The Ultimate Pick-Me-Up Thread

Just in need of one today. I think walking out of Penn Station, seeing all the flyers every day, and walking by the local Station Houses (Fire and Police, both next to my job, each a street apart, so I walk by one of them no matter which entrance I use) has really started taking it’s toll on me. So, I can use some hugs, jokes, flirts – any kind of pick-me-ups you’re willing to give.

Though the best would be if I had someone physically here right now for a real, long hug. :frowning:

[sub]Don’t mean to be a bummer. I’m sorry.[/sub]

Dost mine eyes deceive me? Did you just apologize for being a “bummer?” Get over here, hon! {{{{{{{{{{TP}}}}}}}}

I know what you mean about the posters and papers and news, etc… I have stopped watching TV, stopped buying newspapers, turned away from the posters, and basically turned myself off from all of this. If anything big happens, someone will tell me, or I’ll read about it here on the boards.

Just relax, curl up, drink some hot cocoa because it’s frikkin’ cold out (with or without a spike, as you see fit), and wait for lurker to come visit :slight_smile:

Thanks, Steph. I needed that. Hot cocoa sounds like just the thing today.

{{{pucette}}}

Verrain of Verrain’s Big Ol Hug Thread is at your service, True Pisces. I offer my arms to you and pull you in close and warm. My hands smooth over your back as I murmur soothing sounds, softly rubbing my cheek against yours. I rest your head on my shoulder and gently stroke your hair, letting you draw strength from me. Only when you are ready do I give you a final squeeze and step back with a smile.

Hang in there my friend. And with luck, I’ll be able to give you one of those for real some weekend soon.

What He’s Looking For
When I was 14 I hoped that one day I would have a
girlfriend.

When I was 16 I got a girlfriend, but there was no
passion.

So I decided I needed a passionate girl with zest
for life.

In University I dated a passionate girl, but she was
too emotional.

Everything was an emergency, she was a drama queen,cried all the time and threatened suicide. So I decided I needed a girl with stability.

When I was 21 I found a very stable girl, but she
was boring.

She was totally predictable and never got excited about anything.

Life became so dull that I decided I needed a girl with some excitement.

When I was 25 I found an exciting girl, but I couldn’t keep up with her.

She rushed from one thing to another, never settling
on anything.

She did mad, impetuous things and flirted with everyone
she met. She made me miserable as often as happy. She was great fun initially and very energetic, but directionless. So I decided to find a girl with some ambition.

When I turned 28 I found a smart, ambitious girl with her feet planted firmly on the ground and married her. She was so ambitious that she divorced me and took everything I owned.

I am now 34 and am looking for a girl with very big tits.

Alright. It’s my turn to be needy.

I’m not in school this semester because I had dumbasses for advisors and now I’m fighting with Financial Aid.

Knew people that were killed 9/11, and while I can’t wrap my mind around the sheer magintude of it, that whole thing opened up a lot of painful memories from the Murrah bombing. Don’t want to talk about it anymore. I don’t want to cry about it anymore, and most of all, I want to be able to sleep without seeing it anymore. I’ve developed an aversion to CNN.

I got tired of the SO’s mood swings and the fact that his fun job was not paying the bills after we lost our house two months ago. My savings would only go so far and I used the last of it moving into the new apartment.

He went to OKC to find a job. We’re not going with him. Jr. Ranger I cannot switch schools in the middle of a semester without losing credit for this semester and my emotionally disturbed son would have a hell of a time with another move that took him from Stillwater and his school where he is very comfortable and doing so well, notto mention the hell that would be a new custody hearing with his father. Even if I was willing to follow the sure to be former SO to OKC, which I am currently in no mood to do. I’m still trying to decide if the benefits outweigh the shit.

My boss, who hasn’t been able to pay me in over two months (which wasn’t that big a deal when the SO was managing to keep things paid and I was willing to be patient while he got things worked out) just informed me this afternoon that he’s calling it quits, closing his business. It is now a big deal because I’m supporting myself and two kids. I’ll probably never see the money he owes me.

So, I have no job, no live support system, most of my local friends have moved, and I am flat broke. If not for the loans I have had gotten from a couple of people, I would have already been without a roof this month. At least I have gas in the car that isn’t even mine to job hunt, but it isn’t looking good.

I feel myself falling back into the pit of depression I dug myself out of 6 years ago and I don’t seem to be able to stop it. I’m tired all the time and I spend far too much time trying not to cry.

I can’t believe I am back in this ‘special place’ yet again. This isn’t me. I’m a happy person. Secure in who and what I am. I’m not like that right now. I want me back.

{{{{{Arden}}}}}

Hon, if anyone has a reason to be down right now, it’s you. Don’t berate yourself because you are. You will get through all of this, because you are strong. But don’t confuse being strong with being happy all the time. Being strong means knowing who you can turn to when the chips are down. Even if it’s for something as simple as a hug or a chance to talk things out. You’ve got my e-mail, so if you need to, drop me a line whenever.

I just wish I could hug you IRL, but since I can’t, here’s another virtual one…

{{{{Theresa}}}}

Arden,
I don’t know what to say other than I will be thinking of you and wishing you the best.

Thanks guys.

I’m hitting the pavement again today and going to open a new bank account with the child support check I got last week. I can’t cash it at the old bank where Richard and I had a joint account because his last paycheck from his ‘fun job’ bounced and now there’s a negative balance in that account that I sure as hell can’t cover right now.

I guess I’m going to have to go pay a visit to DHS to get through this, but I don’t know how much help they’re going to be with things like the rent.

Hopefully I can get through today without crying again.

If you cry today, Arden, just tell yourself that at least it wasn’t as much as yesterday. And remember that you aren’t letting the circumstances paralyze you. You are doing something about it, and that’s what’s important. They may be small steps, and they may not all work out, but you are trying, and that means that you are winning.

{{{Arden}}}

[sub]'Cause you can never have too many hugs!!![/sub]

I don’t know why - no reason in particular, I guess, but I really need hugs and shoulders right now. I’m in the mood for a soul-cleansing cry (we all need those sometimes, I think) and would appreciate just a shoulder and a hug from any Doper who feels the need to give one.

And some strength in getting up in the morning to go to work. At this point, I don’t feel like I really want to.

What say we hug each other, cry on each other’s shoulders, and share a mug of hot chocolate with marshmallows?

HOW DO THESE PEOPLE SURVIVE?

Recently, when I went to McDonald’s I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. “We don’t have half dozen nuggets,” said the teenager at the counter. “You don’t?” I replied. “We only have six, nine, or twelve,” was the reply. “So I can’t order a half-dozen nuggets, but I can order six?” “That’s right.” So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets.

The  paragraph above doesn't amaze me because of what happened a couple of months ago. I was checking out at the local Foodland with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. picked up one of those "Dividers" that they keep by the cash register  and placed it between our things so they wouldn't get mixed. After the girl had scanned all of my items, she picked up the "Divider" looking it all over for the bar code so she could scan it. Not finding the bar  code she said to me "Do you know how much this is?" and I said to  her "I've changed my mind, I don't think I'll buy that today." She said  "OK" and I paid her for the things and left. She had no clue to what had  just happened.....

MAKES YOU WONDER HOW THESE PEOPLE CAN SURVIVE!!!

A lady at work was seen putting a credit card into her floppy drive and pulling it out very quickly. When inquired as to what she was doing, she said she was shopping on the Internet and they kept asking for a credit card number, so she was using the ATM “thingy”.


I recently saw a  distraught young lady weeping beside her car. Do you need some help?" I  asked. She replied, "I knew I should have replaced the battery to this remote door unlocker. Now I can't get into my car. Do you think they (pointing to a  distant convenient store) would have a battery to fit this?" "Hmmm, I dunno. Do you have an alarm too?" I asked. "No, just this remote thingy," she  answered, handing it and the car keys to me. As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, "Why don't you drive over there and check about the batteries. It's a long walk.

Several years ago, we had an Intern who was none too swift. One day she was typing and turned to a secretary and said, “I’m almost out of typing paper. What do I do?” “Just use copier machine paper,” the secretary told her. With that, the intern took her last remaining blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five “blank” copies.

I was in a car dealership a while ago, when a large motor home was towed into the garage. The front of  the vehicle was in dire need of repair and the whole thing generally looked like an extra in "Twister." I asked the manager what
had happened. He told me  that the driver had set the "cruise control" and then went in the back to  make a sandwich.

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IDIOTS AT WORK...
Sign  in a gas station: Coke -- 49 cents. Two for a dollar.

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IDIOTS & COMPUTERS... My neighbor  works in the operations department in the central office of a large bank. Employees in the field call him when they have problems with their  computers. One night he got a call from a woman in one of the branch banks  who had this question: "I've got smoke coming from the back of my terminal. Do you guys have a fire downtown?"

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IDIOTS ARE EASY TO PLEASE: I was sitting in my science class, when the teacher commented that the next day  would be the shortest day of the year. My lab partner became visibly  excited, cheering and clapping. I explained to her that the amount of daylight changes, not the actual amount of time. Needless to say, she was  very disappointed.

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Police in  Radnor, Pennsylvania, interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander  on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The message "He's lying" was placed in the copier, and police pressed the copy button each time they thought the suspect wasn't telling the truth. Believing the "lie detector" was working, the suspect confessed.

“Life is tough. It’s tougher if you’re stupid.”

Arden things can only get better. lots of hope and positive thoughts going your way from castle anthrax, and zootdog says cheer up or he’ll stick his cold nose in your armpit. {{{{{{{arden}}}}}}}

TP some for you, too!!! and zootdogs nose is cold enough for two armpits. {{{{**TP[b/]}}}}

Verrain, you have a way with humor that warms me even at my lowest. Keep it comin’! {{Verrain}}

zoot, anything but cold zootdog nose! :smiley: {{zoot}}

Thanks, all for the pick-me-ups. Things are a little better right now.

TOP TEN THINGS THAT SOUND DIRTY AT THANKSGIVING, BUT AREN’T

“Whew, that’s one terrific spread!”

“Talk about a huge breast!”

“If I don’t undo my pants, I’ll burst!”

“Just spread the legs and stuff it in.”

“Do you think you’ll be able to handle all these people?”

“I didn"t expect everyone to come at once!”

“You still have a little bit on your chin.”

“It’ll pop up when it’s ready.”

“Wow, I didn’t think I could handle all of that!”

“Just lay back and take it easy…I’ll do the rest.”

Verrain, you find the best ones every time!

A hug going out to a friend who I know needs this. Just because.