::high-fives amyth::

Seriously, any therapist who can analyze dreams one minute, help you budget the next, and absolutely doesn't sugarcoat anything is pretty awesome.

He's kind of like Clinton on What Not to Wear, or the Sassy Gay Friend. But with therapy.

Just because someone else's year was made of explosive diaherra doesn't make yours not a poop-based structure.

True fact.

I would call this shorthand the Fucking Perspective Clause (FPC) so that I can invoke it without having to qualify my fears and needs for a bit of compassion with a long drawn out explanation of how much fucking perspective I actually have before asking for the above described comfort.

I love this so much I’m going to wrap it up in a warm blankie and pet it.

{{{Maria}}} You are wonderful and extraordinary. It may not be in the way you imagined or you expect for yourself, but you are extraordinary.

Sass!!! Go home, sweet puppy!

I keep toying with the idea of getting some therapy, to see if I'm self-sabotaging or something.

I have wondered that about myself. Honestly, part of my problem is that I don’t go places where single, straight men are. My hobbies and career skew heavily to women and gay men. Who are lovely but not date material. I’m on a couple of dating web sites but get no responses from them at all. I realize I’m not terribly photogenic and I’m not a size 8, but I’m not ugly.

Yay fixed car for Allyson!!!

Calli, not only do you not smell, but you are just chockfull of fabulousness.

Thank you. \\0/

Better to be picky than date assholes, like my sister does.

I'm sorry about your sister's asshole dating. She's darned nifty, too, and it would be great for her to date someone who deserves that.

OTOH, there's picky and then there's no dates since 1996.

He's kind of like Clinton on What Not to Wear, or the Sassy Gay Friend. But with therapy.

A Sassy Gay Therapist does sound like just the thing. If one or the other of you wouldn't mind emailing me the contact info, please, that would be great. I don't know that I'll start anything until after vacation, but it would be nice to have handy, so I can find out rates and the like. Thanks!

Really? It doesn't matter. If you are depressed, go see a doctor. Let them worry about which it is.

Also, even if you don't have Actual Depression, therapy can help with the doldrums (which is what I call what I usually get...).

Calli, insent.

Got it. Thanks, amyth!

In the good news department, apparently the Justice Department is moving to block the AT&T and T-Mobile merger.

My word. I'm watching "Family Ties" and there was just an episode with a very wee JGL. Played a little punk in Andy's kindergarten class.

In the good news department, apparently the Justice Department is moving to block the AT&T and T-Mobile merger.

\\0/

Also, lots of {{{}}}} to Maria and Allyson, Calli and Ginger, heck, anyone who feels in the need at the moment. I think the corollary to the FPC should be the NABAIT (Not As Bad As I Thought) axiom. Because nothing ever seems that bad once I come in here and see all the love going around.

Y'all are awesome! This is my happy place.

1 day until vacation. WHEE! Things are coming together. However, I failed to pack a lunch OR get coffee this morning. WAH. and rain predicted for every day of my trip, not on.