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Posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
obviously i've done absolutely nothing today, but be on babble and archive, archive ARCHIVE!!! and my neck hurts from staring at the computer screen. and i've developed a headache that i'm certain won't go away for the next four days. and my poor eyes. luckily i've been able to switch positions, from couch to chair, back to couch, throwing my body on the floor. but, when i set out to do something, i want to get it done. even though i was going to call my mother hours ago to come and 'take me away!' i'm rethinking that now, so i can develope an even greater headache and rug burns and secretary's as*.
however, i've realized that things aren't fair! it's not fair that there are so many wonderful people from the past i've missed the chance to meet by only a few short years. and it's not fair that i can no longer read poetry from someone that brings tears to my eyes and leaves me completely numb. and it's not fair i never had the chance to argue with people who i'd really like to argue with. or talk to people i'd really like to talk to. or know people i'd really like to know.
why does stuff like this bother me so much? and it really bothers me to the point that it makes me very sad. perhaps i'm just a sap? but then it reaches into my everyday life and i wonder where these people are and what they are doing. and i really really hope they are very very happy right now, drinking margaritas on the beach and laughing. could everyone just lie to me, for one short day and tell me that you are all so very happy right now? please, for my sake? i worry too much i think.
and kid, all done, jay, spoc, daisy, dinah, penny, miss honey, elle, kid a, zen, scott, ivan, jai, fayeroe, nikki, pegasus, tiny, gg, ilene, miss sunshine, racer, shar, crushed, texaschick, phil, scott (sls this time :), leo (where did you go?), finelinebob, fallen, shadows, lg, jyl, penny, lalalalala (i miss you too dear :( , emmy, momma (toots of course), (((dee))) i know how you like hugs, tabitha, antigua, bobby, slinky, cubic, terrics, falls, poet, asya (forgive me if that's wrong, this list is from memory, but where have you been dear?), jlynne (of course i'll hit on you dear, and kid likes you better), judy, jane, and dear lord anyone who i forgot... please lie for one day, in just this one thread and tell me you are soooo very very very happy, ok? just one small favor, so i won't worry anymore :) pretty please with a [insert fruit, i usually prefer cherry] on top!and gabbi, i need to hear that you are doing so very well right now. that your hair is so very beautiful and you are reading in the park. please, lie if you must, just this one time, ok?
Posted by Dinah on May 21, 2004, at 21:32:15
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Posted by Ilene on May 21, 2004, at 21:39:10
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Posted by gardenergirl on May 21, 2004, at 23:10:18
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Posted by shar on May 22, 2004, at 0:22:15
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
KK,
You wanted a lie? Okie dokie, then!!awwww, just kidding!
However, do not underestimate what you contribute here, nor how you give people hope!
YOU take care,
Shar
Posted by jay on May 22, 2004, at 0:42:53
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
...my fingers may bleed but....still...
A trick of the light or just...
Too much perspective
Lost in an abstract thought
Dazed and in doubt
My fingers may bleed but I got to get there..
..Still..
Posted by DaisyM on May 22, 2004, at 0:43:35
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
Karen,
What you ask is hard for me today. But how about a deal. Tomorrow I will have a busy fun day. I'll do my very best, I promise. I'll start by buying myself some flowers (Daisy's) and think of you when ever I look at them. :)
Smiles for you.
Daisy
Posted by NikkiT2 on May 22, 2004, at 6:08:32
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
I'm not lying here.. today I feel good *grins*
Its FA Cup Final day here.. just about the biggest ENglish football game of the year, and my team is playing.. going out in a minute to get some beer and crisps and dips for it *grins*
I'm the coolest person in the world cos I have a GMail account, yesterday has really given me a nice ego boost, and me and hubby had a *coughs* nice little lie in this morning!! *grins*
And I slept the entire night last night WOO HOO!!! Not a touch of insomnia for the first time in 3 weeks!!!
Today is a GOOD day!!
And sending you loads of happy vibes!
Nikki x
Posted by Jai Narayan on May 22, 2004, at 8:24:09
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
> obviously i've done absolutely nothing today, but be on babble and archive, archive ARCHIVE!!!
***What pray tell, have you been reading? How far back have you gone? Are you just reading for the fun of it or looking for something?
You are such an interesting person. Your memory must be incredible...all those names...I can't remember names to save my life.
I know what you mean about yearning for the past. Sometimes I go through a huge look backwards and then feel so lonesome. Kind of haunted, ya know?
As far as my health...I was down with a cold (ugh a summer cold) and now I feel better. My vacation is over...boohoo. I must go back to work on Sunday.
So Karen Kay, I feel as if I know you.....I can't believe it's only been since Sept. that I have written to you. You are such an important and delightful person on this board. Your contributions have made me feel so good inside. You are deep and wonderful, profound and silly....a puzzle and so forthright...I am continually interested in you, my dear.
Your birthday is coming......What do you want to do for it?
Should we have a party?
xoxoxo
Posted by finelinebob on May 22, 2004, at 10:49:20
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
... and it continues.
KK: it's a Good Thing (tm) to know, to be aware of what you are missing and to realize that you miss it. When you don't have what you need, noticing that you miss it is the first step towards YOU going out and getting it for yourself.
Thursday was good because my real estate class ended and, given my stellar test-taking skills, I wound up class "valedictorian." That and $50 buys me a ticket into the state licensing exam. After that, about another grand in fees and start-up expenses and I may actually be able to help people start realizing their dreams.
flb
ps.
Knowing ignorance is strength.
Ignoring knowledge is sickness.
If one is sick of sickness, then one is not sick.
The sage is not sick because he is sick of sickness.
Therefore he is not sick.Tao Te Ching, verse 71
Posted by gabbix2 on May 22, 2004, at 15:39:18
In reply to Thursday was DEFINITELY a good day... » karen_kay, posted by finelinebob on May 22, 2004, at 10:49:20
And my hair looks pretty good, though it could use a shot of color, my eyebrows are even done.
I checked, and I don't have cankles (whew!)
I was indeed reading, a fabulous book of short stories by Marnie Woodrow, I think you'd like her. No park though, it was raining.
Thanks for asking K. K.
Posted by Miss Honeychurch on May 23, 2004, at 20:18:12
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
Miss H. has been up and down. I had a great night last night though. I was told by three people what a great dancer I am, was told by one person what a great singer I am, and I danced 'til 2:30 am with a cute Colombian boy. And my husband gave me a foot rub today!
But what's all this about wanting to marry All DOne? I thought I was your boyfriend, rememebr? I'm going to buy you patent leather shoes and make sure your eyebrows are waxed on a regular basis.
What's up?
Posted by Mirror on May 23, 2004, at 21:32:50
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
hi karen ive been having a really bad day but im okay oh and you didnt mention me :'( jk its ok well we really dont talk that much but im still waiting for the popcorn you know in one of my first post you offered me popcorn and i neve got it wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh but im sorry youre feeling bad but ill ttyl k bye
Posted by Fallen4MyT on May 23, 2004, at 22:24:47
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
I am wondering how you are. I have been busy with so much not bad stuff just busy and semi summer stuff and all so I am not here often. How are you? I have read so few threads I am so way behind I dont dare try to catch up. Thank you for incuding me in the people you wonder on and all. Tis kinda summer here and I TRY not to be on the puter too much. Hugs
Posted by partlycloudy on May 24, 2004, at 7:28:29
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
I'm back, sweetie! Went away for the weekend to scorching Orlando but came back JUST for you. Oh, and I don't get along with that mouse person and his tarty girlfriend. Honestly - who wears bows in their hair anymore??
talk to you soon,
little miss sunshine.
pc
Posted by All Done on May 24, 2004, at 10:26:28
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
I promised you I would be happy and it was an easy promise to keep :).
Posted by spoc on May 25, 2004, at 8:48:14
In reply to it's not fair!!!!, posted by karen_kay on May 21, 2004, at 21:15:32
> ...just one small favor, so i won't worry anymore :) pretty please with a [insert fruit, i usually prefer cherry] on top!
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<<<<<< Ok, so it rolled sideways! That happens with round things! Guess we'll need more whip cream to hold it upright next time! I KNOW you're never short on whipped cream (although for some reason you're often short on the nitrous that's also supposed to be in the can...), so what's the deal with giving me so little this time? Trying to make me beg for it again??KK, I find myself somewhat devoid of personality today -- not in an ungood mood or anything, that I can detect so far (sometimes it's hard to be sure, when you don't have to go anywhere or have other humans around!), but I just haven't channeled Jerry Seinfeld or Bill Maher yet today (did I mention yet that I went out with Bill years ago?... Should I?? I hereby renounce any troublesome aspects...). However, I was making a quick pass through here after a successful stint at reducing my online time, and was touched to see myself mentioned in a couple threads I almost missed.
Now I can answer the question, how do I know I exist? Previously my only answer was that, if I do say so myself, cars do swerve to miss me when I jaywalk. (Yes, I jaywalk sometimes, I lead a life of derring-do, take it or leave it.) But I still kinda doubt they would if they knew me better. The drivers, that is -- I for one don't really believe the cars could figure me out, unless Christine is still out there and knows where I live. Tee hee, SHE was onto me, I must admit.
Another thing I was smoked out to say, even in my current nakedness (back off, I only mean stripped of personality), is that I too went for a journey to the center of the archives yet <<again>> right around when you did! Right when I had vowed to disconnect more frequently, I rediscovered those archeological digs, my first love here. So I wanted to tell you, I feel exactly the same way about all the missing people I never knew. I see so much passion and color in the archives (and willingness to stand up for principles, seeing that as a good or normal thing). Sometimes I think the best window of fit for me had opened and closed before I ever got here... Sometimes I feel like bumping some of those threads but nah, I'm sure many like things better as they are now, to each his own...
And another thing, I hate to tell you this KK but natch, I saw you many times in the archives, and must say that while you obviously Had It from the start, you have indeed really blossomed young lady, and your true spirit has come to shine. I also saw some of your thoughts at the time on newbieness, and that was comforting... You brought to mind one aspect that hadn't been posited by, or to, my own recent (and regretted/subsequently-put-in-perspective) lamenting... (Sorry, that thought was probably impossible to follow, partially by design...)
And I saw that indeed you too were once insecure enough to play it safe and trouble yourself with capitalization and punctuation. (I kinda think your funny posts are even funnier now for the lack of it -- kinda like the written version of delivering a joke with a dead-pan expression/tone so that one doesn't see it coming... But if you see me do the same someday don't flatter yourself, it will only mean I am getting lazy...)
But maybe the BIGGEST thing I was smoked out to do here today was clear up any misconceptions I may have created about my ankles...I think I meant to do that back in another thread when you demonstrated a failure to acknowledge the situational nature of any cankle tendencies I may have... That this is a condition known as edema which occasionally sets upon me from too many Internet hours spent in a non-ergonomically correct chair; most definitely not a condition of birth. Rest assured that if I ever do marry you, all manner of undesirable things may lie in wait for you but cankles will not be one of them...
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> ...obviously i've done absolutely nothing today, but be on babble and archive, archive ARCHIVE!!!---
<<<< Actually Karen, that was NOT obvious, we can tell when you're posting but not when you're in the archives. So don't worry too much about all those searches you did on the obsessive fear of unsightly panty lines and erotic preoccupation with shopping carts and Linda Blair (yes I can read between the lines... Including the panty ones but I try not to focus on those; we did agree to overlook each other's imperfections and just cheat on each other instead of complaining...)> ...could everyone just lie to me, for one short day and tell me that you are all so very happy right now? please, for my sake? i worry too much i think.... please lie for one day, in just this one thread and tell me you are soooo very very very happy, ok?
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<<<<< Maybe that was a limited-time-only request and I missed the boat already, but just in case, ok... I am here to tell you that I am "so very happy right now; so very very very happy." Actually I did get a hair more done IRL due to my recent 'net reduction (how sad that success for me will seem to have to come at the expense of being here much). However, when I disconnect I also do get increased clarity on the mess I have made of other things while I was hypnotized by the small screen in marathon stretches...Here's some cheery news for you though, should you still be reading this thread (you did already explain about that attention span...): If I ever do kinda pack up and leave here kinda for the most part, I promise I will at least email you! How's **THAT** for a picker-upper and reason to live??? And how are you, are you over the bittersweet hauntings and realizations yet, that gave birth to this thread? (Note that I have shoved you from here and there within recent memory, trying selflessly to furnish you with that venue for arguing and crying that you say you want; but I don't see any claw marks or bruises on me so I guess it was too subtle...)
Oh good grief, shut me up already. I haven't posted in days, so sue me. But I do hope yer perkin up ((dear))! :- D
-- spoctacle
-- spoctacular (above finalists courtesy of flb, thank you flb..)
-- [insert other possible new name here, retaining 'spoc' for recognition but now made cuddly, sassy and all-woman; and removing any unintentional implied Trekkiness... Lest I fade into a distant memory but re-emerge later... Perhaps once in therapy or on meds, and at last having something relevant to add/ask!...]
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