The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by Zombie

Oh honey. Just be careful with that. I do that a lot - if something is messing with me and I don't feel equipped to deal with it at that particular moment, I pack it up in a mental cardboard box and promise myself I will come back to it later when I am able to deal. Of course, I never do, so my mind's warehouse is totally overflowing with random f*ckery, and I'm pretty sure that's why my inner monologue closely resembles the Bataan Death March.

I'm used to it, unfortunately. I seem to have become a champion Bottler over the last few years. Just cork it up and put it on the shelf in my own little "warehouse". I tried a couple of times to talk to people on the outside world, but they just made me see that it just wasn't worth it in the end. They turned out not to be trustworthy. So I just don't talk about it anymore and just simply take my bad weather out on myself in unhealthy fashions. Shiny Happy Bee. That's me *Thumbs up and fake smile*. Maybe it's one of the reasons I like Fleetwood Mac so much. Their **** distracts from my ****, so to speak lol.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

So today was my first day of Hair School =) So I was really really REALLY nervous, but once I got there I felt better. I made a friend...and it was like christmas today!!! We got a huuuuuuuge duffle bag full of hair styling goodies and I was super sduper happy and I got my smock and it was sooo cool!! I cant wait to start doing everything!!!

[daniellaaarisen]

For everyone who gave words of wisdom/comfort involving my parents' potential separation: thank you. I should've said that I feel guilty for pretty much wanting them to separate for selfish reasons. My life would just be so much easier if I only had to deal with one of them at a time. Whatever, they're gonna do what they're going to do.

Annie... that story about your kids' father is incredible. I'm so sorry that someone so close to you passed, especially since he was their dad... but I'm glad that the situation didn't end up much, much worse.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

For everyone who gave words of wisdom/comfort involving my parents' potential separation: thank you. I should've said that I feel guilty for pretty much wanting them to separate for selfish reasons. My life would just be so much easier if I only had to deal with one of them at a time. Whatever, they're gonna do what they're going to do.

WHOA! I obviously missed this post!! I hope everything works out Dani! If you need someone to talk to I'm there for you. My parents have been divorced since 1997( I was 7) so its been a LONG and difficult road. Dont be shy....It is easier to only deal with one parent...but then again when I do talk to my dad he's a pain in the ass because he doesnt think "Hair School" is considered "college"...so I think he's trying to get out of paying for child support. He has to keep paying until I am out of college...but even if he can stop he still owes my mom almost $20,000 in back child support so either way he looses LOL I havent talked to him in over a month because the last time he talked to me he hung up on me(asshole)......

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Today in school we started cutting hair and OMG...I am soo good at it lol EVen if its a basic bob cut....I'm pretty amazing at keeping it all even =D YAY ME!! I cant wait to start doing layers and stuff...I dont think I have EVER loved school SOOOO much before lol Makes me not mind going fro 9-3:30 5 days a week.

I got my smock, name tag, and my whole bag of goodies!! Like the first day was CHRISTMAS lol Oh and not to mention I get 50% hair stuff...like Paul Mitchell and Joico...etc =D

[LikeAWillow]

Originally Posted by Enchanted_Stevi

Today in school we started cutting hair and OMG...I am soo good at it lol EVen if its a basic bob cut....I'm pretty amazing at keeping it all even =D YAY ME!! I cant wait to start doing layers and stuff...I dont think I have EVER loved school SOOOO much before lol Makes me not mind going fro 9-3:30 5 days a week.

I got my smock, name tag, and my whole bag of goodies!! Like the first day was CHRISTMAS lol Oh and not to mention I get 50% hair stuff...like Paul Mitchell and Joico...etc =D

HO **** IMMA HAVE YOU CUT MY HAIR, PLLEASE PLEASE PLEASE?

[Enchanted_Stevi]

Originally Posted by LikeAWillow

HO **** IMMA HAVE YOU CUT MY HAIR, PLLEASE PLEASE PLEASE?

Of course I will!!! I'll be learning facials and manicures and waxing too =P

[ButterCookie]

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

I'm used to it, unfortunately. I seem to have become a champion Bottler over the last few years. Just cork it up and put it on the shelf in my own little "warehouse". I tried a couple of times to talk to people on the outside world, but they just made me see that it just wasn't worth it in the end. They turned out not to be trustworthy. So I just don't talk about it anymore and just simply take my bad weather out on myself in unhealthy fashions. Shiny Happy Bee. That's me *Thumbs up and fake smile*. Maybe it's one of the reasons I like Fleetwood Mac so much. Their **** distracts from my ****, so to speak lol.

Annie's right I have no room to talk but bottling it up is not good. I turned to the internet to get me through my mum and dad's divorce, two friends dying and the likes and now I'm at a stage where I only wake up in a morning to see Debbie Harry's face and make sure she's okay, the Blondie gig the night before went well etc etc. I don't want to think that anyone else is feeling like I am because it upsets me, no matter who they are. I'm not expecting you to trust me straight away because that could be considered weird but if you want to PM me, I'm more than likely to always be here for a chat, college has installed free wi-fi for errywun now so I'll still be on through the day

[Zombie]

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

I'm used to it, unfortunately. I seem to have become a champion Bottler over the last few years. Just cork it up and put it on the shelf in my own little "warehouse". I tried a couple of times to talk to people on the outside world, but they just made me see that it just wasn't worth it in the end. They turned out not to be trustworthy. So I just don't talk about it anymore and just simply take my bad weather out on myself in unhealthy fashions. Shiny Happy Bee. That's me *Thumbs up and fake smile*. Maybe it's one of the reasons I like Fleetwood Mac so much. Their **** distracts from my ****, so to speak lol.

I understand. If I'm being completely honest, I never really thought my habit of packing everything away like I do was a problem until pretty recently. Before, I'd looked at it like, "Well, hey - at least I'm not dragging around all depressed and brooding." I mean, I get happy and I get sad and junk, but in general, I'm so even-tempered, I might as well be Commander Data.

But then my mother died at the beginning of the year. My relationship with her was complicated (to say the least - she was a raging alcoholic & cuddly like Hannibal Lecter and I had to go into foster care in my early teens), but I'd packed her into a box, as it were, a long time ago. And then all of a sudden - KABLAM! I am rattling around everywhere like a Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man.

So now I'm working on working through my issue there. I have no idea how to do it or if there is a proper way to go about it, but we'll see how it goes. And if you ever need an ear, I'm here - no risk, 'cos everyone knows that people on the Internet aren't real.

Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

For everyone who gave words of wisdom/comfort involving my parents' potential separation: thank you. I should've said that I feel guilty for pretty much wanting them to separate for selfish reasons. My life would just be so much easier if I only had to deal with one of them at a time. Whatever, they're gonna do what they're going to do.

Annie... that story about your kids' father is incredible. I'm so sorry that someone so close to you passed, especially since he was their dad... but I'm glad that the situation didn't end up much, much worse.

Thanks, hon. It was hard and it still is, but we do all right now.

I do not think that you should feel guilty (this coming from a former Catholic where guilt is our chief weapon of self-destruction, ha!), though I understand why you feel that way. I think that sometimes, we have to be "selfish," particularly when it comes to our own happiness. Unless you're actively working towards having them break up when they'd otherwise want to stay together themselves, I think that it's natural to want to see an unhappy situation end when it directly affects you like that.

Originally Posted by ButterCookie

Annie's right I have no room to talk but bottling it up is not good. I turned to the internet to get me through my mum and dad's divorce, two friends dying and the likes and now I'm at a stage where I only wake up in a morning to see Debbie Harry's face and make sure she's okay, the Blondie gig the night before went well etc etc. I don't want to think that anyone else is feeling like I am because it upsets me, no matter who they are. I'm not expecting you to trust me straight away because that could be considered weird but if you want to PM me, I'm more than likely to always be here for a chat, college has installed free wi-fi for errywun now so I'll still be on through the day

Here is a hug for you. *hug* I'm so sorry for all of that. My offer to Bee goes to you, too - if you ever need an ear, gimme a holler. I'm rubbish at dealing with my own life sometimes, but I make a damn good listener and always have good advice that I never take myself.

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by ButterCookie

Annie's right I have no room to talk but bottling it up is not good. I turned to the internet to get me through my mum and dad's divorce, two friends dying and the likes and now I'm at a stage where I only wake up in a morning to see Debbie Harry's face and make sure she's okay, the Blondie gig the night before went well etc etc. I don't want to think that anyone else is feeling like I am because it upsets me, no matter who they are. I'm not expecting you to trust me straight away because that could be considered weird but if you want to PM me, I'm more than likely to always be here for a chat, college has installed free wi-fi for errywun now so I'll still be on through the day

Originally Posted by Zombie

I understand. If I'm being completely honest, I never really thought my habit of packing everything away like I do was a problem until pretty recently. Before, I'd looked at it like, "Well, hey - at least I'm not dragging around all depressed and brooding." I mean, I get happy and I get sad and junk, but in general, I'm so even-tempered, I might as well be Commander Data.

But then my mother died at the beginning of the year. My relationship with her was complicated (to say the least - she was a raging alcoholic & cuddly like Hannibal Lecter and I had to go into foster care in my early teens), but I'd packed her into a box, as it were, a long time ago. And then all of a sudden - KABLAM! I am rattling around everywhere like a Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man.

So now I'm working on working through my issue there. I have no idea how to do it or if there is a proper way to go about it, but we'll see how it goes. And if you ever need an ear, I'm here - no risk, 'cos everyone knows that people on the Internet aren't real.

It means alot that there are people on here who can relate and understand. The offer comes right back at'cha both because I'm told that, although I'm a failure at taking my own advice, I am a pretty decent Agony Aunt *Dons white bobby hairdo and a knitting kit for the role*. Thank you for listening to my small and brief belly aches. Hearing your own problems helps put mine into perspective some. Thought the numbness is still ever present, it's helping to see that I'm not alone as I tend to feel in my "real life" setting. I'm sorry you two, daniellaaarisen and anybody else I could care to mention are having such hard times. Guess it's times like this that it really helps to be in this kind of setting with "cyber-people" where we can all pool our feelings and advice. *ish going to treat herself to a well earned evening of pampering, Ice Cream (no chocolate because Bees don't like Chocolate) and a new DVD (Destiny Rules dropped onto my mat this morning. Yayness*.

[Silver Springs]

Throughout the process of watching this DVD (Destiny Rules), I have come to realise just how short my attention span actually is. Why else would I be typing here while it's paused in another window lol? I keep taking short breaks to potter around my room or survey the contents of the SYW album. Watch the bloody DVD already, Bee!

Okay. Lindsey and Lee Lee together on the DVD = CUTE!

WOAH!!!!!!!!! Lindsey said the eff word! NEVER heard him say that before. LOVE IT!!!!

Now he's crying *Wants to cuggle him now*

Jeez Bee....They've seen it! Stop procrastinating lol.

[iamnotafraid]

Bought my first mandolin. Now the learning begins.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Bought my first mandolin. Now the learning begins.

i want a mandolin so bad.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Bought my first mandolin. Now the learning begins.

Well you know the tuning is the inversion of the top four guitar strings, so if you just reverse those fingerings, you're halfway there. So tune it(top to bottom)G-D-A-E. Make yourself a little chord chart, and it shouldn't take long(sorry, I'm ASSuming you're a guitar player). For me, as a guitar player, mando was about the easiest thing to learn.