A couple years ago, I noticed that I, and several other friends, were having a bit of a bad time with things, so I started The Ultimate Pick-Me-Up Thread. It was quite popular for awhile, and then the great Crash of '02 occurred. For a year, there has been silence in the realm of the Pick-me-up thread. Since I’m in need of a bit of a pick-me-up, I decided to start a new thread. (The old one was getting pretty big.)
I’ve been having a rough time with things, of late. I lost my job right after New Years, I’ve had a cold that won’t go away, I’m missing friends who lives hundreds, thousands of miles away, and I’m feeling like I can’t be anything but a disappointment to Verrain. (No matter HOW many times he assures me it’s not true.) This isn’t a grand scale “Oh God, my life is horrible.” I know that it’s not. There are so many people who’s lives are so much worse off than mine at the moment, people who’ve been out of work, with less prospects of getting another job, for much longer than I. People with sicknesses much worse than a cold. People who don’t get to see loved ones. I know I don’t have it that bad. But I also know I could use a few pick-me-ups lately. Hugs, jokes, flirts (don’t worry, there won’t be an angry Verrain knocking down your door. He knows I was a flirt when I met him, and I’ll be a flirt for all time! :))… anything. Just something that I helps me smile when I need to.
And this thread isn’t just about picking me up. As with the previous incarnation, anyone who’s in need of a little pick-me-up of whatever flavor can stop in and ask for it. You don’t need to give details, you don’t need to say anything more than “I’m having a rough time.” If this thread is anything like the last one, there will be plenty of people to offer you unconditional support.
Just repaying you for the one you gave me, darlin’.
[sub]See, this is the kind of thing that used to be automatic, back when I was posting regularly. Now I have to actually THINK about not using smilies with you. Grrrrr… I want my old me back![/sub]
Well, TruePisces, I’m sitting here planning my recipes for next week (yes, I am that anal), and I am using the cookbook YOU sent me in the Secret Santa for all of them!
You know, my first thought when I saw your be-smiled response to ChiefScott was, “how quickly they forget.” Oh, well.
Hey, if it’s any consolation (which is what I’m going for), I was actually wondering the other day were a lot of the folks from back in the day (well, as far back in the day as I go) were, yourself included. Not that you know who am I, or anything, but at least someone was thinking fondly of you. [no smiley – I learned in my Navy days not to piss off the Chiefs]
scout, I really am glad you’re enjoying it! I almost bought one for myself, too, but I don’t cook much.
Frank #2, how tempting, how tempting. How does 8 sound?
Cerowyn, of COURSE I know who you are. Unaboard, darlin’. Was in one of your games. I’m glad you were thinking of me, though. There are times I wonder if anyone DOES remember me.
TruePisces, while you don’t know me from jack, I just want to say hang in there. I know some of what you’re feeling: I was out of work for 7 months in 2001, and ended up moving a few thou miles away to get a new job, so I’m away from my friends as well, and I worry that I can’t do anything for my wife. While no 2 people feel precisely the same things, I want to say that my thoughts are with you.
You know, as it happens, I’m finding I could use a pick-me-up today.
Steelerphan’s post is already a good start. I like the line
How much simpler that would be. I haven’t played D&D in decades. That’s a gentle breeze wafting some pleasant memories by. Thanks.
Steelerphan, I have absolutely no idea what happened to that game. It just sorta died out. I’ve started in a couple more online non-D&D games (Three Amber and one White Wolf), but we haven’t gotten to the point of killing anything in any of them yet, so I’m kinda SOL insofar as the online killing community is concerned. Maybe I can talk Verrain into running a small campaign and see where we go from there.
As far as your comments, you’re right. In the grand scheme of things, life is pretty good. It’s just hard to realize it through the darkness sometimes. I hope you work through your problems, too, and if you’re ever in need of a pick-me-up, just let me know.
NE Texan, how else do you begin to get to know someone if you don’t start talking? I’m an equal opportunity pick-me-up person – both in giving and receiving. So now that you’ve done me the great honor of a pick-me-up (and helping me keep things in perspective), I’d be happy to do the same for you. Which kind of pick-me-up’s do you prefer? I aim to please. [smilie omitted, because ChiefScott’s comment is next]
ChiefScott, you’re a nut. You have no clue how much I’ve missed seeing you around.
Watermelon Man, I wasn’t sure… I haven’t heard from you in awhile, so… shrug You’re right, though. You DO need to get to a Fest out here. We ARE having a big one at the beginning of September here in Philly. That would be a great one for you to make it to.
No no, that won’t do. Too far away. I can’t wait 8 months to meet some of my fellow Philly dopers.
Something that may bring a smile to your face:
Little pigeon in the sky,
Dropping things from way up high,
Angry farmer wipes his eye,
Very glad that cows don’t fly!
Weekends are much better for unexpected fun-filled trips around the area. I’m too busy during the week. Maybe a little mini-fest sometime would be good.
A mini-Dopefest some weekend would be a fantastic idea. There are a few of us in the area (and a few that might not mind coming into the area one weekend to get together with some wild and crazy Dopers.) Lets pick a weekend that looks good, find a place to have it and see who we can bring in.
Not that the one in September is being cancelled. Uh-uh, no way! That’s my pre-wedding Fest, so it’s going on, even if I’m celebrating my upcoming nuptuals alone!
This one isn’t so much a pick-me-up as a load of good luck vibes to LindyHopper, who had an interview this afternoon. Here’s hoping that the woman finds you as charming as I know you are.
