You might want to read the posts from the beginning--yeah I know like you really have time for that. But try to read the ones from around new year's--I was saying how this year has to be better than last year because it couldn't be any worse, I was thinking in the global sense, and people were saying that their own lives had better be better because they certainly couldn't be any worse. I recommend last week of Dec through Jan--something like that. It's insightful. The weather has been really something all over the country.
--- In [email protected], "Daria Akers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > MAN... nothing is going right today. I am running on about 3 hours less > sleep than normal due to the horrible storms that battered Burke this > morning. Between me not sleeping and my cat thinking my head would be a saft > place to ride out the storm I am exhaused. Plus I am up to my eyeballs in > really heavy duty SQL (database) queries. > I am all about forming online communities and using them as therapy. When > Cassie was dying in the hospital (we didn't know she was dying at the time) > we posted to Craigslist for blood donations and prayers (good thoughts > really). The number of people who donated in her name was astounding.. > people who didn't even know us. Then when she died Todd (my husband) posted > to Fark.com about it and a complete stranger set up a page with how to > donate to our local public library in her name. We had over 500 donations > from around the world not to mention the people who donated locally in her > name. These are people who never met us but supported us through all of > that. It was truly amazing. > I do not know what happend to Hermespal... I haven't been on that long I > guess. I hope she is ok now. > Take Care, > Daria (did i get it right this time???) > > > > On 8/7/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > oh I'm so sorry. You weren't kidding about been to hell and back. > > That's awful. But thanks for sharing. Many people use this board > > as "therapy" of a sort--get your mind off of all the awful things > > going on in their lives. Hermespal can fill you in on that, I'm > > sure, if you weren't on the board when she first told us. You signed > > your last message "Faria". I assumed you meant "Daria"? > > > > > > --- In [email protected]<weingartenchatters% 40yahoogroups.com>, > > "Daria Akers" > > <daria.akers@> wrote: > > > > > > Oh God... no just further proof that I am an idiot. My mom was > > Scottish and > > > my Dad is Iranian. I can't spell worth a darn and usually run spell > > check > > > but didn't. Not fitting in refers to the nuttiness that is Northern > > VA. My > > > social skills have improved since I got here but I used to have > > social > > > anxiety (to the point that I couldn't even go shopping at the mall > > because > > > someone might ask me a question). I actually met my husband on the > > precursor > > > of the Internet... if fact that was how I met all my friends back > > then. > > > I had two daughters. Lesley who is 4 and has mild Cerebral Palsy > > and Cassie > > > who passed away in April 2005 at 19 months old. 2 kids 18 months > > apart seems > > > like a GREAT idea when the first child is 9 months old, not walking > > and just > > > absolutely adorable. By the time the second is born the first one > > is mobile > > > (well most are) and into EVERYTHING. Then it isn't nearly as easy > > as you > > > hoped it would be. And it was even crazier with 2 special needs > > kids. But I > > > wouldn't have changed it for the world. > > > Faria > > > > > > > > > On 8/7/06, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > > > > > hey are you from one of the British commonwealth countries that > > > > spells defense like that? You said something about not fitting in > > > > here--I wasn't sure if you meant Virginia specifically or the US > > in > > > > general or what. How old are your kids? > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected]<weingartenchatters% 40yahoogroups.com> > > <weingartenchatters% > > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > "Daria Akers" > > > > <daria.akers@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I figured NetFlix wasn't for me when I had the same 3 movies out > > > > for 3 > > > > > months. $60 to rent 3 movies??? I'm such an idiot some times. > > > > Actually in my > > > > > defence I was an exhausted mother of 2 who couldn't remember my > > > > name let > > > > > alone sit still for 2 hours to watch a movie. > > > > > > > > > > On 8/7/06, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > nah, don't do netflix either--don't rent enough movies to > > > > justify > > > > > > $10/month or $20/month or whatever it is now. What is that, > > like 3 > > > > > > movies a month? I barely rent 3 movies in 6 months. I can't > > do the > > > > > > queue thing either--can't plan that far in advance. I'm too > > > > > > spontaneous--if I have a queue then I will feel obligated to > > watch > > > > > > them. I can just rent it from blockbuster or somewhere. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected]<weingartenchatters% 40yahoogroups.com> > > <weingartenchatters% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > <weingartenchatters% > > > > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > > > > > > > > > "Daria Akers" > > > > > > > > > > > > <daria.akers@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It really is a great show.... It's out on DVD so you can > > > > probably > > > > > > NetFlix > > > > > > > the first season. He has me in stitches... he always pulled > > out > > > > the > > > > > > most > > > > > > > appropriate barthroom humor. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/6/06, Ellen <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Entertainment Weekly, one of the 9 magazines I subscribe > > to, > > > > > > has a > > > > > > > > review of Dirty Jobs in this week's issue: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/tv/0,6115,1222655_3|117004||0_0_, > > > > > > > > 00.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I would have never heard of it if I didn't read this > > board. > > > > Isn't > > > > > > it > > > > > > > > always like this? You never hear of something and then > > someone > > > > > > > > mentions it once and then you hear or read about it all > > the > > > > time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! 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