The day after a shock can be very baffling. The world is still there, going about its worldly things, and you have your own worldly things to deal with, but your life's axis had gained a pronounced wobble.
Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.
Mal ,'The Message'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Jan 14, 2015 4:51:46 am PST #14921 of 30000
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Amy - Jan 14, 2015 4:54:21 am PST #14922 of 30000
Because books.
your life's axis had gained a pronounced wobble
Exactly this.
Steph L. - Jan 14, 2015 4:55:06 am PST #14923 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I actually slept last night, pretty solidly, despite my worry last night that I wouldn't be able to sleep. But I'm still exhausted today, which isn't surprising. I'm going to force myself to stick to my to-do list (goddamn quarterly freelance taxes), because otherwise I think I'll just be pinned to the couch by inertia and grief all day.
WindSparrow - Jan 14, 2015 4:58:11 am PST #14924 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Doesn't matter how we met. What matters is how much love and caring there is between us.
The cats were remarkably understanding this morning that it took forty minutes to work up the ambition to stand up so I could feed them.
Jesse - Jan 14, 2015 5:09:00 am PST #14925 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesus -- I was just on Facebook looking at friend suggestions, and one of them was a family friend who died a couple of years ago. I was just thinking about her funeral, and how my first reaction to seeing her son (possibly my first friend) was "It's so good to see you!" But, you know, not under these circumstances. And how it feels like that here right now.
-t - Jan 14, 2015 5:09:06 am PST #14926 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I got to the office, on time even, and realized I didn't have my purse, so I came home to get it and decided on that drive that I will work from home today.
Liese S. - Jan 14, 2015 5:14:14 am PST #14927 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Good call, -t.
Yeah, Connie, it feels like the poles have shifted. Like all my reference points are gone.
The SO will be gone all day today (he offered to stay but I declined) so Ima need you guys today.
msbelle - Jan 14, 2015 5:17:32 am PST #14928 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I did not sleep great. My stupid brain decided it would be funny to have stupid dreams. Not anxiety dreams, not emotional dreams. Sit com stupid situation dreams that make no sense. Then there was the dehydration. I woke twice and downed entire glasses of water.
We did make it to karate last night and I punch and kicked, but just the air. A bag would have been much more fulfilling. I may make a krav class Friday. In the coming weeks I will be doing karate at least twice a week and krav at least once. My anger has to go somewhere, I might as well get strong.
Sparky1 - Jan 14, 2015 5:18:28 am PST #14929 of 30000
Librarian Warlord
Everything feels like it has a jagged edge to it today. There are angles where there should be curves.
sj - Jan 14, 2015 5:19:58 am PST #14930 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I didn't sleep well either. I kept feeling the need to check in here every time I woke up.