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Post by Queen E on Dec 30, 2009 15:04:21 GMT -5
Onj:
I'm so sorry you've been stuck doing most of the parts lately. I've been spotty on here lately, trying to get ready to go, and have no idea what the wireless situation will be like where we're staying in England...
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Post by Onjel on Dec 30, 2009 15:21:45 GMT -5
Onj: I'm so sorry you've been stuck doing most of the parts lately. I've been spotty on here lately, trying to get ready to go, and have no idea what the wireless situation will be like where we're staying in England... What are you apologizing for? I've been awol most of 2009 so it's only fair that I start pitching in to carry my part of the load. Besides, it's my pleasure, sweetie. New address in the UK?
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Dec 30, 2009 16:32:48 GMT -5
I'm out of work to do. Notified Supe.
Bored now.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Dec 30, 2009 17:41:19 GMT -5
Finished small projects. Cleaned up after.
Attempted afternoon liedown. Couldn't relax enough due to cold and achies. Maybe I'll go to bed early.
All quiet here; no phone calls spam or otherwise, no offspring or spouse underfoot.
Shadow did emit a sort of growly yowl from under her blankie; I think she was chasing dream-intruders. I petted her and she settled back down.
Looks like the family is back. Later, S'cubies.
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 30, 2009 17:44:24 GMT -5
This morning two city water mains burst. The entire town is without water. Public works expects to have them fixed by 10 AM tomorrow. Maybe. Plus there will be a boil water notice in effect until they can determine the water system is not contaminated. I don't know how much more 2009 fun I can stand. Yeeee!!! We have boil orders all the time around here, but no water? That is bad. Hope you've got a bottled supply to drink and snow to melt otherwise.
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Dec 30, 2009 17:52:33 GMT -5
Wishing hard I was out of things to do instead of out of the energy to do them with- My plans for the day got derailed by needing to futz with the watering trough and then with the composter. Lots of exersize, no energy. Julia
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 30, 2009 17:55:58 GMT -5
OK! One more day of work, and then a long weekend off! YAY! Also: I say once again: I love 2009! I am totally against the beratement of 2009! But I guess the topic is not politics or religion, and 2009 isn't a poster or a TV character so I can't call it bashing . . . I can only defend poor l'il 2009 as a year that had great people in it, that 2010 will not have. But I'm all for giving a big welcome to 2010 - will probably be hanging around here (demurely). Any resolutions for 2010, S'cubes?
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Dec 30, 2009 18:24:01 GMT -5
OK! One more day of work, and then a long weekend off! YAY! Also: I say once again: I love 2009! I am totally against the beratement of 2009! But I guess the topic is not politics or religion, and 2009 isn't a poster or a TV character so I can't call it bashing . . . I can only defend poor l'il 2009 as a year that had great people in it, that 2010 will not have. But I'm all for giving a big welcome to 2010 - will probably be hanging around here (demurely). Any resolutions for 2010, S'cubes? Maybe in a few years I can look back at 2009 and see some good in it, but right now I just want it over and gone. S'cubie baby Emily excepted, of course. A vague disclaimer, etc etc. I have resolved to give up on New Year's resolutions, because I can never keep them.
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Post by SpringSummers on Dec 30, 2009 18:38:53 GMT -5
OK! One more day of work, and then a long weekend off! YAY! Also: I say once again: I love 2009! I am totally against the beratement of 2009! But I guess the topic is not politics or religion, and 2009 isn't a poster or a TV character so I can't call it bashing . . . I can only defend poor l'il 2009 as a year that had great people in it, that 2010 will not have. But I'm all for giving a big welcome to 2010 - will probably be hanging around here (demurely). Any resolutions for 2010, S'cubes? Maybe in a few years I can look back at 2009 and see some good in it, but right now I just want it over and gone. S'cubie baby Emily excepted, of course. A vague disclaimer, etc etc. I have resolved to give up on New Year's resolutions, because I can never keep them. OK. I gotta just say it: The 2009-bashing stuff - everyone has a right to do it, as much and as often as they want. So I'm not saying stop it. But I am saying that it is really getting to me, and not in a good way. And it seems like it's gonna be a continuing theme here - I mean, I tried skipping over it, but there's too much of it, too often, for that. Right or wrong, to me, it feels relentless. People seem to need to do it . I guess it provides some comfort, and that's OK. Everybody finds their comfort differently. For me, this stuff does just the opposite. Anyhow, my comfort is my own responsibility - so I'm outta here until we're done with this, I'm guessing next week. I don't say that with any anger or upset, truly. I know it's not a personal attack on me of any kind, and I know your motives and intentions are not mean-spirited, and not about me in any way. But regardless, I just can't listen anymore.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Dec 30, 2009 19:24:14 GMT -5
Maybe in a few years I can look back at 2009 and see some good in it, but right now I just want it over and gone. S'cubie baby Emily excepted, of course. A vague disclaimer, etc etc. I have resolved to give up on New Year's resolutions, because I can never keep them. OK. I gotta just say it: The 2009-bashing stuff - everyone has a right to do it, as much and as often as they want. So I'm not saying stop it. But I am saying that it is really getting to me, and not in a good way. And it seems like it's gonna be a continuing theme here - I mean, I tried skipping over it, but there's too much of it, too often, for that. Right or wrong, to me, it feels relentless. People seem to need to do it . I guess it provides some comfort, and that's OK. Everybody finds their comfort differently. For me, this stuff does just the opposite. Anyhow, my comfort is my own responsibility - so I'm outta here until we're done with this, I'm guessing next week. I don't say that with any anger or upset, truly. I know it's not a personal attack on me of any kind, and I know your motives and intentions are not mean-spirited, and not about me in any way. But regardless, I just can't listen anymore. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to drive you away. I have a better idea - I'll shut up and go away, and you stay. I'm in a bad place emotionally right now, and it's not fair on the S'cubies to keep venting my negativity in the Thrall Room. Okay, you know what? I'm sorry, but I can't just be all happy happy happy right now. Every day, I have to be strong comfort support person for my mom. I've got no one I can lean on - Kitty doesn't get it, Emily goes drama queen on me, and Paul doesn't want to deal. So I came here and vented because there wasn't anywhere else.
It's going to take a while to get over losing my dad, it was sudden and it felt like all the time I spent helping him, all the time I lost with my family at home this year, was suddenly worth nothing. I can't turn those feelings off like a lightswitch. Right now, 2009 sucked and I want it over so I can, maybe, start finding some good things about life again. Just don't expect me to find them right away, because I'm too busy trying to keep everybody else from collapsing Thus endeth the rant, and now, I will shut the hell up and go away.
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Post by Rachael on Dec 30, 2009 19:52:48 GMT -5
OK! One more day of work, and then a long weekend off! YAY! Also: I say once again: I love 2009! I am totally against the beratement of 2009! But I guess the topic is not politics or religion, and 2009 isn't a poster or a TV character so I can't call it bashing . . . I can only defend poor l'il 2009 as a year that had great people in it, that 2010 will not have. But I'm all for giving a big welcome to 2010 - will probably be hanging around here (demurely). Any resolutions for 2010, S'cubes? I'm with you. I love 2009! Odd years tend to be good to me. No resolutions, but some goals...in order of importance: - Get a permanent job. Proving tough this year. - Get back in shape post-baby...six pounds and some seriously flabby abs to go. - Organize my house before my head explodes. - Get started on baby #2...three months after starting aforementioned permanent job, ideally. So that may be more a 2011 thing.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Dec 30, 2009 20:51:31 GMT -5
OK! One more day of work, and then a long weekend off! YAY! Also: I say once again: I love 2009! I am totally against the beratement of 2009! But I guess the topic is not politics or religion, and 2009 isn't a poster or a TV character so I can't call it bashing . . . I can only defend poor l'il 2009 as a year that had great people in it, that 2010 will not have. But I'm all for giving a big welcome to 2010 - will probably be hanging around here (demurely). Any resolutions for 2010, S'cubes? Maybe in a few years I can look back at 2009 and see some good in it, but right now I just want it over and gone. S'cubie baby Emily excepted, of course. A vague disclaimer, etc etc. I have resolved to give up on New Year's resolutions, because I can never keep them. Gave up on resolutions long ago. Think they're a waste of time. Never met anyone who kept them for more than a couple of months. The woman I sold Ian's car to is welching on the last two payments. I gave her a very favorable price. Against my better judgment I agreed to six payments. I even let her talk me into giving her the title when the registration ran out so she could renew it. She owed payments for August and September when her girlfriend lost her job. Okay, the economy sucks and she couldn't afford the whole payment. She could have sent me something for good faith. When I observed that I felt I was being stiffed she got very indignant. Then the girlfriend got another job. She asked for an extension until December. So guess what? Now she's not talking to me at all. If I could find the agreement she signed I'd take her to court but until the house is finished I won't be able to go through all the papers. When did it get to be okay to stiff a friend?
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Dec 30, 2009 21:04:13 GMT -5
I understand both sides of the rant regaring 2009 bashing. And I don't want anybody to go away.
Maybe I should point out that we've always told those who suffer that this is the place where they can rant since some of us have no other place to put it.
Spring, that doesn't mean that I don't understand that it might bring you down, since it seems to be endless. But I'll ask you to stay. Really, we need your wisdom right now.
So many of us (you too!) are hurting in horrible ways. I'm open to any suggestion that will allow those who need to vent the opportunity and those who can't deal with the venting to have respite. Does anybody have any suggestions?
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Post by Sara on Dec 30, 2009 21:15:54 GMT -5
OK! One more day of work, and then a long weekend off! YAY! Also: I say once again: I love 2009! I am totally against the beratement of 2009! But I guess the topic is not politics or religion, and 2009 isn't a poster or a TV character so I can't call it bashing . . . I can only defend poor l'il 2009 as a year that had great people in it, that 2010 will not have. But I'm all for giving a big welcome to 2010 - will probably be hanging around here (demurely). Any resolutions for 2010, S'cubes? Oh, the usual: eat better, start exercising regularly... I'm a traditionalist at heart.
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Post by angelique on Dec 30, 2009 21:28:48 GMT -5
The best parts of 2009:
The first year in a very long time we've have not had to worry about money, Jason got several raises in his job and they love him all to pieces.
Our best friends got married and they asked me to make the wedding outfits, and if I do say so myself, they came out beauuuuuuuuutiful.
Better health for Jason, he got his CPAP, which means sleep for him and for me, NO MORE SNORING!
Rich and I cooked 3(?) feasts this year which we got to share with our friends and families.
I had the time to do all my favorite activities, and actually managed to finish several knitted pieces. Including 5 hats, the first of which was my very first hat and colorwork at the same time.
Access to a library that will order any book I would like to read so that I can read at lightening speed and not feel guilty about going through a book a day.
So admittedly the year didn't end as well as it started, but if 2010 goes as well the beginning of this year, I will be a very happy camper.
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