I'm listening. Tell me what is wrong.

[progmom]

Or what is right. Let's have a sharing moment, shall we?

[ashmanonar]

1. my girlfriend cheated on me.

*shrug* why am i not freaking out about it?

[progmom]

12. Really? Did she tell you, or did you figure it out?

:hug:

[JVS]

140. She doesn't sound like much of a friend

[GOPisEvil]

2. My complaints are petty compared with those of people with REAL problems.

So, I'll just suck it up for tonight and get through it. :)

[progmom]

13. you're a good egg

:hi:

[Redstone]

23. That's the spirit!

Good perspective on your part.

Redstone

[Kathy in Cambridge]

67. you are a trooper

and a great guy! :toast:

[Bunny]

105. He IS a great guy, isn't he?

[GOPisEvil]

110. .

:blush:

[Redstone]

3. Nothing's wrong.

Redstone

[progmom]

4. What is right?

[Redstone]

8. Starboard.

Redstone

[progmom]

11. Witty man.

Did you know you have a fan club?

[Redstone]

20. Really?

You're not just having fun getting the old guy wound up, are you?

Redstone

On edit, in case anyone's watching: I meant to type "wound up," not "would up," which wouldn't have made any sense at all, would it?

[progmom]

22. for real

a bunch of us girls were talking about you last night. :)

[Redstone]

25. Oooh! I just got kinda tingly.

Consider me flattered. And happy.

Redstone

[Misunderestimator]

93. Does that mean that you stopped talking about me?

:cry: :D

[progmom]

95. i'm the president of your fan club!

:loveya:

[Misunderestimator]

97. Whew....

Cool, I can share...

:loveya:

[Bunny]

104. Well, I wasn't in the group last night, but I'm a fan too!

[RevCheesehead]

5. The blivet is still in office.

Isn't that enough? :(

[progmom]

14. Yep. It colors my mood every day.

x(

[Beware the Beast Man]

6. I'm lusting after a certain character from a 60's British spy show.

I don't know what brings it out in me... :shrug:

[progmom]

You're not alone.

She's on my husband's List.

And mine, for that matter.

[FuzzySlippers]

7. My cuticles are raggedy.

:cry:

[progmom]

15. Moisturize.

And hydrate!

[evlbstrd]

9. I have a hangnail and my shoulder hurts.

[progmom]

yvr girl gives great massages

and i think it's time we all went and got manicures.

[sundog]

10. i started watching 'kinsey' but i'm still posting here

i should stop now :P

[GalleryGod]

17. Kinsey ! One, seriously "open minded" family!

:bounce:

[salin]

16. just posted a thread about my ongoing perturbance

and my new response.

[progmom]

27. impressive

taking things into your own hands. like you said - even if it doesn't change things, at least you feel like you have *some* control.

[salin]

40. thanks

at first it seemed to be an expensive response - but it is less than I have spent hauling off other folks refuse.. and when this little episode is over - I can use it for more enjoyable uses. :D

Got some good advice per putting up a dummy camera and cable in the area. I think that is a GREAT idea.

Thanks for your response :D

[tjdee]

18. I have swooned over Shah Rukh Khan for about two hours today.

That's so not right. I wasn't even watching the movie the whole way through, for pete's sake.

Bollywood films are three hours long, and even one dance number will cost me six or seven minutes--my Shah Rukh Khan worship has got to stop!

:loveya: :loveya:

[progmom]

29. mmmmmmmmmm

[tjdee]

57. OH!!

I don't know what it is about him, it's ridiculous...it's like I'm friggin' 16 all over again. How silly.

:silly:

Don't go encouraging me!

[swag]

19. Some rum and orange juice thing.

That kind of thing. And I have tomorrow off. I got the rum for free at this shareholders' meeting. Not a bad deal, considering that most folks jump through flaming hoops for clumps of rancid sausage. Still, gotta watch out for that bracket creep. Watch your back.

[progmom]

31. bracket creep?

:shrug:

[VelmaD]

21. The universe is conspiring against me...

too many of my friends are sick and I can't be with the person I want right now. Just. Blah.

[progmom]

32. i'm sorry

:(

We're here for you!

[yvr girl]

24. People can be so rude

and it bothers me.

An the good side, I did talk to that person re: the new job. I'm glad I followed up, he hadn't received my email.

[progmom]

33. on DU or real life?

or both?

yay for you! i am glad you followed up too!!!

[yvr girl]

39. Let's say both

Keep your fingers crossed for me.

[progmom]

42. fingers and toes

:hi:

[In_The_Wind]

26. I've got an awesome tan happening!

except x( the back of my legs are still white:grr:



What's going on with you progmom?

[Zuni]

28. I actually have a pretty good tan this year

I got some good time poolside over the last 2 weekends, so I don't have that farmer tan thing going nearly as bad as before.

[In_The_Wind]

35. That's pretty good Zuni however there's no poolside tanning for me.

no farmer tan either ... just tanning at 55 mph

[progmom]

34. i'm having a decent day

tho it takes me awhile to get used to the heat. it makes me cranky.

[In_The_Wind]

37. do you have AC ?

:cry: a cranky progmom is a sad thing :(

[progmom]

41. yeah - i do have AC

and we finally turned it on yesterday.

:bounce:

[In_The_Wind]

43. is it helping

were you going for car rides before yesterday just to be cool

[progmom]

45. it wasn't that bad until yesterday, really

we were managing to keep the house cool by staying on top of opening windows, closing blinds against the sun, and using fans.

it's really just getting used to hot stuffy cars, humidity, all the stuff that comes with heat. takes my body (and mind) some time to adjust.

[In_The_Wind]

47. well enjoy the cool air tonight

good night progmom :hug: see ya tomorrow

[progmom]

48. good night, sweet joan!

:hug:

[Aristus]

30. What's wrong? What's WRONG? If you seek to know what's wrong...

look around you.

What's right? Well, you, for starters, progmom; you give me hope.

:pals::hug:

[progmom]

36. likewise, aristus

we have to look for the hope. and there's lots of it out there. it's easy to see what is wrong, but it's really really important to see what is right.

[Aristus]

38. Amen , sister.

O8)

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

44. My job is going well...

I am one of the few lucky ones who has a job AND I am lucky enough to really like it and the people I work with.

Thanks for asking... and you - what's wrong or right with YOU?

[progmom]

50. What do you do, CLW?

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

51. I'm an IT geek...

a Business Analyst for a national retailer. It's a relatively young company and growing at a nice pace. We're franchised so I report to dozens and dozens of CEO's.

So, what's wrong or right in your world?

[progmom]

53. IT geek. Cool.

what's wrong - it's hot and i am not sleeping enough
what's right - my son...my husband...my friends...i'm going to NY next week... there's a lot right.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

56. The midwest is such a funny place...

too damn cold in the winter and too damn hot in the summer. I know our annual temperature variation can go from like -25 to 110... but, ya know what? It's so damn pretty here in Wisconsin!

Have a blast in NY! What an awesome city!

I am going on a mini summer tour starting next Tues for work.... Minneapolis, Dallas and Vegas. I will be exhausted, but I've never been to Vegas and looking forward to hitting a poker table!

[iconoclastic cat]

46. I'm afraid that I hate teaching after only doing it for one year.

I'm also pretty sure that I suck at it.

[progmom]

49. well...

my brother in law was teaching 3rd graders and HATED it. took a few years off and is going back to teach older kids. you might be working with the wrong age group?

i bet you are better than you think. it just takes some time to get your confidence. i understand the first year is almost always difficult.

[proud2BlibKansan]

79. I hated it for a couple years

but it was so challenging I just had to stick around and try to meet the challenge. Hang in there. It does get easier but it takes time.

[MirrorAshes]

52. think im in love... with someone i can't ever be with.

maybe its not love. but it sure hurts like love.

[progmom]

54. never?

:(

[MirrorAshes]

61. well...

there is a chance. but alot of things would have to change-- like, uhh, a marriage ending. that sort of thing.

Its a terribly unhealthy situation, and I've been trying to remove myself from it for months... but I just can't. I just wish I'd never met her.

[Redstone]

55. Shake it off, and move on to the next thing.

Not to dismiss your pain as not being legitimate, but there are few of us to whom this hasn't happened.

Just part of life. Time is the only thing that will make it not hurt. Though a half-dozen Margaritas in your local bar would speed the process.

Redstone

[MirrorAshes]

63. I know, trust me.

been trying to close the book on this for a long time. every time I think its over... it just gets ripped open again somehow.

[Redstone]

64. If it's been eating you up for a long time, listen to me,

you should look for some professional help.

There's no shame in going to see a shrink if your brain hurts...would you hesitate to see an orthopedic surgeon if your knee hurt? I bet you wouldn't.

I said that a situation like yours happens to many of us, and it does. But if the misery lingers, call in the cavalry.

Redstone

[tjdee]

60. That sucks. Been there.

Am actually there with Shah Rukh Khan. :silly:

But seriously...sorry about your situation. That can be very painful. You'll get over it. Sometimes you may think you won't, but you will.

:hug:

[MirrorAshes]

62. thanks :)

I'll be ok. Just having a bad night. Seemed like the appropriate thread to vent a little bit :)

[Swede]

58. Our elements are burned out, our beasts have been mistreated

Our instruments have no way of measuring this feeling
Can never cut below the floor, or penetrate the ceiling.
In the space between our houses, some bones have been discovered,
But our procession lurches on, as if we had recovered.

Draconian winter unforetold.
One solar day, suddenly you’re old.
Your little envelope just makes me cold,
Makes destination start to unfold.

Our documents are useless, or forged beyond believing.
Page forty-seven is unsigned, I need it by this evening.
In the space between our cities, a storm is slowly forming.
Something eating up our days, I feel it every morning.
Destination, destination.

It’s not a religion, it’s just a technique.
It’s just a way of making you speak.
Distance and speed have left us too weak,
And destination looks kind of bleak.

Our elements are burned out, our beasts have been mistreated.
I tell you it’s the only way we’ll get this road completed.
In the space between our bodies, the air has grown small fingers.
Just one caress, you’re powerless, like all those clapped-out swingers.
Destination, destination.

[progmom]

75. hi swede!

:hi:

[Swede]

78. Hi there,progmom.

Aren't you up past your rack time? :)

[progmom]

81. rack time??

[elshiva]

59. God is correct.

God loves EVERYONE! S/He is correct!

Homophobia is WRONG and is a social sin! :cry:

[progmom]

70. sweetie

do you need a hug?

:hug:

Love thy neighbor as thyself, right? Never forget that last part. As thyself. Try to see all the beauty you have there. I see it. It blows me away.

[elshiva]

126. Thank YOU!

:hug:

[auntAgonist]

65. nothing wrong here

I'm feeling better -65 and oh yeah, I WISH our A/C was working :(


:hi:

[progmom]

71. our AC cools the downstairs off beautifully

just not the upstairs.


-65??? wow!!! :bounce:

[Omphaloskepsis]

66. Firefox 1.0.4 is using tons..

of RAM. I need to downgrade. But Greasemonkey and Cskinner rocks. I like making custom CSS files for sites I find ugly.

</nerd>

[progmom]

73. hmmm - i don't think i speak that language

;)

[Omphaloskepsis]

76. You should learn it..

It is a total chick magnet.

[progmom]

77. oh yeah?

i'll keep that in mind.

[WindRavenX]

68. I'm worried

I'm hesitant of...loving someone again.
Someone tells me beautiful, I don't believe it because I've been told that before and later learned it was a lie.
I'm scared of this. The person who is saying it is sincere, but I'm afraid of being lied to again...

[progmom]

69. what does your gut tell you?

[WindRavenX]

84. good things

but that damned brain...

[progmom]

85. your brain is scared

listen to your gut

[TankLV]

72. I've been haveing an awful lot of blessings come my way for the past

few days that I've actually noticed them!

Offers to repay loans.
Offers to buy lunch/breakfast, or to come to dinner, etc.
People being really nice to me.
Got back into some regular exercise after having a minor heart attack and am now healthier than ever since my 20's - great blood pressure and heart rate and recovery rates.
I'm really happy.
An almost cancer spot noticed by my regular doc on my leg turning out to be "old age" by a dermatology specialist.
Old friends dropping by/writing after long absenses.
Family visiting - really good visits.
Flames rekindled with my partner.
Project successfully completed - and then profusely thanked by my bosses in front of everyone.

I could go on.

This had been going on since the end of last month or earlier.

I don't want it to end!

I wish the same for everyone!

[progmom]

74. YAY!!!!!!!!

I am so happy for you. Thank you so much for sharing your good news!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Seneca]

80. nothing

My flannel sheets are fresh out of the dryer... ahhhh...

When you have clean sheets, the world is good.

[Geo55]

82. Ahhh......perspective

THAT'S THE TICKET !!!!!!!!!!!!

[progmom]

83. oooh - now that is nice

clean sheets smell goooood.

[xmas74]

86. My boss is an idiot.

[Geo55]

87. Me toooo

but , oh , wait , I'm my boss

[xmas74]

88. lucky you.

I want to be my own boss. I also want to inflict pain on people and get paid for it.
Too bad that's never going to happen.

[Behind the Aegis]

89. I am unemployed.

This month makes 2 years! It is very humiliating. After 400+ applications, and a handful of interviews, I feel worthless. I have 10 years experience in my field, a master's degree I am still paying for (well, on deferment, again!), and my partner has to pay for everything (not that he cares).

On the positive side, I have a partner that loves me very much and makes me feel like I hung the moon and set the stars. It's his love that helps me overcome the rest of the shit that has become my life! :)

[progmom]

94. sounds like you have the foundation for a great future

you just have to find that job. but a kind parntner can make up for a whole lot of disappointment.

[Behind the Aegis]

107. Thank you!

I do have a great foundation and a great partner, but sometimes, it is still very depressing. :( But, thanks for the kind words! :)

[ghostsofgiants]

90. I went to paint something today, but discovered I have no blue paint

Haha, I know, horrible situation. How can I cope?

[progmom]

96. use red instead

:hi:

[ghostsofgiants]

100. That wouldn't have worked

But I did get some blue today, so all is well.

[LisaM]

91. The refs.... they are going to hand the series to San Antonio

Please tell me the Pistons will win....

[progmom]

92. i was sure last week

this week? not so confident. :cry:

[LisaM]

101. But I was counting on you!

I needed your confidence.....

[progmom]

102. did you *watch* that game last night?

my confidence is shaken.

[LisaM]

109. By the refs, or by the fact that our shooting was so cold?

If it's just the shooting, we'll overcome that - every team has a bad game now and then. If the refs are going to continue as they did, then it's worrisome. San Antonio played Seattle and IMHO, got away with murder, and it looks as if it's going to continue.

[tjwmason]

98. Nothing's terribly wrong

But if you're looking for complaints. I have been off work today and it's the only day this week which has been overcast - though I did get to sit in the garden and read for a wee while.

On the up side, I got a terribly sweet compliment about a picture of me aged about 9.

I do hope that things are going well for you progmom. :hi:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

99. I can't remember where do people who don't believe in JEEBUS go.

:shrug:

[jonnyblitz]

103. they are left behind. oops didnt mean to usurp progmom. nt

[progmom]

115. To Heeven?

:shrug:

[Bunny]

106. I was emotionally poleaxed earlier in the week, and I'm still

feeling the effects of it. And that completely pisses me off!!!

[progmom]

116. I read that. What a crappy surprise.

Here's some serendipity in your near future! :toast:

[Bunny]

129. Thanks progmom. Serendipity would be great, but

schadenfreude might be better! :evilgrin:

[Orsino]

108. If you don't know, I'm not gonna tell you.

(always wanted to use that one)

:)

[progmom]

117. What you don't know can't hurt you.

Or something... :crazy:

[trof]

111. It's my teeth.

And I really don't want to talk about it any more.

[progmom]

119. I bet they are better than this guy's!

[MidnightWind]

112. I'm a virgin

poster that is. And I'm terrified of posting. Please promise me you will be gentle with me.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

113. Welcome to DU!

:hi: :toast:

[MidnightWind]

114. Thanks!

I'm way too happy to have found a website with like-minded individuals!

[progmom]

121. welcome to DU

:hi:

how did you find us?

[MissB]

118. Not much, really

Although it'd be great if you could stretch the days out just a wee bit.

[progmom]

120. I'm afraid the weekends go even faster

:(

[MissB]

122. I'm a slacker

I haven't held a job for a few years.

There still aren't enough hours in the day.

Can you do something about the weather?

Or maybe you could build me a chicken coop.

Nah, it's all good. Really.

:hi:

[bridgit]

123. company to company...

web-based data entry software is not consistent; some light years stupider than it needs to be. one firm i input data for & the stuff goes straight through no problem. another outfit & the stuff hangs there in mid air cycling, or is dumped & i have to re-submit over & over till it goes through; or get hubby to hack around it to have the data posted on deadline before payment dispersal = wtf!!

it's whack, homey :silly:

why can't firms that are already making shit piles of money hand-over-fist, do a little simple research and get it right the 1st time :eyes:

[progmom]

124. bridgit, you just asked the 10 billion dollar question

i run into equally frustrating shit every day. it's enough to make you pull your hair out!!!

[bridgit]

125. fine & dandy, progmom, then i reckon it's you & me...

a two gal, rubber dart gun toting/rubber knife throwing black pajama wearing ninja commando chick squad juking the silicon landscape till we have these interlopers by the scruff of their pencil-necks, yo :thumbsup:

[merh]

127. TS Arlene is going to screw up my weekend.

God will throw up in my back yard and I have to clean it up! :puke:

[progmom]

134. how are you so far?

[merh]

139. She blew in at Pensacola and was more nuisance than

anything. Yesterday was awful weather, not really stormy, just overcast and gray and gloomy. Humidity high, winds so-so.

She just put a huge damper on yesterday. Today is gorgeous and I have to go clean up where the tide brought trash in the yard. (God's throw up, he rejects the trash that others throw out in the bay. I have to clean it up!)

Thanks for asking! :hi:

[RevolutionaryActs]

128. Same old, same old.

I'm a klutz covered in bruises and my side hurts(OK so that's new). My feet hurt too(wanna give me a foot rub? :P), but I have tomorrow off. yay! :7

[progmom]

135. i hope you had a great day off!

it was nice chatting with you!

[NMMNG]

130. Well, lets see

In a short while I have to medicate, shower, groom, diaper, and dress four recalcitrant profoundly developmentally disabled adults (while getting smacked periodically througout). Then I have to cook and serve their breakfast, clean up piles of puke, wash the dishes, change wet/messy diapers and do a bunch of paperwork. All by myself.

Then I get to do the cooking/serving/cleaning puke/washing dishes thing again at lunch time, followed by more diaper changing. All for less than $10/hr.



:woohoo:

[progmom]

133. oh.

:hug:

wow.

[Mutley]

131. My So is leaving next week

for a training class. Three days. :cry: We haven't spent a night apart in over 2 years. I don't know what I'm going to do without him.

[progmom]

132. i think it's amazing that you haven't been apart for 2 years!

About 10 months into my marriage, I had to go to a conference in Chicago. I had been there for a few hours, and was chilling out in my hotel room when I got a very staticky phone call from progdad. He was calling from a rest stop along the highway. Apparently he had just seen a quote from Paul McCartney about how he and Linda hadn't spent a night apart for their entire marriage. progdad said: "If Paul can make it all those years, then dammit - we're going to at least be able to make it through one year of marriage without being apart for a night!" The silly fool drove all the way to Chicago to be with me. :blush:

[Guy Fawkes]

136. Sunburn. eom

[progmom]

137. ouch. eom.

[JRob]

138. Both troubled and optimistic about the future...

[JVS]

141. Progmom, sometimes I just feel so full of hatred and anger and I wish...

everyone in the world were dead. So my question is: can you help me bring this about? ;-)