Official Lounge Loser Role Call Thread #2! It lives!

The original thread was getting SOOO HUGE that I decided to start a new one.
I wanted to take this opportunity to explain to all of you a little more about my evil plans.
You see, I've come to realize that there are a few (well more than a few) people in this here Lounge, and on DU overall, that are just plain lonely.
For whatever reason, whether life has got them down, whether they are lacking in friends or feel isolated, they feel alone.
My purpose is to give them a voice.
I realize that this is probably overly ambitious, or maybe foolish, but I want those people who are feeling lonely...those of you who posted in the original Lounge Loser thread, those of you who are reading this and haven't posted...
I want all of you to feel you can belong when you're with us. I know that me and kjasa and texanwitch and SPK and the rest can't actually hug you or be right there with you...but we can listen, and be supportive.
I mean, I want us all to have fun, to take care of one another, to basically become a bit of a support network.
This is my grand ambition.
No, this isn't group therapy. This is friendship.
I just wanted all of you to know...that you will be accepted here.
Next up...I'll get together a list of all the people who posted on Thread #1 and compile our 'membership' so to speak :)
Anyway, busy busy.
If you think my ideas are horrible, well, you don't have to have any part of it...just be gentle, I'm a loser, and my feelings get hurt easily :P

or the continuation

either way!


:hi:

*looks around* :) Thanks for this, Elrond (may I call you that?) - I think this is a really neat idea. :hi:


Edited because I'm a loser at proper grammar as well, apparently. :P

I've got to back to the long one and link this.

Welcome,Cabcere!

:hi:

what am I?

chopped liva!???


:shrug:

My eyes are failing me.

Youse da first one, yes you are!

Oh, no- my bad!

:blush:

bastid!

:hug:

I know -I know

:hug:

:hi:
You're the first one to get on thread #2! Congrads!

:)

:hi:

:woohoo: :headbang: :yourock: :kick: :beer: :toast: :bounce: :beer: :woohoo:

and travelin' man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sHIn15XxOE

Hey, Southpaw,

You may have found our official theme song.

Just saying- it's a winner!

:thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN1_3zHjhW8

but that's just me LOL

:rofl:

:hi:

:7

;)

Thanks, Elrond.

This is a great beginning!

I also wanted to throw out an idea.

Maybe, to be the nice, inclusive group we are,
we could help kick the birthday and milestone
threads.
Those of us who have had only a few post there
for us know what that feels like. Our great mods
always helped out- let's help too!

Loser Rock, Big Time!

:grouphug:

:hug:

okay, you are a loser!
I thought this was a different thread?

Geez, I'm starting to get concerned.


sorry you are down.

For some dumb reason I'm not?

:shrug:

:hug:

i have lost so much...long story but:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbVKu01twxA


Go ahead and take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
I'm laid out on the floor, but I've been here before,
I may stumble, yeah I might fall,
Only human aren't we all?
I might lose my way, but hear me when i say,

I will stand back up,
Youll know just the moment when ive have enough,
Sometimes im afraid, and i dont feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,

I've been beaten up and bruised,
I've been kicked right off my shoes,
Been down on my knees more times than youd believe,
When the darkness tries to get me,
Theres a light that just wont let me,
It might take my pride, and my tears may fill my eyes,
But I'll stand back up,

I've weathered all these stroms,
But i just turn them into wind, so i can fly,
What dont kill you makes you stronger,
When I take my last breath,
Thats when I'll just give up,

So, go ahead to take your best shot,
Let 'er rip, give it all you've got,
You might win this round but you cant keep me down,

'Cause I'll stand back up,
And you'll know just the moment when ive had enough,
Sometimes im afraid and I dont feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up,

Youll know just the moment when ive had enough,
Sometimes I'm afraid and I dont feel that tough,
But I'll stand back up.

beautiful loser!

:hug:

but I am concerned.
Long story?
I like stories.
Talk!
I insist :P

"And I know we can make it, in fact I'm sure
And if you fall, stand tall, come back for more."
-Tupac

just feeling low?
:hug: regardless
this week has been long, i've really been feeling it.

just slight melancholia...and i come here to lighten up but, good grief the ANS threads were a total bummerx(

i will be all right...and i am sure you don't want to hear my life story:P

actually it was all good til i turned 17...

and i am thankful for an idyllic childhood:loveya:

thanks for asking though:hug:

And I like to listen.
I'm glad you had an idyllic childhood. Mine was quite the opposite, lol.
The ANS threads were indeed a total bummer. Proof of the depths to which DU can stoop at times. But don't let it get you down too much. You've got us, right? We must count for something, even if we ARE losers ;)

we can only know what we had by the fact that it is gone.:shrug:

something like that anyway:P

i am already starting to feel better:)

thanks for the thread:hug:

that it always seems to go that we don't know what we got till it's gone ;)
and it's so true.
life is like that.
life is like a box of poisoned chocolates. or something like it.
i'm glad you're starting to feel better.
:hug: hang in there.

today was a down day for me but i know i'm not alone

:hi:

there's at least one other loser here at all times...

:hug:


:hi:

:hug:

;)

anytime

:hug:

the end never comes.
What happened today?

and ungrateful and nasty boss. i was sitting at my desk, nearing my 12th hour when my boss tells another one of my co-workers to go home because she doesn't want him to be too tired and get burnt out. then she pulled a project i'd been working on all week and gave me a new one that i have to get done before i leave tomorrow night.

i shouldn't bother me too much, but i didn't sleep well last night and had go get up and out of the house 3 hours earlier than normal and i forgot to take my meds, so today hit me a bit harder than normal.

your meds!

:hug:

hope you sleep better tonight!

but my whole morning routine got so screwed up today. we'll see about the sleep part, hopefully that works out but i'm so spun up right now that i'm afraid it's going to be a bad night.

deep breaths


:hug:

peace

;)

When I worked at Ames, I had my drunken sot of a manager threaten to fire me on multiple occasions, even though I busted my ass at that store and he knew it.
I wasn't afraid of him, because I knew he couldn't AFFORD to fire me. He tried that shit with one of my coworkers once (an elderly man who didn't take crap from ANYBODY), saying 'maybe we should get someone younger to do your job instead'
And the old man's response was: "Fire me, motherfucker."
The dickhead manager didn't have the balls. He just walked away in a huff.
Ah, happy days, happy times
Hang in there, though. Hope your friday is an okay day.
:hug: :hug: :hug: from me to you.

if only because it is friday.

:hug: back

Had a staff meeting at work today. It got ugly. Staff meetings often do. We have a small staff (only about 50), so we're close-knit, and conflicts can get pretty nasty...
today was one of those days...i was wearing my hoodie...i just pulled my hood up and hid myself, just wishing the stupid agruing would stop...i get so sick of it...i hate it when people fight and hurt each other.
:hug:
just keep your eye on the prize...friday...friday...friday...

...just crawled out from under my rock...where am I?

Welcome to the Lounge Losers!

:hi:

Ya know, I've always been a loser, but now I'm a cool loser! (holdin' my head up high!)

Welcome :hi:

We're Losers and we're proud!

:7

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6163895

Yeehaw!

Losers Rock! Yes We Do!

:party: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :party:

Be well, and have a good Friday tomorrow :D
Talk to all of you guys, later!

Let's all check back here tomorrow.

We are off to a great start!

:hug:

and a loser

:rofl:

G'night Elrond

:grouphug:

Together we can get through
the trials and tribulations of life.

:grouphug:

Lordy, someone should do a survey on how many people
feel like crap on that day!

Those not in relationships,

Those in relationships( not good ones),
-hard to buy Valentines for--Dear so and so ,I'm miserable!
Happy Valentine's Day.

Those wishing to be in relationships,

the list goes on and on.

This is a safe haven from the madness.

I'm going to bed myself, now.

Check back with you all tomorrow.

:grouphug:

In my case...lol...
I don't know.
I never liked valentine's day...the only good thing about it is that one of my best friends in the whole world's birthday is on that day.
So for her sake, it's good day.

I'm big on birthdays.

:7

I'm one of those that feels isolated. My New Year's resolution is to get out in the world more. For some reason in the last few years that has been hard for me. I even find it hard to post here on Du, but I'm working on it.


Edit: I'm really a loser when it comes to spelling.

Well, you can post here.

Don't worry about the spelling.:hi:

Welcome to the LLC.

Every one of us has felt lost and alone.
Getting out and about can help, but it can be difficult to get started.

It really helps to start here, one post at a time.

You'll be surprised to see just how many people feel the way you do.

Don't worry about the spelling- you're doing fine.

Besides, that's what we have Spell Check for!

I'm going to bed,now.

Welcome again and I'll check back tomorrow.!

:hi:

Welcome. :)
:hi:

I'll be checking in later this afternoon.

Come on in, make yourself at home,
and join our humble group.

Please feel free to welcome our newcomers!

:hi: :grouphug:

Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, it's off the work I go---

( I just know Southpaw's gonna say something)
( maybe not- Hi, Southpaw! :hi: )

Or those of us forced to become morning people...lol

Hello! :hi:

I am looking forward to sleeping in on Sunday and being absolutely lazy! It's not like I got anything else going on...

Yep, I'm not a morning person, yet my job
really doesn't care as long as I show up.

I'm looking forward to sleeping in a bit tomorrow
and Sunday, myself.
It's supposed to start raining here, tonight.
That's always nice to listen to while falling asleep.
I really hope it does. We've only had one inch of rain
this whole season. That's seven inches below normal.

Rain, rain, come today- please make the drought go away.

:hi:

of course it would have to be alot of snow to get me out of work...I miss school snow days.

Hope you get rain...whereever you are. :hi:

Here's to sleeping in on Sunday! :toast:

:hi:

We're on thread #2 and I didn't know about til now??? Geez I'm a loser! ;)

Friendship sounds good. I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for something more... And I'm tired of hearing "Oh you'll meet somebody, you're a nice girl, and smart. Just be patient". I've been patient for going on 25 years now....I won't be young (or limber ;) ) forever!


Anyway....who wants espresso drinks? You name, I can make it! :hangover:

Wow!! Why don't we start our own thread and see how long it would take to get locked!!:evilgrin:

I am innocent, you know. Just not naive. ;) That being said, I'm a little tired of being innocent...LOL!!!

And it's "espresso"...lol...though I used to say "expresso" myself...that was before I became a barista. Now it's nothing but the best! I make espresso and damn good foam, if I do say so. :D

I need a coffee smiley...and not that hangover one...one that's more energetic! :bounce:

lack of coffee this am. went to the gym and then rushed to work thus i have to subject myself to the gawd awful terrible stuff they make here.

I can make you anything you'd like. I'm sorry you won't actually get it anytime soon, but you can dream, right? It gets me through the day.

(I don't use those fancy terms for it), a muffin, and someone to deliver it to my office:-)

but then, those are the people targeted in DD commericials...:eyes:

Tall latte, and a muffin, coming right up! How many shots (of espresso) would you like?

and how about some kind of bran muffin to go with it.

I always get a tall latte w/2 shots these days. Damn cafe I used to work in...lol (really it was a hell hole, but great coffee)

Bran muffin...apple, or blueberry?

Here you go, one double tall latte and a bran blueberry muffin!

you should not be in a losers club.

My foam is all I have. Alas my skills (in the office anyway) go unappreciated. And I'm hopelessly single w/2 jobs and no life.

That's just too purty to drink.

Then I wouldn't be so cool. ;)

I went to school at JHU in Baltimore, myself. I miss the city terribly :/

My dad went to Johns Hopkins. I don't go up to Baltimore much. I love Annapolis though (where I live). :)

and get no response. Everyone else gets, "That's beautiful," "You're soooo sexy!" "Hubba hubba!" If I'm lucky, someone might say, "Thank you for posting Poiuyt." Sheesh, I'm not that bad!

:hug:

not really. I don't post in picture threads, because half the time, they turn into creepy drool fests.
No thanks! Not goin there! If you wanna see a picture of MY ugly ass, you have to go to myspace.
:P
The Lounge Losers - Picture threads are for winners.

I keep looking at the missing miss_american_pie thread thinking, "Wow. If a bunch of folks I met online cared about my absence THAT much, then I'd feel like the second coming of Mary!" But alas, 'tis not to be. But I try to be confident. I TRY. Then I return to my mole hole where my apparent destiny involves burrowing through dirt and wondering if I will ever rise again to gasp one last breath of sweet open air and to feel the stick of morning dew.

Yours,

Writer the Lurker.

I just love the way you put that. I feel like that even irl! :hug:

There are reasons that i won't broadcast why we are kicking that thread daily.
I am kicking it because she was really nice to me when i first came here and needed a friend.

Just be satisfied with what you are, within the boundaries of those things you feel that need to change. But don't wish for the impossible either.

isn't that what this thread is all about and the great big joke therein? A LACK of popularity in the DU Lounge? Hence the "loser" title?

Or is this a 12 Step moment? "Hello. My name is Writer and I'm a DU Lounge Loser" followed by appropriate supporting comments?

:cry:

It's all about us being happy with the fact that we're losers...ie, not sweating over the whole popularity biz.

I have been avoiding the Lounge in favor of being Sirius in GD and I doubt if I have been missed. I have mostly been getting ignored in GD too, except I probably made alot of enemies with one post.

Every Saturday night we could wear cheap, gaudy colored shirts, shoes that 10,682 other people have worn, drink bad beer, eat pork rinds and throw heavy balls at defenseless pieces of wood. You know, real loser stuff.

You never know, some of us might even learn to be sociable.

I suck at bowling, lol.
God forbid I forget to mark it zero!!!
:eyes:

pathetic and sad, but sociable.

I do not care for bowling though. I like it, but it is too expensive and I do not like machine scoring. Back in my university days I used to go by myself on Saturday mornings it was $2 an hour. Oddly enough, I was the only one there, which violates what I call the "Minnesota Principle" (which states that no matter what you are doing at whatever time somebody else will be there or happen by). I used to be able to bowl 6 games in an hour. Which was a great deal, even then. 6 games for $2. Now they want like $6 a game. Bleah.

You guys sure are sweet. :loveya:

:blush: stop, you're embarassing me

You are a sweetie, too.

:loveya:

Texanwitch and Southpaw are great, too.
In fact, we have one of the nicest groups of
people here that I've seen in a long time.

:hi:

Elrond's a sweetie, he just won't admit it!

}(

LOSERS! LOSERS! LOSERS! LOSERS!

I say 'right on' way too much.

I'm glad you found us, here.

Elrond defined our group a bit further.

There's a lot of love and support, here.

No one needs to feel alone, ever again!

And we have fun. :bounce:

:hi:

:hi:

Glad you're here!

I've been on disability due to depression and anxiety for a few years now. I have my Mom, and my sister, and every once in awhile my cousins visit, but I don't get out all that much, and pretty much lost all my close friends with my job. I stressed out because of lay offs and a particularly nasty boss, who dumped all the work on me, and then blamed me for the screw ups on what little he actually did do. I was just crying all the time, and basically stopped enjoying life.

Now a days I'm doing better on the depression part, but have had little success in combatting the anxiety. I do have some on-line friends and that does help. My Mom and I my sister are supportive in many ways but they really don't always understand why I am the way I am and get frustrated with me a lot too. I feel like my counselor even gets frustrated with me too at times, so at those times I do feel really alone. I think she thinks I am messing with her completely cured rate or something. LOL.

I was a historical researcher and hope someday to go back to work at a new career but at this point I don't have any idea what that will be, how I will find the courage, or if any one will hire me to begin with. I'd also like to write but have problems silencing the inner critic, long enough to finish what I start. If I could research in a back corner of an office some where and not have a fire breathing boss over my shoulder I might be okay. I don't know. Any one know any jobs like that? LOL.

It's weird because in high school and college I got fantastic grades and the teachers loved me, but that one boss brought me back to my grade school fearful looser days.

So that's my Loser story. Hope its not too maudlin or weird.

I love animals especially dogs and cats, reading, and television, especially any show with Julian Mcmahon in it, and the computer, so that's how I get through my days. I have five cats. Four barn cats, Ernestine, Cole, Sparky, and Stormy. One dog, Maxie, and one indoor cat, Magee!

My feelings get hurt easily too, so I understand. I promise I'll be gentle and hope for gentleness too.

:hug: I'm just a generally antisocial person myself. I get out with coworkers every now and then, and sometimes make a trip to New York City to visit one of my college friends, but that's about it as far as my social life is concerned. I live in a pretty small town with a heavy redneck population...nice folk, but people I just can't see eye-to-eye with. So I kind of...isolate myself from them. I could socialize more if I went down to poughkeepsie and such, but unless I'm specifically hanging out with coworkers, I don't like to put myself out there so much.
I dislike crowds, especially if I don't know anyone. I tend to be remote/cold/distant with people, which really damages friendship but utterly decimates my romantic relationships. I also am real ugly when I get depressed, which doesn't help things...
Basically, I'm a mess :P I can identify with a lot of what you're saying. I hate it when people just dismiss something that you feel, even when it seems silly. It's still a feeling, right?
Your story isn't in the least maudlin or weird. This is just how we are...for one reason or another.
I promise I won't get frustrated with you, I reserve my frustration for myself :P
In any case, we're here for you! Glad to have you among our ranks :)

P.S. I have three cats, a (dumb) standard poodle, and a sun conure :)

I love to write as well. I'm pretty shy about showing people my work, though.

:hug: I relate to the redneck thing. The town I live in doesn't even have an offical Democratic party although the nearby city does. Unfortunately the good ole boy network is alive and well here, which was part of the problem on the old job.

I don't care for crowds either.

Glad to meet another person who is also likes both cats and dogs.

This town is rife with that garbage.
:hug:
Lately, a lot of developers have been moving into town and setting their sights on expanding the community. There's an orginzation in town dedicated to fighting the expansion :eyes:

I had just gotten a good new job about 6 months ago. I was beginning to feel pretty good and things were starting to come together.

My boss just came in and told me that they have decided to let me go.

It was just about a year ago that we had to sell our place in Central Texas because thanks to unemployment we were losing it to forclosure. I got a job here in Denton in January which turned out to be pretty lousy. Then I got this one.
Things seemed pretty good . . . I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, but instead it seemed like it was going to work out . . . well, it dropped.

Things seemed good enoughtthat my wife went back to school and is finishing up her degree. She was going on to grad school this fall. Now because I can't hold a job I just don't know ....

Sory, didn't mean to go on like this.

*hug*

I hope you can find another, better, job.

I'm not sure there is any point in trying.

It took me almost 2 years, but I have finally been accepted to grad school. As depressing as life can feel sometimes (and right now for me it's boring and dull), you can't give up. Show 'em what you're made of. :) *hug*

and good wishes. I know about fearing that the other shoe is going to drop and being without work. Hang in there and I hope you find a new job that will be the right fit for you soon and best wishes to your wife as well. :hug:

That's why we're here! We support each other.
Why did you lose the job, or are you uncomfortable saying so? Seems like you've had a lot of bad luck in that regard?

:)

It's the weekend so I can get on DU alot more now than through the week. Sorry I couldn't get back to you in #1, I was at work at the time also (I was sneaking on.) I hope you are feeling better. :hi:

:tinfoilhat:

Uhm...wait...forget I said that.
Men armed with microwave blasters will be travelling by UFO to your home in a matter of moments to neutralize you.
Prepare for atomization, thoughtcriminal.

It is still alive, I need to find it and post again.

Hi TK421

:D :toast:

I don't belong to any funny clique. I am on ignore to many. I don't feel like a loser though. If i have that many have me on ignore, it's victory for sure.

I could really care less if anyone likes me, not my job to be popular. I just enjoy expressing myself.

We are getting everybody with the cool names.:hi:

:hi:

Here I am at the new thread.

We really need to discuss refreshments. What kinds of refreshments do losers like?

...and can we get some better lighting in here?
Lee

Wine would be good to.

:beer: :toast: :beer:

The darkness hides our shame!!@4$##$
Refreshments? The true losers drink wine coolers and 'premium malt beverages' such as Smirnoff Ice and Mike's Hard Lemonade.

Rilo Kiley - A Better Son/Daughter
I totally love this song, and I think it fits us perfectly, but feel free to disagree ;)
Link to performance. The words are key.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw7SR6Q927k
Crank the volume, it's a bit hard to hear :)

Sometimes in the morning I am petrified and can't move
Awake but cannot open my eyes
And the weight is crushing down on my lungs
I know I can't breathe
And hope someone will save me this time
And your mother's still calling you insane and high
Swearing it's different this time
And you tell her to give in to the demons that possess her
And that god never blessed her insides
Then you hang up the phone and feel badly for upsetting things
And crawl back into bed to dream of a time
When your heart was open wide and you love things just because
Like the sick and dying

And sometimes when you're on
You're really fucking on
And your friends they sing along
And they love you
But the lows are so extreme
That the good seems fucking cheap
And it teases you for weeks in its absence
But you'll fight and you'll make it through
You'll fake it if you have to
And you'll show up for work with a smile
And you'll be better
You'll be smarter
More grown up and a better daughter or son
And a real good friend
And you'll be awake
You'll be alert
You'll be positive though it hurts
And you'll laugh and embrace all of your friends
And you'll be a real good listener
You'll be honest
You'll be brave
You'll be handsome and you'll be beautiful
You'll be happy

Your ship may be coming in
You're weak but not giving in
To the cries and the wails of the valley below
Your ship may be coming in
You're weak but not giving in
And you'll fight it you'll go out fighting all of them

This is a good song.
You're right, the lyrics hit the nail on the head.

It's a toss-up between this and
Bob Seger's 'Beautiful Loser'.
Aren't we all Beautiful Losers?

I just love the title of BL and I'm so
partial to Bob Seger.

Maybe we could have two theme songs?

I know, I'm just a flip-flopping 'librul' !

:rofl:

Ok, now you've got me checking out songs----

I enjoyed the last thread.

I'm glad to see you here.

We check back periodically to see
who's arrived at our new thread.

We're getting more defined and we almost
have a theme song picked out.

Welcome back!

:hi:

:-D

:hi:

Thanks for the welcome back! Good to be here.

and that's sad. So very sad. :cry:
Even my fellow losers won't associate with me!

:hug: You are not alone! :pals:

Feeling like the ultimate loser here...coping with a nasty virus & bronchitis for 2 weeks that's left me feeling extra down & out. Your post was so uplifting. :)

Love your song! It sure fits me!

Remember to drink lots of fluids.

Airborne Tablets and Vitamin C helps, too.

:hug:

:hug:

and losers think they are losers more than they think they are winners or that people want to associate with them

:hug:

:hug:

;)

That will never happen.

I fell asleep on the couch right after dinner.
The last thing I remember was listening to the
news and " shutting my eyes for a few moments".

Yeah- like for three hours!
After that, I never quite woke up.
I listened to this old body and went to bed.

But today's a new day and I actually got seven hours of
sleep! My organic alarm clocks ( my two male kitties) did
not wake me up until 7 AM. Hallelujah!

:hi:

I was working, and shopping for someone's baby shower...because other people have lives, therefore, I have none... Otherwise I would have associated with you! lol :hug:

I have been playing with Dammit the cat.

I really need to get her cat to play with.

:cry:

:evilgrin:

we all are losers but in our loserliness we find strength!

(I made up a word and it is pretty cool: loserliness)


:hug:

you silly! Excuse my loserliness for just now seeing this. :pals:

Great word!! I LIKE it! :)

That's a perfect example of how many of us feel!

You are among friends, here.

:hi:

Maybe we SHOULD be the DU J.O.B. squad ;)

checking in.

Hi Kajsa. I got your PM. I'm sorry you couldn't make it Thursday night. It was a good night. (Some scary protesters, though. :scared: ) Wanna have lunch next week or maybe the following week? :)

Welcome back to our new thread.

I knew those protesters were going to be major pain.
Hypocrites- all of them!! ( I know, that was not a complete sentence.)

Send me a PM and we'll get together.

:hi:

They were pretty pathetic and looked very foolish. They certainly weren't helping their cause much at all! Apparently, they were yelling "Nazis!" at women who were coming to pick their kids up from religious classes! However, on the inside, the presentation was great! Lots of pro-choice clergy on the panel making some excellent points.

:hi:

My apologies for not saying hi the first post. Forgive me?

shush. 'Tis alright :)

Hell, this is my theme song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF8v_bHBfTY

OMG! These guys friggin ROCK!

You have now pushed Bog Seger's 'Beautiful Loser'
into second place on my list.

WOW!

Notice how many in the audience are singing,
"I'm a loser" ? B-)

Welcome, again.

:hi:

Welcome :hi:

I can't even get a picture thread off the ground here. One sweet person replied. It's 2:19 a.m. and I'm considering grabbing something unhealthy out of the fridge to eat, thereby ensuring what little remains of the night will be filled with scary and/or embarrassing dreams.

I don't have a pirate picture...that's all. :(

I guess a real pirate would say, "It don't have to be a pirate hat," but I just can't do it.

Any hat will do. Aw, c'mon. It'll be fun.

Don't despair, most of us have had sinking stone threads, here.

This is the place for you.

Btw, A midnight sweet tooth responds well to ice cream.
As far as I know, ice cream won't induce nightmares,either.

Welcome, again!

:hi:

:hi:

There are worse things than sinking threads, but when they come at the end of a crummy week it just sort of adds a bit of punctuation to "loser." But the good news is it's the end of the week!

And I shall remember: Ice cream yes. Cheese no. Nary a single bad dream.

That's why we are here, no?
:hug:

We'll be there!

Thanks so much.

Texanwitch will be so happy!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=6163707&mesg_id=6167772

:hi:

Ice tea is good to.

I will bring that.

I'm so glad to see you here.

:hi:

Right now, I feel like a crappy friend.

It's on my post below.

:(

Guinness is the REAL king of beer, not that budweiser swill.
:beer: :beer: :beer:

:toast: Ithink these mugs must have Harp in them... ;-)

A blog friend of mine just lost a son to cancer last Monday.
He posted the news on Tuesday night- I just saw it,
four friggin days later! How could I have missed this?!?

So today I post my condolences and regrets for being four days late
in doing so. Holy Crap- I am such a Loser!

:banghead:

Sometimes things happen, don't beat yourself up over this.

Your friend understands.:pals: :hug:

You've helped me feel less guilty about this.

:hug:

quit beating yourself up Kajsa

So you didn't read the blog for a few days.

I'm sure you had nothing else to do.

Life is too short to make it a one legged ass kicking contest.

Lighten up

:hug:

you crack me up! :D


Actually, I did go on the site a few times in between.
That's when I missed it!

I do know what you're saying though.

I've made my amends and now I'm moving on.--

:hug:

:hug:

Glad someone cracks up at what I say sometimes too!

:shrug:

Moving on-

won't go there right now.

But I'm a bit twisted, so that might be good or might be bad. Or so they say.

glad to crack you up too!

I'm prolly more than a "bit twisted"

:hug:

Or at least I'm trying to.

I want to be there if he needs anything, and I let
him know that.


A friend in need is a friend indeed.

:-)

Thanks for this thread.. DU is a big place, and this thread helps make us all feel part of the DU Community.

I'm so glad to see you here.

Yep, we are a vital part of the DU Community.

So many of us have felt like we were on the outside looking in
until Elrond got these LLC threads going.

Welcome back!

:hi:

I staying at a beach house for weekend, looking after the animals.

The beach is great tonight, nice cool weather around 45 outside.

Had a great walk on the beach today, tonight there will be bon fire.

Now if the rain can just stay away tomorrow everything will be good.

What is everybody else doing tonight.

It sounds like a great beach house.

I was fortunate enough to live right next to the beach in Santa Monica, CA,
back in the early 50's. That's when people with moderate incomes could
live next to the ocean. I gravitate back to the ocean every chance I get.

My son is going out with his friend to see a movie, my SO will be leaving soon
for a few hours so I'm on my own later on tonight.
It's cloudy with a 80% chance of rain after 11 PM. I really hope it rains!
We've only had an inch of rain this season and we're in a drought.

I'm going to have a fire ( in the fireplace) and watch a movie later on.
It's kinda nice to watch whatever I want. I really like good animation flicks, too.

Believe it or not, last Tuesday I watched the DVD " Open Season".
Yeah, I know it's for youngsters but I love that stuff. I'm a real animal nut
and down on hunting for sport so that movie was perfect for me.

I laughed so hard- it was great. Now I want to buy it so my Mom ( who's 87)
can watch it. She would love it.

Tomorrow my son and I plan on going to the Travel and
Adventure Show at the Long Beach Convention Center.

I love to travel, but my finances need some help before I can take off again.

So, it's going to be a nice peaceful night with the kitties.

:hi:

I love the sound of the waves, the salt air.

The only good thing about Houston is that the Galveston is only 50 miles away.

Sounds like you will be having a nice, quiet night.

The bonfire is not until midnight, why I don't know.

Some of people stay up all night to watch the dawn, I don't think I will last that long.

Enjoy the DVD, I am watching the fireplace.

I love winter at the beach.

:pals:

I love to watch the fire, too.

It's so peaceful to listen to the wind,
watch the fire and wait for the rain to start.

I'm with you. I can hardly stay awake past the
11 O'Clock news. That's OK, though.

It's pretty quiet here, tonight.

I saw Elrond was here last night.
Too bad I missed him- he pops in when
you least expect him to.

:pals:

The fire is make me sleepy.

I have to stay awake until the chicken is cooked, about one more hour to go.

I need to go outside for a few minutes, it is nice and cool outside.

What is it about watching a fire that makes you sleepy.

that and the crackling sound of the fire on the logs.

It's very hypnotizing, almost trance inducing.

Yeah, there are enough of us here.

Everyone is so nice when a newbie hits the thread.
We've been there, done that- welcome,
it's so cathartic at times.

It is nice to see new people posting.

This thread was a good idea.

We never expected so many people to show up here.

It seems like they come in trickles, every day this thing is kicked by
responding to posts, someone new finds us and joins.

It's not a big surge but a steady trickle of people coming in.

Pretty soon we're going to need a new thread, again.

Elrond had no idea it would get this big!

Haha, scare ya?

The thread is really looking good.

I'm sorry I missed ya!:7

I'm heading out for the Travel and Adventure Show at
the Long Beach Convention Center.

Losers go to travel shows even though they don't have
the finances to travel right now.

But I live vicariously and hope to win the Super Lotto!!

Yeah, yeah, I know- one in a million chances.

I'll check back later.

:hi:

Checking in from the beach.

One more day at the beach then back home, rats.

I hope everyone else had a good weekend.

It sounds like you had a great weekend. ;-)

Two of my favorites- the beach and our animal buddies!

I had a nice time at the travel show.
The problem is, now I want to circle the globe!

:rofl:

There is a big world out there, and we're just a part of it.

Someone should remind Georgie W. of that.

:hi:

I spent the day at our little lake cottage with my brother, who is up from Georgia. The ice is about 8" thick so we walked out onto the lake to check out the ice fisher people. It is really cool to walk on water -- all be it frozen -- it made me feel very empowered. Until I got cold and then I said fuck this walking on water thing --I just want to be inside where it's warm.

Wow, I really thought the ice would break.

Coming from the south it wasn't something one usually did.

I thought to myself how weird is it to be walking on top of the water, and what if we fell through? :scared:

That cold factor really creeps in there, doesn't it? ;-)

The older I get, the warmer I want to be.

Give me a nice fire and a blanket, anytime.

:7

...Checking in. How's things?

How are you doing? ;-)

Things are going good.
I need to get some estimates on fender damage
to my old Volvo.
One of my neighbors accidentally backed into it pulling
out of her driveway late Friday night. My car was parked on the street.
She was very nice and came over immediately, apologized
and said she would pay for it.

That and getting my son's taxes done today are the top two
items on my to do list. I'm off work today because of Lincoln's birthday.

It's so good to see you here!

:hi:

things are things!

:hug:

losers are going to get any? I've got five to give but I doubt I'll get any.

I know the administrators meant well,
but damn!-

these valentines to your friends bring back
very painful memories.

Remember back in the day when they didn't
have the unwritten rule that everyone
in class was to get a valentine? I do!
Some kids, including myself, didn't get very many
while others were inundated with them.

Nice way to mess up a kid's mind!

I even read somewhere where a teacher had a
" let's see who got the most" contest!! God Almighty!
What a friggin insensitive idiot!! Those are the teachers that give
the rest of us a bad name.

:grr:

That is the most horrible thing I have heard a teacher do!

:banghead:

People like her should not be teachers!

:nuke:

and I make it my BUSINESS to make sure every kid feels valued and appreciated.
I know I have my favorites (every teacher does, even though you're not supposed to)...but I don't let that get in the way of me making EVERY kid I work with feel like a decent human being, when they're not being a nudge, of course :)
I mean, honestly, self-esteem is so important, and for so many years, teachers just didn't give a shit about it. Now sometimes people go overboard, but it doesn't mean that it doesn't deserve consideration!
I love the types that say 'Oh, MY teachers didn't give a RAT'S ASS about self-esteem, and I turned out fine.' This coming from a twisted misanthrope.
:)

I have ever met.

I bet you're a great teacher!

Including everyone and making them all feel valued are the
trademarks of a great teacher.

I substitute teach in our local high schools.

I try to pay attention to all the students in class, even though that
can be very difficult when there are 35+ students.

Please check it out :P

I'm going there right now.

I'm going to link it.

:hi:

and what a jerk of a teacher to do that.

:mad:


:hi: :hug:

Welcome back!

I'm glad to see you here.

:hi:

:)