Connie, I think a lot of people would struggle with that. Because when you buy a gadget, you know exactly what you're getting. And the chances it's DOA are small. Finding a therapist one clicks with and one's own progress while in therapy are variable and thus not a "I hand over this much $ and you give me this much mental health" kind of exchange.

Plus, netbook? Instant gratification. Therapy? Not so much.

However, therapy is SO worth it in the long run.

I hope they get things fixed up quickly, ND.

Speaking of therapy, I may need to find a low-cost therapist soon if I can't afford to get out of here. Practically my first interaction with my mom this morning was something angry and dismissive. This coupled with feeling pretty invisible in the various fora in which I participate has got me about this close to a meltdown moment. Only, when you're broke and carless, your options for going somewhere to get away from it all are pretty seriously curtailed.

Connie, welcome to commodity fetishism. You're not crazy, you're just responding very well to economy. < /Marxist>

ND, I hope they'll unmess the mess soon.

That sucks, Spidra, I'm sorry.

I just started watching "Bored To Death" Like it, don't love it. But I did love:

GF: Jonathan, you smoke too much pot.

J: It's natural. And they give it to cancer patients.
GF: You don't have cancer!
J: Not yet.

(of course, I've tagged Rhoda. So you know how I feel about that right?)

ND, wouldn't it be nice if the hospital would text you or tweet you with that sort of news?

Apparently annemergency procedure happened this morning and messed up the day.

Those happen, unfortunately. Fortunately, they are taking care of the emergency first. Which is good because sometimes we *are* the emergency and it's nice [edit: NOT] to be ignored.

That said, I hope they get to you soon and that you are feeling better and better every day.

I took ALL the allergy meds and then had coffee this morning. I got major grocery shopping done fast.

{{{ND}}}