Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.

Giles ,'Get It Done'


Spike's Bitches 23: We've mastered the power of positive giving up.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


juliana - Apr 11, 2005 6:30:07 am PDT #2536 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

{{{{{vw}}}}} FWIW, I'm with Steph. Also, you are not a complete failure. You are a much better student than I ever was, and migraines suck beyond the telling of it. I can't imagine having to sit through a class I liked with one, much less one that stressed me out.

If this is over the line, I apologize. But I think that you might be facing some of your perfectionist tendencies and they might be holding you back a bit today.


Hil R. - Apr 11, 2005 6:31:20 am PDT #2537 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

vw, skipping a class because there's a good chance it'll be a trigger seems to me like reasonable self-preserving behavior. If it were staying home from everything, then it might be a problem, but staying away from a specific thing that you know could cause some problems seems totally reasonable and sensible. (As opposed to what I'm doing right now, which is staying home because I just don't feel like getting out of my pajamas. You've got a good reason.)

You are not a complete failure. You are stronger than pretty much anybody else I know. I think I agree with your father -- if your migraine has subsided enough, then go to your other classes. Avoid what you need to avoid, but don't let that turn into avoiding everything. But if the migraine is too bad, then just rest today and go back to classes tomorrow.


Nora Deirdre - Apr 11, 2005 6:31:44 am PDT #2538 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

t considers changing tag to "What Teppy said"

I think it might help for you to get dressed and go to your other classes.

Hugs to you.


Nora Deirdre - Apr 11, 2005 6:32:59 am PDT #2539 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Avoid what you need to avoid, but don't let that turn into avoiding everything. But if the migraine is too bad, then just rest today and go back to classes tomorrow.

t Tag may read, what Hil and Teppy said


Sparky1 - Apr 11, 2005 6:34:59 am PDT #2540 of 10001
Librarian Warlord

{{vw}} You are not a complete failure. The most important thing is your health and welfare -- think about what's good for you. Can't decide what's best for you? Try flipping a coin -- you might realize when it lands that wasn't the outcome you were hoping for. Sometimes that helps me cut through the stress and pressure of making a decision.


-t - Apr 11, 2005 6:42:17 am PDT #2541 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

{{{vw}}} If the migraine is too bad, you can't help that, but if you can, going to class even if you aren't prepared is a good idea. Or, you know, what everyone else said.


Scrappy - Apr 11, 2005 6:43:14 am PDT #2542 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Also, vw, you're a perfectionist. This means you feel like a failure a lot. And you will go ON feeling like that a lot. That's part of your nature. The thing is, how you feel and what you do are two different things. You can feel like a failure and still go to class if you want. The more you do that th eless power the perfectionist judge in your head will have over how you live your life. You'll probably never be able to silence them, but no reason why they should decide what you do.


Aims - Apr 11, 2005 6:44:16 am PDT #2543 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Lord give me strength to not reach through email and kill my co-worker in Philly. I'm trying really hard to get a long with her.


Anne W. - Apr 11, 2005 6:46:34 am PDT #2544 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

vw, what everyone else said. Avoiding a situation that could send you into a spin is a good thing to do. Don't make any decisions about the iPod thing until you've had a chance to look at today from the other end.

-t, I love your tag. I almost considered pulling that to use myself.


Fred Pete - Apr 11, 2005 6:49:16 am PDT #2545 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

((((vw)))) Joining in with everyone else. It's important in life to know what you can and can't handle. And if your physical and mental health can't handle class today, don't force yourself.

In high school, I was asked to leave a class because it hit my mental trigger.

(FTR -- Latin, senior year. The day after my grandmother died, we were translating a very lengthy passage on Hercules' journey through the underworld.)