The Bar... Volume#2

lonestoner916 · Post by **lonestoner916** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:14 pm

Congratulations!

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:04 pm

Hey Kinetic V, best of luck. I remember each and every one of the births of my 4 kids and they have been the best thing in my life!

Aside from the Burn and my present wife, of course.

But seriously, it is a real life changer having a kid, and a wonderful life long adventure to boot

Cherish and treasure the moment.

Oh yeah, let us know how it all works out

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:49 am

*wanders in and makes coffee*

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:46 am

*dumps Baileys and Kahlua into it*

magicmarty · Post by **magicmarty** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:51 am

"takes a sip or two, gets dizzy and wanders back to bed"

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:17 am

well done, CG.

vitamins are an important start to the day.

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:28 am

G'mornin peeps!

OH KV!!! Congrats (I hope) its already happened!!!!
Noticed eplaya down yesterday, so i didnt try again later?

We had a AV test for our Early spring village meeting. was great! only a 22 second delay to the Herrings in Norway!

Our back room came out of hybernation, everyones so fricken excited, all kinds of new and exciting things for Terminal City, as well as all the wonderful tried and true stuff coming back in full force!!!!

HOT DAMN BM2010 is gonna ROCK!!!!

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:48 am

* makes sugar babies for everyone in the bar *

congrats, KV!!! do you have a name yet?

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:04 am

That looks good LF. I'll take two!

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:23 am

Congratulations, KV!!!!!!!

And I'll take one of those cocktails, as well!!

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:30 am

hey there TITWI, nice to see you pop in..............

you guys getting snow?
we're gettin' rain........

Kinetik V · Post by **Kinetik V** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:23 am

Things are taking longer than we expected...he just doesn't want to come out despite all the efforts to force the issue. But the docs are saying he should be out by tonight one way or the other so she's having to do lots of walking and such. I'm thinking he knows that we have a snowstorm on the way and who could blame him for wanting to stay where it's nice and warm? But at 40 weeks the staff is saying it's time for him to come out and see the world. And I agree as I want him here! Selfish I know but I'm not apologizing.

I'll post updates as things change. Hopefully by tonight I'll have good news. I know one thing, he's kicking the nurses if they put any monitors around him so he's definitely got some fight in him.

thisisthatwhichis · Post by **thisisthatwhichis** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:13 am

Hey, YG!!...... yes, how are you?.....

No snow yet, they are talking a little tonight.... Perfect timing for Hot Toddies........

Deb Prothero · Post by **Deb Prothero** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:28 pm

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your concern. I've been hiding out on Facebook due to a recent all-consuming addiction to a stupid game. It completely anesthetizes the pain I am feeling. And since I had never played an online game before I didn't realize you could actually become consumed by it. In the last six weeks, I have become an expert at that game and have done little to nothing else.

I'm not avoiding you all, I just don't have the energy to be here, if that makes sense. When I get depressed I withdraw because I don't have the energy to be myself, I don't even have the energy to read much. I'm receiving professional care and am taking an anti-depressant at an increased dosage - hopefully soon this will all have a positive effect. Just know that I care about you, but I don't have the energy to express it. I am an introvert by nature and need to withdraw to a certain extent to get the energy I need to solve problems.

Also just so you know, I'm not wallowing in Caleb's death, although I am still mourning that loss - instead I've been visited by the misery of a couple other brick walls and obstacles to climb in the last eight weeks or so. I don't have the coping skills for some of this stuff but I am learning what it will take to get through it. My plate is pretty full in learning about the legal ramifications of the separation process that I'm going through.

My biggest challenge is that I do not live alone very well. I tend not to look after myself and I lose track of entire days, nights, even weeks. I have had much more successful periods in my life when there were other people living in the same space - people who needed or wanted my love and attention.

After Caleb's death, I decided I wouldn't start any new adventures until I felt emotionally healthy, not wanting to put this pain onto anyone else. I've come up with a compromise solution for the living alone problem that I'm working on - I'm going to rent out part of my home so that another person is physically here. I hope that helps me to feel like I'm part of the world again and it will provide some much needed extra revenue.

Oh and yeah, I've never had to do abject poverty before either so that is a revealing situation. I am appalled at not being able to repay a couple of debts that I have and although these are small, I can't even manage part payments because I also had to replace the furnace.

Once this court stuff is all sorted out, I will have the necessary resources to live on (and be reasonably comfortable again) but in the meantime, I have used up the unemployment benefits I was entitled to and am awaiting the court putting the hammer down on an ex-husband who doesn't want to share our matrimonial resources.

Yes, you recall correctly, the agreement was made on the day that I left home for the burn this year but my ex-husband has chosen not to comply with that settlement so I've had to wait for a new court date to force him to comply with a court order. The date is set for January 13th.

Thanks for the messages you've sent. You can reach me on my gmail account, if necessary: debprothero ( @ ) gmail.com . I read it but am not really responding very well.

I am hopeful that your holiday season brings peace and joy for you and your families. And that 2010 is a good year for all of us or at least better than this year!

Thanks to Risky for prodding me into responding to you all. She really is the glue around here.

(And if you're talking to Santa, I'd like one tall, dark, handsome man who is sort of emotionally stable, has a sense of humour and might be interested in moving to Canada! Send that guy to OED's place for a job interview and Dick can decide if he has a snowball's chance; Leggs and Risky will look him over to make sure he passes muster!)

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:41 pm

Maybe you could foster a cat or dog. That might keep you on some sort of schedule, but isn't the kind of commitment "ownership" would entail. Plus, you might have some touch deprivation and fur is nice for that.

goathead · Post by **goathead** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:50 pm

gh sneaks off from the mud and the ice/snow to warm up a little.

Good going Risky.

Glad to see you post again Deb.

Good Idea Fishy.

I wish I could stay longer.
Some day.
Hopefully during the current year.

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:27 pm

Good to hear from you Deb. Sorry to hear you're going through a rough patch, it will get better, I'm sure of it.

Kinetik V · Post by **Kinetik V** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:48 pm

I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE.....

Our new baby is here! 7:25 pm MDT, 8 lbs, 1 oz. Mom, baby, and I are doing fine, initial check has him healthy as can be.

I've went through many things in life but none of it was as good as this.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a cutie to hold!

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:49 pm

Glad you're back Deb.

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:50 pm

Kinetic V wrote:I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE.....

Our new baby is here! 7:25 pm MDT, 8 lbs, 1 oz. Mom, baby, and I are doing fine, initial check has him healthy as can be.

I've went through many things in life but none of it was as good as this.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a cutie to hold!

CONGRATULATIONS!

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:10 pm

warmest best wishes and the hope for good health, hapiness, and good fortune (whatever you deem that to be).

SKOL!!!!

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:20 pm

congratulations!

littleflower · Post by **littleflower** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:01 pm

hi deb .... glad you checked in ....

and a big congratulations to kinetic V!

new babies ..... well ...

Kinetik V · Post by **Kinetik V** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:30 pm

Deb, it's good to have you back!

8 pounds, 1 ounce. 20 1/4 inches long. Pix coming up once I get home and can upload them. He's a cutie, let me tell ya.

He already likes shiny blinky things....yeah, we definitely have a future burner on our hands. Thank you all for the congrats and well wishes. I've been around the eplaya for many a year and this is a community that I had to share this news with. It's like an extended family sometimes..this being one of those times.

Da Mule · Post by **Da Mule** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:11 pm

*runs in with odd bundle covered in burlap on back, bundle appears to be struggling*

*slips into backroom, reappears 5 minutes later without bundle*

Anybody know where I can get a red blinky light? Shiny and glowing would be nice.

*sounds of ramming and scratching against backdoor*

I heard this cool song today and it gave me an idea about a job I could do later this week. Weather is supposed to be foggy...

Da Mule · Post by **Da Mule** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:17 pm

Congrats on the baby Kinetic!! Although it may be tempting, may I recommend that you do not feed him cheez doodles. He will be making plenty of his own soon enough.

Da Mule · Post by **Da Mule** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:17 pm

Congrats on the baby Kinetic!! Although it may be tempting, may I recommend that you do not feed him cheez doodles? He will be making plenty of his own soon enough.

geospyder · Post by **geospyder** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:30 pm

Da Mule is showing his age. He's repeating himself

sputnik · Post by **sputnik** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:14 am

So nice he had to say it twice.

Congrats K, now go be a daddy for a while. We'll still be here when you get back.

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:14 am

YAY! KV!!!!!

Congratulations! Yes, agree w/ Sputnik..go now...scurry, we'll be here!

Hi DEB!

Like the adopt a fuzzy! Great idea Fishy, how come you dont have one Fish?