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Posted by fallsfall on September 28, 2015, at 8:33:48
It has been many years since I've posted on Babble, and it is nice to see some familiar names still here.
My life is going really well. I have a good full time job, and some hobbies, too. Babble was a really important part of my life. I'm glad it is still here.
Posted by alexandra_k on September 28, 2015, at 16:14:58
In reply to Reconnecting, posted by fallsfall on September 28, 2015, at 8:33:48
Hi. I remember you :)
Posted by fallsfall on September 29, 2015, at 15:25:28
In reply to Re: Reconnecting, posted by alexandra_k on September 28, 2015, at 16:14:58
Hi Alexandra!
I remember you, too.
Posted by alexandra_k on September 29, 2015, at 15:57:05
In reply to Re: Reconnecting, posted by fallsfall on September 29, 2015, at 15:25:28
it has been a while. i am glad babble is still here, too. not sure that bob is about anymore, but i guess he has left the site up for us, anyways. you could spam the boards, if you like, and see if he can be lured back to tidy them up :)
Posted by fallsfall on September 29, 2015, at 17:18:00
In reply to Re: Reconnecting, posted by alexandra_k on September 29, 2015, at 15:57:05
lol. I couldn't remember my password, and the password recovery stuff is broken, so I emailed him. He got right back to me with my old password. So he is around.
I don't remember when I stopped posting, but it was probably 8 - 10 years ago. I've gotten off disability and I've been working for 7 years now.
From what I read above you are doing GREAT! Smart cookie! Good for you.
Posted by Dinah on September 29, 2015, at 20:29:30
In reply to Reconnecting, posted by fallsfall on September 28, 2015, at 8:33:48
Hi Falls!
It's good to hear that you're doing well. :)
Posted by ClearSkies on September 29, 2015, at 21:01:35
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » fallsfall, posted by Dinah on September 29, 2015, at 20:29:30
> Hi Falls!
>
> It's good to hear that you're doing well. :)Oh my gosh. Hello to you both!
cLearSkies/Partly cloudy
Posted by fallsfall on September 29, 2015, at 21:28:15
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » fallsfall, posted by Dinah on September 29, 2015, at 20:29:30
Dinah!!
How are you? Please do tell! So good to see you.
Falls
Posted by fallsfall on September 29, 2015, at 21:29:54
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » Dinah, posted by ClearSkies on September 29, 2015, at 21:01:35
Hi ClearSkies,
Are you clearer than PartlyCloudy these days?
How are you?
Posted by Dinah on September 30, 2015, at 17:59:57
In reply to Re: Reconnecting, posted by fallsfall on September 29, 2015, at 21:28:15
I'm doing fine, thanks. :)
Nothing dramatic, my life stays more or less the same. But I think menopause has been very good to me.
Posted by Dinah on September 30, 2015, at 18:00:30
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » Dinah, posted by ClearSkies on September 29, 2015, at 21:01:35
Hi Clearskies!
Posted by baseball55 on September 30, 2015, at 18:48:36
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » ClearSkies, posted by Dinah on September 30, 2015, at 18:00:30
Sorry, I think I started on babble after you had already left, fallsfall.
But Dinah! You've been AWOL for a long time. It's good to hear from you again.
Posted by ClearSkies on September 30, 2015, at 18:51:27
In reply to Re: Reconnecting, posted by fallsfall on September 29, 2015, at 21:29:54
> Hi ClearSkies,
>
> Are you clearer than PartlyCloudy these days?
>
> How are you?Well, I feel well enough to change my name to a better climate. Have been on full disability for several years. I am getting my divorce finalised this month, and I moved across the country.
Been pretty busy, too!
Posted by ClearSkies on September 30, 2015, at 18:52:57
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » ClearSkies, posted by Dinah on September 30, 2015, at 18:00:30
> Hi Clearskies!
Welcome to the ghost town.
i hope you're well!
My life is upside down, but it needed a good shake up.
Posted by Poet on October 1, 2015, at 11:16:12
In reply to Reconnecting, posted by fallsfall on September 28, 2015, at 8:33:48
Hi Fallsfall,
I'm around, but don't post much. Glad to hear you are doing good. I remember hanging out in Toronto with you- wow that takes me back.
Poet
Posted by fallsfall on October 1, 2015, at 17:23:30
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » fallsfall, posted by Poet on October 1, 2015, at 11:16:12
Hi Poet!
Toronto was a good time. I still have my nametag hanging on my wall.
Nice to see you!
Posted by alexandra_k on October 2, 2015, at 3:32:29
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » ClearSkies, posted by Dinah on September 30, 2015, at 18:00:30
aw, people, yay.
Posted by alexandra_k on October 2, 2015, at 16:46:27
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » fallsfall, posted by Dinah on September 29, 2015, at 20:29:30
how are you, dinah? i've missed you? what is your son up to these days? he must be in college now or something. don't tell me he's finished a degree already :-p
Posted by Dinah on October 4, 2015, at 22:59:32
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » Dinah, posted by ClearSkies on September 30, 2015, at 18:52:57
I hear a good shakeup can help sometimes. Good for you!
My life, as always, is almost pathologically stable. I'm terrified of change. I am doing now what I've been doing since I left my parent's home to be married. :) Life goes up and down and I, of course, get older, but my life circumstances remain the same.
Posted by Dinah on October 4, 2015, at 23:01:17
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » Dinah, posted by baseball55 on September 30, 2015, at 18:48:36
Hi Baseball!
Has it been that long? I swear I find that time has definitely gotten faster as I get older. Things that seem like they were just yesterday weren't.
Posted by Dinah on October 4, 2015, at 23:01:49
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » fallsfall, posted by Poet on October 1, 2015, at 11:16:12
Posted by Dinah on October 4, 2015, at 23:03:44
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » Dinah, posted by alexandra_k on October 2, 2015, at 16:46:27
Not quite. :) I'm just barely starting to deal with empty nest syndrome. Thank heavens for dogs!
I think I understand that you're in a new field?
Posted by pontormo on October 5, 2015, at 10:47:25
In reply to Re: Reconnecting » fallsfall, posted by Dinah on September 30, 2015, at 17:59:57
Hi all of you,
I haven't been to babble even on a marginal basis for a few years now. Just thought of dropping in and seeing if it had picked up.
On 'admin, I found a long and debilitating thread between Lou and SLS. Unreadable, of course-- I can't imagine why anyone would put his head into Lou's particularly malign maw-- Lou's prose alone immediately makes my brain wince-- the aroma is just so overwhelming
other than that babble seems to have fallen into a strange calm, with one or two people still carrying on.
Maybe the internet has mesmerized all of us, and created distractions so various and amusing as to persuade us we have no need to deal wiht life or at least our life problems.
At least Phillipa's not here to intone yet again that babble is dying. that also drove me batty-- she seemed so happy to rehearse that refrain.
I do miss that brief season when it was lively though. I was thinking a few days ago of the time when the chat line was often populated and we used to try to meet as a ragtag group. It was fun.
So it was a surprise to come upon a few familiar voices. I guess all of you have been overlapped with me a bit-- but maybe we never got to know one another well-- introductions being sparse
Im still painting-- and taking a few classes downtown to improve my technique-- and finally getting valuable and meaningful critiques. That it such a relief-- such an amazing relief, I should say-- I almost feel part of the human race.
My new obsessions are Lovis Corinth and Tiepolo--
I hope you are all well-- really-- and Alex is on her way to whichever path she's chosen, Dinsh is productive and not over-burdened with stress and self-reproach. I wonder about so many others though.
I'm still too demanding of others and not demanding enough of myself-- but I hope becoming more accepting of difference and step by step a bit sterner in regard to my own lacks and flaws.
Posted by Phillipa on October 6, 2015, at 9:40:20
In reply to Re: Reconnecting, posted by pontormo on October 5, 2015, at 10:47:25
What makes you feel I'm not here. I stopped posting when babble indeed did die with the disappearance of the administrator. You never know who might be lurking. Since I gain the newest in any medications or treatments with my RN newsletters,. I've chosen facebook as a fun place to go. Phillipa
Posted by alexandra_k on October 6, 2015, at 15:08:06
In reply to Re: Reconnecting, posted by fallsfall on September 29, 2015, at 17:18:00
Working for 7 years now, wow.
I don't know that I am doing great, but I am doing okay, I suppose. Feasible. Just. Optimism for my future sometimes. Mostly... Not so much, honestly.
I feel like I'm learning that most of this country is engaged with the project of wasting peoples time but having them feel happy about it. That is the most highly prized skill of all. Charming incompetence. It has infiltrated everywhere.
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