I’m going through withdrawl

I really do want to get involved in all the awesome conversations raging across the blogosphere about health care reform, about the fundamentalists and aristocracy that are controlling the dialogue about it and tons of other issues, about the backlash atheists are getting from the religious now that we’re finding our own voice. I haven’t read my RSS feeds in days, and the numbers of unread are in the hundreds now. I’m going through some major information withdrawl. I thought it was bad when my own blog was down, as I didn’t realize how empowering it is to have a space to rant when I needed it, but now that I don’t even have access to materials to rant about, I’m really getting the shakes over it all.

To make matters worse, I’m feeling under a ton of pressure from work, which just kicked into overdrive again, and finances, where I can’t figure out how the hell to actually get money to Wells Fargo’s “furniture partnership” division since the walk-in store won’t do it and I can’t find the right division online through my bank; and there are a lot of home improvements that we have yet to budget out and build actual action plans for. I have spent much of yesterday and today worrying about making sure the car is in tip top shape for the trip to Halifax tomorrow (and it is, now), and we have to rearrange much of the house tonight to accomodate Jen and Opal’s arrival. And last night, a big stupid crisis had to happen (which I can’t really talk about; sorry), and that put Jodi into an emotionally untenable state until we went to visit Mark and Sara, so she and Sara could vent.

All I want is a bit of normalcy so I can feel like I’m not overwhelmed, and so I can get back into the conversations. I really do crave these conversations, which is scary in itself, but not, I suppose, a surprise to me — I’m passionate about a lot of things, and these passions intersect very heavily with the ongoing conversations happening right now without my input. I really do feel like I’m missing out.

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I’m going through withdrawl
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9 thoughts on “I’m going through withdrawl

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    One of the nice things about having a bunch of friends out here in e-land is that they can sit on the SIWOTI for you while you do what you need to do. All best to you and Jodi, and we’ll be here when you’re done.

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    I’m in a similar boat. I had to stop reading “The Family”, it was giving me anxiety attacks and making my depression much worse. Work sux and then you still have to go home and tend to family. My google reader has 1000+ unread posts and I still have LEGO projects to finish.

    Mike: but, but, SIWOTI! We have to keep on top of these things or else the syphilis-ridden intertubes will infect us!

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    All right, I want some of what Dan’s smoking!!!

    My method for avoiding having things pile up in my reader, is to not put many things in my reader. I pretty much avoid putting anything in there, except for blogs that don’t post very often.

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    Thank you folks. With e-friends like you, I rest easy knowing the intertubes are in good hands and nobody will be wrong on them, unopposed, for long.

    Clifton: Was originally going to be August, but looking like maybe February now, though details are really sparse. Will keep everyone apprised.

    In a whirlwind burst of, well, pretty well all our energy, got most of everything done that we wanted to do. Still have to mow the lawn and clean the remains of dishes tomorrow morning. Leaving for HFX at noon, going to visit a costume place tomorrow to see if they have Victorian stuff that would work for cheaper than buying the stuff we saw online. Also, have to get food, and it’s busker festival so traffic will be absurd. Picking up Jen and Opal at 5.

    Zdenny says we’re in his and Chaz’ (wife’s) prayers. That’s nice and all, but four hands in action are more effective than thousands in prayer.

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