Comments on: A surprise morning meeting with the Persnickety Time Gremlins

By: Lean Ni Chuilleanain (@leannich)

Lean Ni Chuilleanain (@leannich) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:29:13 +0000

Wow, I really needed to read this! (I feel I've been saying that a lot over here recently...) This running-on-empty thing: I know it all too well. The safeguarding of mental health is a wholly laudable and justified thing. (Even for me, which is the part I have trouble with.) Anyway, soup! I made a rocking soup today, with three kinds of lentils (and onion, garlic, carrot, celery, tomato, stock, spices). Set it going in the slow-cooker at 11a.m., and by the time the guests started to show up for our party in the evening, it was ready for them. Yum. There's still some left. I'll save you a bowl. .-= Lean Ni Chuilleanain (@leannich)´s last post ... Spring Two Steps Forward, One Step Back =-.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:39:28 +0000

Soup!

That’ll be Uncle Paco’s Famous Cuban Black Bean Soup That Puts All Other Black Bean Soups To Shame. With a little rice in the bottom. And chopped onion and gorgeous olive oil on top. And some Avocado Salad on the side. ‘Cause tomorrow is Noche Buena, which is a Cuban excuse to make flan.

Thanks as always.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:34:54 +0000

Oh by the way. A weird thing is happening here with the “commentluv” thing on your blog. If I post one time, it doesn’t work – even if I untick the box and then tick it again, it never goes to get my latest post. But then if I do another comment right afterwards like this, it works again. It’s been like that a little while, but I’m pretty sure it did work properly the first time I commented.
.-= Jennifer´s last post … Favourite educational videos =-.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:32:05 +0000

Hurrah!

By: Kathleen Avins @spiralsongkat

Kathleen Avins @spiralsongkat — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:30:14 +0000

Beautiful, Havi, and extremely timely! Time to gather all my panicky time gremlins under my wing, and tell them a few bedtime stories…
.-= Kathleen Avins @spiralsongkat´s last post … If blogging can be therapy, can it also be triage? =-.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:49:43 +0000

Ah, Havi’s Stucknesses. I know how funny you are. It is clear how much you love Havi, so I am glad that you finally came to a vacation agreement and she can take intentional time off next year. (And if it helps, she could spend the rest of her life in bed and I would still love her madly.)

Thank you for the reminder that action needs to be followed by inaction.
.-= Elizabeth´s last post … here comes sinter klaus =-.

By: Kelly Parkinson

Kelly Parkinson — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:03:23 +0000

Hey, I RECOGNIZE that accent! Very familiar! Certain members of my own Stuckness Board must have gone to the same Elite Graduate Stuckness School as your Board Members because this is almost VERBATIM what they have been telling me. Thank you so much for distributing your minutes. Now I know what to say when Sir Stucksalot makes his daily “Outrageous! Slippery Slope! You’ll end up spending your life in bed!” proclamations.

By: Blue

Blue — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:07:34 +0000

My stucknesses and I really want you to go on vacation. My stucknesses: Dude, Havi should totes go on vacation. Me: Totes. But ssh--she doesn't like stucknesses to tell people they should do stuff. My stucknesses: Sorry. :( How about "we would be happy to see Havi go on vacation?" Me: That works. I'd be happy too. My stucknesses: I'm not sure how we feel about you being happy. Me: Put a sock in it. My stucknesses: Can it be the sock with kitties on it? Me: Sure, I just washed it. Anyway, you get the idea. We're all rooting for you! .-= Blue´s last post ... Mad Men Bonus! Watching Billy Wilder’s The Apartment =-.

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:51:02 +0000

Bon Voyage! Bonnes Vacances! Salud! Enjoy! Sayonara! A bientot! Later! See ‘ya! Have a grrrrreat time! Bye-bye! Yay, Havi on Holiday!
xxxx

By: Gilbert (@CrazyOnYou)

Gilbert (@CrazyOnYou) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:50:39 +0000

First, what’s wrong with being “completely psychotic”? You know everything before it happens… (Waddayamean that’s not what that means. A different word?!?) Oh. Apparently the word I thought you meant was “psychic”. Off by two little letters.

Anyway, where was I? (A rabbi and a priest walk into a bar. The duck misses and goes through the front door.)

Take whatever time you need to nurture and regenerate. Land has to lie fallow after a harvest in order to be productive. And birds suddenly appear… (Now cut that out. There will be no Carpenters music in this post.) If anybody or anything gives you grief about it, tell them that I know the CDO (Chief Duck Officer) of the DLA (Duck Liberation Army) and you don’t have to take quack from anybody. Or just tell them to get flocked.

Wishing you joy and rebirth during Hanakkuh, Solstice, and whatever else you might celebrate this season!