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Posted by llrrrpp on August 24, 2006, at 22:57:47
News Flash!
I'm depressed. yep. I'm feeling better, certainly, but I'm not out of the woods yet.Here are some signs of malaise:
Thoughts of bad things, including suicide locations. Idle thoughts, nothing concrete, but certainly not what I want playing in my mental cinema with surround sound and HD plasma TV
Appetite disturbances, including occasional loss thereof, even chocolate. Overall less appetite.
Guilt. Been thinking about people I've screwed over. Been thinking about how I could have done things better. Haven't worked at all this week. And it's THURSDAY NIGHT for f*ck's sake. Granted I was severely sedated, but illogically I feel very bad about my lack of productivity. Especially when confronted with the very frequent question: So, when are you going to be done (with your PhD?). [smile, say- "whenever I want to be done...hopefully this year". Think: "go f*ck off, you moron who has no clue what my degree is in, how DARE you ask me about my progress. When are you going to win a job with the NY Philharmonic? When are you going to publish your book? When are you going to start your company... etc etc.)
Mysterious crying spells. Could be love. could be? god knows what. I'm getting a dumb little tear in my eye right now. You wanna know why? It's because I'm in babblechat. All alone. It's been Babblechat:1 for about 15 minutes now. hold ON! Declan's there.
I stand corrected. ((((Declan))))
Well. gotta figure out some better things to do with my feelings than mope about.
I suck. truly. sorry you all have to put up with me. I post stuff just to make ME feel better. not because I think I'm making the world a better place or anything. I'm a selfish wolf in babble-friendly sheep's clothing.
kick me? please? Don't be nice. seriously. just do it.
Posted by Estella on August 24, 2006, at 23:44:16
In reply to Oh goody *SI* triggers, posted by llrrrpp on August 24, 2006, at 22:57:47
Okay I'm worried about you. You have lost your appetite for CHOCOLATE???? Llrrpp sweetie, you need to tell your doctor...
Seriously though... I'm sorry you aren't feeling good :-(
Sometimes I think that people ask how the thesis is going because... They are trying to be polite. I agree though it is typically the last thing you want to be asked.
I haven't done any work this week either. And today is Friday for me.
But thats okay. Next week is another week...
(((((llrrrpp))))) sorry but I can't be mean to you.
:-P
Posted by finelinebob on August 25, 2006, at 0:03:21
In reply to Oh goody *SI* triggers, posted by llrrrpp on August 24, 2006, at 22:57:47
> kick me? please? Don't be nice. seriously. just do it.
Silly llrrppy -- kicks are for Trids!
Sorry, stolen punchline from a moldy old joke.
Sounds like you need a "Kick Me" sign. I made a really good one once, as an undergrad. I pulled the spiral wire out of a notebook (looked kinda like a pig's tail), put an index card with "Kick Me!" in big letters on it, and stuck in on my roommate's back beltloop on his jeans as about 10 of us headed off to MickyD's for dinner.
There we were, standing in line, when this woman comes up and kicks him HARD in the butt!! We all bust out laughing, except for him -- he's like, "Why the heck did you do that for?!" ... to which she replied "You've got a 'Kick Me!' sign on your butt".
Posted by Declan on August 25, 2006, at 0:29:17
In reply to Oh goody *SI* triggers, posted by llrrrpp on August 24, 2006, at 22:57:47
Would you rather be a wolf in sheep's clothing, or a sheep in wolf's clothing?
Around here politicians disparage each other by saying 'it was like being savaged by a dead sheep'.Thanks Lurps, it was nice to chat with you.
Declan
Posted by wildcardII on August 25, 2006, at 6:00:50
In reply to Oh goody *SI* triggers, posted by llrrrpp on August 24, 2006, at 22:57:47
that really sucks...it WILL get better though. hang on like hell okay?
Posted by Phillipa on August 25, 2006, at 10:12:29
In reply to Re: Oh goody *SI* triggers » llrrrpp, posted by wildcardII on August 25, 2006, at 6:00:50
Lurp is your vacation almost over with hubby? Maybe that's why you feel bad. Anticipatory loss. I do the same thing. Love Phillipa
Posted by llrrrpp on August 25, 2006, at 10:21:45
In reply to Re: Oh goody *SI* triggers, posted by Phillipa on August 25, 2006, at 10:12:29
Not yet, Phillipa, I have 5 more days here.
I'm not sure why the depression. 3 things come to mind
1) not around my usual friends. Don't know a lot of people here yet.
2) pressure to get work done, since I've been away so much this summer.
3) husband's computer is broken. don't worry, my laptop is very healthy.-ll
Posted by sunnydays on August 25, 2006, at 17:02:10
In reply to Re: Oh goody » Phillipa, posted by llrrrpp on August 25, 2006, at 10:21:45
((((llrrrpp))))
Depression s*cks. I'm feeling it now too. Can't say much more than that, other than I know how bad it feels. Try to hold on, I'm trying too.
sunnydays
Posted by Jost on August 25, 2006, at 18:15:19
In reply to Re: Oh goody » llrrrpp, posted by sunnydays on August 25, 2006, at 17:02:10
I'm getting a little bummed out, in sympathy.
Or is it because I have a da*n massage in about 20 minutes? I hate massages, and this one is with a guy at an absurd Spa, where they hand you this humongous robe and slippers, and tell you they have cucumber and lemon water, green tea, and orange juice (the thinnest orange juice, with lots of spindly orange bits floating in a sea of slightly yellow-colored water, which gets more gray toward the top, ick). Plus there are all these healthy, highly-coifed, self-satisfied-seeming women lying around on lounge chairs in robes and slippers reading glossy magazines. Ugh.
I look sallow and peeked, like a stray dog, flailing around in this extremely well-appointed salon. I worry that they think I've wandered in from the street (if there were one, except it's in Vermont) and need to be gotten back there as soon as possible. Although politely, at least at first.
and then there's the whole candles and new age music and aromatic oils. It feels so horribly silly. Guess I'm just not the right class for this
Oh, seems I 'maybe' ought to change. Heeelllllppppp. I'm in a spa and I can't get out.
Jost
Posted by llrrrpp on August 25, 2006, at 18:59:29
In reply to Re: Oh goody, posted by Jost on August 25, 2006, at 18:15:19
oooh goody. well, try to enjoy it a little bit, just for me?
Or, if you want to get your money's worth, make yourself difficult. Complain about the watery OJ. ask to see the spamatron.
I personally enjoy all but the massage. my lower back is WAY too sensitive.
Tip generously, and ask if they have any fragrance free products, if the patchouli starts tickling your nose.
-ll
Posted by Declan on August 25, 2006, at 20:46:49
In reply to Re: Oh goody, posted by Jost on August 25, 2006, at 18:15:19
You're on Emsam, right Josh? You take the patch off before your massage? Vermont? Nice and cool.
Posted by llrrrpp on August 26, 2006, at 16:48:30
In reply to Re: Oh goody, posted by Declan on August 25, 2006, at 20:46:49
I think the ensam patch could be a good conversation starter. I feel sorry for you that you got a guy though. Jost, you're a guy, right? Well, isn't one of the perks of the spa experience having a nice lady make you feel special?
I took my husband to my last spa trip. He enjoyed it very much. We had a private room, so that I didn't have to parade in front of the highly coiffed ladies, and I didn't have to give him extensive Q & A to find out exactly where he got massaged lol.
Jost, you might be dissapointed to find out that I LUV to buy those glossy mags. The trashier the better. I buy them whenever I'm travelling. This summer I have been completely up to date on the power couples and their newborns. The ones breaking up with, and being cheated on, and most importantly- the latest fashion in ball gowns, because I wear nothing but ball gowns all day long.
My mother was shocked to find out that her educated, liberated daughter is reading such filth. I was amused to find her looking over my shoulder. These glossy mags are the best way to meet new people in my demographic- white girls with almost enough disposable income to fancy themselves 'well-off'.
And of course they provide plenty of reasons to avoid the sun (the over-orange tan of the Hollywood crew) avoid exercise ("stars" who have nothing better to do than 3 workouts daily) and avoid clubbing (god forbid I should run into Lindsay Lohan, the original 'firecrotch')
Mainly, they are a way to feel morally superior- while still living nobody's American Dream.
The ones that require reading are okay too. I like Vanity Fair, and Elle for those purposes. My favorite magazine, for reading, however, is Playboy. The photography is nice and I am amused by the juxtaposition of some of the finest journalism in the mainstream media, and bunnies who are so dim as to make a big deal out of "eating pepperoni pizza, just like any other girl out there"
LOL.
-ll
Posted by Declan on August 26, 2006, at 20:10:58
In reply to Glossy Mags and Spa Txs » Declan, posted by llrrrpp on August 26, 2006, at 16:48:30
I loved reading out to my son why Jennifer was breaking up with Brad, articles on botched plastic surgery, who's eating too much, who's not eating enough. We'd be in stitches.
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