Monday, November 24, 2008

Nothing and Everything

You live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality, but you do not know this. When you understand this, you will see that you are nothing. And being nothing, you are everything. That is all.

Kalu Rinpoche





It's that time again...Monday, let the adventure and annoyance begin!

132 comments:

sdock10 said...

Eff Monday!

Anonymous said...

Morning Socky!

Morning Porch!

And being nothing, you are everything.
That is all.


Lovely quote, Socky. =)

Just whizzing through, and wishing you all a wonderful Monday!

See you. =)

Anonymous said...

Eff Monday!

Ha ha, Oh dear!

Maybe I should just be just wishing you a better Monday than usual! =)

farawaysoclose said...

hi solly!

hi PP!

hi porchies!

have a good one everyone!!

sdock10 said...

Grrrr, guys!

PP,

I need all the lovely wishes I can get, thank you!

Or you could just swoop me up under you arm again and take me away!!!


FASC,

Hope you are about to have a wonderful afternoon!

resurrected wreck said...

What, Monday again??

>_<

sdock10 said...

RW,

I know, right?

resurrected wreck said...

It's like clockwork or sumfin.

sdock10 said...

Yeah, it comes around pretty regular.

Oh well, oh well, oh well, I guess we better suck it up and deal if we want to make it to Tuesday and so on and so forth.

Have nice one, RW!

resurrected wreck said...

You too, Solly ^_^

Have a good day, everyone!

Smoke said...

GAH! Who said the work-week should start on Monday? Who was it? I wanna smack them silly. >.<

Hope everyone has a great day!

Anonymous said...

Hi, guys! I pretty much thought I had cancer! The doctor looked at me today and said "probably not but keep checking."

I'll take that "probably not" for now. ^_^

Smoke said...

I've been thinking about you all day, Jules! ^_^

Anonymous said...

Thanks, Princess. :D

Anonymous said...

I like your icon pic!

Smoke said...

That was one of the pics I took of the fireworks from your balcony in Orlando! :)

I kinda played with it a little and made it sharper and changed it to black & white.

Anonymous said...

Oh, cool! At first I thought it was a snowflake. :)

Smoke said...

Awww, I wish I could see some actual snowflakes. :(

Booo!!!

MissTottenham said...

Hiya K and smoke.

K, prob not sounds good to me. Yippee.

Carrie said...

Hope you're okay, Jules. Didn't realize you had something bigtime like that going on. I will be thinking of you, and probably not is good.

Anonymous said...

Thanks, guys. :D Hopefully it won't turn out to be anything bad! Meanwhile I'm going to take control and do my own thing. It's my body, after all.

I gotta run because my cousin and the baby just walked in.

Thanks, guys! :)

MissTottenham said...

You take care K sweetie and try not to worry.

Have fun with your cousin, see you later.

farawaysoclose said...

Hi, guys! I pretty much thought I had cancer! The doctor looked at me today and said "probably not but keep checking."

fucking hell K!!

see i knewsomething was wrong. i was worried about you, but i didn't know why??

is this breasts, can i ask that?

anyway glad the news was good. scary as shit though yeah!

fuck, sorry! no one was here earlier, i was just pootling around and all.

anyway K, see you when i see you OK.

and if it is breasts....demand a mammagram just incase. my friend found a lump in her breast a few years back, and she is mid 30's. they weren't going to take it any further but her Grandma died of breast cancer at age 37 yrs!! (i know!!) so they mammogrammed her, the lump she found was fine but they found 2 more deep in the other breast!! luckily it all turned out fine, but cos of her family history she goes back 6 monthly to check.

anyway just thought i would share. it might not be breasts, but we should be aware. i am crap at checking myself! bad fasc!!

farawaysoclose said...

night guys!!

Anonymous said...

Hiya guys, and thanks. No, this is a lymph node actually, one in my neck. The whole thing made me really frazzled. The doctor said I probably just had an infection or something (I didn't, or at least not much of one) and he said, "your lymph nodes are more prominent because you're skinny."

O_O

But it's just the one, so I dunno! He told me to keep checking it to make sure it wasn't getting bigger.

Now I will spend the next entire year obsessively touching my neck. >_<

But you guys, thanks very much.

I have to run to my long-ass Kung Fu and kickboxing now. Later, guys! Thanks again!

MissTottenham said...

Nighty night FASC, sweet dreams.



You have fun K, see you later.

Try not to keep touching your neck all the time. Limit yourself to the same time each week to get a good idea if it's changing. Easier said than done, I know.

MissTottenham said...

I am gonna wish the porch goodnight.

Have fun guys.

xxxxx

sdock10 said...

I'm so fucking tired and I'm in the worst pissy ass mood. I think I could kill people just by spitting in their eye. My spit feels venomous tonight.

Grrrr...

Good thing my aim sucks.



Baby Ger-Z's on the way, I hear. Awwwheeeee! I hope they are more ready to be Mommy and Daddy than I would be. The minute you find out you're pregnant, it stops being all about you.

Congrats to 'em!

sdock10 said...

I didn't even take a lunch break today. I worked from 7:45 until 5pm straight. Gaaaaaaaaaaah, am I caught up?

Fuck no, I am not.

Will I be caught up tomorrow?

Fuck no, I will not be.

sdock10 said...

All this baby talk gets me to thinking, would the world be better off if I never reproduced? if my gene pool stopped right here, right now? Maybe I should take my chances and be one of those singe adoptive parents.

Maybe I'm just not cut out to be a parent. Maybe I should thank my lucky stars that I haven't cursed a child with my fucked up thoughts and ideas.

I dunno...

Just thinking out loud. Because as women I think that's what we're "supposed to do", right? Have babies.

Anonymous said...

I think the world needs a little solly running around in it :)

sdock10 said...

Awwwh, ya reckon?

I dunno.

mya said...

I had to peek in here and see what Kapunua was upset about. I hope I'm intruding.
Kapunua, I know it scared you, but if your doctor doesn't think there is anything to worry about... On the other hand, maybe you could speak to him again and ask if an ultrasound or something would help to rule out anything.
Take care!

sdock10 said...

Mya!

*waves*

Anonymous said...

Sdock, I hope that the rumors about her extra curricular activities are unfounded and if she really is pregnant she looks after the health of herself and her baby, which is of paramount importance.

I just hope she makes a good and loving mother for this child.

Anonymous said...

Hi guys, I'm back! It was a great workout tonight and we were having so much fun on the floor that even though our third class never showed up, we just kept on going anyway, the black-belt class I mean. I love nights like that.

Mya, thank you. Today was a little reassuring but like I said, not entirely--or maybe I just overthink things.

I'm going to try a few things myself and see if that makes it go away. I have a huge problem with "wait and see" and that goes for anything, not just health. ;D I'm an impatient bitch. I have to take some kind of action. That will mean at least I'm doing something. :D

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, guys! I pretty much thought I had cancer! The doctor looked at me today and said "probably not but keep checking."

O_O

Best wishes & many squeezes to you, K!

Speaking of checking, I am in the hunt for a local family doctor as we speak. I've applied to one clinic (yes, I had to fill in an online application form; they may or may not get back to me), and am in the process of hunting down more.

Anonymous said...

8:45, these folks are bffls with Courtney Love, Jimmy Urine, etc. Five Year Old Panty Shot and all of that. Frances Bean. So, yeah.

Anonymous said...

RW, I'm glad! I hope you find a good one that you can trust. My dr. is really super nice. He just brushes me off all the time. :/

I have to go get in the shower. Later you guys!

resurrected wreck said...

The minute you find out you're pregnant, it stops being all about you.

Exactly. May turn out to be the best thing for him. I think he'd make a kick-ass dad. If he's ready for it, that is.

resurrected wreck said...

My dr. is really super nice. He just brushes me off all the time.

O_o

sdock10 said...

Boo-yow!

resurrected wreck said...

Happy showering, K :)

sdock10 said...

*runs out a the doctor convo*

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

resurrected wreck said...

Hi, Solly! :D

sdock10 said...

Hi RW,

Whatchoo doing?

resurrected wreck said...

Not much, Solly. Gettin' ready for bed.

Whatchoo doing?

sdock10 said...

Same here, RW.

Just hanging out for a few more mins. Trying to shake Monday off me.

resurrected wreck said...

Just thinking out loud. Because as women I think that's what we're "supposed to do", right? Have babies.

Oh, I dunno. I've never wanted any. I'm not particularly maternal. Not that I don't like children, just that I'm happy to enjoy someone else's on a short-term basis & send them home to their folks when they get grumpy. Besides, my lifestyle would not suit parenthood.

resurrected wreck said...

Monday kinda sucked, didn't it?

I usually find Monday's go by kinda fast, but today dragged like a carcass in a sack. Everyone at work felt like it would never end. And it was a grey day outside. Made me feel rather mopey.

sdock10 said...

What do you mean "your lifestyle"?

sdock10 said...

Mine was just so busy and overwhelming that I just kept feeling like I was shuffling shit instead of getting shit done.

Pretty sure that Tuesday will be just the same.

Anonymous said...

Kapunua

If you are not satisfied with your current doctor, please do get a second opinion. I really do hope that you are well.

If what has been publicized is correct, they really must put the future child before themselves or their needs.

He selected this woman to be the future mother of his children. I really hope that this child gets what all children need, a loving home and good parents.

resurrected wreck said...

What do you mean "your lifestyle"?

Meaning I tend to move around a lot due to work. That, and I've become very used to doing what I want, when I want. I don't think I could switch gears after all these years of living the bachelorette lifestyle.

sdock10 said...

RW,

For a minute there, I thought you were talking about your closet crack habit or something. Heheheh!

resurrected wreck said...

He selected this woman to be the future mother of his children.

Kind of a strange selection process. And I'm not sure being bendy is a good mothering quality, though it may come in handy during the birth. But perhaps she's got more to her than any of us realize. For her child's sake, I hope so.

resurrected wreck said...

SHHHHH!!!!!

Don't tell anyone about my closet crack habit, Solly! O_O

resurrected wreck said...

More like my closet cat habit.

sdock10 said...

Bwahahha, closet cat habit. That sounds kind of dirty.

o_O

Just saying....


And back to babies again, I guess it was just something that I was thought would happen to me. I never thought about not being a mother, but now I'm not so sure that I would even want kids. But I'm not sure that I don't want kids.

Gahhh! See? I'm totally not ready.

resurrected wreck said...

Well, Solly, there's still time for you to decide. I've only got a few good years left before my ovaries shrivel. Happily, I don't feel like I've missed out.

Anonymous said...

RW

This was inevitable. They got married and it's to be expected.

If the marriage was wrong, logic would presume you anull it as soon as possible.

So we can safely assume he really wants to be married to her. This is just the next step.

resurrected wreck said...

Then I wish them the best. Truly.

sdock10 said...

See, I wish I was just sure about what I wanted or think I want or don't think I want.

resurrected wreck said...

To be honest with you, their baby news comes as a bit of a relief. Seems like they're truly committed rather than just playing house. I had wondered, and worried, as he's always come across to me as pretty fragile, despite the stage bravado.

sdock10 said...

Me too, I wish them all the best.


If I were pregnant, I probably wouldn't announce until I was in the hospital about to deliver, but that's just me.

Anonymous said...

9:45, you're right about the doctor. Well, I will be in a medical school in about six weeks with lots of doctors there. If this doesn't go away, I'm going to ask them what they think. Meanwhile, if it gets any worse, I'll take that course of action.

I agree re: this kid and all. But they both smoke. That's so selfish.

resurrected wreck said...

Trouble is, Solly, if you spend too much time debating you could run out of time.

I don't regret not being a mother, but there are other things I think it might have been a good idea to just grab for & make them work, rather than wasting so much time worring whether or not they were what I really wanted & end up watching them just pass me by.

Anonymous said...

I just hope she didn't deliberately get pregnant without his consent.

I know some women do this when they feel the relationship is not secure.

I hope he is happy about the news.

resurrected wreck said...

I agree re: this kid and all. But they both smoke. That's so selfish.

Hopefully they'll have the sense to stop.

sdock10 said...

Hi Jules!

resurrected wreck said...

I just hope she didn't deliberately get pregnant without his consent.

I know some women do this when they feel the relationship is not secure.


Somehow she doesn't strike me as that desperate.

Unwashed, perhaps, but not desperate.

resurrected wreck said...

Anyway, time for me to turn in. It's past my bedtime!

Have a great night, everyone :)

Anonymous said...

It's not desperation RW, it's usually tinkering with your contraception to "accidentally" fall pregnant.

I do know of couple of girls that did this. Makes things more finite in their minds.

sdock10 said...

Welp, I'm off to bed, guys!

Sweet dreams to all!

Anonymous said...

Hi, Solly! ^_^

Anon, I know a few someones who did that.

And, I also hope that they will quit smoking. To me that just borders on child abuse.

Anonymous said...

Okay, then bye, Solly! :)

Anonymous said...

Goodnight sdock :)

Kapunua, I could not do that. Not only is it dishonest, but I would wish the potential father to really want to be one, not accidentally falling into that role.

sdock10 said...

Turkey beat down, FTW, Jules!

Night, night!

sdock10 said...

Night, Anon.

Gah, I should just leave already, huh?

Yeah, I should.

Anonymous said...

Gosh, I couldn't do it, either. I can't even lie to folks about little things. I fail at machinations. ;)

sdock10 said...

Folks,

I slept like shit, sorry no new post.

Have a great Tuesday!

farawaysoclose said...

haha solly!

i wondered where you were!

have a good day!

farawaysoclose said...

Hiya guys, and thanks. No, this is a lymph node actually, one in my neck.

oh sorry about the breast ramble K!!

well keep checking and we will all keep our fingers crossed. the fact that it is just one lymph node is a good sign though isn't it.


The minute you find out you're pregnant, it stops being all about you.

Exactly. May turn out to be the best thing for him. I think he'd make a kick-ass dad. If he's ready for it, that is.


yes i agree solly and RW.

it's the biggest wake up call though. first child is such a shock! anyway i honestly wish them all the best.

and also i would hope she has quit smoking. as soon as the nausea kicks in at about 6 weeks, a cigarette is the last thing you want!!

and this is a perfect opportunity for GW to give up. there was no way he would give up if she was smoking, so he really should quit now.

lecture over!

farawaysoclose said...

hark at me, so fucking perfect!!

but i never smoked or drunk alcohol when pregnant. and i never smoke around my children, or indoors.

(i can't smoke infront of my kids cos then they'd tell my mum and she doesn't even know!! i know totally ridiculous! besides i am going to give up and this ramble is unneccessary!)

sdock10 said...

FASC,

Maybe I did sleep in shit, and that's why I couldn't sleep worth a shit.

*checks bed*

Nah, well, there goes that theory.

sdock10 said...

FASC,

I can't inhale if my life depended on it. I fail at smoking, but I guess that's a good thing. Too bad I spent the last 6 years around nothing but smokers.

o_O

*hack, cough, hack, cough*

farawaysoclose said...

did you see that Twitter stuff at the MCR site. i think it's mikey avatar is o_O

totally made me think of RW!!

right i have to go now.

have great days porchies!

sdock10 said...

Yep, I did catch the Twitter stuff, though I didn't pay much attention the avatars.

The whole thing kind of makes me go...

o_O

Is that how we sound?

Bless us.

resurrected wreck said...

Morning :)

Have a good day!

resurrected wreck said...

did you see that Twitter stuff at the MCR site. i think it's mikey avatar is o_O

totally made me think of RW!!


Lol! I thought that too! - "Look, it's my face!"

sdock10 said...

The Killers! The Killers!

resurrected wreck said...

Actually, it's the default avatar, believe it or now. Mikey probably hasn't been on yet to update & put in a photo. Neither had Frank. Bob, on the other hand, has been Twittering like crazy!

Anonymous said...

Morning everyone!

Kapunua, that's very good news about your examination today, but I'm in agreement with the person that suggested seeking a second opinion, if you are still unsettled. Just for peace of mind.

FASC,
Thank goodness your friend demanded a mammogram!

Socky,
I think little Socky's would be just as charming, witty, and maybe a tad naughty, as their mother. =)


*staggers off to bed*

*is not looking forward to 5:45am!*

Anonymous said...

*waves hi! to RW* =)

*sneaks off*

Smoke said...

Morning errbody!

Bob is hilarious as hell. So is Gerard. I'm ready for Mikey to get crunk. ^_^

Gotta go!

See you all later! Have a great day!!!

Anonymous said...

Hi guuuuuys!

solly, I'm sorry you slept poorly. I myself couldn't even get to sleep last night for thinking of all the things I needed to do this week, next week, the following week, holidays, january, COLLEGE, OMG. Last night i just lie awake thinking.

PP and FASC, the thing with the one lymph node is that it usually is just one, with no signs of infection or any other symptom, that's why I got nervous.

I bought some stuff today to hopefully remedy the situation.

FASC, "breast ramble" sounds like it could be the name of a band! :)

farawaysoclose said...

PP and FASC, the thing with the one lymph node is that it usually is just one, with no signs of infection or any other symptom, that's why I got nervous.

oh i was thinking maybe a more systemic thing (hodgkins/non hodgkins?) but i really don't know. it makes absolute sense that all your lymph nodes inflame if it is a systemic infection, so.....

well the good thing is, is that it has only just been detected. so get drinking that tea!!

FASC, "breast ramble" sounds like it could be the name of a band! :)

haha excellent K!

"....and now if you can give a warm welcome to the awesome BREAST RAMBLE!!!!!"


*cheers* and *screams*




Actually, it's the default avatar, believe it or now. Mikey probably hasn't been on yet to update & put in a photo. Neither had Frank. Bob, on the other hand, has been Twittering like crazy!

oh i see RW!!

mikey now is up and blogging and has a avator of his doggy!

GW's "morning motts" blog did make me giggle!!

i know it's all getting fans on board etc etc. i mean fucking hell remember how GW was in interviews from Dec onwards last year, just so did not want to be talking. so i'm glad they feel more human again.

oh i have a killers moment coming on!

gonna get the new CD tomorrow, it's only £6.99 in Morrisons! that's offensively cheap!! well for them anyway!

farawaysoclose said...

haha avator = avatar!!

i don't know why i always want to spell it like that!!

it reminds me of a pilot or something!!

farawaysoclose said...

night guys!

Anonymous said...

MEFFERS!

I've missed you all so much. *hugs the Pork*

Anonymous said...

*sniffs the air*

Do I smell pah?

resurrected wreck said...

Does one have to have a mobile phone in order to Twitter?

sdock10 said...

RW,

I dunno how it works.

o_O

resurrected wreck said...

Me neither, Solly :(

I don't have a mobile phone.

Bwah! I feel so left out >_<

sdock10 said...

You can check the website, RW. I just think you have to have an account to leave questions or comments, but I dunno.

resurrected wreck said...

I have a Twitter account, and I checked all over their web site, but I have no idea how to send a comment to another Twitterer.

sdock10 said...

dangit, RW, i have no clue.

I don't have a twitter account.

sdock10 said...

RW,

I wonder how much it costs to twitter from your phone.

O_O

resurrected wreck said...

It looks to me like some people are replying to other people via the web. I just have no idea how they're doing it >_<

resurrected wreck said...

Wah!! I want to Tweet too!!! :(

resurrected wreck said...

I wonder how much it costs to twitter from your phone.

Good question, Solly. I don't have a mobile, so I don't know.

sdock10 said...

Tweet on, RW!

I am still debating on it.

resurrected wreck said...

I can't Tweet properly if I can't send comments to people, Solly.

I am feeling most unsatisfactory :/

sdock10 said...

Do you just do it someway like...umm @resurrectedwreck or something?

resurrected wreck said...

But there's no where to type that in.

I have just sussed how to send private messages, but I want to know how to send public ones (I assume the ones being sent to MCR are public)

resurrected wreck said...

I am most vexed >_<

resurrected wreck said...

Or maybe messages are private, and replies are public?

I really have no idea how it all works O_o

sdock10 said...

RW,

Ummm, I dunno. I really dunno, stuff like that frustrates me.

resurrected wreck said...

I think I read that EP's on twitter. I just sent her a message asking about it.

I will get down to the bottom of it all! I will!!

sdock10 said...

Yeah and then you will tell me all the twitter secrets!

resurrected wreck said...

I am attempting communication as we speak. I shall inform you of any results.

sdock10 said...

Ahh, nice.

resurrected wreck said...

It looks like it's just a matter of typing "@" and the person's username into your own comment box, and hitting send.

I just tried it out. It appeared to go through, but I won't know for sure unless I get a reply as people's comments to other people only show up at their own profile pages, not the profile pages of the person they sent the message too. Weird, huh?

resurrected wreck said...

It does appear that I've properly sent the message. I have not heard back though to verify it. I hope to link up with EP there and try it out on her.

sdock10 said...

Tis weird, RW

Should I twitter?

resurrected wreck said...

Should I twitter?

I'm still debating its merits, Solly. It's easy to sign up, but not exactly user-friendly. And you don't need to have an account their to view MCR's comments and updates.

I shall keep you abreast of my progress & give you a more definite answer as I learn more about how it all works.

sdock10 said...

Okay, RW, I shall wait to decide on twittering.

resurrected wreck said...

OMG, it worked!!!

Got a reply back :)

sdock10 said...

Nice, RW! I might have to twit.

I gots to go bath!

resurrected wreck said...

I'ma gonna Tweet Bob or Ray sometime soon, see if I don't!! O_O

resurrected wreck said...

Have a good baff, Solly :)

resurrected wreck said...

I just Tweeted Bob! (That sounds so dirty!)

We'll see if he Tweets me back!