Write that down on paper and post it in the room he works. Cause when he's having a hard time, that will be the most awesome reminder that he's got the magic in him.
Don't I get a cookie?
Spike ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
sarameg - Apr 06, 2013 4:16:55 pm PDT #17501 of 30001
Liese S. - Apr 06, 2013 4:19:17 pm PDT #17502 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
That's a great idea. I should totally make it a graphic designed poster for his studio!
Kat - Apr 06, 2013 4:20:38 pm PDT #17503 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Agree with sarameg!
I have things I'm perseverating on that I need to let go. Except Katie and the kids are camping with Lori out at Joshua Tree and I'm home alone because I taught at UCLA today.
I'm feeling helpless and fat and blarghy. And I just want to take an ambien and go to sleep. But it's not even 7:00 PM yet.
Liese S. - Apr 06, 2013 4:23:37 pm PDT #17504 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Perseverate! That's the word I learned from you that I forgot.
Anyway, let the things go. You are not helpless and fat and blarghy. You are awesomeness.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 06, 2013 4:24:02 pm PDT #17505 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My dad says he doesn't like garlic, but then he really likes the flavor of some of those microwave meal-in-a-bag that have garlic sauce. I think it's just that actual garlic cloves are too strong for him, but when it's infused into butter or cream it's thinned enough to be tasty.
Kat - Apr 06, 2013 4:26:08 pm PDT #17506 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
You're sweet, Liese.
I'm definitely helpless in the two situations I can't let go of. (one is that the top box on the car that K was driving collapses and Grace's clothes, trach ties, g-tube pads all went flying out. K has some extra but she chose to stay out there and now I'm worried about Grace). Blargh.
Also, I'm working too much, but not working smart and I have too much on my plate regarding work. I need to rebalance my work life some how.
le nubian - Apr 06, 2013 4:26:19 pm PDT #17507 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Happy Birthday Amy!
Liese S. - Apr 06, 2013 4:30:17 pm PDT #17508 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Oh, yeah, that kind of helpless sucks. Blargh. I commiserate instead of placate!
Yeah, I have waaay too much on my plate right now too. But I sort of did it to myself by not being able to work through the crises of the past couple of months. But I guess I'm doing what I can at the moment, which is all I can do, I suppose.
...which is the most apathetic zen I have ever uttered. Heh.
Kat - Apr 06, 2013 4:37:49 pm PDT #17509 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
So, I've been wondering if I am just shockingly zen or completely detached. I've been thinking about how for 6+ years now, I've been on a cycle of focused only on this day. Today I will X, Y, Z. I can't worry about what I didn't do or what I should have done. Regrets are for people with more energy. All I can do is this. Whatever this is.
K sort of has PTSD about the whole NICU/preemie thing and I just... don't. I'm like, yeah, that was hard, but it was also amazing. Instead of crying for no reason, I just avoid calling and making appointments because it seems so hard to figure out.
And the work stuff. I HAVE to begin to either say no or to figure out what else I can do to make my life easier. I'd like to co-teach my AP Lit class next year because I'm doing a crap ass job right now. I used to co-teach my dunderhead classes but I don't anymore. I feel particularly ineffectual right now.
DavidS - Apr 06, 2013 4:39:12 pm PDT #17510 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"I mean, if we had a room full of jazz greats in here, we'd play the s*** out of that tune."
Well They Oughta!