Megan, I'm so sorry.
In other mortality news (ugh), I just found out that the husband half of the couple who were our next-door neighbors ~1999-2008 died unexpectedly last week, in his sleep, of diabetes complications. We hadn't kept in close touch beyond Facebook and the occasional large get-together since we moved and then stopped going to the same church, but it was still a gut-punch to find out. They were awesome neighbors, almost our exact age, with two kids, the elder a little older and the younger a year or two younger than Alex. I can't even imagine what his wife must be going through right now.
And I would really like all this mortality to slow down for a bit, please-and-thank-you universe.
I too feel like there's something heavy sitting on my chest stomping out my breath. I'm so sad and scared. After Biden officially won we got what, two days of feeling like the world wasn't ending? That was not enough of a reprieve.
Was the new Good-bye and Good Riddance thread opened? I don't see it and I really want to say good-bye to this hellish year.
I don't know if Allyson, Burrell, Kristen, Polgara, etc. know.
Allyson knows, and I would presume that means Kristen knows.
Was the new Good-bye and Good Riddance thread opened?
We usually do that in December, don't we?
IIRC, we did something when Jessica and/or Cash were in town, and that Tom stayed with us at one point.
Yes, I defo have a pix of Cash holding her "gun" and Tom and Jessica and Juliana, Beth and Matt and others there.
My condolences to you, Megan.
I’m sorry for your loss, Megan.
My condolences, Megan.
And hello to all who haven't posted in a while. I only wish the circumstances could be better.
I forget sometimes how much I live in my own head...like there are a few of you that I think, "I could have so-and-so call them, we're friends," but then go "Wait, are we really friends, or do I just think we're friends because I think of them so fondly...but then neglect to actually follow up with calls or messages or whatever and they think of me as just some rando that they barely know that they maybe shared a meal with that one time..." So just some Sunday afternoon overthinking things. Whatever, I love you guys.
Oh man oh man I am so glad I'm not the only one who feels this way.
I've been feeling socially paralyzed for, oh, since the beginning of June? I can barely summon the energy to post and respond here, nevermind actual email/text/phone conversations. (My job involves a lot of video conference calls, so after-hours Zoom hangouts are unfortunately really unappealing. too much phone.) I know my mood and energy levels would be better if I were less isolated but I don't know how to get out of this rut.
Jessica, that’s the same way I’ve been feeling. I’m half-assing everything and on the verge of failing all of it. Thank you for putting into words.
