Oh man, you guys. Can I brain dump for a moment?
I'll delete some or all of this shortly, but I need to say it to *somebody* just to get it out. Feel free to TLDR.
I feel like I'm on a rollercoaster (OF DOOOM...) and man, I just want it to stop.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
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.
brenda m - Oct 04, 2011 12:50:57 pm PDT #146 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
le nubian - Oct 04, 2011 12:51:53 pm PDT #147 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Hil,
apparently she was not totally Deaf when she was born and was wearing a hearing aid at age 2.
Amy - Oct 04, 2011 12:52:20 pm PDT #148 of 30001
Because books.
Oh, brenda. That's so much to deal with all at once. Deep breaths.
le nubian - Oct 04, 2011 12:53:28 pm PDT #149 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm with Amy.
Even 20% of that is too much.
-t - Oct 04, 2011 12:54:40 pm PDT #150 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, brenda, that is a lot. I'm sorry.
Hil R. - Oct 04, 2011 12:54:57 pm PDT #151 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
apparently she was not totally Deaf when she was born and was wearing a hearing aid at age 2.
Interesting. Thanks. I wonder why the doctors decided she was a good candidate for the surgery, since it seems like she was already doing really well with the hearing aids.
meara - Oct 04, 2011 12:55:03 pm PDT #152 of 30001
Ooof, Brenda, that sucks. A lot. I'd say more but my flight (that I barely made because I ha to run home to get my computer cord, and still forgot my kindle!) is about to leave. But somehow I made reservations for a hotel in Denver even though I'm going to Colorado Springs.
I'm sure by the time I log back in buffistas will have good answers for you!
le nubian - Oct 04, 2011 12:57:02 pm PDT #153 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Hil,
maybe she stopped doing as well? I don't know.
Hil R. - Oct 04, 2011 12:59:10 pm PDT #154 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I found this on another page that had the video:
"My whole life I've been complimented on how well I speak. I don't really have an answer for you other than I have always had a passion for reading, grammar, and English. My hearing loss was/is considered severe to profound. I've worked very hard to be able to interact and blend in."
I'm still pretty puzzled at her being able to understand words, though. I watched a few other videos of CI activation on adults who'd been deaf since birth, and with most of them, just being able to tell the difference between when someone was talking and when no one was talking was a big thing.
Kat - Oct 04, 2011 1:00:43 pm PDT #155 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oh Brenda, that is too much to handle. Can you compartmentalize the work stuff and just take it moment by moment until y can get through it all? Not a great coping strategy, but one that might allow y to just get through.