right now, at this moment in time, for you, where/what is hell?
for me: the prospect of grandmother-sitting from this friday to the following friday.
ed
silverwhisper posted on Oct 04, 2007
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uniquely-ironic said on Oct 04, 2007....
having to spend any time in the presence of my ex -
gingersoul said on Oct 04, 2007....
Here.....waiting -
evil_twin said on Oct 04, 2007....
Hell to me is total boredom. I have to be doing something or thinking about something or talking to someone, or I will go insane.
-evil_twin LA
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hidufel said on Oct 04, 2007....
Hell. what is it? id have to say living without someone to share it all with. -
silverwhisper said on Oct 04, 2007....
u-i: yeah, i can completely understand that.
GS: waiting for...?
e_t: you're planning a wedding, surely there can't be that much boredom these days?
hidufel: i do know what you mean, sir. we've all been there.
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the_infernal_optimist said on Oct 04, 2007....
Today, it's being here with two screaming kids, no car, running on almost no sleep - but I know that it'd be a far worse hell if anything ever happened to either of them.
Also, it's being here with the prospect of telling DH that bmf wants to come visit later this month (DH openly hates him and tolerates him solely for my sake when he has to).
Hell is being here on an 88-degree day in October, with an email that arrived today titled "[university name] Homecoming 2007" - I'll post on that later probably.
Grandmother-sitting? That really doesn't sound like fun. :/
~Infernal
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fearing said on Oct 04, 2007....
I don't know that at this moment I could think of anything. I try to make the best of whatever situation I'm in.
If pressed to say something that I'd REALLY rather not do...that would be spend another day with a 2 year old crying off and on for 3 hours because his parents are from a different country, have no family here, speak no English at home (thus he doesn't understand anything I say to him) and the little boy has never stayed with anyone one else but his mom and dad. I wouldn't call it hell but I've thought about self-medicating each morning. ;-)
Well, maybe one more but I'll keep it to myself.
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silverwhisper said on Oct 04, 2007....
infernal: you know, i'm almost tempted to switch with you...
fearing: i was looking more for relatively routine stuff, so that's OK, if you don't want to share the other thing, that's fine by me. :>
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the_infernal_optimist said on Oct 04, 2007....
ed: I could deal with your grandmother for a week if it meant a week away from utter chaos, I think - though by the end, I'd probably be more than ready to return (and you'd be wild-eyed and raving :-D).
I'm sorry you're looking at some unfun time. Tell me you'll at least have a laptop and the internet!
~Infernal
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silverwhisper said on Oct 04, 2007....
yep, and a more regular wi-fi connection, to boot, although i probably won't be here anywhere near as much.
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the_infernal_optimist said on Oct 04, 2007....
At least you'll have an occasional escape if needed. :) (And I'll admit I'd really miss silver prints in my conversations tab by the end of a freaking week!)
~Infernal
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lfbno7 said on Oct 04, 2007....
Hell to me is physical pain. Kidney stone. Bellyache so bad you start praying for it to end. -
Mamie said on Oct 04, 2007....
hell to me, is where people go in a hand basket! -
wombat said on Oct 04, 2007....
Anything bad happening to my son, and after that, my hubby laughing at me and leaving me. I dream of this scenario all the time. As long as my son is ok, and my hubby is still stealing the covers and grumbling about any old thing, I am handling the rest so far....... -
hotaka said on Oct 04, 2007....
My place. What the Hell...? I created it. Now I am getting it. -
fearing said on Oct 04, 2007....
Sorry. That has been routine for 2 weeks. lol! -
confuzzledwife said on Oct 04, 2007....
my life one year ago- I lived through hell -
gingersoul said on Oct 04, 2007....
Ed......i might tell in one week....... -
D6fer said on Oct 04, 2007....
It's the department of licensing....with out a doubt -
TinSoldier said on Oct 04, 2007....
Hell is in my head. Hell is knowing that I have a beautiful life all around me and being unable to enjoy it. Hell is knowing that I have addictions that I am unable and unwilling to give up.
I can't imagine anything worse.
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LadyGamer said on Oct 04, 2007....
Work.
That endless hope I can't get rid of keeps me thinking that if I try harder, I'll make a difference. And It never does.
Nope. It never does.
That is what hell is for me. Constant hard work, with no result to show for it.
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JohnyBottom said on Oct 05, 2007....
Ummmmm........... It's is a giant lake of fire where the damn are tormented for eternity with burning flames and gnashing of teeth???To me that is hell, the rest of these seem pretty tame in comparison. -
quietone said on Oct 05, 2007....
Mamie ~~ LOL that made me laugh! thanks, I needed that. -
silverwhisper said on Oct 05, 2007....
infernal: yep, and believe me, i'll miss putting 'em there. :>
lbf: so you never are in an emotional hell, then? that's a rare thing, IMX.
mamie: and often, while the music is still playing!
wombat: your husband laughing at you & leaving? jeez, that would definitely count as hell!
hotaka: seems to me like you're working on getting out of it to me, man.
fearing: when you have the time i'd be curious to know what's going on with your housing situation.
confuzzledwife: hi, welcome to my blog! i'm trying to check in and see what was so bad about last year in your blog pages.
GS: i'm awfully curious but i'll leave that alone, i guess. :>
d6: what kind of licensing, man?
TS: ah, the comment that hints at so much more. i am hopeful that you will find some measure of peace soon.
LG: futility is of course a form of hell known to the ancient greeks and exemplified by sisyphus pushing that boulder up that hill only for it to roll back down at the top. i understand.
johny: hey guy, welcome to my blog! so you're with that dante thing then, huh? i dunno, i can bear physical pain better than emotional pain, myself.
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TinSoldier said on Oct 05, 2007....
Heh. Too much beer and not enough sense to STFU and get off the computer. Sorry about that.
I should change my nick to "emokid".
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MissMimi said on Oct 05, 2007....
Hell is a week long family reunion with my inlaws. Which is why I don't do it anymore.
Hell is being "babysat" by a well-meaning mother for a week. I was ready for her to leave a day after she got there.
(Just a gentle reminder, Ed, that there are always two sides to every situation...) By the way, IMO, that you're doing this even though you really don't want to speaks volumes about what a good guy you are.
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silverwhisper said on Oct 05, 2007....
TS: don't worry about it, man. if you wanna talk about it, i always have an open inbox.
mimi: grandmother-sitting is necessary to avoid possible fires. it's really not quite the same situation, my friend, but thank you. :>
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MissMimi said on Oct 05, 2007....
Ah, I see. Yes, you're right, it's not quite the same situation.
I hope your week is peaceful and uneventful.
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silverwhisper said on Oct 05, 2007....
i should have been clearer, mimi. sorry for any confusion. :>
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CreativeWoman said on Oct 05, 2007....
Ed,
I have had many trials and tribulations lately that I consider hellish. Hopefully, I'll come out of it as a better person though. :-)
CW
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quietone said on Oct 05, 2007....
hell is where I find me putting myself more often than not, for no reason. -
D6fer said on Oct 06, 2007....
oh sorry ed.....I meant the DMV! -
silverwhisper said on Oct 09, 2007....
CW: you always have, i suspect, my friend. :>
quietone: i've long said that the most grievous wounds are the ones that are self-inflifcted...i've been there and i understand.
d6: a-ha, i shoulda known!
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skald said on Oct 13, 2007....
That is exactly what I fear for my mother too. Now that I am going away and also when I am not there. -
Alyss said on Oct 13, 2007....
Hell last week was enduring a day filled with spiteful comments for the sake of my children and their cousins.
Sometimes hell is wanting what I can't have and not wanting what I have already.
Today hell is simple exhaustion with no let up in sight.
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silverwhisper said on Oct 13, 2007....
skald: i saw you mention you're traveling next week. will someone else be there to visit with her in your absence?
alyss: [massive hug]
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TinSoldier said on Oct 14, 2007....
Heh. Hell is spending the night on a Boy Scout campout with a bunch of new boys and the normal leadership not being present.
I don't know what's worse -- their indiscipline or my own desire to micromanage them even though it's not may place to do so.
However, the weather was beautiful! I can't imagine the Oregon coast having such nice weather in the middle of October.
So maybe not Hell, just Heck. Or Purgatory.
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silverwhisper said on Oct 14, 2007....
ah, the old tension b/n one's expectations and what one judges to be best...
i like that...heck... :>
ed
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