Oh, brenda, that is a lot. I'm sorry.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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 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
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.
zuisa - Oct 04, 2011 1:01:03 pm PDT #156 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Hi everyone!!!!
My new ship is so much bigger than the last one, it's been really overwhelming. And I may have lost my mind for a hot second and yelled back at a passenger (who totally deserved it, but still) and then got told by the HR Mananger that I should reconsider both my career and my personality (she's not a fan of me), but things are getting better steadily. I'm parked in a Starbucks in San Fransisco today trying (largely unsuccessfully) to download some episodes of Doctor Who and Fringe. We're off to Hawaii next week!!
I hope everyone is doing fabulously!
JenP - Oct 04, 2011 1:01:05 pm PDT #157 of 30001
Good god, brenda, that is a whole lot to deal with, I can't imagine not being stressed out by it.
Hil R. - Oct 04, 2011 1:01:18 pm PDT #158 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Oof, Brenda. I hope that things work out and get easier for you.
Jesse - Oct 04, 2011 1:03:11 pm PDT #159 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ugh, Brenda. That is a lot! Can you find someone to talk to? Not that it will really help all of the Actual Suck, but it might help in the dealing.
You can't go wrong with a black T-shirt, or turtleneck. Or jeans.
I vote no on the turtleneck for myself, but otherwise, yes. I was buying a black and brown skirt with my mother the other day (at Goodwill!) and she said it was a tricky color or something. I was like, ???? Black sweater, black tights, black shoes, done!