What is on your mind

[Gemme]

"Dear 202,

I am asking that you control your need to stomp on the floors. I am a hardworking tenant and I am unable to sleep when this is happening. And, your role-playing is also too loud! Might want to try to control that!

Thanks,
102"


These sound like interesting neighbors.

Definitely. It depends on their version of role play as to whether I'd complain about it or not.

If it's this, I'd probably complain, what with the horses and guns 'n all.

JJRU8x_1UYo

This, not so much. This, I might like to hear.

LVsSm4oEqX8

This, oh yeah. Folks turn their music up waaaaaay too loud with it. I've got a neighbor here who had theirs up last night.

UruZSfiREwE

[Darbonaire]

Another day of beautiful fall in the Blue Ridge of VA.....good to be home & good to be back on this site......talking with old freinds & making new ones...YAY !

Have a super day....ALL of you!

[Leigh]

Thinking about my 2nd interview today & hoping I get the job :)

[ruffryder]

CIJS ...

I wanna tonight ...
Can't till tomorrow night ...
Being told to wait till Friday morning ...

I don't think I can do this ... I'm ready ... NOW!!!!!!

Alot is on my mind, mostly work stuff but this made me a laugh a little this morning ..

Maggie you are saying CIJS in the what is on your mind thread. No doubt it's on your mind but I had to chuckle since I've screwed up threads before. :| hehe.

[Leigh]

Well I got the job! That happiness of securing employment is on my mind :)

[Massive]

How much I loathe cold, damp weather, which is ironic, considering how I live in the coldest and dampest part of the UK. It does nothing for me, I end up spending the better part of the week stuck in bed trying to keep warm and stay sane because of flare up's with my arthritis, when all I really want to be doing is get outdoors and enjoy the last of the sunshine we'll get here this year. :sigh:
Trying to write again is frustrating too, not being able to sit at the computer for hours on end means I'm writing by hand again, which means I'll eventually have to type it all out. :angry:
On a different note though, my cat's happy because she gets to sleep on and beside me ... :cat:

[LoyalWolfsBlade]

The pain radiating through my body and being told I have to learn to live with it fine okay but how I am suppose to sleep with it.

New possibilities being presented to me on my journey

My mom

All the fear I am felling

She is :rrose:

[Liam]

How very fortunate and blessed, I am.

[Bard]

my family and how much I love them our weekends with the Goose are precious and they go to fast she is growing up and when will we not be the ones she wants to come see or when she doesn't want to cuddle on me. I am so very blessed with a amazing wife and a super kiddo

[Duchess]

Thanks to a caring friend with awesome healing energy, I feel much better today. :)


Duchess

[Cid]

I haven't been here for awhile and I really didn't want to bring sadness, but the thing that's on my mind is a young girl, just 15 years old, who lived in B.C. Canada killed herself because of bullying. (she was 13 when it all started)

This poor girl was manipulated by a 36 year old man and showed her breasts on line. He took her picture and threatened to show them to her family and friends (he knew who her friends where, who her family was and what school she went to...got all that from the internet..she didn't tell him) if she didn't give him a "show". She didn't do it and he sent the pictures to everyone. She lost all her friends, embarrassed her family and had no one. She sat alone at lunch everyday and had to endure the ridicule of kids in the school. She became depressed, had anxiety and panic attacks and eventually turned to drugs and alcohol.

Eventually she and her family moved and she went to another school and the guy came back and did the same thing all over. She was bullied and beaten up and left for dead. She went on youtube and posted a message telling her story. She was screaming out for help and no one answered the call.
And now she's dead and everyone is crying about it. They showed a picture of some teenage girls crying and all I can say is...where the hell were you when all this was happening???

I can't get her off my mind because my daughter is 15 and it could just as easily been her. I hate facebook, and anything else that gives predators access to young girls.

This just breaks my heart.

[JustLovelyJenn]

how to keep a certain friendship... without sacrificing myself... if its even possible... it makes me sad...

[QueenofSmirks]

My final paper, which is due tomorrow, but I really want to finish TODAY so I can enjoy the rest of the weekend!

[Leigh]

Today is a very hard day for the family and I can tell that its gonna take its toll on us in the future. My parents have been struggling with their floral shop, they are not making the kind of money that they should be and neither of them are getting a paycheck from the company (they are only making enough to pay their full time employee and the bills). They are barely making ends meet; the bills, rent etc are being paid out of my father's pension from his 36 year job and yet we are still living paycheck to paycheck. Well tonight my dad did something very hard, and I know its gonna be hard on all of us in the end ~ he had to sell his motorcycle. My mom was the one who cried not my dad, but I know how much he loved his Harley and its gonna hit him soon I just know it. This will help us pay some bills and stuff which is good, but I know its not gonna be easy for him to see to see his baby go.

I'm SO glad that I will be working now, that way I can help to contribute to the house :blink:

[spritzerJ]

watching a movie and I am pretty dumbfounded. thank goodness it isn't real.

[Trev]

Thinking over some things I've learned this past week. And looking forward to learning more

[JustLovelyJenn]

Five hours of shopping is bad for my feet... I need to wear better shoes next time.

[laruss]

Sex... or lack there of.

[Gemme]

I'm frustrated that, at 38, I'm still trying to find where I fit in this world. Shouldn't I have discovered that by now?

[DamonK]

A possible event next week

[cinnamongrrl]

What if the hokey pokey is REALLY what it's all about.....?

[Gemme]

What if the hokey pokey is REALLY what it's all about.....?

Then I'm screwed.

:blink:

[Angeltoes]

Then that makes life much simpler. Maybe I'm just complicating things.

What if the hokey pokey is REALLY what it's all about.....?

[LoyalWolfsBlade]

My families shallowness

[Massive]

Scaring myself silly, standing outside in the dark, hearing a loud, harsh cough, one of those 40-a-day old man coughs, turning around and no-one's there ...
:blink:
Then remembering there's a field full of sheep the street over from mine and feeling like a proper eejit.
:doh:

[grenade]

Everything. I doubt I will sleep tonight.

[sierragirrl]

a girl i was friends with growing up her son<20+yo> has been missing and they just found a body in the sacramento river..part of me hopes its not him..part of me does so she will have closer
just sad

[Duchess]

Sometimes I'm too hard on myself. When something not so positive happens, instead of panicking, I should bring on the calm and step back from the situation.:)


Duchess

[girl_dee]

That i dom't like when Syr is away. The house goes upside down.

[Daktari]

Step work - finishing step one.
Friends
World domination :|

[laruss]

All you can eat sushi.
and... visiting a great friend to spend hours eating sushi with her.
and... that I will see my granddaughter and daughter tonight.
and... that I will miss the little man's birthday party and that makes me a bit sad.

[girl_dee]

Two years ago at this very moment i was brought to the farm by Syr. i was a mental case and physical wreck. With her love and guidance i am back on my feet and learning to like myself again. i am worthy and i hope not to ever forget that.

[Daktari]

Trying to remember that we're exes for reasons that include me and my addictive behaviours. That is not the sole reason why we're exes. :seeingstars:

That damn fookin' faceachebook. I only logged in, after months and months of not looking, to see a message from a recovery friend who moved away.

[spritzerJ]

Just how to schedule the day for fun and productivity. A delicate balance is needed to achieve the individual objectives of The General and I.

I am starting to freak about my sweetie coming to visit. I need to clean, I need to organize the massive amounts of jars of jam/jelly. I need to control the laundry. Laundry does not respond to the crop I've learned. snort.

The General's room is unlikely to resemble anything other than a war zone. There is a very good reason for this. And I don't think Stoney will really care.

I really am anxious about getting the vacuum cleaner to work. keeping fingers crossed the belt slipped and I can figure out how to 1. find it and 2. put it back on. I think if I can find it then putting it back on will be doable.

I made some sort of apple strussel bread this morning. Slippery pot holders have lead to me dropping the pan 2 times. Said strussel topping is mostly inside the oven now.

[femmsational]

Wondering how the "phone bone" went!!! not really, just wanted to type out the words again


BWahahahaha. STILL laughing about that.

[spritzerJ]

Wondering how the "phone bone" went!!! not really, just wanted to type out the words again


BWahahahaha. STILL laughing about that.

Well the 9 month anniversary is the anniversary of laughter. OMG we laughed so freaking hard over that. :seeingstars: If we all meet in person some time (like at a reunion) I am bringing depends.

and it went very very well. As any anniversary phone bone should!

[femmsational]

Well the 9 month anniversary is the anniversary of laughter. OMG we laughed so freaking hard over that. :seeingstars: If we all meet in person some time (like at a reunion) I am bringing depends.

and it went very very well. As any anniversary phone bone should!


I'll bring some too!!


I'm glad it went well. Now go have some:sushi:

[SomethingBeautiful]

There's so much on my mind. So much. Family, a wonderful friend, my life. My love - if I'm even able to keep something so important in my life without fucking it up. I just don't know. I have so many emotions and I want them to come out the right way. *Plays with fingertips* I've never really been one to be open about my thought process but somedays I wish I could just have a nice warm cup of coffee and enjoy an online conversation and feel connected again. I lost or misplaced a big chunk of who I am at my core for months because of new experiences and I'm scared the damage I caused can't be healed. I don;t know if anyone knows what that's like. I have hope. I'll stay and do the best I can at being the person I know the people I care for are missing. I just want somebody to take my hand and tell me they understand and that I'll always have that. Maybe I need too much.
Maybe I should stop thinking.

[GreeneyedMe]

My mom just called....says my dads red blood cell counts are extremely high...another test tomorrow for him, then possibly a specialist...I'm not ready for this. Please let it be fixable. Please.

[Massive]

There's so much on my mind. So much. Family, a wonderful friend, my life. My love - if I'm even able to keep something so important in my life without fucking it up. I just don't know. I have so many emotions and I want them to come out the right way. *Plays with fingertips* I've never really been one to be open about my thought process but somedays I wish I could just have a nice warm cup of coffee and enjoy an online conversation and feel connected again. I lost or misplaced a big chunk of who I am at my core for months because of new experiences and I'm scared the damage I caused can't be healed. I don;t know if anyone knows what that's like. I have hope. I'll stay and do the best I can at being the person I know the people I care for are missing. I just want somebody to take my hand and tell me they understand and that I'll always have that. Maybe I need too much.
Maybe I should stop thinking.

You're not alone, I promise. I've been where you are right now and it will make sense, just give it time.
I may be far away, but if you ever do need that chat, I'm always around.
We all need someone to talk to, and I do know how difficult it is, it's taken the patience of my good friends to help me be able to open up, so it is possible, okay?
Keep your chin up, you're in the right place here to get help and advice, lots of good people on this site and we've all been there.

[Gemme]

I just need to learn to shut. the. fuck. up.

smh

[cinnamongrrl]

been an emotional day today....cumulative things that just led to a mini melt down.... i so hate being that way....i dont typically make a habit of it....thankfully teddy is my rock...my touchstone...and he saw me through it....

:moonstars:

[Teddybear]

been an emotional day today....cumulative things that just led to a mini melt down.... i so hate being that way....i dont typically make a habit of it....thankfully teddy is my rock...my touchstone...and he saw me through it....

:moonstars:



Im so thankful that you allow me to be there for you baby just as you are there for me when I need it. That is what love is

[NorCalStud]

I am wondering why there is nothing I want to buy anymore. Im totally uninterested in material things. There is nothing I desire in my life right now. I find that both interesting and lightly disturbing. Disturb is too strong. I wonder if it is like stopping running ? I cannot remember the last time I ran. I cannot remember the last time I really wanted something..... except maybe cake with thick pink frosting....:typewriter:

All that I desire is intangible.

[Gemme]

A good cry in the shower does wonders.

[LoyalWolfsBlade]

My physical therapy tomorrow I will never understand how putting someone through torture will help said person not be in pain. Then there is how someone I consider to be a friend is hurt because I am happy. I do not like hurting anyone and when I do it it causes me pain. I do not regret or feel guilty about my happiness I am just sorry that it hurt someone I consider to be a friend. I know it will be okay though in time it just happens to be on my mind tonight.

[jac]

Dependency. That's what's on my mind.

I really dislike being dependent on something for my sense of connectedness, enjoyment, or whatever else. Technology can really piss me off soemtimes. Of course without it I would have never met my girl, so I will just say that I am grateful... and pissed!

I know I would feel a shit-ton better if I had sushi and chocolate... In that order too.
:sushi::eatinghersheybar:

[WingsOnFire]

There is a lot on my mind today. It's two days before my birthday and I'm not sure that I can take many more rocks in my path that make me stumble. It's been a tough place to be but I know I am loved and all will be well. I just need to continue to have faith.

[GreeneyedMe]

Second blood test....red blood cells are still bad....one day at a time....

[WingsOnFire]

Whats on my mind.. a very sweet rep that was the bright spot in my day... Tomorrow is my birthday.. It might as well be just another day in the week.. I have had a really hard day... I just wanted to drive and push my foot to the accelerator and push 100 miles an hour and just drive on for hours.. instead I chose to beat the steering wheel with my fists.. made me feel better at the time..

So.... tomorrow is just another day.. I will celebrate my birthday when it doesnt feel like just another day.

Thank you to the person who repped me and made me smile for the first time today.

[WingsOnFire]

Giggles.. ok now I got a rep about cupcakes.. what are you all trying to do to me? Make me laugh?? You succeeded thank you lol.. Now I think I need to go get cupcakes.. and chocolate... and maybe some ice cream... and cookies..

oh my.. now I feel sick just thinking about eating it all.. lol

[lusciouskiwi]

I have to find my motivation somewhere - dig it out, drag it out, even if it's kicking and screaming.

I have to find my happiness button. I know it's around here somewhere, just have to find it under all the shit it's been buried under.

And, I have to grab my cojones and make the changes I need to in order to be where I want to be and then, and then, what I want will happen. Damn cojones, why do they have to keep on shrivelling up?

[Kenna]

The "Old Fart" and how much he'll fuss at eating hospital food.. I'd be very happy to hear him fuss because he's here and able to...(if that makes sense?)

A dear friend's good news and how happy it makes me...

A different dear friend's offer because of their compassion and respect...Hopefully, I won't have to take them up on their offer, but their compassion means the world...

My car... and how it acted like my wheels were going to fall off today on the highway when I use the breaks... oh please wait another month...

The estimate I got from the accident and the waiting game on the rest of the news...

The court date...mercy please, mercy...

My job...yeah, really...mercy

Having to rob Peter to pay Paul...and pay George, Freddy, Jake, Murray, Doug, Bruce and Uncle Sam...

Ohhh...and I woke up this morning stressing out about "what am I gonna do this winter when snow hits? I've got a long drive to work now...and roads SUCK here in the winter!" (this stress comes from panic attacks since the car accident last Friday)

Then on my mind is how the current landlady was very manic tonight and how she "pounced" to tell me about how ALL of her cats, kittens and two dogs have fleas since her one dog brought them in...how she wants to use Borax on all the carpets and them some kind of poison spray ...and how she bought my dog some kind of oral medication that I've never heard of..and her response when I told her my dog wouldn't be coming back here (but didn't have the energy to tell her it's because of her and her animals)... I have no patience right now.

I enjoyed dinner these past two nights with a friend and their roommates... and how the 9 year old son of one roommate told me tonight he was happy I came back...

[little_ms_sunshyne]

How much things have changed and how I have changed for the better. Seems like every week I continue to smile just a little bit more. Still wishing wishing on stars. Hoping the committee of wish granters get to mine soon!

[SomethingBeautiful]

Dark, scary thoughts. I feel impulsive & like I'm going to make another million mistakes and have everything come crashing in on me completely. I want to smile, I want to blush. I don't want to be selfish but I just want a chance to prove how much I've grown. My thoughts aren't important anyway just rambling. I know everything will be okay. I just like the idea of having my company back *nodnods* I haven't felt this lonely in a long time. I'm not looking for anything. I just needed to get it out. I don't even know if I should be doing it here. Maybe I'll regret it. Most people wish for three little words, right now there's 2 that would be the most comfort this gurrl could wish for.

[grenade]

all those that I miss.

[Gemme]

...that I really need to get a move on this morning but all I want to do is unmake the bed and sleep half the day away.

[girl_dee]

how everyday i am so happy to be here.

how i am worried about my SparkyBear

How much i hate cigarettes.

[GreeneyedMe]

Yes, my dad....but now I get a call from one of my docs today.....more tests for me....we already did this....dammit......

[Kenna]

I think I learned something new about liability insurance....if it's true, I'll be able to sleep tonight.

I miss my puppies.

I'm tired.

If all goes well, after the middle of next week, I will be in my own new place...keeping fingers crossed... a beautiful one level duplex with a HUGE deck and a HUGE yard and a heat pump instead of propane, gas or oil... it's not my farm house, but it's nice and quiet. A peaceful place to be thankful for after my daily-city-traffic-panic-attack.

[Tony]

She is.
Definately.
Heavy on my mind.

[Canela]

She is.
Definately.
Heavy on my mind.

Lucky woman!

[little_ms_sunshyne]

The memory foam calling my name! It is time for bed I think!

[Duchess]

I'm so in love with my new nail color!!

[JoSchmooze]

I'm thinking that appetite suppressants don't work so well when you finally give up and eat. a double cheeseburger from Five Guys...

Oy!

[Ms. Meander]

Apparently, neither is incorrect. So why does "orien-TAT-ed" sound to my ears like nails on a chalkboard? Seriously - drives me nuts!

[laruss]

Stupid auto body shops.
Moving and all I have to do in the next two days.
Should I visit my dad on the way.
Should I drive North to see my grandbaby before I drive South West to my new home, this would add a day to my trip.
Are my hips and my knee going to make the 12 hour drive.
Will I find a job once I get there.

[Greco]

a friend.

Greco

[stargazingboi]

just want things done so I can get on the road

[Daktari]

Bloody, b*uggery, bast**d family.

Apparently I offended my bro and sis-in-law last summer when I visited to tell them they were being twits over how they were treating my/our Pops.

That explains why they were soooo bloody rude at Christmas last year. I had no idea why until today.

I only found out today because Pops told me they were offended and that's why I've not been included in anything this year.

Well over a year later and they've not spoken with me or told me that they're offended!

Childish much! :blink:

At least I can spare myself that crap all over again this Christmas.

[Massive]

How fast the days seem to be passing by all of a sudden, I've been wanting to get out and about more, yet still I'm stuck in bed feeling like crap ...
I've started at least four new stories and have I finished them? Have I buggery ...
Still, the cat's in heaven being able to sleep on, beside and near me all the time, so at least someone's happy lol

[DamonK]

Conversations.
Repairs.
Ideas.
Thoughts.
Numbers.

[DMW]

You Made Me Love You - Al Jolson - YouTube

[JustJo]

...life's unexpected twists and turns.

[ruffryder]

the only thing on my mind right now is my babe about to bring some coffee and donuts ! :)

[*Anya*]

I wish I was off today so I could play...

[ruffryder]

We are trying to wait patiently on the details of the 2013 BFP Reunion!! :D

[Gemme]

We are trying to wait patiently on the details of the 2013 BFP Reunion!! :D

Well, now you don't have to be patient....well, until Sept. 26th that is.

lol

[ruffryder]

hmmmppfff. when I will see my babygirl again. with my overnight schedule, it sucks right now her working mornings and me working nights. Being away makes the heart grow fonder? :)

thought I had gotten away from love phone calls and texts but it looks like we'll be doing this over the next 2 - 3 days to stay in touch.

<3 you baby and miss you! .. and I'll be looking forward to our next date!

[Leigh]

Ruff, you and Zimmeh are so unbelievably adorable :D

[ruffryder]

Ruff, you and Zimmeh are so unbelievably adorable :D

heh. thanks Leigh! I don't think she thought I was so adorable this morning acting like a wittle baby boi pouting about our schedules. :blush:

oh well, do what we gotta do and we enjoy and are blessed with the time we do have. I'll just have to tickle her and make her giggle more next time I see her again! haha. :)

[QueenofSmirks]

My grade on my final / case study. Our professor is tormenting us by delaying posting the damn grades! Ugh!

[Leigh]

heh. thanks Leigh! I don't think she thought I was so adorable this morning acting like a wittle baby boi pouting about our schedules. :blush:

oh well, do what we gotta do and we enjoy and are blessed with the time we do have. I'll just have to tickle her and make her giggle more next time I see her again! haha. :)

LOL how could she not? :)

[MissItalianDiva]

Wondering how many cups of coffee it is going to take to make me functional after walking around the city til 4am talking with my amazing date....

[StrongButch]

That good things come to those who wait ! She makes me smile every damn day. What an amazing woman ive got.

[Massive]

How long it's going to be before I'm guilt-tripped into going to bed by the furry princess, she's been sitting at my elbow, gazing at me with her big green eyes with her "why aren't you in bed making it all nice and warm for me to snuggle in Daddy" look ...
I'm doomed lol she always wins!

:rollcat:
:playingcat:
:beddybye:

[Kenna]

on my mind is my peeps in Virginia and Pennsylvania ...hope they stay safe and dry...
I left early for work because I didn't know how the roads were ...now that I'm sitting in the parking lot...my heart still missing a few beats... I realize I'm more scared of crazy wild drivers than I am bad road conditions. This is the first rain since my car accident ..I'm fighting PTSD...

hope today goes fast

[cinnamongrrl]

I really really really like Taylor Swift...... and so does my 9 year old niece. What does that say about me?? :|

[Gemme]

I really really really like Taylor Swift...... and so does my 9 year old niece. What does that say about me?? :|

She's an excellent song writer and does well when recording but does not perform as well live (which is sad...I'd love to see her).

I'd say it means that TS crosses generation gaps and that the two of you like good music.

:thumbsup:

[femmsational]

She's an excellent song writer and does well when recording but does not perform as well live (which is sad...I'd love to see her).

I'd say it means that TS crosses generation gaps and that the two of you like good music.

:thumbsup:

What's on my mind is seeing the title of the thread and that Gemme was the last poster.....

:deepthoughts:


Gemme??? I thought you had lost your mind so how can you have something on it???


*big smooches*

[cinnamongrrl]

She's an excellent song writer and does well when recording but does not perform as well live (which is sad...I'd love to see her).

I'd say it means that TS crosses generation gaps and that the two of you like good music.

:thumbsup:

Gemme, I love how you can word things so diplomatically AND it also works out as a positive thing for me.... what a woman ;)

[Miss Scarlett]

My uncle who lives in Cape May and my cousins who live in north Jersey near the city...that they are all safe this morning. Sending them peace and protective energies.

My boss and her family...they left for Ohio mid-afternoon yesterday...her father in law is in ICU and it doesn't look good. Looking at the weather radar I saw that they were driving into some really ugly weather...hoping they arrived safely. Sending them peaceful energy and strength.

My friend who lost her mother Saturday morning...the funeral is this morning and it is snowing like crazy in the mountains right now...wishing I could be there for her. Sending her strength and a soft comforting energy.

For everyone affected by Sandy...sending them strength, peace and comforting energies this morning.

[lusciouskiwi]

Feeling sad, but it's ok. We'll be ok.

Life sure is an adventure and if we're lucky we get to meet some wonderful folks along the way. :bunchflowers:

[easygoingfemme]

About to go drive across town for an 8am meeting. Wondering what storm damage I'll see, if any. Not sure how it was where I'm headed.

[Gemme]

What's on my mind is seeing the title of the thread and that Gemme was the last poster.....

:deepthoughts:


Gemme??? I thought you had lost your mind so how can you have something on it???


*big smooches*

I didn't lose it!!!

I simply misplaced it.

:blink:

Gemme, I love how you can word things so diplomatically AND it also works out as a positive thing for me.... what a woman ;)

:cheesy:

[Gemme]

Gemme, I love how you can word things so diplomatically AND it also works out as a positive thing for me.... what a woman ;)

Oh! I was going to mention it last night but forgot....shush femmsational!....that if you weren't aware of it, Taylor Swift is in the middle of a promotion right now.

24 hours in the life of TS. 4 people get whisked away by private plane to one of her concerts, get a tour of the set up, have a pizza party with TS and the crew, then hop a tour bus to the next town and then a private jet takes the 4 plus the autographed guitar TS will give the winner back home.

Kinda cool, I thought. Check with your local pop radio station, as I do believe it's a national promotion.

[laruss]

Friends on the East coast.
I am not one to usually worry about all the hype for storms, I am from Canada after all where our weather can be quite bad. But, this time it really has me worried for a few.

[WolfyOne]

Today, I went to YouTube and started listening to music again. All kinds of music...yay!!!
Feels good to know I don't get weepy from any songs anymore.

There were some artists I avoided because really old memories were burned into my head. What I find these days is that even though I still have old memories that creep in once in a while, I don't have those down in the dumps feelings. Music lives in me, makes me feel good, makes me want to sing and dance, tap my toes, and brings me to a happy place. That's how it used to be, that's how it is now and that's how I want it to stay.

Change happens, change is good, we evolve and there's no stopping it.
I embrace it all and need to run with it now.

[laruss]

I have been struggling with a thought and wanted to ask what others think, but I can't figure out how to word it. I have rewritten a thread 3 times and still haven't been able to figure it out. So not like me.

[DMW]

The ? that you ask of me isn't necessary. I have already forgiven you.:bunchflowers:

Thinking that laruss is lucky that she doesn't have that problem more often...grin

[Massive]

I'm tired, sore, fighting off being a grumpy bastid cos of both, but today's been great, spent time with Mum and the relics and spending tomorrow with Mum too. Dragging her to our local book store Barter Books
http://www.barterbooks.co.uk/index.php
It's an old victorian train station, converted into a big book store ... heaven for a book lover like me :cheesy:

[easygoingfemme]

For the past few months I have been really really happy. Not like I was in the dumps before, but small changes I've made have been paying off and I am loving the higher levels of happy.

[laruss]

I have been struggling with a thought and wanted to ask what others think, but I can't figure out how to word it. I have rewritten a thread 3 times and still haven't been able to figure it out. So not like me.

Ok, tried again and still couldn't do it. Every time I write it out it seems ridiculous. I think I am seriously broken.

[Katniss]

Ok, tried again and still couldn't do it. Every time I write it out it seems ridiculous. I think I am seriously broken.

Well...if you of all people, who is often so eloquent and deliberate in your postings, can't think of how to express something...then I for one don't have a hope in h@ll of being able to do it....


Katniss~~

[DMW]

Ok, tried again and still couldn't do it. Every time I write it out it seems ridiculous. I think I am seriously broken.

Well...if you of all people, who is often so eloquent and deliberate in your postings, can't think of how to express something...then I for one don't have a hope in h@ll of being able to do it....


Katniss~~

Miss Katniss, i don't believe that about you...
and now, i want to read more of what laruss posts...not time ...

Well, i WIN the rediculous posts award always...so, forgettaboutit laruss...you can't have my most rediculous post award. Sorry

and i was going to say that ...i that am worried about my friends in the east that don't have power.

[laruss]

Well...if you of all people, who is often so eloquent and deliberate in your postings, can't think of how to express something...then I for one don't have a hope in h@ll of being able to do it....


I'm not sure that is always true. This time I think I may just be venturing into the too personal... although that never seemed to stop me before. Time to just look after myself, maybe a bit too vulnerable right now.


Miss Katniss, i don't believe that about you...
and now, i want to read more of what laruss posts...not time ...

Well, i WIN the rediculous posts award always...so, forgettaboutit laruss...you can't have my most rediculous post award. Sorry



I think I have had my share of ridiculous posts so we may be in a tie. You may have to share that award.

[Miss Scarlett]

28 years ago today I lost my paternal grandmother. I can't believe it's been that long because it feels like yesterday. Mom was in law school and Dad was on the road for work but they did come home on the weekend. Two of my brothers were overseas in the service. My baby brother and I were the only ones home with her but I was responsible for taking care of her. I was only 25 and thought I was so grown up...lol

I was honored to do this for her. She took care of us so many times when we were kids. We were very close. In fact we could communicate without speaking - we just knew what the other was thinking. I miss her so very much but she is still with me...I feel her presence every day...

[DMW]

God help those people.:vigil:

[Ginger]

What's on my mind... I think I've shared too much here, and occasionally given too much access (awkwardly put, but I can't do better). I'm regulating myself carefully, and guarding my privacy now.

[laruss]

What's on my mind... I think I've shared too much here, and occasionally given too much access (awkwardly put, but I can't do better). I'm regulating myself carefully, and guarding my privacy now.

On my mind has been something very similar. Although I find it very helpful in that for the most part there are very few people who know me and the ones that do hopefully understand. Some days I step back and some days I step into it. I find it, for the most part, a good way to work through some of my thoughts.

[DMW]

Why do the storms always challenge you?
And follow you...like the blizzards do?
Because you are strong enough to overcome them dear friend.
That is why. God never gives us more than we can handle...cause
he knows what you can handle them...

Better watch out....cause you are pretty darn strong...
You gonna be alright cause...
He won't give you more than you can handle.

Hell member how you walked through that blizzard when
your car broke down...and there was no one to pick you
up...with no gloves or a hat...
You blew through that like it
was butter...shute...(like you had built in snow shoes)
And you came out laughin at it afterwards....
You got a great attitude and you always make me laugh.

You gonna be alright cause...
God already knows how much you have handled
and you come back up and out with more humor in your pocket.

[durrrrrrrr]

My Mom :rrose:

[Spirit Dancer]

On my mind..... Light bulb moment and doors closing

[girl_dee]

a round trip plane ticket to NOLA, 1014.00

OUCH.

[RockOn]

Something today, after many years of pain and confusion, came full circle and was concluded. I am so happy and whole ... still floating in bright light. It is the goodness type of bright light. The burden is gone for all involved.

Thank you, Good Spirit of Light. (f)

[Ginger]

My heart is heavy with thoughts of the millions out of power tonight, as it gets colder, and the tens of thousands either out of their homes or with no homes to go back to.

[DMW]

How important this is
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Love The One You're With" (Live 1974) - YouTube


And this too
Olivia: I honestly love you - YouTube

[femmsational]

I'm grateful that the Brutal One's company is giving him so many miles. For a new driver, that is rare. So it's a good thing.

However.....I'm also a bit worried when I start hearing things like snow chains and the Colorado mountains and ice. I know he'll be fine but I am a horrible worrier.

Also on my mind is that it means he'll be out two weeks longer than we thought. Which sucks. BUT....it means he'll be home for thanksgiving. YAY!! I was sad that I wasn't going to cook this year but I'm going to be able to. So, I'm planning our meal. Which probably means I'll search and search for new yummy ideas, then end up cooking the same thing I have for 7 years. LOL!

[ruffryder]

I'm grateful that the Brutal One's company is giving him so many miles. For a new driver, that is rare. So it's a good thing.

However.....I'm also a bit worried when I start hearing things like snow chains and the Colorado mountains and ice. I know he'll be fine but I am a horrible worrier.

Also on my mind is that it means he'll be out two weeks longer than we thought. Which sucks. BUT....it means he'll be home for thanksgiving. YAY!! I was sad that I wasn't going to cook this year but I'm going to be able to. So, I'm planning our meal. Which probably means I'll search and search for new yummy ideas, then end up cooking the same thing I have for 7 years. LOL!


Lived in CO most of my life. He and You have nothing to worry about there. They are used to driving in the snow and they slow down ! Yes, chains are best there in the mountains for trucks. Depending where he's going? It helps from sliding. But also the CDOT will be out in full force if it snows taking care of the roads. I do not believe it is snowing there right now and I believe they are having warm weather. Glad he'll be home for Thanksgiving!

[femmsational]

Lived in CO most of my life. He and You have nothing to worry about there. They are used to driving in the snow and they slow down ! Yes, chains are best there in the mountains for trucks. Depending where he's going? It helps from sliding. But also the CDOT will be out in full force if it snows taking care of the roads. I do not believe it is snowing there right now and I believe they are having warm weather. Glad he'll be home for Thanksgiving!


ehhhhh!! :praying: From your fingers to gods ears. He's going from Jersey to Oregon. I'm not sure of his exact route but I'll get it soon. Although if he can't find any fuel in Jersey, he's not gonna be going far.

I hope you're right. The only reason I'm worried is that he hasn't driven in snow. Like......EVER. Until he started this truck driving job, he'd never driven outside of Alabama. So, I'm a little tweaked.

I'm all about Thanksgiving so that part makes me happy :-) Actually, I'm all about any holiday that means cooking a big meal. I probably should have a huge family cause I like to cook big. But usually it goes to waste with only the two of us. So holiday cooking is my excuse to go wild.

[ruffryder]

ehhhhh!! :praying: From your fingers to gods ears. He's going from Jersey to Oregon. I'm not sure of his exact route but I'll get it soon. Although if he can't find any fuel in Jersey, he's not gonna be going far.

I hope you're right. The only reason I'm worried is that he hasn't driven in snow. Like......EVER. Until he started this truck driving job, he'd never driven outside of Alabama. So, I'm a little tweaked.

I'm all about Thanksgiving so that part makes me happy :-) Actually, I'm all about any holiday that means cooking a big meal. I probably should have a huge family cause I like to cook big. But usually it goes to waste with only the two of us. So holiday cooking is my excuse to go wild.


ahhh that will be a nice drive!! Maybe there is not much fuel in Jersey. Maybe Brute will come in here and let us know how it's going..

Thanksgiving is always a good time to cook! hey you can always invite all us BFP ers for the meal. That would be awesome for us all to have a Thanksgiving together. :)

[femmsational]

ahhh that will be a nice drive!! Maybe there is not much fuel in Jersey. Maybe Brute will come in here and let us know how it's going..

Thanksgiving is always a good time to cook! hey you can always invite all us BFP ers for the meal. That would be awesome for us all to have a Thanksgiving together. :)

I think he's on-line right now. I'll send him this way if he has time.

Thanksgiving??? Christmas??? If anyone can make it to Daphne Alabama and wants to come for a meal.....come on. I would LOVE that. LOL!!

[BrutalDaddy]

Sitting at my delivery point now waiting for them to decide they're ready to unload me so I can go get the load that's going to Oregon.

Not too happy right now cause had a helluva time backing up and off a lil but hopefully it's good enough for them to unload. This has been one of them days since I got up this morning. Gah.

Not sure exact route yet but I know I'll be going through Colorado at some point cause DM told me to make sure I pick up snow chains in Gary, IN when I stop to finally get my PM done on truck. But I will definitely let you know when I know!


Seriously Ready To Get Out Of Here,
Brute.

[Gemme]

I'm grateful that the Brutal One's company is giving him so many miles. For a new driver, that is rare. So it's a good thing.

However.....I'm also a bit worried when I start hearing things like snow chains and the Colorado mountains and ice. I know he'll be fine but I am a horrible worrier.

Also on my mind is that it means he'll be out two weeks longer than we thought. Which sucks. BUT....it means he'll be home for thanksgiving. YAY!! I was sad that I wasn't going to cook this year but I'm going to be able to. So, I'm planning our meal. Which probably means I'll search and search for new yummy ideas, then end up cooking the same thing I have for 7 years. LOL!

You're making sweet potato souffle, right? With nuts?

*blink, blink*

[femmsational]

You're making sweet potato souffle, right? With nuts?

*blink, blink*

No nuts. I have too many I deal with daily to want to eat any.

[Massive]

Instead of sitting here reading through posts, scrolling through FB and playing pointless games, while the furry princess snores beside me, I should get off my arse and go to bed!

[cinnamongrrl]

Sitting at my delivery point now waiting for them to decide they're ready to unload me so I can go get the load that's going to Oregon.

Not too happy right now cause had a helluva time backing up and off a lil but hopefully it's good enough for them to unload. This has been one of them days since I got up this morning. Gah.

Not sure exact route yet but I know I'll be going through Colorado at some point cause DM told me to make sure I pick up snow chains in Gary, IN when I stop to finally get my PM done on truck. But I will definitely let you know when I know!


Seriously Ready To Get Out Of Here,
Brute.

Teddy has been trying to convince me to do OTR with him.....and just thinking about going over the snowy Rockies on the way to Oregon....is making me think how nice it could be....be safe....but don't forget to enjoy the view! It's all about the journey....not the destination :)

[Teddybear]

Sitting at my delivery point now waiting for them to decide they're ready to unload me so I can go get the load that's going to Oregon.

Not too happy right now cause had a helluva time backing up and off a lil but hopefully it's good enough for them to unload. This has been one of them days since I got up this morning. Gah.

Not sure exact route yet but I know I'll be going through Colorado at some point cause DM told me to make sure I pick up snow chains in Gary, IN when I stop to finally get my PM done on truck. But I will definitely let you know when I know!


Seriously Ready To Get Out Of Here,
Brute.


Brute

U have a website that's free and will give u the routs that r trucker routes. If u want .ithoot me a pm. It also will also tell of fuel stops along the way


Also carrying chains is required however if u have to chain up stop. No load is worth all of that bs

[JustLovelyJenn]

Things are pretty much overwhelming right now

The sun is coming up

How much I already miss my daughter

That one shinning ray of hope

STUPID STUFFY NOSE

I need to finish that costume for tonight's party.

[DMW]

The people that still don't have water or heat or electricity...Damn

[WolfyOne]

With the weather changing, it makes me sad to see the kitties in this trailer park that once had homes and are left behind by ignorant owners that decide not to take them with or find new homes for them. Some of them have never had to fend for themselves. a few I know belonged to people that lived here because the males I've been seeing are neutered. It breaks my heart knowing all I can do is feed, talk to and pet the 3 near my trailer that come to me for comfort. They are so darn trusting of me even though they've been cast off. I won't bring them in by me because I have enough going with the rescues I have from another part of OK I lived in before I moved here. Some days I feel overwhelmed with the ones I care for inside. Other days I worry that I'll be able to provide for them. The hardest thing for me is when I know, no matter how hard I try to heal them, I have to have one put down. Last month I had to have 2 put down. One I spent over 6 weeks trying meds to make him better and I hand fed him the entire time. When he stopped drinking water on his own, I had to make a decision that has plagued me since. The other one was one I gave to a neighbor here who told me he got out of her trailer. She had him for a year. One day my ex stopped by when I wasn't home to pick up some tools and spend time with the rescues and she sent me a VM and she was pissed. She had found this cat outside or he found her (she was the one who gained his trust, years ago), two trailers down from mine. He was emaciated when she went down there to get him. He was way past saving and I made the choice to have him put down just to put him out of the misery he was in. I can't and won't take in rescues anymore because it hurts me too much when I have to say good bye. I am not even going to give any more of them away unless someone can prove to me they have the means in which to care for them. These rescues I had, had it rough enough where they came from in the country. Always being shooed away, not knowing where their next meal was coming from. When I and my ex take the time to trap, fix and release to others or keep them, I expect those that take them to give them good loving homes.

BTW, this rant was made because a neutered tiger kitty came up to me while I was putting out broken up tortilla chips and old bread for the birds. Yes, more of God's creations. So, I took him to the food bowl in front of my trailer, but behind a flower pot to make sure he had breakfast in his little belly.

[cinnamongrrl]

I hate to be a negative Nelly.... but I'm getting to the point in my life where I'm tired of waiting for things.... I have missed out on so much.... and the past few months have been trying to my soul..... There's not much in life that I absolutely have to have.... but the few things I wanted to do this year have not come to fruition....and yes there's always next year....but... I still can't help feeling disappointed....and defeated..... (w)

[femmsational]

I hate to be a negative Nelly.... but I'm getting to the point in my life where I'm tired of waiting for things.... I have missed out on so much.... and the past few months have been trying to my soul..... There's not much in life that I absolutely have to have.... but the few things I wanted to do this year have not come to fruition....and yes there's always next year....but... I still can't help feeling disappointed....and defeated..... (w)

I'm right there with you. I don't think it's negative Nelly. I think it's realizing, at some point that you derserve things you want. And that's ok.

I feel like I've been waiting for a million years for things. I'm tired of waiting. Sometimes I just want to put me first for a change. And that's uncomfortable because it's so opposite of what my life really is. But geez....i'm 44 and think it's about damn time. You know?

Try not to feel disappointed and defeated. Go get what you want. Make it happen. Says the pot to your kettle. LOL!!!

[PoeticWitch]

Last night Dilly and I snuggled up in our bed talking into the odd hours of the morning. We talk of our blessings, and we realize that we have them because of each other. We also realize that we wouldn't enjoy that as much if we didn't have each other. I felt so loved and blessed last night I had to fight crying, and only because crying gives me a headache lol.

I want to share my many blessings with all those in need or not, so my prayers are said and traveling out there in the universe to be spread as much as possible.

[cinnamongrrl]

I'm right there with you. I don't think it's negative Nelly. I think it's realizing, at some point that you derserve things you want. And that's ok.

I feel like I've been waiting for a million years for things. I'm tired of waiting. Sometimes I just want to put me first for a change. And that's uncomfortable because it's so opposite of what my life really is. But geez....i'm 44 and think it's about damn time. You know?

Try not to feel disappointed and defeated. Go get what you want. Make it happen. Says the pot to your kettle. LOL!!!


I DO know....there always seems to be something else that takes precedence....something always just pops up.....and throws my wants and dreams off kilter...I think I'm feeling this way because I'm going to be 40 in a few weeks. I'm doing the taking stock of my life thing.... I feel like a great deal of my life has passed me by....I'm ready to start living.... I don't want to get so jaded that I don't look forward to anything anymore...and it's getting to that point....sadly....

Thank you for listening and understanding :) <3

[Daktari]

...having to try to walk home from town or get a taxi that my bike will fit in. :|

[girl_dee]

How everything just goes back to normal when Daddi's home.

Whew what a long week!

[Tommi]

http://images.clipartof.com/small/1115251-Clipart-Rudolph-And-Santa-Writing-Up-A-Christmas-List-Royalty-Free-Vector-Illustration.jpg

[JustLovelyJenn]

a million and one things...

silly accented movie lines...

what a difference communication makes...

the future...

[Mike]

my mind is almost to heavy to carry around.

[deb0670]

Too dang much!

[Miss Scarlett]

DST means it will be driving home from work at sunset or in the dark...will have to be extra careful because of all the deer...

[DMW]

Now thinking about deer jumping over my car and one going through a windshield and glass on my eyelids and face. By the grace of God or some gaurdian angel...i got really tired and leaned back and closed my eyes...just minutes before impact. I was in the passenger seat obviously. I had glass in my mouth and on my tongue...my friend freaked when i didn't answer him right away..How the hell could I?

Thinking of how honored i was and am that Spotted Elk insisted i go to and take part in the sweat. Would really enjoy doing that Today...or again.
A moment and experience i will never forget. Or the quiet of the river and its
serenity that day. God Bless You Spotted Elk.

[Glenn]

the battle of wounded knee

[sierragirrl]

I can't wait for this election to be fuckin OVER!
i can't wait until facebook gets less YUCKY!
whoever wins people are going to piss and moan about it for awhile.

i need a hair cut..my bangs look a little funny from me doing them myself.
i can't wait to have my sleeve done.
lots of doctors appointments to still go to.
i hope January will be the month.
:Peace:

[femmsational]

I want goldfish.

[QueenofSmirks]

We're back into the 90's. Are you freakin' kidding??? It's NOVEMBER!

[Lazy Daze]

Christmas Presents!! (Yes, my shopping has begun!)

[WolfyOne]

I turned on a classic country radio station on the way home from work. I have been so good at getting past songs that used to trigger sadness in me. Today, one just brought old memories creeping back in. I am, however strong and will get through this. How the hell is it, 10 years can go by and my life has moved forward, but the impact of 1 song can bring it back like it was yesterday? I will probably find more poetry in today's thoughts. It is my one release for working past the feelings.

[MsTinkerbelly]

Vacation next week....oh how I look forward to thee vacation!:pirate-steer:

[Julien]

So much I think my head might explode. Got to drive to New Orleans for a doctor's appt. for one thing and I'm not looking forward to it. :blink:

[jac]

Being approached with randomness today from someone, well random, and snapping my thoughts back to reality... and a promise I made... but also dreams I've had... with goals I have... and determination to achieve them.

It's a whirlwind of thoughts right now... :sigh:

[Leigh]

Two more sleeps until I get to see Jeff Dunham in person *squeals* and four sleeps until my cousin's social :D

[spritzerJ]

Being approached with randomness today from someone, well random, and snapping my thoughts back to reality... and a promise I made... but also dreams I've had... with goals I have... and determination to achieve them.

It's a whirlwind of thoughts right now... :sigh:

No kidding Honey!

On my mind... whirlwind and when will the singing stop. Hee, hee! that thought brought to me by The General!

[ruffryder]

cuddles with my babe !!

The elections tomorrow. I'll be following that all night.

[LoyalWolfsBlade]

My mom.

Feb. 13, 2012.

Physical and emotional pain.

How much I missed some people on here and how much more I missed the interaction with others on here.

The fact that I am NOT asleep, can not sleep, and afraid to go to sleep because ALL that is on my mind.

How much I am not ready for the holidays this year and how for the first time in a long time I am not looking forward to them.

and on and on the list of what is on my mind goes....

[Prudence]

Thinking about those that where burdened with Sandy. I hope they are able to get out and vote.

[QueenofSmirks]

The election. My anxiety grows as I realize it is probably going to be too close to call, and we'll have to wait days or weeks so the provisional ballots can be counted.

[LoyalWolfsBlade]

Sleep and the lack of it. Maybe now that the tree cutting is done and I still have a few hours left for the polls to be open I can grab a quick nap. Would not want to vote for the wrong person because I am so tired I can not see straight. So off to sleep I hope just so I do not vote the wrong person into office. :byebye:

[little_ms_sunshyne]

How I am going to seal the education gaps this year with my kiddos! I have
5th graders reading at a 3rd grade level! Who let these kids slip through the cracks? Well, the cards have been dealt. Now it is time to take action! Going to do everything in my power to make a difference!

[Massive]

So, now the wind's started to really blow ... the furry princess decides it's time to start running around like a small streak of striped lunacy ... so much for getting some sleep!

picture this > to the nth degree:playingcat:
:seeingstars: :doh: :beddybye:

[Daktari]

Step two...came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity :|


Not so sure about the restoration part, maybe granting would be more appropriate :cheesy:

[VintageFemme]

Colorado seems a lovely place to live.
Rock on Mary Jane.

[LeftWriteFemme]

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQvZGbDJTV7zmNU0mderw3z3zSYzG4ZA CuHf1wjTThmpMw0U9TM
http://www.thatcutesite.com/uploads/2012/02/two_cute_bunnies_kissing.jpg
http://cl.jroo.me/z3/x/C/0/d/a.baa-Cat-Kisses-Baby-Whale.jpg

[DMW]

Well, now, this is....debbie from the bmv-dmv just called and i loved telling her that i have already taken care of it...inorder to vote... i could not wait for the bureacracy to get it done. blah blah blah..

Grateful that i do not,technically, have to be at work right now.
Grateful for the majority of the populus of the USA
Oh, also, grateful that my ID has the correct gender marker on it.

[LoyalWolfsBlade]

My very long to-do list that has to be accomplished today and the one that has everything that HAS to be accomplished by Friday. I have already marked off three things on today's..got more then 4 hours sleep last night, ate breakfast (chocolate donuts), double checked flight reservation for Saturday...checked and done.

Thankful my lay over in Phoenix is short enough no to drive me crazy yet long enough just in case the flight out of Chicago is running late (since I know I will be sitting on the tarmac pas take off time after all) so I do not miss my connecting flight. Thankful that I am in a get things done mode today and my brain is not on overload as of yet.

Grateful for friends that are able to help answer questions and remind me of all the stupid carry on rules. Grateful one of those friends is the Queen of travel (cheap travel) and had ideas to help me figure out how I can make sure I am in Chicago for such and early departure. Grateful the other friend is close enough to my heart that I can trust her advice and know she will be there should I need her.

Hopeful that I get everything done today and am able to sleep tonight. Without nightmares would be a good change. Hopeful this holiday season will not be as sad for me as I fear it will be but wise enough to know my bio-family will disappointment me again so I am at least prepared for it.

[Soft*Silver]

decorating my shop for the upcoming Christmas holiday. I am so excited about doing this! I have customers coming in this weekend to help me do so and together we are going to create a magical place! My front windows are huge so its going to feel like we are in a snowglobe when you are inside the shop! I have a 12 foot tree donated to put in the front window! And an animated manger scene too! I am dressing my mannequin up as a dolly, giving it the old fashioned look!

[DMW]

Ey Oh way to go OHIO

The Pretenders - My City Was Gone - YouTube

Love this woman

[StillettoDoll]

Republicans were really sad yesterday, and quite.:(

[Talon]

A suprising call that I received late last night...happy...yet not, at the exact same time. I honestly don't even know how I feel about it yet.

[Massive]

Seriously tired and in pain, been up since 7am to get to an interview about whether or not I can work (I still can't) and then for the woman interviewing me to say "If I'd known how bad your disability was, I would've arranged to carry out the interview over the phone." I managed to bite my tongue and left soon after. I could've saved myself the pain of my bad knee getting worse and because of my knee hurting I put my shoulder out. Today's been a trial to say the least ...

[SelfMadeMan]

Ugh... so much...
I'm worried about my brother in law up at the acute care facility in St Paul. I hate that he's so depressed there, and I hate that at 38, he's having to deal with being paralyzed, when he started off with a pretty routine knee injury. I never imagined so much bad could happen without warning...
I'm worried about my sweet wife, who's barely left his side for the 2.5 months we've been living this nightmare with him...
I'm worried about getting things all set up to bring him home. There are wheelchair ramps to build, medical equipment to purchase, home health care to set up... it's never ending! :|

[laruss]

Perceptions

[Daktari]

Loads. It's been an odd week. :blink:

[Massive]

I think my bed's calling for me, the furry princess's already curled up in a huff because I'm still sitting here and not warming her bed for her ...
15 hours awake's long enough methinks!

[cinnamongrrl]

i've been thinking....a great many things that I would happily consider doing for a living are unattainable due to my math phobia.....

I'm very interested in geology....and forensics....both require math as part of your education....I'm seriously considering taking JUST math classes til I get to where I need to be in requirements. I'm an excessively logical person....and math is HUGELY logical....there's no reason I can't do this...... :sunglass:

[SomethingBeautiful]

General wonders, sleep, gurrly talk, holidays, new books to potentially read, snacks, kittunz, a few specific people, warm drinks, cool pillows & the walking dead.

[Gráinne]

i've been thinking....a great many things that I would happily consider doing for a living are unattainable due to my math phobia.....

I'm very interested in geology....and forensics....both require math as part of your education....I'm seriously considering taking JUST math classes til I get to where I need to be in requirements. I'm an excessively logical person....and math is HUGELY logical....there's no reason I can't do this...... :sunglass:

I majored in geology, and while you probably have to have enough maths to graduate, you actually don't use much beyond algebra. Well, geophysics gets into some calculus, but it isn't too bad. You sound like you would do well in math, and there are tutors in colleges :).

[DamonK]

i've been thinking....a great many things that I would happily consider doing for a living are unattainable due to my math phobia.....

I'm very interested in geology....and forensics....both require math as part of your education....I'm seriously considering taking JUST math classes til I get to where I need to be in requirements. I'm an excessively logical person....and math is HUGELY logical....there's no reason I can't do this...... :sunglass:

I majored in geology, and while you probably have to have enough maths to graduate, you actually don't use much beyond algebra. Well, geophysics gets into some calculus, but it isn't too bad. You sound like you would do well in math, and there are tutors in colleges :).

But calculus is fun. So is trig.

Then again, I like odd things, like numbers.

[WolfyOne]

This morning my word is procrastinate....uuuggghhhhh!

I had a cuppa coffee and a couple pieces of toast
I'm awake with chores I have to do on my to do list today

One of them is a total cleaning of litter boxes (despise it, but do it)
I'd rather scoop them than clean them out, but once a month whether I like it or not, it has to happen. There are days I am so tired of cleaning up after these rescues, be it scooping or vomit or food scattered on the floor to all the fur they leave me to vacuum up and the sweeping of litter because it doesn't all stay in the boxes when they get out of them. I am overwhelmed at times and rant, but seriously love these fur babies. I came along and cared for them when others kicked them to the curb. I just wish I could find some forever homes for some of them. I know they all have there own stories and don't warm up to humans right away. Even with them, trust is earned (a lesson worth learning from our animals).

So, I'll now finish my rant, get off my soapbox and put a load of laundry in.
Hey, it's a start and the litter boxes will eventually get done today.

[WolfyOne]

I was going to hang out and do my chores in a tee shirt and my boxer briefs, not wanting to dress at all today. After all, there is no one here, but me and the rescues. There was a down pouring with a light show going on outside and I still didn't feed the trailer park kitties. So, after the show outside ended, I put on my sweat pants and took that daily cup of food out and sure enough, there was already a kitty out there waiting for breakfast. I couldn't pour the cat food quick enough as he kept nudging my hand as if he was helping me pour it faster. I'm thankful the Universe and Mother Nature helps me find a way to help the outside kitties and my inside ones even when I'm not sure if I have enough to feed all of them on any given day.

When I came back inside, I decided to tackle the litter boxes. Done deal, procrastination is over and my laundry is in the dryer. Had another cuppa coffee and a bowl of oatmeal. I am now looking forward to a day filled with football games. Happily, I get to see my team play on TV tonight in this state because it's a regularly scheduled Sunday night game for NBC...yay!!!

[DMW]

Priorities...priorities...i gotta stay away from this place... and get some important stuff done!

[Massive]

Inclusion and Exclusion

[spritzerJ]

That feeling of "you can't go back but you can't stay here"nature. it is unsettling. The feeling of no on there knows me anymore and no one here really knows me.

oooh it blows!

[Hollylane]

How awesome my Handsome Ravens fan is for giving up her computer, so that we can watch our games together. :)

[JustLovelyJenn]

There are a lot of things on my mind....

... happy memories from the past
... hopes for the future
... remembering patience
... a few "I told you so"s
... wanting a fast forward button on life
... worries for my son
... plans for the day.

[Leigh]

Thinking about my future :)

[little_ms_sunshyne]

Dreaming :) nice to play the what if game sometimes :)

[Leigh]

Thinking about the news my mom gave me this morning, it sucks ass :(

[JustLovelyJenn]

Making hard decisions...

[ruffryder]

perhaps a change of career again or perhaps back to what I used to do in Sales or Recruiting. Just thinking about my lil family's security and safety.

[Jess]

interview... audition... momma... paint... hardwood floors... hand painted lanai... happy girl... pesto... :cigar2:

[starryeyes]

Last night, my ferret Smokey started walking funny. I took him to the vet this morning and they are telling me he had a stroke :( he also has a new heart murmur or leaky valve so he is going too the vet again tomorrow for x-rays. Ugh. Today sucked. He is on my mind :(

[Bard]

a deer got hit last night at work she was in the middle of the road and she was badly injured but not dead.. we had to go and shoot her I know she was suffering but damn those big eyes looking right at me:vigil::police:

[WolfyOne]

I got my work schedule for Thanksgiving weekend and it blows bubbles. I won't be doing Thanksgiving anywhere this year because I have to be at work Thanksgiving night at 8:30pm. We open at 9pm and I have to stay until 6am Friday morning. It means I have to stay awake hella long time to readjust my sleep hours for my next work day. Saturday I have to be there at 6am. Fills up my entire weekend with crappy. I'm not used to working overnights and then have to turn around and come back for my regular shift. Somewhere between getting off work Wednesday and my Thanksgiving shift, I have to have regular sleep and probably a power nap, so I can just keep going without wanting to go to sleep during that overnight shift. I really dislike retail, but I really miss not being able to share holidays with loved ones...looking forward to the day I leave OK.

[jac]

her
truffles
ball caps
jeans
coats
haircuts
thanksgiving
work
movies

[JustLovelyJenn]

No one on the outside can really understand what its like in my house. Yes, its usually cluttered. Yes, we yell sometimes. Yes, there are things that we just let go... because its not worth the fight. BUT... every day we manage an 8 year old boy who doesn't understand social expectation, limitations, or reasoning. He doesn't adjust to change, he can't grasp the concepts that most children in his class have had mastered for years. This same child, is smarter then most of those children will ever be. He looks normal, he sounds normal and to all outside eyes... I'm sure it looks like his problems are in how things happen in our house. In reality... the way things happen in our house, is the only reason he functions in society at all. EVERY, and when I say every I mean more then 5, professional we have talked to agrees that we (my mother and I) are doing all that we possibly can to advocate and support this amazing and challenging child. This includes allowing my 10 year old daughter move out of my home and in with her father.

SO today whats on my mind is how frustrating it is that his fathers fiance still thinks that somehow I am not doing what is needed in my home. I have sacrificed my entire life to raise this child. Lost every friend and had to start from scratch. Given custody of my other child to THEM... do you really think I would be giving away my child if I had any other choice? THIS, is what I do for a living. I work with children with severe disabilities. My specialty is behavioral disabilities, and I am very good at my job. I have put all of my professional knowledge, as well as that of the other education professionals i know to work in trying to find a program that will work for my son.

I am sorry if you don't understand what it means to be on guard 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Sometimes, I have to give in. No child should be in trouble all the time... and every parent needs a break.

[StrongButch]

My awesome g-f ! And the fact that this woman knows how to love me! This bad boi might have to put a ring on that finger someday.

[DMW]

Man...I am happy for StrongButch and Ocean. That is awesome.

Oh, i was thinking about what a small world we live in.
and more coffee.

[~ocean]

Man...I am happy for StrongButch and Ocean. That is awesome.

Oh, i was thinking about what a small world we live in.
and more coffee.

Thank you so much DMW .. nice to meet u .. :)

[Random]

I would like to stay up all day and night....

I would like to go rake the yard, or go thrifting, or go to the library...

I would like to do something beside work, go to the grocery store, play on the internet, clean house and watch tv...

11 hr workdays with half hour drive on either side make for long days..

Working overnights makes it difficult to stay away during the day to enjoy the day...

I'm thinking that the next job we get will be morning or mids... Just miss too much of life sleeping all day...

[Bèsame*]

I got my work schedule for Thanksgiving weekend and it blows bubbles. I won't be doing Thanksgiving anywhere this year because I have to be at work Thanksgiving night at 8:30pm. We open at 9pm and I have to stay until 6am Friday morning. It means I have to stay awake hella long time to readjust my sleep hours for my next work day. Saturday I have to be there at 6am. Fills up my entire weekend with crappy. I'm not used to working overnights and then have to turn around and come back for my regular shift. Somewhere between getting off work Wednesday and my Thanksgiving shift, I have to have regular sleep and probably a power nap, so I can just keep going without wanting to go to sleep during that overnight shift. I really dislike retail, but I really miss not being able to share holidays with loved ones...looking forward to the day I leave OK. hmmmmm sounds like retail. My schedule only gives me one day off....and of course thanksgiving. I'm cooking something turkey on Sunday before so I can have a left over sandwich...lol. It's also the day the trees go up. It's a peaceful day before the storm on Black Friday. I'm not part of the electronic world, so my business will come later after the shoppers stop for breakfast and are onto round two!

[morningstar55]

the thoughts of others.....
how can someone think that.... a statement like
"my coffee is sure super yummy today"
think its something sexual ??

[lusciouskiwi]

Waiting for a text message but so tired ... story of my life these days :(

[VintageFemme]

My crappity holiday work schedule.

*dislike*

[JustLovelyJenn]

mmmmm.... espresso....

[Soft*Silver]

I am losing some of my government benefits today. I have been getting free transport to medical appts because I couldnt drive myself to and fro because of my problems. Well, I have been stable long enough that I no longer need this service. I AM SO THRILLED!!!! Some people get upset over losing benefits. To me, this is a huge milestone. Again, I will never be fully able bodied and I will always be disabled but I CAN do for myself yet. And while I CAN do, I WILL do. And I am so grateful that my health has stablized enough that long!

this is a wonderful day for me...

[Nomad]

Autumn Song

"Like a joy on the heart of a sorrow,
The sunset hangs on a cloud;
A golden storm of glittering sheaves,
Of fair and frail and fluttering leaves,
The wild wind blows in a cloud.

Hark to a voice that is calling
To my heart in the voice of the wind:
My heart is weary and sad and alone,
For its dreams like the fluttering leaves have gone,
And why should I stay behind? "

[DMW]

Dance Now

It is ok, and good; by me
for love has no boundaries.
If it is always so, it is ok...
for happiness has boundaries.

So, the morrow and the new
should break free the heart, by you
that suffers today, from me
let today be already done and the
suffering of the morrow gone.
let this note be worn and a part
of the past.

Today... let i be that
your heart has won; for you.
the morrow has come.
let it be that your heart is ok;
and good,
by you.

Which
then,
by me

Nevermind, nor, you
trouble; for me

Nevermind,
Never i...
let
bother
you
(f)

[Rook]

Society rejects me for being Deaf
The Deaf community reject me for not being "Deaf enough"
The Lesbian community rejects me for being too Butch
The Butch/Femme Community rejects me for dating other butches
The Deaf-Lesbian community reject me for being into S/M
The S/M community rejects me for being Deaf
Society rejects me for being Puerto Rican
The Hispanic community reject me for being "Pagan" & too "White"
Patriarchal society rejects me for being Androgynous
Matriarch society at-large rejects me for embracing so-called Patriarch Dichotomy,
I am rejected and oppressed
Even by those who cry out readily against
Rejection, oppression and discrimination
When will it end?

:mohawk:

[WolfyOne]

I am in a dancing kind of mood
Music playing all afternoon

I feel change coming or I'm in the process of changing

Look out world...
I'm finally ready to step into it

[JustJo]

...a conversation with the executor of my mother's estate

...a big work event coming up

...my "to do" list for around the house

...how much I'd like to learn to make really good tamales

...getting involved with a local group and doing more real time socializing

...looking at things through a different lens

...Thanksgiving dinner with friends and strangers

:rrose:

[Sun]

Society rejects me for being Deaf
The Deaf community reject me for not being "Deaf enough"
The Lesbian community rejects me for being too Butch
The Butch/Femme Community rejects me for dating other butches
The Deaf-Lesbian community reject me for being into S/M
The S/M community rejects me for being Deaf
Society rejects me for being Puerto Rican
The Hispanic community reject me for being "Pagan" & too "White"
Patriarchal society rejects me for being Androgynous
Matriarch society at-large rejects me for embracing so-called Patriarch Dichotomy,
I am rejected and oppressed
Even by those who cry out readily against
Rejection, oppression and discrimination
When will it end?

:mohawk:

You seem very interesting to me, and I am sorry for your pain.
I wish I had a simple answer for you. :rrose:

There will always be people who will accept you just as you are. It may take some time to find us, but we are here.

[VintageFemme]

I am absolutely NOT impressed with someone's job, financial status, home, car, or friends. I am though, very impressed with someone's sticktoitnivness, sense of humor, resiliency, strength of heart, morals, education, heart and soul. I get so tired of people trying to 'win you over' with who they know and who they blow, where they live, what they drive, blahblahblah. *yawn* Quite frankly, it bores the f**k out of me and I'm so over it, I would rather stick toothpicks under my fingernails than spend one more moment in someone's company who insists on shoving their over compensating for insecurities down my throat. Go away you types, just go away!

Whew, I feel better now =)

And, I just saw the cutest Lebron James commercial on the telly ever. Love.

[Tommi]

TOOOO much

[Tommi]

Society rejects me for being Deaf
The Deaf community reject me for not being "Deaf enough"
The Lesbian community rejects me for being too Butch
The Butch/Femme Community rejects me for dating other butches
The Deaf-Lesbian community reject me for being into S/M
The S/M community rejects me for being Deaf
Society rejects me for being Puerto Rican
The Hispanic community reject me for being "Pagan" & too "White"
Patriarchal society rejects me for being Androgynous
Matriarch society at-large rejects me for embracing so-called Patriarch Dichotomy,
I am rejected and oppressed
Even by those who cry out readily against
Rejection, oppression and discrimination
When will it end?

:mohawk:

Come to Little Rock in 2013. We don't five a damn. Just join Us.

[PinkieLee]

What's on my mind...

wishing the doctors would make up their minds... is she suffering from kidney stones or gallstones?! Poor baby is in so much pain and I wish I could fix it.

I wish a money tree would sprout up in my backyard or a winning lottery ticket would fall in my lap. Hey, a girl can dream, right?!

this crisp, cool weather makes me wanna bake goodies. Although I have no idea what I wanna bake :)

[Abigail Crabby]

We had a pop quiz in class and I won a box of Salt Water Taffy...

so what's on my mind is what to do with this treat......cuz I don't eat it.

I'm thinking I'm gonna regift it lol

[Electrocell]

We had a pop quiz in class and I won a box of Salt Water Taffy...

so what's on my mind is what to do with this treat......cuz I don't eat it.

I'm thinking I'm gonna regift it lol

LOL yeah you can send it my way :D.

[JustLovelyJenn]

Come to Little Rock in 2013. We don't five a damn. Just join Us.

This made me think about how much I would love to go to Little Rock... and... how... on my very meager budget... I know its just not going to happen.

[Abigail Crabby]

LOL yeah you can send it my way :D.

Well that makes Christmas shopping easy for you lol

[Rook]

Thanx, for all the Support & kind words...
:sunglass:

As for visiting Little Rock, I'll try my best, but there's no guarantee right now....which is why I'm still on the "Virgin" List, I can assure, from today till October, a Lot can happen...srsly, in Jaunuary I had no fuckin idea from February till today I'd lose my home, my companion, I'd hop around 3 states looking for 'sanctuary', receive Dialysis in at least 5 different locations, lose all 3 of my ferrets, wind up back in Puerto Rico while sincerely wanting to bash every tooth in my brothers fiancee's mouth.....The Queen of England aint got shit on me within my own annus horribilis & it's only November :readfineprint:...I'm hoping , sincerely, 2013 is my "Mirabilis" year....:glasses:

[WolfyOne]

I am in a dancing kind of mood
Music playing all afternoon

I feel change coming or I'm in the process of changing

Look out world...
I'm finally ready to step into it


I wrote this yesterday and I want to reflect on it today.

At first break we always have a group meeting at work and today I found out the Thanksgiving schedules were changed again. I don't have to work Black Friday. The change I wrote about and feel, is starting to happen. On top of that I now have a place to go for Thanksgiving...yay! If I didn't have to be back at work on Saturday, I'd be in my car on a road trip and eating a wonderful Thanksgiving meal with chosen family including this oh so good custard pie. Who needs pumpkin when there's custard pie anyhow. Next year, always next year for that custard pie :)

Are you ready for me world?
I'm already stepping in, so open wide because here I come.

[DamonK]

It has been an exceedingly difficult 24 hours.

I sure as hell hope the next 24 are better.

[Tommi]

Thanx, for all the Support & kind words...
:sunglass:

As for visiting Little Rock, I'll try my best, but there's no guarantee right now....which is why I'm still on the "Virgin" List, I can assure, from today till October, a Lot can happen...srsly, in Jaunuary I had no fuckin idea from February till today I'd lose my home, my companion, I'd hop around 3 states looking for 'sanctuary', receive Dialysis in at least 5 different locations, lose all 3 of my ferrets, wind up back in Puerto Rico while sincerely wanting to bash every tooth in my brothers fiancee's mouth.....The Queen of England aint got shit on me within my own annus horribilis & it's only November :readfineprint:...I'm hoping , sincerely, 2013 is my "Mirabilis" year....:glasses:

Wow,
Well, my dear Gramma would have said. "Hey, if it wasn't for bad luck you wouldn't be havin annnnny luck at all. "

Mayb the 13 will be a lucky year and mirabillis wonderous and amazing things may come your way.
Keep an eye out, only have
46 days
1109 hours
66572 minutes
3994347 seconds till
January 1, 2013.

[laruss]

I am heart broken to hear of people being shunned by their families.
This is something I have never experienced and cannot even imagine it.
I would like to take you all in and have everyone over for Christmas so that you have someplace to go. No one should ever be alone for the holidays.

I will be with my children and grandchildren and my (now ex) partner was invited to join us, it was never a question as that is what family does. It truly hurts my heart to think that anyone would be alone at the holidays.

I know I am way up North, but come join me. My girls will welcome you... I think I must have raised them right. In my family acceptance has always been the way.

[laruss]

I am heart broken to hear of people being shunned by their families.
This is something I have never experienced and cannot even imagine it.
I would like to take you all in and have everyone over for Christmas so that you have someplace to go. No one should ever be alone for the holidays.

I will be with my children and grandchildren and my (now ex) partner was invited to join us, it was never a question as that is what family does. It truly hurts my heart to think that anyone would be alone at the holidays.

I know I am way up North, but come join me. My girls will welcome you... I think I must have raised them right. In my family acceptance has always been the way.

Oh, and if anyone wanted to invite me to American Thanksgiving, I would love some turkey. You missed ours or I would invite you.

[clay]

dreaming of years past...when I still had my wife...the wonder and joy of this time of year...being with someone whom I mattered to....being part of "our" family....
now having no one....:(
the time of year....not having a S.O....knowing a meal.alone.in.a.restaurant. is better than nothing...but then it is nothing.really..
trying really hard to stay positive....thankful for what I do have..and believe me, I am!!! But it is so hard...so damn hard....I want a family again....can we get a do over? pls?

[WingsOnFire]

It has been an exceedingly difficult 24 hours.

I sure as hell hope the next 24 are better.

I am hoping since we now have a bed it will be much better too!! I am ready for a bed other than an air mattress! I love you...

[RockOn]

Sleep is on my mind. Off to bed shortly. I have the electric heater blowing warm air on popsicle ears (my female bully-mix). ... the male bully-mix and I are loving the fan. It is important to be comfortable when sleeping. Don't you agree?

Everyone is happy at my house tonight. :)

'night BFP people ;)
(f)

[JustLovelyJenn]

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[Tcountry]

Trying to decide if it is frickin early or friggin late....
Either way, it's worth it

[LoyalWolfsBlade]

The fact that I am not sleeping is on my mind and why I am not sleeping is right behind it. I did not think the holidays would hit me like this. I knew it would be difficult but not like this. This will be my first Thanksgiving completely alone and it is eating me up inside even though I keep trying to push it out of my mind. I cam back to this stupid because 1) I had no choice and 2) I believed my sisters lies that the family missed me and wanted me home. Yeah they miss me so much and want me home so much not one of the three that live in this city has bothered to invite me to dinner. Wanted me so much when I called and asked my sister tonight if I could come over to see my grand-nephew I was told flat out your not welcome here....
I do have things to be thankful for...I am alive for one...I have a meet wonderful people on this site...and of course now I have my girl to be thankful for....I am trying to be positive it just gets hard sometimes.....

[Miss Scarlett]

Today is doctor appointment day...I love my docs but hate, hate, hate driving into Charlotte...on the plus side my pulmonary doc is supposed to finally release me after monitoring me for the last 16 months. I had a nasty bout of H1N1 in the winter of 2011 that left some scarring in my lungs. And I see my weight loss doc... he is so sweet and I've lost quite a bit over the last month. So both appointments should go well and hopefully I'll be back home before noon...

[Talon]

How undeniably sexy, classy, and cool my baby is....Raaawr...hy makes my heart>>>:rose:

[LoyalWolfsBlade]

The fact that I had bought tickets to a concert I was so looking forward to and finding out last night that what I thought was the date of the performance was in fact wrong. So instead of planning and enjoying a needed distraction of seeing Hinder live on the 20th I am kicking myself for actually missing it because the concert was on the 12th. Granted I enjoyed what I was doing on the 12th of this month but the Hinder concert was to be my distraction for the disappointment surrounding Thanksgiving. *Sigh* it is what it is right and at least I have the weekend to come up with a different way to distract myself. That at least finding out means I avoided the embarrassed feeling of showing up to something that was not happening and the bigger let down that would have occurred on Monday. There is a positive to everything if I look hard enough.

[femmsational]

as per the norm....


Coffee

[Miss Scarlett]

Lincoln...the history nerd in me wants to see that movie so bad I can't stand it!

[cinnamongrrl]

I find it so terribly sad that we are losing an iconic American industry for the sole reason of people not being able to come to an agreement. Finding out that the union that REPRESENTS the Hostess employees is the cause of the company's demise is horrifying to me. It seems a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face. But that's 18 THOUSAND noses and faces.... And 18,000 families that will lose an income this winter/holiday season.

And just as an aside...I'm not truly a Twinkie junkie....I haven't actually had one in years.It was always sufficient to know that they were there if I ever wanted one. Like Malomars. So maybe I have contributed to their demise in some small way....

<<<Catholic girl with Catholic guilt.....

[laruss]

Coffee!!!!

[Breezy]

I desire a date.

[JustLovelyJenn]

my Sight... and... how the things I see... will come to be...

[sylvie]

He is.

Our love grows stronger, everyday.
Our reality, the way We handle distance, and still deal with everyday things together as a couple. Reality isn't imaginary when a couple is distanced, it takes work and love and much patience and understanding. Everyday We have that. We support one another, We communicate and talk through everything, and We share every day things to bring Us closer. We plan date nights, We cook together, We watch movies together and We're present for one another. The absolute joy in the small things, the laughs, the music and Our families.

Now, We're working on bringing all of that together. We didn't jump fast, We built something strong over time, We planned visits & We got to know one another and continue to. Everyday, i find more things about Him that i love dearly. i respect Him, adore Him, and can't wait to physically be with Him. The amazing support from Him while i am in school, always encouraging and understanding. He cheers me on, and i am so proud of the outstanding Guy He is. An amazing parent, friend to many, protector & human being.. i am a lucky girl for Him, and do appreciate Him so. ♥

[Semantics]

I find it so terribly sad that we are losing an iconic American industry for the sole reason of people not being able to come to an agreement. Finding out that the union that REPRESENTS the Hostess employees is the cause of the company's demise is horrifying to me. It seems a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face. But that's 18 THOUSAND noses and faces.... And 18,000 families that will lose an income this winter/holiday season.

And just as an aside...I'm not truly a Twinkie junkie....I haven't actually had one in years.It was always sufficient to know that they were there if I ever wanted one. Like Malomars. So maybe I have contributed to their demise in some small way....

<<<Catholic girl with Catholic guilt.....

The union is not responsible for the demise of Hostess.

The union was advocating for the bakers who were being asked to make more significant concessions like reduction in pay and benefits. They'd already taken two pay cuts, lost benefits, and lost their pensions over the past several years.
You might want to look at the other side for the cause, the side that was advocating for corporate greed and the CEO whose several million dollar compensation package had tripled in the past few years and the executives whose pay had risen by an average of 80%. Meanwhile the company was on the verge of bankruptcy and people who barely made a living wage as it is (I saw an analysis today that said the bakers made an average of $14,000 per year) were asked to take less and less.

The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer all the time. Unions are one of our only defense mechanisms when it comes to keeping what we have.

Don't allow them to be vilified.

[LoyalWolfsBlade]

This site is on mind lately. On how I used to look forward to coming here and finding connection with the community. When I could come and almost every thread either made me smile or laugh because of something one of the people on my friend list has said. Now though it is almost a chore for me to come here. Not even the thought of posting in my own thread draws me here any loner. I now almost always worry about being misunderstood and judged. This upsets me because I have so much in real life going on that the old laughter would have been appreciated and writing without feeling the fear of being misunderstood was desperately needed. No one has said anything or done anything to make me feel this way, it is just the energy I get when I come here now. Maybe it is the holiday season, maybe it is an over tired mind being paranoid, or it could be real that this is just the wrong site for me. *Sigh* so this site is on my mind and what I need or want to do about it now.

[JustLovelyJenn]

I can't sleep tonight and there's a lot on my mind. I've made a lot of changes lately, all of them has been really difficult for me. At night lately I just want to be held. But there's no 1 here to hold me. The result is insomnia. I guess I'm just waiting for 1 thing to even out, wanting to feel like it's complete and headed in the right direction.

[StrongButch]

Is there a thread for those folks who are into D-s only?

[Hollylane]

The Christmas torture has begun....I love it.

[jac]

I haven't been in the doc's office for quite sometime for those kinds of exams.
Not fond of them at all...
Seems I am going back tomorrow for labwork and such.
Might even be walking out with blood pressure meds.
She wasn't none to pleased with the two readings I had today. :sigh:

Overnight shift begins at midnight and then to the lab when I get out at 8am... blah!

[DamonK]

The irony of the text I just got. Meant lovingly and supportive... Instead invoked bitterness.

Homework and the exam I just took.

Put her royal highness to bed.... In my bed.

Jackrabbit sleeping on her back.

Conversations had.

The road taken, aware I'm at a split, wondering which way my road will turn, left or right.

Bear making me laugh last night. Joyful laughter that's been absent in me for the last couple of months, thus giving me hope it will return.