why fucking bother?

[leftofthedial]

do you ever feel like that?

[Deja Q]

1. Often.

I still have my desires, but I've learned to cope with them.

[djeseru]

3. At times.

And more frequently than I should. I think it's tied to my pessimism.

[leftofthedial]

13. how?

[ronnykmarshall]

33. I got your happiness right here baby!

[Deja Q]

43. I've been there!

No difference...

I doubt they paid for the sign either; gay.com usually doesn't sponsor ads that break up marriages. :7

[RetroLounge]

2. Yes, pretty much every day...

RL

[Sugar Smack]

4. Hey, sweetie!!

Because...Dorothy Parker said so! :D

[In_The_Wind]

11. .

5 days and counting

[Sugar Smack]

YEAH!

:bounce: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast: :bounce: :toast:

I. Can't. Wait.

[leftofthedial]

15. oh bother!

[Sugar Smack]

18. *snort*

Bother because you're silly. Like me. That's why I bother, anyway! :P :silly: :hi: :thumbsup: :loveya: :pals: :yourock:

[leftofthedial]

21. diminishing returns. it's not just a good idea . . .

it's the law.

[Shine]

5. Yes, especially with regards to the endless amount of laundry.

I feel like that guy from Greek mythology, Sysaphus (sp?), whose eternal torture was to roll the rock up the mountain, only to have it roll back down again, as if he'd never started.

I feel like that with the laundry every week. :eyes: It's NEVER completely done. Sigh.

I suppose it's a metaphor for the journey, the PROCESS of it all.


Whatever.

[leftofthedial]

12. I'm roling a big basket uphill to the laundry room even as we speak

the process?

disposable clothes or perpetual nudity would work better.

[nutsnberries]

47. endless everything here

4 children. *laundry* and *done* don't even compute.
neither does *dishes* and *done*.
*cleaning* and *done*.
*errands* and *done*.

i could go on, but you get the picture. nothing is ever done.

But why bother?
Because I just imagine if I didn't!

I didn't get into this scene overnight and it won't change that way either.
But someday things will get *done* and then I'll really get in trouble. ;)

Gotta go.... things to do!

[Elidor]

6. I could almost feel like that right now

But why fucking bother?

[leftofthedial]

16. oh great. now I not only don't care

I have a headache too.

[MissB]

7. Yes, especially when it comes to things like global warming.

It seems like we're already absolutely fucked. :rofl:

[leftofthedial]

31. at least we can maintain a sense of humor about it

ha ha. thanks for cheering me up!

;-)

[SeattleGirl]

8. Once in awhile, yes, but thankfully, not as often as I used to

:hug:

[leftofthedial]

23. how come?

Lately, I keep encountering in very direct fashion the proverb that states that no good deed goes unpunished.

Oh well. I'm just a glutton for punishment I guess.

:banghead:

[SeattleGirl]

32. Hmmmm, let's see

First off, one reason I used to feel that way almost all the time was that I had undiagnosed/untreated clinical depression. Now that it's being treated, I lost a lot of the "what's the use?" feelings I had.

Another reason is that I've learned to let stuff go quicker than I used to. Not saying that things don't get to me; they do, especially the "no good deed goes unpunished" stuff. But again, it just doesnt' seen to stay with me as long.

I have a question for you. Answer or not, as you wish. But my question is, are you doing "good deeds" for the same person over and over, and it's not appreciated? Does the person continually come up with reasons to not accept your help, or get angry at you for offering help? The reason I ask is that I had gone through the same thing with one of my sisters. She would complain, complain, complain about things, I'd offer help, a sympathetic ear, etc., and she would never do anything to change things. And sometimes she would get pissed off at me, as if her situation were my fault (it wasn't). Come to find out, SHE is also clinically depressed. She's on medication now, and the difference is like night and day.

[leftofthedial]

34. My biggest problem is "good deeds" for two different more diffuse

communities, but also for a couple of people, over the past couple of years. Seems like every good deed is matched with one or two, usually expensive, related problems.

I know what you went through with your sister. I've had similar experiences in the past, not so much the refusal to accept help, but more with "emotional vampirism."

[ronnykmarshall]

9. why bother fucking?

it sooooo messy!

[Deja Q]

14. Oy, I've been to gay.com

Still not happy...

[leftofthedial]

27. straight or gay, fucking is not a bother

unless it's your job

[In_The_Wind]

10. I hear ya!

Some days it doesn't make sense to get out of bed. :shrug: Then other days are awesome.


:hi:

[leftofthedial]

35. most days, it's at least worth getting out of bed

staggering to the couch and turning on the TV.

;-)

[Hissyspit]

17. yes, but the answer is: 'cuz why not?

Things always turn around, but you may as well throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks.

[leftofthedial]

22. actually, just thorwing stuff at the wall is pretty entertaining!

:D

[Hissyspit]

26. True, throw a boiling pot of spaghetti at the wall and say "I'm checking

to see if it's done!"

[RevolutionaryActs]

19. More often than not as of late.

:shrug:

[leftofthedial]

28. I think I'll just sit here wearing a hat

and see what happens.

[RevolutionaryActs]

29. Wearing a hat always brings good fortune.

Assuming it's a cool hat. :silly:

[leftofthedial]

39. all my hats are cool

except, you know, for that one.

[anarch]

20. meh...there's nothing else to do

:shrug:

[Blue_Tires]

24. daily

but somehow, i just keep moving on

[Wapsie B]

25. Yeah I sure do

at times. Life can feel like a backed-up sewer drain somedays. But that's when I work on things that don't involve a lot of socializing and find my happy place in life.

[Sugar Smack]

30. Have a snack from the fridge.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

36. Is that plain wrap beer?

and may I have a snack from the freezer? Is there any ice cream in there? I need comfort food...I am in the WHY BOTHER camp today :cry:

[Sugar Smack]

37. We have Starbucks coffee ice cream!!

Here. Let's mix it into a little rum for you. :loveya:

A shake!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

40. mmmmm

I feel better now...must be the ice cream...no wait...maybe the rum...maybe the rum AND the ice cream...I like rum...how did you know? :loveya:

btw...I LOVE LOVE LOVE your journal! :D

[Sugar Smack]

41. Are you serious? Thanks! Do you mind if

I put you on my blogroll, you fantastic woman??:loveya:

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

42. not at all

and since I am laying around here I will add you as well...your art is simply wonderful...quelle talent!

[Sugar Smack]

44. Ooooohhhhh! Quelle talent a vous, ma cherie!

;-)

Vous etes la patisserie, ma cherie!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

45. Et vous etes la creme de la creme, mon petit!

:D thought I couldn't respond in francais did ya? I first read Le Petit Prince in francais...one of my all time favorite books...wish I was on the plane right now!

[elshiva]

38. Because he's handsome and nice and...

Oh sorry, I thought it said "why fucking brother..."

[Tsiyu]

46. For me. That's why I bother

screw what everyone else wants ;)

Cheer up or I'll come kick your leftofthedial butt cheek :spank: