I want something to be different

[Mostly Shameless]

but BETTER different.

*sigh*

[Imperatrix]

Whaddaya want?

[Yes.2]

Elaboration.......

[Imperatrix]

Investigation...

[Yes.2]

She needs a new masseuse...That'll fix it!:hearts:

[True Believer]

... and why?

[daniel sylvain]

but BETTER different.

*sigh*

It must be my french...I don't get this...
but I'm different...probably not better though...

[Andrea YouAndI]

Elaboration.......


Investigation...

Clarification?
Explanation?

Maybe Marge could fill us in on things for her sis...

[Imperatrix]

(tentatively) Is it cookie time?

[luvyesmusic]

It's not Greek is it? ;-)

[Imperatrix]

It's not Greek is it? ;-)

(even more tentatively) Is it avgolemono time?

[Altres]

FERN HILL

Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs
About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green,
The night above the dingle starry,
Time let me hail and climb
Golden in the heydays of his eyes,
And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple towns
And once below a time I lordly had the trees and leaves
Trail with daisies and barley
Down the rivers of the windfall light.

And as I was green and carefree, famous among the barns
About the happy yard and singing as the farm was home,
In the sun that is young once only,
Time let me play and be
Golden in the mercy of his means,
And green and golden I was huntsman and herdsman, the calves
Sang to my horn, the foxes on the hills barked clear and cold,
And the sabbath rang slowly
In the pebbles of the holy streams.

All the sun long it was running, it was lovely, the hay
Fields high as the house, the tunes from the chimneys, it was air
And playing, lovely and watery
And fire green as grass.
And nightly under the simple stars
As I rode to sleep the owls were bearing the farm away,
All the moon long I heard, blessed among stables, the nightjars
Flying with the ricks, and the horses
Flashing into the dark.

And then to awake, and the farm, like a wanderer white
With the dew, come back, the cock on his shoulder: it was all
Shining, it was Adam and maiden,
The sky gathered again
And the sun grew round that very day.
So it must have been after the birth of the simple light
In the first, spinning place, the spellbound horses walking warm
Out of the whinnying green stable
On to the fields of praise.

And honoured among foxes and pheasants by the gay house
Under the new made clouds and happy as the heart was long,
In the sun born over and over,
I ran my heedless ways,
My wishes raced through the house high hay
And nothing I cared, at my sky blue trades, that time allows
In all his tuneful turning so few and such morning songs
Before the children green and golden
Follow him out of grace.

Nothing I cared, in the lamb white days, that time would take me
Up to the swallow thronged loft by the shadow of my hand,
In the moon that is always rising,
Nor that riding to sleep
I should hear him fly with the high fields
And wake to the farm forever fled from the childless land.
Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means,
Time held me green and dying
Though I sang in my chains like the sea.

Dylan Thomas



That usually does it for me, but alcohol and good grass helps too. :D

Brian

[Imperatrix]

^ This is why the chicks love Brian...and why some of the guys do, too.

[Mostly Shameless]

I'm in a rut, that's all.

And I feel like the only time anything different happens in my life is when something bad happens.

You guys get this way too, right?

Maybe I'm having a mid-life crisis.....

[Imperatrix]

I'm in a rut, that's all.

And I feel like the only time anything different happens in my life is when something bad happens.

You guys get this way too, right?

Maybe I'm having a mid-life crisis.....

I used to get this way. Something changed for me so it's not like this any more, but I don't know what it was.

Do you see yourself sabotaging yourself---making things bad so "something happens"?

[luvyesmusic]

I always try to find something to laugh out loud about everyday(even if it's something twisted).

[Mostly Shameless]

I used to get this way. Something changed for me so it's not like this any more, but I don't know what it was.

Do you see yourself sabotaging yourself---making things bad so "something happens"?

no.... it's not like that.

could be I just need springtime and warmth

could be I need some companionship

could be I need some tequila

[Mostly Shameless]

I always try to find something to laugh out loud about everyday(even if it's something twisted).

that's sound advice

I think I'll go put a sock on the cat's head.... (ever do this? they try to back out of it. It's pretty funny...)

[Imperatrix]

no.... it's not like that.

could be I just need springtime and warmth

could be I need some companionship

could be I need some tequila

"And behind Door Number Three...." ;)

Feel better, dollface. You are loved bunches. :hearts:

[Mostly Shameless]

FERN HILL

Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs
About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green,
The night above the dingle starry,
Time let me hail and climb
Golden in the heydays of his eyes,
And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple towns
And once below a time I lordly had the trees and leaves
Trail with daisies and barley
Down the rivers of the windfall light.

And as I was green and carefree, famous among the barns
About the happy yard and singing as the farm was home,
In the sun that is young once only,
Time let me play and be
Golden in the mercy of his means,
And green and golden I was huntsman and herdsman, the calves
Sang to my horn, the foxes on the hills barked clear and cold,
And the sabbath rang slowly
In the pebbles of the holy streams.

All the sun long it was running, it was lovely, the hay
Fields high as the house, the tunes from the chimneys, it was air
And playing, lovely and watery
And fire green as grass.
And nightly under the simple stars
As I rode to sleep the owls were bearing the farm away,
All the moon long I heard, blessed among stables, the nightjars
Flying with the ricks, and the horses
Flashing into the dark.

And then to awake, and the farm, like a wanderer white
With the dew, come back, the cock on his shoulder: it was all
Shining, it was Adam and maiden,
The sky gathered again
And the sun grew round that very day.
So it must have been after the birth of the simple light
In the first, spinning place, the spellbound horses walking warm
Out of the whinnying green stable
On to the fields of praise.

And honoured among foxes and pheasants by the gay house
Under the new made clouds and happy as the heart was long,
In the sun born over and over,
I ran my heedless ways,
My wishes raced through the house high hay
And nothing I cared, at my sky blue trades, that time allows
In all his tuneful turning so few and such morning songs
Before the children green and golden
Follow him out of grace.

Nothing I cared, in the lamb white days, that time would take me
Up to the swallow thronged loft by the shadow of my hand,
In the moon that is always rising,
Nor that riding to sleep
I should hear him fly with the high fields
And wake to the farm forever fled from the childless land.
Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means,
Time held me green and dying
Though I sang in my chains like the sea.

Dylan Thomas



That usually does it for me, but alcohol and good grass helps too. :D

Brian

that was lovely. thank you:appl[1]:

[Altres]

I'm in a rut, that's all.

And I feel like the only time anything different happens in my life is when something bad happens.

You guys get this way too, right?

Maybe I'm having a mid-life crisis.....
Yes, I also get it. I shag, muck around with the kids, cycle like f*ck, play guitar, see people, go see bands, have fun etc as a distraction from the awful truth that modern life is sh*t.

Hey, at least we've got each other to chat away to. :D

Brian

[relayeire]

I'm in a rut, that's all.

And I feel like the only time anything different happens in my life is when something bad happens.

You guys get this way too, right?

Maybe I'm having a mid-life crisis.....

yes, I get that way... I have a lot of situations I am not happy with in my life right now - work, relationships... but give me something to look forward to, and it changes my outlook... today I got tickets to a Yes concert... and there will be more of them for me... having something specific to look forward to helps me a lot...

[Mostly Shameless]

yes, I get that way... I have a lot of situations I am not happy with in my life right now - work, relationships... but give me something to look forward to, and it changes my outlook... today I got tickets to a Yes concert... and there will be more of them for me... having something specific to look forward to helps me a lot...


My boss got Marge and me tix to see Santana next Friday. I'm looking forward to spending time w/ her and seeing the show.

I'll be seeing the Boston Yes show too, hopefully w/ my son.

I jogged OUTSIDE yesterday, first time this year. That was nice (though I think I'm even slower than ever, if that were possible....)

Life's not so bad really..... just, I dunno. Can't explain it.

[Mostly Shameless]

Yes, I also get it. I shag, muck around with the kids, cycle like f*ck, play guitar, see people, go see bands, have fun etc as a distraction from the awful truth that modern life is sh*t.

Hey, at least we've got each other to chat away to. :D

Brian


You said something lovely to me today. Thank you so much.

[True Believer]

My boss got Marge and me tix to see Santana next Friday. I'm looking forward to spending time w/ her and seeing the show.

I'll be seeing the Boston Yes show too, hopefully w/ my son.

I jogged OUTSIDE yesterday, first time this year. That was nice (though I think I'm even slower than ever, if that were possible....)

Life's not so bad really..... just, I dunno. Can't explain it.
Hey, that's positive! Keep it up - the fitter you are, the better you'll feel.

[Mostly Shameless]

Hey, that's positive! Keep it up - the fitter you are, the better you'll feel.

The good news is that I'm fitter than I look! lol

I'm hanging on to the exercise.... love those endorphins.

[Mostly Shameless]

someone said "cookie"

[Sheerah]

Life's not so bad really..... just, I dunno. Can't explain it.

I think that long winters can bring out the doldrums in anyone. How about you take yourself down to Florida for a long weekend of sunshine? I bet that would make you feel better.

Life, when it's normal, can be tedious: get up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, watch TV, go to bed. It's up to each of us to entertain ourselves, so to speak. Call up an old friend, notice the color of the sky at sunset, drive 90mph on the highway for two miles, cook something exotic, go get a pedicure, pet your cat, buy fresh flowers each week, take a hot bubble bath. You get the idea.

Create your own reality. But most importantly, count your blessings. Boredom means that nothing bad has happend. Your loved ones are healthy, your hot water heater didn't break, you haven't gotten in an accident, your roof didn't leak this winter, you still have a job. My life isn't routine since I lost my job. I yearn for the monotony of employment right now. Yup, count your blessing that you are surrounded by the mundane.

Oh, and one more thing: hug someone. It can change your day. :grouphug:

[luvyesmusic]

Change is not always good. For the most part it's wonderful to have a boring/uneventful life. I use to live life on the edge. Now I look forward to everyday one day at a time. That's all I can really expect. Everything must be in perspective. My brother and his family came back last weekend after being on vacation. On the way home they had to put their new vehicle in the shop. When they got back to their house in a rented vehicle they assumed there was a party going on. Their neighbor a few houses down had been killed in a car accident. He was in his twenties, a 3 month old, a toddler and a non-working wife he left behind in a house they will probably lose. Enjoy everyday you have and yes, Spring is on it's way.

[Imperatrix]

someone said "cookie"

:wavey:

[Andrea YouAndI]

I want something to be different to, but the choice does not rest on me this time. It's about waiting on a friend (or, a few different friends) to come back around. I believe it will change in time, if I'm just patient with them...

:hearts:

[yesfannh]

Try this...........sometimes a good laugh does wonders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRU6tQdyYqQ&feature=related

[fourfeetx2]

When I get bored with something, I picture the way I want it to be and work toward that picture.

In my first career, I started getting bored at about 8 years with the same company. My body started to reject that job with repetitive motion injuries and panic attacks at about 10 years. I left at thirteen years to pursue my second career, massage therapy. Now doing this for 10 years, my body is starting to fall apart again and I'm starting to be bored. So for the last year I have been imagining my third career and this summer I'll start to make steps to make it happen.

Just having and working towards a goal is exciting and interesting to me...it's part of the process.

Plus....it's SPRING!

[Mostly Shameless]

I think that long winters can bring out the doldrums in anyone. How about you take yourself down to Florida for a long weekend of sunshine? I bet that would make you feel better.

Life, when it's normal, can be tedious: get up, go to work, come home, eat dinner, watch TV, go to bed. It's up to each of us to entertain ourselves, so to speak. Call up an old friend, notice the color of the sky at sunset, drive 90mph on the highway for two miles, cook something exotic, go get a pedicure, pet your cat, buy fresh flowers each week, take a hot bubble bath. You get the idea.

Create your own reality. But most importantly, count your blessings. Boredom means that nothing bad has happend. Your loved ones are healthy, your hot water heater didn't break, you haven't gotten in an accident, your roof didn't leak this winter, you still have a job. My life isn't routine since I lost my job. I yearn for the monotony of employment right now. Yup, count your blessing that you are surrounded by the mundane.

Oh, and one more thing: hug someone. It can change your day. :grouphug:


Oh I hear ya, dear. There have been times in my life that I would have welcomed "boring" with open arms.

And I know that you've had a tough year and I certainly hope that my little pity party doesn't lead anyone to believe that I think my life is so horrible. I know that compared to a lot of people, I am truly blessed.

I'd love to get away. I can't do it. I'm working for 3 faculty, 2 of whom are course heads for classes that are running right now, and all 3 are teaching. I don't get time off between January and May... a time when most New Englanders need it the most. Not to mention I've got one boss that may need a body guard if he doesn't shape up soon. Thank goodness for my other boss--I'd have lost my mind if it had not been for him.

Anyway. It's just the winter doldrums, combined with some loneliness. It'll go away.

Or.... I'll win the $113m megamillions tonight and buy me some happiness!

[Dantalion Rides Again]

:wavey:

Hi FrontRow~!

"Something's coming, I don't know what it is, but it is ... gonna be great".

Hang in there, keep your chin up and hone in on what you're thankful for!

Not that I'm any good at digging myself out of depression, but it sure sounds good.

:D

[Scottie]

I feel as if Front Row AKA M.Alice, AKA Marge’s sis, is yet another one of my regrets of a fleeting moment lost.

A first impression was a bundle of joy and smiles. Full of life and fun.
It saddens me that you are in the dumps. I’ve been there, sometimes every day. It passes…

I want more of your warm soft cuddly hugs next time I see you. I demand another! :lmao:

[Yes.2]

no.... it's not like that.

could be I just need springtime and warmth

could be I need some companionship

could be I need some tequila

I could help you with two of those items.:hearts:

I think you'll be in better spirits at a yes concert, my dear?

[Mostly Shameless]

I feel as if Front Row AKA M.Alice, AKA Marge’s sis, is yet another one of my regrets of a fleeting moment lost.

A first impression was a bundle of joy and smiles. Full of life and fun.
It saddens me that you are in the dumps. I’ve been there, sometimes every day. It passes…

I want more of your warm soft cuddly hugs next time I see you. I demand another! :lmao:

Oh, I still have joy... I'm just in a rut. By the time you see me it will be over. But a hug will still be in order.

[Mostly Shameless]

I could help you with two of those items.:hearts:

I think you'll be in better spirits at a yes concert, my dear?

Yep, I'll be going to the Boston show. And it will be warm by then.

[Scottie]

Oh, I still have joy... I'm just in a rut. By the time you see me it will be over. But a hug will still be in order.
Better days ahead...

[luvyesmusic]

Get a new attitude. Pull out that old Helen Reddy tape and play that song. What's the name of it, I am Woman? That will get you going for sure.