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     las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 926 Registered: 10-2003 |
Thank you Spare_o. I'm the same way about needing someone to drag me out of the house to exercise - that's why I've been making all these playdates. | ||
| las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 927 Registered: 10-2003 |
I had to see my doctor today and while I was there I vividly lived yet again through my last office visit way back in April just weeks after him ran away when the doctor had asked me how him was doing since he never called or stopped by. I told him he left me -on my birthday no less - and the doctor sternly said, "Don't take him back." As if. I came back to the present and my tightly pinched nerve that brought me there today, and the doctor asked how did it happen did I lift something heavy or try some yoga pose? And it's really ironic that the stretch that released the tight nerves and muscles of my carpal tunnel pinched something else on the opposite shoulder leaving me in more pain than before. And for the first time I wasn't effacing myself for my ill-fated embarrassing luck - instead I was imagining him was there too with his eyelids cast down and slowly shaking his head side to side as if to imply "only you." He used to do that to me, make it seem as if I was a fool destined for hapless things, that the unfortunate messes and embarrassing moments could only happen to me. Well I have some news for him and for all: him was right. I am hapless. Only now I'm not so ashamed of it because I don't have that skinny half-man judging me. At any rate the doctor tells me I'll have the use of my left arm within a day and it's quite likely that by tomorrow I'll be able to turn my neck. (Could happen to anyone, right?) | ||
| redY67 Citizen Username: Redy67 Post Number: 4833 Registered: 2-2003  |
las how are you feeling? That sounds painful! | ||
| Meandtheboys Citizen Username: Meandtheboys Post Number: 2958 Registered: 12-2004  |
So happy to see your confidence in yourself beginning to build. Interesting to note that you have finally come to a place where you are beginning to recognize the blemishes in your relationship with him, and to recognize what might have been destructive about it. You are growing and moving forward with each passing day, and it's not even been a year yet. I know I'm impressed. I hope you are too. | ||
| mem Citizen Username: Mem Post Number: 5727 Registered: 5-2001  |
Las - why didn't you tell me that yoga class is so hard. No wonder your back hurts! I hope you feel better. | ||
| greenetree Supporter Username: Greenetree Post Number: 6725 Registered: 5-2001  |
Oh, it's not just you. Trust me. I've broken my knee by just walking and falling, and am constantly running into door frames and pulling parts I didn't know I had. As a child, I fractured my arm waiting for gymnastics class to start (my mother had this thing that "sports would be good for me"). Just last year, I walked into a bar, didn't realize there was a step up and fell flat on my face. As everyone turned to look at me, I stood and took a bow. What are you going to do? I like to think of my accident-proneness as part of my colorful personality. Too bad It was so insecure that he couldn't handle your colorfulness. | ||
| doulamomma Citizen Username: Doulamomma Post Number: 962 Registered: 3-2002 |
I'm known for some pretty major falls for no apparent reason - I've actually sort of flipped before & fall off my clogs with regularity...Mr. doula mentally adds the best ones to my "greatest hits" reel he keeps in his head - I will have to remember to thank him for having a sense of humor about it... | ||
| Meandtheboys Citizen Username: Meandtheboys Post Number: 2964 Registered: 12-2004 |
Hey doula! Perhaps you shouldn't wear the clogs? Seeing as how you regularly fall off them. Or perhaps you enjoy living on the edge!  | ||
| las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 934 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hey, Red - I notice you're posting at night. Guess the new job is keeping you busy? Me, thank you. I really am starting to feel better. All those things you overlook when you love someone I'm realizing weren't so kind. More than anyone him knew how low my self-esteem was, yet he repeatedly reminded me of my flaws. G'tree and Doula - thanks so much for sharing hapless incidents. I'm proud to call you my friends. The drugs are certainly helping my pinched nerve and my arm has almost full mobility again. Still working on the neck, but I just took two of those beautiful little pills the doctor prescribed and am hoping when I wake up sometime in the next couple of days I'll be able to look side to side without turning my entire torso. Mem, I'm not utilizing my hypochondria for this injury and I am hoping to improve enough to get to Zen Yoga Sunday - I'll keep you posted. I have been having very angry, exceptionally mean, horrifically devious thoughts about my beloved. I always get a bit melancholy when I am sick, and he should have been here to ice me and get me to the doctor and insist I stay home from work, but he wasn't here, because he has less value as a human than the microscopic bacteria on stray dung. I am not consumed by these malicious thoughts, but they appeared today while I was frustratingly quadruple checking formulas in an Exel spreadsheet to find an error. That weak excuse of a man is the parable for all things wrong in the world. There was no error in the spreadsheet - it was corrupt. | ||
| las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 942 Registered: 10-2003 |
Instead of working on my paper (due Tuesday) I just spent an hour watching Little House on the Prarie. | ||
| doulamomma Citizen Username: Doulamomma Post Number: 1004 Registered: 3-2002 |
las, I used to love that show & the books - I remember a big snow storm when I was a kid & in the middle of the books in which they mention making candy by pouring maple syrup in the snow...I tried it (it was dark & I may have been in my PJs already) but all we ever had was fake Mrs. Butterworths or something - not real maple syrup, so it didn't work...made snow cream instead - yum! anyway, I think it was an hour well spent! | ||
| las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 943 Registered: 10-2003 |
I loved the series (books and show) growing up, too, Doula. I just spent the last hour watching Desperate Housewives. I hate that show. But I hate writing about the affordances of chat rooms as a means of engaging students in reflective talk even more. | ||
| las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 944 Registered: 10-2003 |
I just spent the last hour watching Gray's Anatomy. Never saw it before. Beats homework - which I can't do now as I have to head to bed to catch the Joe Frank Show on NPR. jeez - all this procrastinating left me with time to knit today. Go figure. | ||
| ess Citizen Username: Ess Post Number: 1073 Registered: 11-2001 |
I watched both shows. Now I am all weepy and feel like I should do something meaningful. Or else meet up with a hot intern in the supply cabinet. Tomorrow, I am going to check out some hospitals; wanna come with? | ||
| Virtual It Girl Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 3998 Registered: 5-2001 |
 Did the bomb guy blow up??? I mean, why'd they do it like that? I thought maybe it was some kind of dream. And if no one knew, they must have walked really far with the gurney to a pretty remote part of the hospital. | ||
| BGS Citizen Username: Bgs Post Number: 601 Registered: 10-2003 |
Doulamomma- My own Mama used to make snow cream for us when we were little...I just loved it... I also loved Little House on the Prarie - the books and the show... What did happen to the bomb guy on Gray's Anatomy? I watched it for the first time on Thursday night but forgot about it last night... Did that doctor have her baby? | ||
| ess Citizen Username: Ess Post Number: 1083 Registered: 11-2001 |
The bomb guy blew up (which is really too bad!). I think they were in a semi-remote area of the hospital, but that the explosion was all in slow-motion, so they didn't show anyone running over. Dr. Bailey had the baby. | ||
| SoOrLady Citizen Username: Soorlady Post Number: 2990 Registered: 9-2003 |
I hope I can download Grey's on my Mac. I forgot all about it as I was rather "in my cups" last night and our group of 7 was having our own 2 1/2 hour private Karioki party at Here's2theArts. Not that we booked it, but we were the only ones in the place. Fun stuff! | ||
| Virtual It Girl Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 4004 Registered: 5-2001 |
The bomb guy was kind of a dark, mysterious handsome guy and I was kind of hoping he and Meredith would get together...I'm SO sick of waiting for McDreamy to leave Addison already! | ||
| ess Citizen Username: Ess Post Number: 1084 Registered: 11-2001 |
VIG, me, too! He was adorable. It was a tease at the end when McDreamy came to see Meredith. What was the point of that? Ugh. | ||
| greenetree Supporter Username: Greenetree Post Number: 6737 Registered: 5-2001 |
It's February sweeps.... this will keep dragging out until the end of the month. Then, there will be a temporary resolution until May sweeps, whereupon Meredith and Derek will fall into bed and he will look pained, confused and tortured afterward as he holds Meredith and strokes her hair, thinking about Addison. We will find out in September whether the look on his face is guilt or constipation. | ||
| Virtual It Girl Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 4006 Registered: 5-2001 |
I said that to my husband last nigth, must have been sweeps. And GT, did you watch Desp. Housewives? Susan is supposed to marry this gay guy for his medical benefits, and his life partner made a cd of wedding music for them...it was "What's Love Got to Do with It?" I have to say I thought of you... | ||
| redY67 Citizen Username: Redy67 Post Number: 4855 Registered: 2-2003 |
Loved Grey's Anatomy, just watched it on my DVR. I was hoping for the bomb guy and Meredith to get together as well..... | ||
| ess Citizen Username: Ess Post Number: 1087 Registered: 11-2001 |
The previews for next week show McDreamy getting all jealous. Ugh. You are right; it's sweeps month and they are going to drag it out. So is Susan (DH) going to remarry Karl? And what will Edie say? And if I were that hideous Danielle, I would watch out. Now I am going to go out and get myself a life! | ||
| doulamomma Citizen Username: Doulamomma Post Number: 1010 Registered: 3-2002 |
Ugh - last week on Grey's they talked about the vaporization of a person, who just becomes a red mist or something - I think that's what the shower was about (nice scene, visually)...I was hoping for romance with the bomb guy as well. Loved how George helped Bailey birth her baby (and the term, new to me: "Vajayjay"). Did anyone notice that Bailey's husband came back to life at probably the exact moment that his baby emerged & the bomb went off - nice circle of life moment. BGS, I loved snow cream too...can't help thinking today it might be more "acid rain" cram than I'd like! | ||
| Grrrrrrrrrrr Citizen Username: Oldsctls67 Post Number: 267 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yes, she was washing the red mist off herself in the end...Anyone else notice that Burke has been throwing a lot of rap at Meredith the past couple of weeks? Nothing over the top, just a few subtle comments here and there... | ||
| doulamomma Citizen Username: Doulamomma Post Number: 1011 Registered: 3-2002 |
I think if anything, Burke is trying to get to know Sandra Oh's character better & is thus trying to get closer to those close to her... | ||
| Grrrrrrrrrrr Citizen Username: Oldsctls67 Post Number: 269 Registered: 11-2002 |
Sorry, I'm too cynical to think his intentions are so pure... | ||
| Virtual It Girl Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 4009 Registered: 5-2001 |
Ahh, take that cynicism elsewhere...I think he's a nice guy. Just very private. But what do I know! | ||
| doulamomma Citizen Username: Doulamomma Post Number: 1013 Registered: 3-2002 |
BGS: Acid rain be damned, I made snowcream with kiddos today - they were not that pleased with the outcome, but I was! combined snow, milk, vanilla & brown sugar...yum! | ||
| greenetree Supporter Username: Greenetree Post Number: 6739 Registered: 5-2001 |
Burke has got to have a dark side, everyone does. But, did anyone catch the previews for next week? It seems Addie's former fling is going to make an appearance? Too predictable. VIG - I haven't watched DH since the first season. But, are you refering to the 'What's Love..." thing because you actually remember my post about my stepbrother's wedding or because of the gay wedding? Could be either.... | ||
| redY67 Citizen Username: Redy67 Post Number: 4863 Registered: 2-2003 |
I think Burke is just a nice guy, that is all there is to it. There has to be one nice guy on the show....(besides George) | ||
| Virtual It Girl Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 4011 Registered: 5-2001 |
GT, yes, referring to your post about your stepbrother's wedding. | ||
| greenetree Supporter Username: Greenetree Post Number: 6741 Registered: 5-2001 |
Boy, do you have a good memory!  A new twist on the old saying "Love fades but the internet lasts forever"? | ||
| Pippi Supporter Username: Pippi Post Number: 1737 Registered: 8-2003  |
VIG remembers what I was wearing for most of high school. she's weird that way. she remembers the brand of shoes I wore to the prom. she is NOT normal. I don't remember the brand of shoes I wore to the prom. i can't even remember what they looked like. | ||
| Virtual It Girl Citizen Username: Shh Post Number: 4014 Registered: 5-2001 |
That was your Sweet 16 shoes...Jazz was the brand, they were black, pointy toe pumps with about a 1 1/2 inch heel. Did you wear those to the prom too? I remember you used my mom's silver metal bag, and when your mom found cigarettes you told her they were MINE!!! | ||
| Pippi Supporter Username: Pippi Post Number: 1739 Registered: 8-2003 |
greentree - see what I mean? [VIG - I might have worn them to the prom too, who remembers that far back??] | ||
| las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 965 Registered: 10-2003 |
GAAAAHH! I wanted to search through the list of usernames to come up with something witty for that stupid valentine's day combination names thread so I did a search, and right there at the top of the list was 10plymouth. Zero posts. Registered 8/2005. In case anyone needs a translation, my house - MY BEAUTIFUL HOME that was sold out from under me - was Ten Plymouth Avenue. I always spelled out the number because I just wanted to, it was my home and I could write out the number if I liked. The sale closed in August, don't know the date. And I know it isn't my house anymore, and I know that even if I came into money that could never be my home again, but it still hurts, because it will always be my home. It was the place I became happy for the first time in my life, the place where I envisioned a future. And this is the first time I have cried in weeks. Nope, haven't lost the emaciated shadow of that Miata driving loser (the word I wanted to use got dotted out - started with an F followed by an A then a G) who ripped by beautiful life out from under me, no - he is still with me at every turn. I just haven't been finding reason to cry. Until someone used my home as their username. | ||
| Pippi Supporter Username: Pippi Post Number: 1745 Registered: 8-2003 |
he's not with you at every turn, just a few lingering turns.....he is fading, and fading fast by the looks of all I have seen of you over the past weeks. | ||
| las Citizen Username: Las Post Number: 966 Registered: 10-2003 |
Thanks, P. Yesterday as I came out of the PATH train some chick fell outside the Millenium, I mean SPLAT, parcels all around, crying. She wasn't broken, but she was a mess, said she didn't want an ambulance. I told her there were two men who were going to help her to her feet and get her inside the hotel, which we did, we sat her down and she was just so hysterical my heart broke for her. I took off my gloves mainly to put my hand on her cheek and stroke her hair while she caught her breath, but also so the handsome man who was still there would take my subtle cue and remove his gloves so I could see if he was wearing a wedding bang (no luck - men can be so thick!), I told her to let it all out, that was her release and she would feel better when she was finished. We've all fallen, and you have a split second between laughter/cry or swallowing it and moving on. She didn't swallow. And I didn't swallow when I saw that username. |
