I'm so sorry, Calli. That's so hard, to be guessing at what happened. Not that it's much better to know how/why you have lost someone, but not knowing is it's own kind of burden.
Giles: Stop that, you two. Riley: He started it... Xander: He called me a bad name! I think
it was bad; it might have been Latin.
'Selfless'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
-t - Oct 07, 2020 4:37:57 am PDT #27288 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
lisah - Oct 07, 2020 4:48:47 am PDT #27289 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate
I'm so sorry, Calli.
sj - Oct 07, 2020 4:53:18 am PDT #27290 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{{{msbelle and Calli|}}}}}, I'm so very sorry for your losses.
As much as I don't wish COVID or its consequences on almost anyone (and even then, only as an educational aid, not as a death sentence), a part of me can't help but wonder if long COVID will effect design of environments and protocols for better accessibility, just because there will be more people with disabilities around.
I have been thinking about that a lot too, as well as being filled with rage that accommodations really were more possible and people just didn't want to do them.
meara - Oct 07, 2020 5:27:04 am PDT #27291 of 30019
I wish I was better at healthy coping methods. Not really drinking and eating too much, but so non-functional. Much of my day is now spent on Microsoft Sudoku, or crosswords. No productive focus.
In the past six months I have spent more time playing solitaire than I ever should have.
sj - Oct 07, 2020 5:37:18 am PDT #27292 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The closest thing I have to a healthy coping mechanism is probably reading books, other than that it's all food, shopping, and endless amounts of computer/phone time.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 07, 2020 5:52:08 am PDT #27293 of 30019
What is even happening?
I'm so sorry for your losses, Calli and msbelle.
Toddson, I so enjoyed that Catherine Tate/David Tennant sketch. Thank you for sharing it.
amyparker - Oct 07, 2020 5:55:23 am PDT #27294 of 30019
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
mabelle, Calli, I'm so sorry.
Steph L. - Oct 07, 2020 6:09:59 am PDT #27295 of 30019
I look more rad than Lutheranism
msbelle and Calli, I'm so sorry for your losses.
I wish I was better at healthy coping methods. Not really drinking and eating too much, but so non-functional. Much of my day is now spent on Microsoft Sudoku, or crosswords. No productive focus.
In the past six months I have spent more time playing solitaire than I ever should have.
Almost all I do in my free time is read fanfic. Although I did have a burst last week of playing Plants vs Zombies on the iPad.
Dana - Oct 07, 2020 6:13:26 am PDT #27296 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Fanfic and Buzzfeed Unsolved. Oh, and vidding.
Calli - Oct 07, 2020 6:30:32 am PDT #27297 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Thank you.
My coping methods have been varying amounts of online solitaire, mahjong, fanfic, booze, chocolate, and soothing British tv (Gardener's World, Repair Shop, etc.). Sometimes several of them at once. Also, cat snuggles.