Comments for Off the Beaten Plan http://offthebeatenplan.com ...because mud is fun. Sun, 20 May 2012 15:18:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Random Crap by Erin http://offthebeatenplan.com/deep-thoughts/random-crap/#comment-512 Erin Sun, 20 May 2012 15:18:30 +0000 http://offthebeatenplan.com/?p=516#comment-512 I tried to comment twice on this last night, but my iPod kept shutting off Safari in the middle of my comment. Grr. A couple of months ago, I read a post by Jim Hines about depression. It made me feel immensely better in the sense of "It's not just me" recognition. There are various reasons I haven't gone to talk to my doctor about it yet, but I also don't feel comfortable blogging about it until I've actually done something. Which is why I don't do a lot of talking about how I'm doing on that level. On the flip side, I really admire the people who can be that honest, who talk about losing their job, their emotional struggles, or whatever -- as long as it's not the only thing they're talking about all the time (and with you, I'm fairly certain it wouldn't be). So mark me down as a big ambivalent "It depends." I tried to comment twice on this last night, but my iPod kept shutting off Safari in the middle of my comment. Grr.

A couple of months ago, I read a post by Jim Hines about depression. It made me feel immensely better in the sense of “It’s not just me” recognition. There are various reasons I haven’t gone to talk to my doctor about it yet, but I also don’t feel comfortable blogging about it until I’ve actually done something. Which is why I don’t do a lot of talking about how I’m doing on that level.

On the flip side, I really admire the people who can be that honest, who talk about losing their job, their emotional struggles, or whatever — as long as it’s not the only thing they’re talking about all the time (and with you, I’m fairly certain it wouldn’t be).

So mark me down as a big ambivalent “It depends.”

]]> Comment on Random Crap by Nicki http://offthebeatenplan.com/deep-thoughts/random-crap/#comment-511 Nicki Sun, 20 May 2012 02:41:40 +0000 http://offthebeatenplan.com/?p=516#comment-511 I'm relieved it's not just me and generally sympathetic to all the other poor saps who just want to go to bed for twelve hours after returning home from work for a week straight. I promise I'll clean up my crap. I expect if you had to read as much as you had to listen, you'd be calling for more folks to shut it. :) I’m relieved it’s not just me and generally sympathetic to all the other poor saps who just want to go to bed for twelve hours after returning home from work for a week straight. I promise I’ll clean up my crap. I expect if you had to read as much as you had to listen, you’d be calling for more folks to shut it. :)

]]> Comment on Random Crap by Nicki http://offthebeatenplan.com/deep-thoughts/random-crap/#comment-510 Nicki Sun, 20 May 2012 02:37:17 +0000 http://offthebeatenplan.com/?p=516#comment-510 Thanks for stopping by again Donna! I just got around to approving your previous comment that went directly to spam the other day. :P on me for not working faster, I suppose. Thanks for stopping by again Donna! I just got around to approving your previous comment that went directly to spam the other day. :P on me for not working faster, I suppose.

]]> Comment on Random Crap by Kelly http://offthebeatenplan.com/deep-thoughts/random-crap/#comment-509 Kelly Sun, 20 May 2012 02:07:58 +0000 http://offthebeatenplan.com/?p=516#comment-509 There seems to be a particularly bad strain of general malaise going around. I'm throwing my own pity party, but you're welcome to come! Generally, no, don't want to hear about other people's bad days because I invariably feel one of two ways - either I'm like, 'dude. Shut up with the white whines', or 'My God your life is horrible and I am a giant asshole'. I don't mind reading about them as much though, for whatever reason. There seems to be a particularly bad strain of general malaise going around. I’m throwing my own pity party, but you’re welcome to come! Generally, no, don’t want to hear about other people’s bad days because I invariably feel one of two ways – either I’m like, ‘dude. Shut up with the white whines’, or ‘My God your life is horrible and I am a giant asshole’. I don’t mind reading about them as much though, for whatever reason.

]]> Comment on Random Crap by Donna L Martin http://offthebeatenplan.com/deep-thoughts/random-crap/#comment-508 Donna L Martin Sun, 20 May 2012 02:01:57 +0000 http://offthebeatenplan.com/?p=516#comment-508 Hi there! I vowed that I would visit all the bloggers who participated in the A to Z blog and here I am keeping my promise...;0) Lovely blog...good luck with the rest of the year! Donna L Martin www.donasdays.blogspot.com Hi there! I vowed that I would visit all the bloggers who participated in the A to Z blog and here I am keeping my promise…;0)

Lovely blog…good luck with the rest of the year!

Donna L Martin
http://www.donasdays.blogspot.com

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