Very glad you are able to go, ita.
You can't open the book of my life and jump in the middle. Like woman, I'm a mystery.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Oct 10, 2011 8:42:43 am PDT #1116 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
SuziQ - Oct 10, 2011 8:44:08 am PDT #1117 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Lots of ~ma for ita !'s mom. (Did I punctuate that correctly?)
Saw my hemotologist today. New doc - very cute. Anyway, my iron levels are still good. Last iron infusion was last April. Nice that it is lasting a long time. Who knows when I'll need to get another one.
Jessica - Oct 10, 2011 8:44:13 am PDT #1118 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm glad you're able to go, ita. And I hope the car thing is as painless as possible - you don't need any more stress right now.
Maria - Oct 10, 2011 8:47:25 am PDT #1119 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
I hope I'll want to cry less when I'm there.
Realistically, you probably won't. And that's OK. The physical closeness makes up for the fact that the bad stuff is also right in your face. You will be around people who know how you like to be comforted and when, instead of trying to deal with it on your own.
Give yourself permission to cry if you need to. For me, it's incredibly cathartic. It's like I'm letting go of all of the stuff that will eat me from the inside otherwise.
Liese S. - Oct 10, 2011 8:49:28 am PDT #1120 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Maria is wise. And you'll be there, with family, going through it together. It'll be better, even if it's worse.
Maria - Oct 10, 2011 8:51:35 am PDT #1121 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
It'll be better, even if it's worse.
And Liese says in one sentence what I tried to convey in 2 paragraphs.
§ ita § - Oct 10, 2011 9:01:34 am PDT #1122 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
ND is doing his best to make the car buying thing easy. I'm in good hands there. And so far, Geico has been remarkably efficient--they got my title sorted out in five minutes, and I'd given up on it years ago.
As for crying, it's not actually something I do in front of family. So that stress will be there. We'll see.
It'll be better, even if it's worse.
That makes an incredible amount of sense.
DavidS - Oct 10, 2011 9:06:34 am PDT #1123 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
As for crying, it's not actually something I do in front of family.
Yeah, when my mom died I didn't cry in front of my Dad or sister, but I did let down with my friend's ex-girlfriend. Somebody I liked but didn't have any complex web of I-comfort-you-or-you-comfort-me etc.
Maria - Oct 10, 2011 9:09:01 am PDT #1124 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
As for crying, it's not actually something I do in front of family.
I try not to either because it sets off a chain reaction. I find a secluded corner and let enough out to get through the next period of time. This board is where I give myself permission to cry and rant and rave.
Basically, don't bottle that stress up if you can avoid it.
Polter-Cow - Oct 10, 2011 9:11:23 am PDT #1125 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Well, this will certainly end well:
DHS Launches ‘Minority Report’ Pre-Crime Detection Program:
"The department's Science and Technology Directorate has conducted preliminary research in operational settings to determine the feasibility of using non-invasive physiological and behavioral sensor technology and observational techniques to detect signs of stress, which are often associated with intent to do harm," according to a statement DHS gave CNET.
Um. They are also associated with BEING STRESSED.