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Eönwë · 04-25-2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwathagor

(Shh! I know this, of course, but I was trying to make her feel better.)

her?

Oddwen · 04-25-2009, 04:05 PM

I'd like to assign setting my early-early morning alarm for PM instead of AM...grr!

I'm fairly certain it was subconsciously on purpose too, because I stayed up too late the night previous.

Inziladun · 04-25-2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Oddwen

I'd like to assign setting my early-early morning alarm for PM instead of AM...grr!

I'm fairly certain it was subconsciously on purpose too, because I stayed up too late the night previous.

It's funny, but I've noticed that when I've 'forgotten' to set my alarm, or set it incorrectly, it's almost invariably on occasions when I'm exceptionally tired. It's as if the body takes over for a moment and overrides the brain's conscious actions.

Aganzir · 04-27-2009, 01:54 PM

Depression.

I've never suffered from it myself, of which I'm unbelievably glad, but sometimes it feels like it's an infectious disease and I'm a healthy carrier.

Thinlómien · 04-27-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

Depression.

Agreed.

skip spence · 04-27-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

Depression.

I've never suffered from it myself, of which I'm unbelievably glad, but sometimes it feels like it's an infectious disease and I'm a healthy carrier.

As long as you are unbelievably glad that you don't suffer from it you should be immune, and perhaps cure a few stricken by it too.

Edit: Or hold on, you're saying you're happy but make others depressed? I don't believe it!

Aganzir · 04-27-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by skip spence

As long as you are unbelievably glad that you don't suffer from it you should be immune, and perhaps cure a few stricken by it too.

I hope so but it's difficult when I do all I can and it never seems to be enough.

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Edit: Or hold on, you're saying you're happy but make others depressed? I don't believe it!

No - it's just that way too many people I know are down with it.

But yes, ever wondered what the Black Breath really was?

Mnemosyne · 04-27-2009, 02:49 PM

Agan--maybe you're a foul-weather friend like me! (Well, not lately, but for a while there...)

Mithalwen · 04-27-2009, 03:10 PM

Well JK Rowling's dementors the embodiment of depression. Churchill called it the Black dog. Don't take it personally - it isn't you and it is a complex medical problem that friendship alone cannot solve. However do be aware that depressives often isolate themselves so try and hang in there. One practical thing is to encourage physical activity as it releases endorphins which are natural mood lifters. And encourage them to get help.

http://www.befrienders.org/index.asp

Sorry if this is melodramatic but I know more young people who have died as a consequence of depression than from any other illness or accidents...

Feanor of the Peredhil · 05-26-2009, 12:09 PM

The phone rings.

Fea, not recognizing the number, answers it, hoping against hope it might be an employer contacting her about a job.

"Hello?"

"Hello. May I please speak to Susan?"

Fea, whose name is not Susan, who lives with no Susans, and who, in fact, only actually knows two Susans off the top of her head, neither of whom other people tend to know, and both of whom live at least a hundred miles from here, says, "I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number."

The woman asks, "Is this [she reads Fea's phone number one digit at a time]?"

"Yes," Fea responds with infinite patience, "However-"

The woman interrupts. "Well I have this number in front of me, and it says it is Susan's, so it must be Susan's number."

"That is my number," Fea responds, rolling her eyes at Nienna, who is giggling, "but I am not-"

And then the line goes dead, leaving Fea to hope the woman realized that Fea was not lying when she said there was no Susan to be found in her vicinity.

Whoever you are, madam, I hope you find your Susan and stop calling me.

Ibrîniðilpathânezel · 05-27-2009, 08:40 PM

I hope Susan isn't an absentee slumlord. One of our previous numbers had been pulled out of thin air and given to the tenants of some crook who didn't want to be bothered to fix their apartments. Those poor people refused to believe we weren't him, and I can't blame them for being angry, but we got tired of the late night calls and the swearing.

Having a number that was one digit off from a local cinema was much better. Though people did get annoyed when we couldn't tell them what time a movie was playing.

TheOrcWithNoName · 05-28-2009, 06:36 AM

Cold callers & junk mail advertising junk food, shoved through our letterbox every friggin' day

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 04-27-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

her?

I believe that the 'her' that he was referring to was me... If that makes any sense.

Eönwë · 04-28-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

I believe that the 'her' that he was referring to was me... If that makes any sense.

Yes. OK. I see it now.

Lindale · 04-29-2009, 02:46 AM

That I have to write my undergrad thesis on a piece of German (or Germanophone in general) lit. Or, rather, that our library has a dearth of contemporary European or Asian lit. And the Goethe Institut is far away.

Lhunardawen · 04-29-2009, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Lindale

That I have to write my undergrad thesis on a piece of German (or Germanophone in general) lit. Or, rather, that our library has a dearth of contemporary European or Asian lit. And the Goethe Institut is far away.

Urgh, thesis hell. I thought you were two batches younger! Anyway, I wish you well!

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 04-29-2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

Yes. OK. I see it now.

Good.

04-25-2009, 04:05 PM	#2
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	I'd like to assign setting my early-early morning alarm for PM instead of AM...grr! I'm fairly certain it was subconsciously on purpose too, because I stayed up too late the night previous. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

04-27-2009, 01:54 PM	#4
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Depression. I've never suffered from it myself, of which I'm unbelievably glad, but sometimes it feels like it's an infectious disease and I'm a healthy carrier. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

04-27-2009, 02:49 PM	#8
Mnemosyne Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Between the past and the future Posts: 1,159	Agan--maybe you're a foul-weather friend like me! (Well, not lately, but for a while there...) __________________ Got corsets?

04-27-2009, 03:10 PM	#9
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Well JK Rowling's dementors the embodiment of depression. Churchill called it the Black dog. Don't take it personally - it isn't you and it is a complex medical problem that friendship alone cannot solve. However do be aware that depressives often isolate themselves so try and hang in there. One practical thing is to encourage physical activity as it releases endorphins which are natural mood lifters. And encourage them to get help. http://www.befrienders.org/index.asp Sorry if this is melodramatic but I know more young people who have died as a consequence of depression than from any other illness or accidents... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

05-26-2009, 12:09 PM	#10
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	The phone rings. Fea, not recognizing the number, answers it, hoping against hope it might be an employer contacting her about a job. "Hello?" "Hello. May I please speak to Susan?" Fea, whose name is not Susan, who lives with no Susans, and who, in fact, only actually knows two Susans off the top of her head, neither of whom other people tend to know, and both of whom live at least a hundred miles from here, says, "I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number." The woman asks, "Is this [she reads Fea's phone number one digit at a time]?" "Yes," Fea responds with infinite patience, "However-" The woman interrupts. "Well I have this number in front of me, and it says it is Susan's, so it must be Susan's number." "That is my number," Fea responds, rolling her eyes at Nienna, who is giggling, "but I am not-" And then the line goes dead, leaving Fea to hope the woman realized that Fea was not lying when she said there was no Susan to be found in her vicinity. Whoever you are, madam, I hope you find your Susan and stop calling me. __________________ peace

05-27-2009, 08:40 PM	#11
Ibrîniðilpathânezel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the Helcaraxe Posts: 733	I hope Susan isn't an absentee slumlord. One of our previous numbers had been pulled out of thin air and given to the tenants of some crook who didn't want to be bothered to fix their apartments. Those poor people refused to believe we weren't him, and I can't blame them for being angry, but we got tired of the late night calls and the swearing. Having a number that was one digit off from a local cinema was much better. Though people did get annoyed when we couldn't tell them what time a movie was playing. __________________ Call me Ibrin (or Ibri) :) Originality is the one thing that unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of. — John Stewart Mill

05-28-2009, 06:36 AM	#12
TheOrcWithNoName Animated Skeleton Join Date: May 2009 Location: Birmingham, central England Posts: 48	Cold callers & junk mail advertising junk food, shoved through our letterbox every friggin' day __________________ "No that's fame. Fame has a fifteen minute half-life, infamy lasts a little longer."

04-29-2009, 02:46 AM	#15
Lindale Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: midway upon... in a forest dark Posts: 975	That I have to write my undergrad thesis on a piece of German (or Germanophone in general) lit. Or, rather, that our library has a dearth of contemporary European or Asian lit. And the Goethe Institut is far away. __________________ The heart does things for reasons Reason itself cannot comprehend. - Blaise Pascal Legal Madness.