Comments on: Friday Check-in #36: “tractor trailer” edition

By: Deveena

Deveena — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 01:56:29 +0000

I’ve seen waves of Maddie’s passing throughout the Internet this week. My prayers go out to her family.

The junk food I had today included: vanilla ice cream, a chocolate covered marshmallow bunny, mini sirloin burgers from Jack-in-the-Box, french fries, and a Dr.Pepper.
I think I need an intervention.

Hard :(
Second half of the week was emotionally draining. Lots of big meanies entering my life lately.

Filtering what I say on Twitter. I really need to stop posting so much there. TIP: Don’t Twitter when your tired. You’ll say crazy random things (that only you find hilarious) that you’ll regret later. Or is that just me? :P

Blogging. I just started to blog April 1st, and it is hard. I feel naked and very vulnerable right now. You probably think I’m being over dramatic. That is probably, because I am.

The Good :)

The vanilla ice cream, a chocolate covered marshmallow bunny, mini sirloin burgers from Jack-in-the-Box, french fries, and a Dr.Pepper I had today. LOL, just kiddin’

Twitter is a lot of fun. I am having a blast “meeting” so many new people. Smart entrepreneurs. Great writers. Funny people. I love it. Yes, I know I complained about Twitter earlier.

My relationship with Twitter is complicated.

Deveenas last blog post..A Lovely Interview with Audrey Hepburn

By: melissa

melissa — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:03:45 +0000

I've been reading your blog for about two weeks now and just absolutely love your voice. It speaks to me on a cellular level. Thank you. melissas last blog post..This Town

By: Sonia Simone

Sonia Simone — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:39:20 +0000

The Maddie thing has been not-processable for me. The worst of the worst, the Big Thing. Thinking a lot about her folks. Sonia Simones last blog post..How to Beat a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Mood (in About an Hour)

By: Char

Char — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:39:27 +0000

Havi -

So happy to hear your hands are doing better this week. That’s huge news!!!

The hard:

-Got second degree burn on my right forearm which was really painful. Have to get it debrided every other day and that’s so painful I’ve had two shots of demerol this week.
-Made a great dinner for Passover, people kept cancelling and today I cancelled the whole thing as my son came home sick from Maryland. Between him and my arm, it wasn’t worth doing anymore.

The good:
-Thank God for painkillers. Pain is useless when it comes to injuries like mine so I’m very grateful for Demerol and Vicadin this week.
-Great medical care by a new clinic that opened up staffed by some ER docs that I know personally.
-I didn’t burn either my wrist or my elbow – it’s my right forearm. I’m left handed and really appreciate that I can type, bend my elbow, and use my wrist
-Zach came home and it’s the first time I’ve seen him in 4 months.
-Both kids are here for the weekend and we’re hanging out together with no company – and that feels so great to me. I can’t tell you.
-New leash lets me walk both dogs at the same time! That’s huge.
-Figured out deadlines to get out my eBook and started working with them fully today.

So sorry to hear about Maddie and sending love to her family.

By: Sanders

Sanders — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:47:12 +0000

The bad: I still procrastinate as hell, my hip hurts (which means I can’t do yoga), and I’m scared that the Easter egg hunt I’m planning for Sunday is going to be a disaster…

The good: I started to talk to my stuff (my messy pile, my fears, my throat, the tightness in my chess) and my stuff does talk back! I’m amazed, amazed, amazed, and no, Havi is not crazy (no, take that back: she totally is, but I get it): meeting and talking to your stuff does work better than kicking it.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:26:13 +0000

The hard: Between needing a new stove (old one burned up) and a new pair of glasses, I just went in the hole another $1200.00. The good: It's only money. Sorry about your friend Maddie. Sue Sues last blog post..Wigging Out And Tieing One On - Drag Queens and Halloween

By: Amy Crook

Amy Crook — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:22:50 +0000

I am surrounded by Feline Passive Resistance, and spoiling myself by spoiling the purring things. But it hinders typing.

The Good: I have a niche for my design work! Apparently, I’ve had one all along, I just didn’t know it. Perspective is everything.

The Bad: Burned my arm taking bread out of the oven, and it’s taking forever to heal. Addition of Giant Band-aids helped a lot, though.

Had a bit of panicky worry after the big niche revelation, and beat it down with some passive learning — listening to Ittybiz recordings, and then doing Havi’s awesome free guided meditation thing.

More Good: Bella, the older cat, helped with the meditation by providing a warm, happy presence. And an arm rest.

Also, I have homemade beer bread. And I had dinner last night with a friend, and we were both grown-up about money enough to make an arrangement to facilitate that, despite the money distribution being strange and difficult. Which is kind of awesome, given how much static there is in life about money.

Overall, way more good than bad this week. And Pod (the kitten) declares it time to stop typing and start petting him, anyway.

Amy Crooks last blog post..How I Learned to Stop Wembling and Found my Niche

By: Anna-Liza

Anna-Liza — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:31:31 +0000

Well, I think you're a tractor trailer, too. Anna-Lizas last blog post..Pollyanna Thinks She Just Wants to Have Fun, if That's Okay with You

By: Josiane

Josiane — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:41:41 +0000

I love your junk food day! I’m also happy to read that the pain in your arms and the pain related to your friend’s death are fading a little.
My week:
… Hmmm, no, it seems I’m having too much trouble finding words and putting them together coherently, so I won’t force it. I’ll just say that there was some good, some hard, small and bigger, and I’ll leave it at that for today. Overall, I’m doing ok, it’s just that the words, they aren’t co-operating. Stu could be useful in such an instance: as he never seems to be at loss for words, he could invent what he wants to fill in my blanks!

By: westernworld

westernworld — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:35:57 +0000

as far as any food issues go i’ll second your right honorable gentleman friend, i furthermore solemnly swear that it would make for grandiose comedy if you and stu … well what’s the opposite of collaborate on … hmm antagonize … anyway if the two of you would produce some sort of text. the comedy would be inevitable, and could tour the world “havi&stu digital ventriloquism – the next wrong thing” or so.