What is on your mind - Page 250

shadows papa · 12-04-2010, 07:58 PM

I will be adding one of these to my bike collection in the next couple of years....it's on my mind BIGTIME!

katsarecool · 12-04-2010, 08:02 PM

I saw teeny tiny snowflakes early this morning. Wondering if I imagined them. Alberta Clipper headed this way and will stay for ten days or so. Very very cold weather coming and I hate it!!! I know hate is a strong word. But extreme temps do me in with the fibromyalgia and I spend time in bed when that happens. Plus it knocks the hell out of my utility budget....

Miss Scarlett · 12-05-2010, 09:09 AM

The beautiful, young calico cat who showed up outside my apartment friday evening...I don't know if she is lost, a stray or was abandoned. I wish I could bring her inside but my cat is 14, not used to other animals and I am fairly certain things would not go well at all. Also I have no idea as to her health.

But this poor creature just broke my heart yesterday, especially since we have some really, really cold weather approaching. She was outside my windows meowing and climbing my screens. After some thought I decided to provide her with food, water and shelter. I fixed up a box, covering the exterior bottom to keep out moisture, closed 3/4 of the open side to hold in heat but also to allow a little entrance and put one of my old fluffy sweaters in there for her. I took an empty Clementine crate and placed dry food and water dishes in it. Then I set everything up under the stairs outside my apartment. It's protected from the wind and rain - two of my neighbors are storing things there: a grill and a bicycle - so she is more or less out of the weather and out of sight of hawks and owls.

When I put out the food, she fell on it so I added some more. She seemed to calm down a bit after that and stopped the meowing and climbing. I did pet her and talk with her after she ate. She is very sweet and not at all feral.

Before going out I refilled her bowl and when I came home she had eaten most of it. I presume she was in her little house because she was nowhere to be seen. I didn't top off the food last night because the raccoons, opossums or other wilidlife would likely eat it.

I haven't seen her yet this morning and I will go outside in a little while to give her some more food and change out her water.

DapperButch · 12-05-2010, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by shadows papa

I will be adding one of these to my bike collection in the next couple of years....it's on my mind BIGTIME!

Details on bike, please.

little_ms_sunshyne · 12-05-2010, 12:02 PM

Getting a new tattoo in 2 weeks

katsarecool · 12-05-2010, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Scarlett

The beautiful, young calico cat who showed up outside my apartment friday evening...I don't know if she is lost, a stray or was abandoned. I wish I could bring her inside but my cat is 14, not used to other animals and I am fairly certain things would not go well at all. Also I have no idea as to her health.

But this poor creature just broke my heart yesterday, especially since we have some really, really cold weather approaching. She was outside my windows meowing and climbing my screens. After some thought I decided to provide her with food, water and shelter. I fixed up a box, covering the exterior bottom to keep out moisture, closed 3/4 of the open side to hold in heat but also to allow a little entrance and put one of my old fluffy sweaters in there for her. I took an empty Clementine crate and placed dry food and water dishes in it. Then I set everything up under the stairs outside my apartment. It's protected from the wind and rain - two of my neighbors are storing things there: a grill and a bicycle - so she is more or less out of the weather and out of sight of hawks and owls.

When I put out the food, she fell on it so I added some more. She seemed to calm down a bit after that and stopped the meowing and climbing. I did pet her and talk with her after she ate. She is very sweet and not at all feral.

Before going out I refilled her bowl and when I came home she had eaten most of it. I presume she was in her little house because she was nowhere to be seen. I didn't top off the food last night because the raccoons, opossums or other wilidlife would likely eat it.

I haven't seen her yet this morning and I will go outside in a little while to give her some more food and change out her water.

That is so sweet of you!!! My guess is that she is lost. If she were a stray or feral she would not have let you pet her so quickly.

I have a black male un-neutered cat that I care for but cannot bring inside because of my other furr babies. It breaks my heart every day. His ear has been lacerated repeatedly over the past two years and it keeps re-opening. Makes me so sad! If I come into some extra money I will take Tom Tom to the vet to be neutered, vaccinations and then try to find him a home!! I keep playing the lottery in hopes of being able to help him!!!

I hope you find her owners!!!

Miss Scarlett · 12-05-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by katsarecool

That is so sweet of you!!! My guess is that she is lost. If she were a stray or feral she would not have let you pet her so quickly.

I have a black male un-neutered cat that I care for but cannot bring inside because of my other furr babies. It breaks my heart every day. His ear has been lacerated repeatedly over the past two years and it keeps re-opening. Makes me so sad! If I come into some extra money I will take Tom Tom to the vet to be neutered, vaccinations and then try to find him a home!! I keep playing the lottery in hopes of being able to help him!!!

I hope you find her owners!!!

Her dish was empty when I put food out for her earlier this morning. About 30 minutes ago I checked and half is now gone. I still haven't seen her nor have I checked her box - it's her safe space and I don't want to disturb her if she is in there. I'm going to top off her dish here in a minute. There haven't been any dogs, etc. out there today so she must be eating.

JustLovelyJenn · 12-05-2010, 01:48 PM

That's classified.

ravfem · 12-05-2010, 03:52 PM

The coming week...

"playing house"...

talks...

12-05-2010, 06:20 PM

Why... When you no longer choose to speak to certain people, and you haven't for 2 years and counting and and having a very very very good reason why I shouldn't... Why do they continue to try ????????? arghhhh

JustLovelyJenn · 12-05-2010, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by moonfemme

Why... When you no longer choose to speak to certain people, and you haven't for 2 years and counting and and having a very very very good reason why I shouldn't... Why do they continue to try ????????? arghhhh

AND... why do other people continue to tell you how they are doing???

Cirrus · 12-06-2010, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by WolfyOne

This is where I come in and tell you it's not really cold here yet. Not saying it doesn't get cold, but won't get as cold as where you're at and the snow when it comes here never lasts long at all.

Wolfy....who doesn't miss Chicago winters at all

I've been to Chicago several times. It's about a 7 hour ride from here though so it does not happen often at all. I am actually a lot closer to Duluth, MN. Only an hour there depending on the weather. It's pretty cold here right now, but I am prepared for it. Usually our biggest challenge in the winter is keeping out eye out for drunken snowmobilers, people ice fishing dangerously, and lost skiers.

I get what you are saying though. If I went anyplace else I'd still be a cheesehead

12-06-2010, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JustLovelyJenn

AND... why do other people continue to tell you how they are doing???

Jenn... I wish I knew... sometimes family(and some friends) are just hang-er on-ers... maybe it's being blood related and those bonds are hard to break... All I know is I need sometime away... I need to process, then figure out how to deal with a family issue... I hate ultimatums, when I was younger I would do the opposite out of spite... but now... I just think that if you need space and time ... the request should be honored. If not then LEAVE ME THE F%^K alone will be my answer :~)

JustJo · 12-06-2010, 09:11 AM

...that I used to laugh all the time, and lately feel like I've lost that

...that I am truly sick and tired of arguing and anger

...that I miss my best friend more than I thought I would

...that I am bone tired, and frustrated that I can't sleep

...that whatever I do or say never seems to be right, or enough, or whatever

...that every time I feel like things are turning around in life, they hang a U-turn on me

...that I'm fighting that same old depressed crap...ugh

Miss Scarlett · 12-06-2010, 09:21 AM

I'm on vacation this week...since I am a bit of a workaholic it will only be a matter of time before I start getting on my own nerves. Trying very hard NOT to check the work email, court calendars or bank accounts - I do this every morning after opening the office.

There is so much to do around the house - move furniture around and sort through boxes from my move about 2 years ago. Let me elaborate - my former apartment building was sold and everyone was given a couple weeks to move - we were more or less evicted. This happened about 3 weeks before Pride - I was Co-chair of the Board and had absolutely NO spare time. Also I was working for someone who confused the duties of a paralegal with indentured servitude. And my Mom had died a few months earlier. Shelia took time off work and packed my apartment - she packed everything, except the garbage. After the move I was still consumed by Pride and my job. Then Dad started to clear Mom's things from his house because he decided to remarry. I ended up rescuing a lot of things and my living room became a warehouse. When I moved my home grew from a 640 sq ft apartment to about 1,000 but because of the extra things from Dad's I actually have less living space now.

Even with the change of jobs last year I was still not interested in going through things here. Thanks to my counselor I have been able to work through my Mom's death and thanks to the addition of 5HTP/Carbidopa the mild depression has lifted - I am ready to tackle this. By the end of the week there will be many things ready to go to Goodwill and/or the dumpster.

I am looking forward to being able to use my living room again - something I haven't been able to do since the stuff arrived from Dad's.

weatherboi · 12-06-2010, 09:39 AM

George is on my mind!!!

little_ms_sunshyne · 12-06-2010, 03:51 PM

the unexpected...

JustLovelyJenn · 12-06-2010, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moonfemme

Jenn... I wish I knew... sometimes family(and some friends) are just hang-er on-ers... maybe it's being blood related and those bonds are hard to break... All I know is I need sometime away... I need to process, then figure out how to deal with a family issue... I hate ultimatums, when I was younger I would do the opposite out of spite... but now... I just think that if you need space and time ... the request should be honored. If not then LEAVE ME THE F%^K alone will be my answer :~)

WOW, don't I know this feeling. I feel the same way. I need time away.... away from family, from pressure, from fighting... I need time to remember who I am. And getting that may just be the hardest decision I have ever had to make in my life.

little_ms_sunshyne · 12-06-2010, 07:41 PM

Strong arms holding me...melting into a warm body...I may have a fever for different reasons now

Leigh · 12-06-2010, 07:43 PM

Sometimes just sitting around all day when your on disability will give you too much time to think. What hasn't been on My mind lately? Seems like all I've done lately is think ~ about life, My future, what I want and pleasing others. My mind keeps getting wracked with things bombarding My thoughts to the point where I just wanna shit it off ~ like where is the automatic "off" switch? Some of the things I've had on My mind include:

~ My transition

~ Coming out to the rest of My family and friends

~ Going to school (either physically going or taking an at-home study course)

~ Moving out on My own, and how to do that

~ Work, should I or shouldnt I?

~ Love, and whether or not I'll ever find it

~ Figuring out My sexuality and where I fall in the gender spectrum?

There is alot more, but thats just the basics ........... no wonder I don't sleep properly most nights

12-04-2010, 07:58 PM	#4981
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12-04-2010, 08:02 PM	#4982
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12-05-2010, 01:48 PM	#4988
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12-05-2010, 03:52 PM	#4989
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12-06-2010, 09:11 AM	#4994
JustJo Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: pushy broad Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Follow your heart; it knows things your mind cannot explain. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southeast corner Posts: 5,633 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,417 Thanked 25,407 Times in 4,661 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	...that I used to laugh all the time, and lately feel like I've lost that ...that I am truly sick and tired of arguing and anger ...that I miss my best friend more than I thought I would ...that I am bone tired, and frustrated that I can't sleep ...that whatever I do or say never seems to be right, or enough, or whatever ...that every time I feel like things are turning around in life, they hang a U-turn on me ...that I'm fighting that same old depressed crap...ugh __________________ I'm not tall enough to ride emotional roller coasters

12-05-2010, 09:09 AM	#4983
Miss Scarlett Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: . Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: . Posts: 5,530 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,478 Thanked 12,949 Times in 3,419 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	The beautiful, young calico cat who showed up outside my apartment friday evening...I don't know if she is lost, a stray or was abandoned. I wish I could bring her inside but my cat is 14, not used to other animals and I am fairly certain things would not go well at all. Also I have no idea as to her health. But this poor creature just broke my heart yesterday, especially since we have some really, really cold weather approaching. She was outside my windows meowing and climbing my screens. After some thought I decided to provide her with food, water and shelter. I fixed up a box, covering the exterior bottom to keep out moisture, closed 3/4 of the open side to hold in heat but also to allow a little entrance and put one of my old fluffy sweaters in there for her. I took an empty Clementine crate and placed dry food and water dishes in it. Then I set everything up under the stairs outside my apartment. It's protected from the wind and rain - two of my neighbors are storing things there: a grill and a bicycle - so she is more or less out of the weather and out of sight of hawks and owls. When I put out the food, she fell on it so I added some more. She seemed to calm down a bit after that and stopped the meowing and climbing. I did pet her and talk with her after she ate. She is very sweet and not at all feral. Before going out I refilled her bowl and when I came home she had eaten most of it. I presume she was in her little house because she was nowhere to be seen. I didn't top off the food last night because the raccoons, opossums or other wilidlife would likely eat it. I haven't seen her yet this morning and I will go outside in a little while to give her some more food and change out her water.

12-05-2010, 12:02 PM	#4985
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12-05-2010, 06:20 PM	#4990
moonfemme Guest Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: n/a My Photo Gallery	Why... When you no longer choose to speak to certain people, and you haven't for 2 years and counting and and having a very very very good reason why I shouldn't... Why do they continue to try ????????? arghhhh

12-06-2010, 09:21 AM	#4995
Miss Scarlett Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: . Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: . Posts: 5,530 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,478 Thanked 12,949 Times in 3,419 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	I'm on vacation this week...since I am a bit of a workaholic it will only be a matter of time before I start getting on my own nerves. Trying very hard NOT to check the work email, court calendars or bank accounts - I do this every morning after opening the office. There is so much to do around the house - move furniture around and sort through boxes from my move about 2 years ago. Let me elaborate - my former apartment building was sold and everyone was given a couple weeks to move - we were more or less evicted. This happened about 3 weeks before Pride - I was Co-chair of the Board and had absolutely NO spare time. Also I was working for someone who confused the duties of a paralegal with indentured servitude. And my Mom had died a few months earlier. Shelia took time off work and packed my apartment - she packed everything, except the garbage. After the move I was still consumed by Pride and my job. Then Dad started to clear Mom's things from his house because he decided to remarry. I ended up rescuing a lot of things and my living room became a warehouse. When I moved my home grew from a 640 sq ft apartment to about 1,000 but because of the extra things from Dad's I actually have less living space now. Even with the change of jobs last year I was still not interested in going through things here. Thanks to my counselor I have been able to work through my Mom's death and thanks to the addition of 5HTP/Carbidopa the mild depression has lifted - I am ready to tackle this. By the end of the week there will be many things ready to go to Goodwill and/or the dumpster. I am looking forward to being able to use my living room again - something I haven't been able to do since the stuff arrived from Dad's.

12-06-2010, 09:39 AM	#4996
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12-06-2010, 03:51 PM	#4997
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12-06-2010, 07:41 PM	#4999
little_ms_sunshyne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: . Posts: 3,312 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,339 Thanked 12,242 Times in 2,540 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Strong arms holding me...melting into a warm body...I may have a fever for different reasons now

12-06-2010, 07:43 PM	#5000
Leigh Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, Her, etc Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 7,767 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,029 Thanked 13,026 Times in 4,786 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Sometimes just sitting around all day when your on disability will give you too much time to think. What hasn't been on My mind lately? Seems like all I've done lately is think ~ about life, My future, what I want and pleasing others. My mind keeps getting wracked with things bombarding My thoughts to the point where I just wanna shit it off ~ like where is the automatic "off" switch? Some of the things I've had on My mind include: ~ My transition ~ Coming out to the rest of My family and friends ~ Going to school (either physically going or taking an at-home study course) ~ Moving out on My own, and how to do that ~ Work, should I or shouldnt I? ~ Love, and whether or not I'll ever find it ~ Figuring out My sexuality and where I fall in the gender spectrum? There is alot more, but thats just the basics ........... no wonder I don't sleep properly most nights __________________ "When you fall off the wagon ... clutch the sides of it until you get a better grip!"