom and have a little cry.... :'(

Mungo Bean will be just fine I promise. And even if SHE isn't you know you have all of us here (n'ness here AND home here) who love and support and will be with you through it all the way. Just think of it as positively as possible - you still got Mom's liver if the new baby IS sick! :lol: (sorry... i know... really not a good joke but you know how it is)

I miss you Robyn and Harrison both. I really wish I could see you guys right now.... see... getting all teary-eyed again.

[velma]

I feel for all of you who are suffering from depression--I know what it's like, how difficult it is to find the energy to even talk, go out, etc.

I also know what it's like when people dismiss it, or tell you to "snap out of it" & other helpful phrases.

I send warm fuzzies your way.

[Larrissa]

bastards that dont believe in depression, i send you little smite fairies. they make you itch. badly. in personal places. watch out.

i am working soon. again. sandwich ho day 3.

my shirt better be dry by then ...

[indigo]

i also suffer from depression and am on anti-depressants (although I forget them when we headed to Edmonton and got back to find i only had one day's worth left and have not gotten my prescription filled yet which might explain the crying in the bathroom...)

my husband (who suffers from a sever anxiety disorder but basically refuses to admit it) thinks that depression or any other 'mental health' type illnesses are just a sign of weakness

medication does help, although it is not for everybody and Lilac - if you were to go to your doctor, there are also short term medications that can be prescribed

[tanagee]

I was put on Paxil when I had my "meltdown" after Megan's birth, but I stopped taking it after 2 weeks because I didn't know if I felt better because I had finally gotten some sleep and dextoxed from all the drugs I was given in the hospital or if it was from the Paxil.

I want to talk to my doctor about getting back on it for my anxiety, but I get too shy and anxious to ask. What a double edge sword.

I need to call the dentist...I'll be right back.

[tanagee]

My goal for this afternoon was to be one of the top 10 posters.However with only 19 posts I will undoubtedly be knocked off soon enough.

Is it wrong of me to not want my hubby to come home for dinner so I can eat all of a frozen pizza I have been coveting? Is it a sin to covet frozen food?

I guess since I picked out and bought the pizza it is not really coveting though.

[Skilyne]

I went to the store and bought some more paper...which makes me happy. Now I've got lots of materials to get crafty!

I am glad you liked the little box I made you Indigo! :)

Nothing too exciting going on here...just the same old stuff. But I AM SO HAPPY that it is Friday. I always enjoy Friday nights when I know I don't have to get up for work the next day. Work has been alright this week...but still...

[siafu]

yeah, tana. you're ok. pizza away.

when i started this essay, i thought it was such a good idea. now i'm just worried it sucks and i'm putting too much effort into crap.

gotta go.

[bluecrayon]

Friday night and I am alone in a city full of lovers everywhere and I am missing him big time...

I hope Larrissa doesn't think I'm dissing the concept of depression.

I only just crawled to shore after nine months of being unable to understand what to do with my colors -- my art just stopped breathing and my life kind of crumbled around me -- I only speak for myself when I say depression just might be the zone I hide my life in. I think I see a way out of this pattern, but everything still hurts even as it's smiling...

[Cuilanië]

Oh, this morning's breeze feels like an autumn morning... All year the seasons have been ahead of themselves here, but I have to stick with 'real' time...

The juvenile pigeon isn't quite awake yet. The reprieve from its shrill, piercing, whistling cries is very welcome.

I didn't sleep much - with the light on, again, will I ever learn... - And I'm already awake...

Bonus: I think I'll get some croissants from the bakery. Mmm. :D

[Cuilanië]

Oog. I spoke too fast about the juve pigeon. sigh.

I should go to the pharmacy, to get my allergy med prescription refilled.

But right now, I think I'll go lie in bed. S'cold, out from under the covers.

[Cuilanië]

I'm sure Doc's essay doesn't suck at all. I'd offer to test-read it, but right now my brain is mush.

Yawn. Huge.

Books tend to migrate from the bookshelves to the unused side of my bed...

[Dalmaney]

I got a letter from the Boy today, full of ramblings and seriousness.

My kids are slowly trickling home to their real parents.

I am very, very, very tired and may decide to get some sleep fairly soon.

[Larrissa]

its almost 1:00 am, and i just got off the phone with him ...

i have nothing else to say.

goodnight.

[Cuilanië]

I was only intending to read in bed, in the warmth under the covers, but I went back to sleep. So I squeezed out another hour and a half of rest, but it's still not enough. The light was still on.

I'm out of cereal and bananas. I knew this yesterday, but left it until this morning to do something about it. What it means is that I have to go to the grocery store before I can have breakfast.

Unless I get those croissants.

[Larrissa]

life has grown so much so quickly for me

ummmmm, i passed out while waiting to call back

the smells of subway are starting to really disturb me.

[kamoke]

Ughh... work again in 45 minutes

mom left today for three weeks.. yikes

i wanna go on plane :crybaby:

[kamoke]

I don't have time to read up on 5 pages.. but larrissa, are you a sandwich artist?

I enjoy subway

professor peter

[kamoke]

It's raining still, I think.. and I'm not walking to work.. But I should shower.. and eat

half hour

I heart mike skinner

[Helquin]

I'm having too much fun with my new scanner.

I finally got some of my artwork scanned & posted in the gallery. Now I'm, um... nervous. :D

Damn, it's cold.

[kamoke]

I really just wanted to post again

maybe because it's the only thing that seems to be keeping me from work

my Ipod is officially broken - unknown causes. I think I'll get a new one

I heart music

[zanna]

i'm at dave's right now.

he's about to go and take the test at the dmv to get his license to drive passengers on his motorcycle.

i've never been on a motorcycle before ..it's a pretty scary thought.

[Larrissa]

why yes, mister aaron, sandwich ho is what i call it.

i should go back to bed.

"I WORK" is such a good excuse for things. i can sleep in as late as i want now. hahahaha excellent.

[oreogrl1]

I really am an n-ness addict

I am extremely tired because the whole time I was in my cozy bed I was thinking about Ideas for the next atc swap i'm in

even when I figured out a couple of good ones I still couldn't sleep

[Lilac]

Taking a break from working out in the barn. My father is here again and driving me insane! He brought 2 of his horses to keep here for a month or so while he fixes his barn because his demon horse, Jasper, flipped out and kicked the hell out of the stalls. I do not like Jasper, and hate the idea of him being here. He's a mean son of a b*tch! (and frankly, I'm a little bit afraid of him.)

So now, we have to put up some temporary fencing to keep Jasper away from Zinny and George out in the pasture while he's here, otherwize he would bite them relentlessly.

And I thought that I would be able to have a relatively relaxing Saturday. Ha!

[Cuilanië]

Talk about addiction? I keep checking here to see if it's still up. :rolleyes:

I haven't checked the mail yet. There usually is none on Saturdays anyway.

My roommate hasn't been home since leaving for work yesterday morning. Wonder where he is... and wish I knew until when he's away.

[Larrissa]

why is this still up? james must be sleeping in ...

i went around with my sisters and we were rowdy. with loud music. in her fancy ass car. fun fun.

now i am trying to calm down and be with my friend, the computer.

[Helquin]

What the... ?! :o You mean the site hasn't gone down yet?

I thought it was all done & back up again! :wacko:

Precious chaining time lost! :lol:

[kamoke]

all this talk of the site being up confused me

work was decent..

tonight I get loaded drunk with friends! and no work tomorrow!!

[Larrissa]

I DONT WANT TO WORK.

damn

i have to.

[Curlita]

Ooh, I forgot the site was supposed to be down today! Lucky me that it is here!

I'm in the depression club too. I :wub: my Zoloft. It scares me to think of where I was before I started taking it.

When I get home, my mother in law will be there. I'm trying to get perky, because it will just be harder on Jonny if I am MonsterBitch about her visit.

[kamoke]

strawberries and fiddle stix.. awesome supper

i must shower and possibly find some real food

plans are solid.
·a friends for a small gathering
·big party
·stay out 'til the sun comes up... or just really late
·die

have a great night y'all!

[Larrissa]

i just told some random stranger im 72 years old and live in botswana. i should stop this ...

but its FUN

my cousin is an asshole

[bluecrayon]

the person who lives with me disappeared last night and has only in the last few hours called to let me know where he went...

I was kind of shaken up by this turn of events...

I missed Hammerquill's show and will go tomorrow morning before I leave town...

[Helquin]

I'm glad I decided to log on this afternoon... It feels like a reunion. :lol:

I'm still playing with the scanner (instead of doing real work).

I think I might have 2 more things to post in the gallery, if I can beat James & the site going down...

[zanna]

i went to find a geocache today and ended up lost, hiking close to 6 miles on foot.

i ended up not even being able to find the geocache and just as i thought the day couldn't get any worse ..

i got pulled over for speeding on my way home and got another big fat ticket. what. the. fuck. *sigh*

[Lilac]

Arrggghhhh! My back and shoulders are soooo sore from all the work my Dad and I did today.


I need a massage!


I'm going to go watch Exorcist. Really I am. Lets see if it scares me as much as it did the first time I saw it, years ago.

[Larrissa]

i have a couple :hug: :hug: for whoever needs one...

hmmm, late night phone talks are much different that day talks.

[missed ...]

[hammerquill]

cb unexpectedly didn't show up today, but several people unexpectedly did.

None were from Nness, but it made for a much more eventful day than anticipated.

Should be quite a Nervous crowd there tomorrow.

[Dalmaney]

All my kids but one have gone home... and I think I might actually miss them.

At least until I get to leave on Wednesday.

I want to talk to the Boy, but he's not around yet.

[Helquin]

gak -- I should be embarrassed at the amount of time I've wasted today.

... and I still can't get decent color accuracy on that %#@&$ scanner.

It might be time to read the instructions. :D