Anyone Else Just Feel Like Today

[SPKrazy]

is just suckier than usual Sundays?

maybe it's just me

:eyes:

[JackBeck]

1. I'm there with you.

My guy had to work all weekend and Sundays for me always mean that Monday is closer than I think.

[SPKrazy]

5. Sundays Have Always Dragged

feel like it's just a day of catching up and it has always felt sad, especially in the afternoon.

Waiting for those clothes to dry so i can go workout, maybe that will help

[JackBeck]

9. Just got mine on.

Need to find the sneakers. Well, actually, I know where they are, just haven't gotten them on my feet.

[SPKrazy]

10. ROFL!

Take your time finding them, eh?

I gotta get my ass up and out of here, I'm tired of feeling down!

[JackBeck]

11. OK, you just motivated me.

The sneakers are on, so it's time to go. See you in about an hour or so.

:hi:

[SPKrazy]

33. I'm Back!

wore my tired old ass out!

then made the mistake of getting in the sauna and then the whirlpool

Now I feel like a noodle

:pals:

[JackBeck]

45. I'm jealous.

We just have equipment downstairs at the gym.

But took a nice, long shower and shaved when I got back.

:pals:

[SPKrazy]

47. Well I Feel I Stayed Too Long In The

whirlpool

kind of dragging now

[zanne]

18. Sunday afternoon in the winter is especially bad.

I think it comes from childhood, when I was dreading school on Monday morning. (I had nuns).

[SPKrazy]

35. Ohhh, I Didn't Have Nuns

but I always had a sense of dread

and the days shorter makes me down too I think

:hi:

[FedUpWithIt All]

2. Sunday's are a waste....

i think they should be banned. Let's start a petition. Add Friday to the weekend and eliminate Sunday altogether.:)

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

3. Deal!

petition to ban Sundays

we could start the

Sundays Leave One Screwn Because Monday Comes Next campaign

thanks for the

:hug:

[EnviroBat]

77. I'd try to find a nice way to make your Sundays...

exciting and memorable...

:evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

83. Yeah, Like That's Happen'!

it ain't happenin' right now for damned sure.

[wildhorses]

4. --

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

6. ...

:hug:

thanks friend

[Deja Q]

7. Perception vs reality.

And how we perceive reality makes reality seem like a fiction.

Each day happens.

Our beliefs and ambient circumstances surrounding reality shape our perceptions.

But I agree, it's a shitty day. Must be the weather.

[SPKrazy]

8. ...

Sun is shining here

stayed up too late

slept too late

days a fuckin' waste

[Deja Q]

12. I drank 2 cups of wine...

that's probably impacted me more than the weather... :spray:

[wildhorses]

13. snicker

you said impacted:P

[SPKrazy]

36. Are You Impacted?

Might need an enema?

:shrug:

or maybe the wine has had a greater impact on you than the weather

:rofl: :hug:

[Deja Q]

86. Not impacted at all. I eats plenty of fiber.

:9

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

88. That's Good To Know!

I now know you are not movement impaired

:rofl:

[alarimer]

14. I thought it would be suck when I was on my way to work

But the sun came out and I got off early (which almost never happens).

[thefool_wa]

16. where do you work on sundays?

I work in support for a call center and am not getting off early :(

[alarimer]

19. I am a biologist

we do creel surveys on the weekends (not every weekend- they are chosen randomly and scheduled in advance). Weekends tend to be when people are more likely to fish. It amounts to 1-2 weekend days a month at most so it isn't that bad. I got to leave early because no one came in before 2 pm. Otherwise I would have been there until 6.

[thefool_wa]

21. Pardon my ignorance

But what is a "creel survey"?

[alarimer]

25. It's just a survey where we ask anglers questions

and measure their fish. A way of finding out what is happening with the fishery.

I should have been more specific. A creel is an old-fashioned wicker basket that used to use to hold their catch. Some still do.

[thefool_wa]

26. Ahh, I see

so do you tell your SO that you go out on "creel surveys" every sunday? sounds like a fancy way to cover going fishing :):):)

I, of course, am kidding. That is quite interesting (or at least way more interesting than what I do on sundays for work).

[SPKrazy]

54. You Survey What People Have In Their Creels?

or ?

[alarimer]

59. Most likely their coolers

Or where ever they happen to keep the fish they catch.

[SPKrazy]

60. Gotcha!

I should have read downthread some

[thefool_wa]

15. Oh yeah

Today sucks - for lots of reasons

However - it gets brighter all the time and tomorrow may be monday but it is my Friday and I have decided to tell my boss to get bent, I'm not working OT this week, or ever again (no matter how much we need it in my dept) until some recent changes are reversed.

So, to sum up: today = sucky but getting better; tomorrow = a whole new day!

[SPKrazy]

37. Let's Hope So n/t

[Haole Girl]

17. Sorry you're having a bad day

It sounds like the Lounge has a case of the winter blues...I hope everyone didn't catch it from me!

Seriously, just a couple of more months until springtime...then we'll enjoy the sun, flowers, our favorite sports, swimming, walks in the park and driving around with the top down! I'm holding on to those thoughts.

Hugs, Southpaw... :hug: :hug: :hug:

[SPKrazy]

39. ...

thanks my friend

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[Haole Girl]

43. You are always cheering me up...

...hope I can return the favor, even just a little. :hug: :hug: :hug:

[SPKrazy]

48. You Do KC2!

thanks

:hug: :hug: :loveya:

[Guava Jelly]

20. The reason it sucks is because after two four day weeks in a row

It's back to 5 full days :mad:

[SPKrazy]

40. I Did 5 Last Week

4 the week before

and none the week before

:pals:

[unsavedtrash]

22. nothing like waking up to a tornado watch. wet and gray out there

so I'm sitting in my chair watching football, considering drinking the day away.

[SPKrazy]

42. Watched Those Patriots Beat The Jets

while I worked out

that picked me up a bit!

:rofl:

[Writer]

23. I'm sorry, Southpaw.

Do something good for yourself today. A bubble bath, for instance. :P

[SPKrazy]

31. ...

Sure, wanna join me?

*snicker*


:hug:

[Writer]

38. Yes, if it would help.

:)

[SPKrazy]

46. You're Too Kind!

running the water

pouring in the bubbles



hey, who's that? :evilgrin:

I guess she came with the bubbles?

[Writer]

58. I pinned up my hair and put on a jeweled choker.

I'm always up for a good scrubbing. :evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

62. Oooh!

Now what are you doing to me!

:evilgrin:

I need a good scrubbing!

[Writer]

64. Whatever will cheer you up today.

I think you need to be pampered a bit.

(And do yourself the biggest favor - get your PhD app. done early!)

[SPKrazy]

66. Thanks!

I do need to get that done

especially get the transcripts ordered tomorrow

and I've gotten part of the application turned in.

So I need to get those things you looked at turned in

and be pampered a bit!

:loveya: :hug:

[Writer]

68. Let's make a deal.

After you complete and submit your essays, I'll pamper you. Does that sound good?

The earlier the better for that, btw. Or so I've heard. :hi:

[SPKrazy]

69. Oooh! Motivation!

I'll get right on it in that case.

:hug: :loveya:

[Writer]

70. It's the best I can do under the circumstances.

For now, at least. ;)

[SPKrazy]

71. It Sounds Promising

motivation I mean;)

and Graywarrior will be here soon saying: "get a room"

:rofl:

[Writer]

72. This is just what I like to do. No "room" is needed. :)

I meet good souls and want to bring the best out of them. And you are a very good soul in need of a lift.

[SPKrazy]

75. You Are A Good Soul Too!

and you are appreciated greatly my friend!

:hug: :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear Southpawkicker.......

I'm feeling the same, sweetie......

I sure hope tomorrow is better for you.......and me!

It had better be, huh?

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

30. Yeah, Let's Hope!

feeling a little better since my workout

but just a downer day?


Hope you feel better my good friend!

:hug: :loveya:

[u4ic]

27. I'm finally here

to liven up your day! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:



:*

[SPKrazy]

32. Oh Yayyyy!

liven up my day!

:spank: :hug:

[u4ic]

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[SPKrazy]

49. Oh, Now I'm Feeling

much much better!

oh ouch!

oh don't stop!

oh hurt me some more!

:evilgrin:

[u4ic]

56. You asked for it...

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[Redstone]

28. I rate days by pain level. This hasn't been a good one. But I did hang out with Mrs R

most of the day, watching football, and had four or five walks with the puppy, so that makes it good on balance, doesn't it?

And Mrs R is cooking a turkey on the rotisserie with all the trimmings, and we're sending half of the food to the next-door neighbors (because the wife is sick and they couldn't come over here), and the turkey is WAY too big for us to eat ourselves.

I like this neighborly kind so stuff.

So, yeah, it is a good day on balance.

Redstone

[SPKrazy]

50. You Have A Great Way Of Looking At Things

and pain sucks and I realize that you live with it daily

so what do I really have to complain about, I ache a little, but nothing that lays me up.

Thanks for reminding me that getting out of myself is really the best remedy for self pity which is probably what I have the biggest case of right now wahhhh wahhhh

[Redstone]

78. Yup. If you don't take a good close look at the good stuff, you end up finding yourself

on that bridge railing.

Chronic pain works like that. But the good side is that you become acutely aware of EVERY pleasure in life, so you can use it as a counterbalance.

I enjoy and appreciate things these last twenty years or so that I never even noticed before.

Redstone

[SPKrazy]

79. Yeah, Those Bridge Railings Are Not Good

knew a girl that jumped off one and she's more screwn than she was before for sure.

Having worked in a pain clinic, I know that it takes a great deal of courage to face he day in pain, and that a lot of people don't necessarily understand that. I commend you on your attitude and outlook and the way you deal with your pain apparently. I saw so many people that I worked with who were just either too strung out on pain meds, or too hung up on how they ended up in pain to be able to look at how their life was suffering because they didn't do anything to change their attitude.

SPK

[Redstone]

80. You worked in a pain clinic? Then you KNOW. You know about us, the Pain People.

Some day, I'm going to write a magazine article about Us. We live among you, and you never know which of the people you know is one of Us.

We're the hidden ones.

And thank you for your observation about "(people)...too hung up on how they ended up in pain (to look at their life)..."

That's a key point. I am damn fortunate that I realized, right from the beginning almost 34 years ago when I got hurt, that it was ONLY my own bad choices that got me into the situation where I am now (though an incompetent surgeon DID contribute).

But even for those who end up being Pain People through no fault of their own, they DO have to let the cause go.

It happened. You can't change that. You have to go on from that point.

And I'm sure you understand the critical difference between chronic pain and acute pain, as I'm SO fortunate that Mrs R does: The difference is HOPE, or more importantly the lack thereof. (Mine is RSD and nerve damage, so I'm really screwed as far as expecting any medical breakthroughs

People who do not have chronic pain simply CANNOT understand. If you break your leg, it hurts a lot. But you get a cast put on, you itch for six weeks, and then the pain goes away.

But with chronic pain, there is no HOPE, because it's never going away. Never.

It's the first thing you are aware of when you wake up in the morning, and the last thing you are aware of as you drift off to a fitful sleep at night. And when you dream, you are in pain during that dream.

My point being, well,nothing except the opportunity to type these words, and an appreciation of your understanding.

Thanks.

Redstone

[SPKrazy]

82. RSD, Shit I'm Sorry Redstone

that is one bugger of a disorder. The medical community itself is bad enough in terms of dealing with chronic pain and the type of pain you are talking about is even scoffed at by some in the medical community despite the facts that are out there and well researched facts at that. They've renamed RSD to be called Complex regional pain disorder I think.

Yes I worked as a mental health professional in a pain clinic for 3 years, but the pain docs I worked with didn't refer people to me enough of the time so I saw the writing on the wall and quit.

I miss that work, I got to do some stuff I thought was pretty cool. Training in hypnosis, biofeedback and just got to work with the Pain People as you call them who are really mostly pretty cool people.

I live in Arkansas and the Medical Society of Arkansas has a real bias against prescribing pain meds so there are a lot people suffering here due to ignorance and bias.

Take care my friend!

SPK

[Redstone]

84. Yes, you do know, and I appreciate that. Christ, they've renamed RSD yet again? You know,

the medical community has been aware of RSD (formerly RSDS) since the goddamn Civil War...and given what's going on in Iraq, you'd think they'd be paying a bit MORE attention to a syndrome caused by high-velocity impacts, rather than wasting time changing the fucking name, yes?

Redstone

[SPKrazy]

87. yeah, It Still Gets Called Both, But What's In A Name

I know that the ones that really screw with people on RSD is workman's comp. I bet the VA and all do too and with all the IED's going off, you know that is going to be a big issue. In fact I know a guy that has that from being in Iraq and being close enough to a mortar shell that he got hurt pretty bad.

[RetroLounge]

29. yeah, it's a normal shitty Sunday

But hs gotten a bit better...

Going to see my friend Bill tonight...

RL

[SPKrazy]

51. 'Tis Getting Better All The Time

glad you're feeling better RL

:toast:

Mtn Dew To Ice Tea

Bill wouldn't be a bad idea...

I wonder how he's doing

I haven't seen him for a day or two

[Aristus]

34. Well, my wife just flew to Orlando for a conference this morning.

She'll be gone for a week. That's the longest we've been apart since we've been married. So yeah, today sucks more than a little. :(

[SPKrazy]

52. Ahhh, Sorry

She won't have any fun in Orlando I'm sure

just sitting in meetings all day long and...

Yeah, it's hard to be away from someone you love

:pals:

[huskerlaw]

44. Not sucky, just...dead...

I'm not in the mood to do anything. Even though I have a lot of things that I need to do.

[SPKrazy]

53. Well Get Off Your

Dead Nebraska butt!

or not!

How ya doing huskerlaw?

:hug:

[huskerlaw]

73. I'm doin' a'ight...

got up this morning, went for a run...

Came home, turned on the TV and haven't moved since.

Now the roomie and I are in the middle of an OC marathon (ooy, I don't even watch the OC) and we're discussing the purchase of beer and pizza for dinner. So much for the working out! ;)

How you doin'?

[SPKrazy]

76. Hey, I'm Doin' Better!

finally got around after staying up wayyyy to late

moped around then went and worked out and feel much better, but whooped from sitting in the sauna and whirlpool afterwards. I tend to shy away from that because it drains my energy that I've got left after working out from me. But I seem to be bouncing back

Pizza! yummm!

;)

[peacefreak]

55. This was one of the better ones of my life.

My brand new grandson came over for the first time. His name is Oliver.
He came a wee bit early, so he's a tiny little thing. I've fallen in love in a BIG way for him.

[SPKrazy]

57. Ahhhhh Congratulations!

that is really cool

That must be a rush!

I know having my son was a rush and while I'm old enough to be a grandparent, I will probably have to wait a while (I hope at least) before my son has any kids, he's 6.

:hug:

[peacefreak]

61. It is a rush.

I was there when he was born. My daughter is my hero. She is so confident & calm with him. I remember how scared I was at first with her. He had to stay in the hospital for about a week after he was born, so she got a lot of support from the nursing staff. After watching them she came away with the knowledge that she wasn't going to break him.
It IS the coolest thing.

[SPKrazy]

63. That Is Great!

I got to "deliver" my son, the doc handed me some elbow length gloves and said "glove up"

and i did, and we got pics and now I tell him "I brought you into this world" and can show him the pics.

:pals:

[peacefreak]

65. And when he's a teenager

you can say "I brought you into this world & I can take you out!":rofl:

[SPKrazy]

67. ...

that's crossed my mind for sher!

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

74. Not really

Typically sucky as is most days. They all blend together at this point.

[SPKrazy]

90. Yeah, Well

I can relate to that but this one seems extra sucky

it's a bit better now

[TOhioLiberal]

81. Yep.

I was just whining to GoPsUx about my day. As i said to him, crappy weather, crappy, altogether too busy, day. :(

[NC_Nurse]

85. I concur.

Sucky day all around.

[SPKrazy]

91. ah, But Now You Are My New Myspace Friend!

so now the day is better!

[TOhioLiberal]

94. for both of us...

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

95. Yayyy!

:hug:

[kedrys]

89. Definitely.

I have to go back to work tomorrow morning after a rather sucky 2 weeks off. :(

[ThatsMyBarack]

92. I do.

I've really been feeling rejected by my family lately. All they ever talk about is David, my 1-year-old nephew. My parents won't go home to the sticks because he always needs daycare because my sister is always working and my BIL is always in school. When my sister puts pictures of him on her blog, I'm never in any of them like all the other close relatives are.

[Arugula Latte]

93. Definitely.

I've felt down all day. Gray days don't help. *sigh*

[ZombieNixon]

96. Eh, I've felt kind of greasy and lethargic today.

x(

[SPKrazy]

97. Greasy and Lethargic

needing a shower and a cup of coffee?

I can relate

[donheld]

98. No sweety, Today feels totally like Monday

:evilgrin: