Oh yeah - do we want to do the Ren Fair Dopefest this year again? I want to!
Here’s the website for the one we went to last year:
It opens August 4th. Last time Saturdays were difficult for people, would a Sunday be better? We’re hoping for Twinks, Drae, her roomie, anyrose, myself, maybe Spats will deign to accompany us this time, and of course anyone else is welcome.
Anyone? I’ll set a tentative date of August 112 or 12, with a backup date of August 25 or 26th.
Hi everyone. This has been really horrible for the last couple of weeks. Some mornings I just want to check out of it all. My wife needs me, and I need to be strong, but sometimes it’s too much. I’m so sad and so lonely, but I don’t know what to do. My counceler says that it takes time, and I’m sure that’s right, but this is as hard as it gets.
I don’t know what to say except hang in there, listen to your counselor, and get some Prozac or whatever else is available in Japan.
The antidepressants are a tool, not a cure. They should break the funk long enough for the counseling to work.
I’ve been there, but not for the same reasons.
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Hang in there, we’re all with you.
Lots of prayers, hugs, and good thoughts headed out. We’re all here for you.
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TPlay, I have nothing to offer but hugs, and there’s no end to those.
AWESOME! Thanks!
That’s a wonderful story about Papa Tigs too. It is good to know that there are such caring people out there.
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I might be able to go if y’all go on the 25th or 6th.
swampy, will this motivating involve a ruler and black leather? (My friends always joke about how they imagine me teaching at the college in stilettoes, with a ruler in hand. :eek: )
MamaTigs, that’s such a sweet story - yay for PapaTigs!
Hugs and prayers for TokyoPlayer and TokyoWife.
HazelNut, I assume you’re going to be in NY or thereabouts? yeah, sure, we can do the 25th or 26th.
TPlayer you and your wife are in my thoughts and prayers. I cannot begin to imagine what the both of you are going through right now. Let me also chime in on the checking into antidepressants idea. Sometimes that along with counseling can help deal with things better. Like BBBobbio said, been there, done that but for different reasons and they did help.
Ok, I’ve studied this here job description thing up down and sideways. I reckon I am as prepared as I can be. The interview is at 3 P.M. EDT which is in about two and a half hours from now. So, if appropriate/inappropriate appendages could be crossed in for about an hour two and a half hours from now, I’d be much obliged. No need to keep 'em crossed for hours on end just during that timeframe is all. 
Well, I can’t cross any of my inappropriate ones. I just don’t think I have that kind of reach! But all of the ones I can are crossed.
Weeeeeeeeell, Scottish Darling and I are planning a jaunt up the East Coast late August, and we’re planning to stop by NY and NJ somewhere along the way. Nothing is set in stone yet, so if the earlier dates are more convenient for everyone else, y’all should just go ahead with those. But if you guys can do the 25-26th, we’ll do our best to schedule it so we’ll be able to join the Cool Kids. 
ETA: all appendages crossed, swampy!
I forgot to reply to this earlier. Nah, the work isn’t what I need a vacation from. It’s just that the past few weeks have been crammed with papers + graduation + teaching classes + visiting parents + a lot of drinking + friends leaving + paperwork. After this week all I have to deal with is my job, I guess, so that’s a relief. I still have friends hanging around the neighborhood, but they’re all gone this weekend and most of next week for various reasons, which I’m somewhat grateful for. I am a very gregarious person by nature, but I also need some alone time. Hopefully this weekend I’ll be able to stretch out on the beach and read a trashy novel or three.
This morning was busy. I woke up late, even thought I was in bed by 6:45 last night. This is not a good sign. When I went to leave, I realized that I was so tired last night, I forgot to lock the door. :eek: At least I closed it all the way. I was so late, I couldn’t park in the building (lots of one way streets downtown), so I had to run through the city lot. Then, my badge didn’t work, so I had to piggy back behind someone else, then I couldn’t log in, and I was already late. I had an urgent courier delivery to get out this am, but it went, and should arrive on time. :fingers crossed: I got a replacement badge, but that doesn’t work either. I didn’t bring my lunch today, because I was supposed to have lunch with a friend, but she sent me an email that she’s sick today, can we re-schedule? Sigh. I guess it’s one of **those ** days. And it’s only 10 am.
It doesn’t help that I had very weird dreams all night about my missing/kidnapped wife and children. 
Needless to say, I was very confused when I woke up, because I’m certain I don’t **have ** a wife and children (14 & 3).
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Now you’ve gone and done it! We’ll prolly have to hose down Sean, MBG, BBBobbio, Mindude, WiseRodent, SpecialOne etal.
ETA: Who’s up for next week?
One hour until the commencement of appendage crossing appropriate/inappropriate as each deem’s necessary and is able to do.
Purtification for the interview is complete. Now I sit around about fifteen minutes and mildly panic (hey, it works for me) then off I go so that I arrive at the appropriate fifteen to twenty minutes early timeframe whereupon I remember to sit up straight and smile at everybody who passes by whilst sayin’ Good Whatevertimeofdayitis. Plus suck on a mint.
I know I’ve been on-again, off-again, but can I volunteer? Been a while since I did an MMP!
As far as I am concerned, if there’s any pictures, you’ll have to put out the fire first, then mop the puddle up off the floor 
In the meanwhile (and while I can concentrate on it…) I am commencing crossing of appropriate appendages. Saving the inappropriate ones for some other time