Originally Posted by raging vortex

pretty sure if I lose I will never talk to mel again

I'll be so hurt I am wrong

Life is about winning and losing. You win some, you lose some. No one wins 100% of the time. I think it's ok to feel upset if you lose, though, but it's also ok to talk to her if you lose. I'm sure she would love to continue talking to you regardless of who wins or loses. I think she would be hurt if you didn't talk to her again.

Try not to feel embarrassed or ashamed. It's a tiny, tiny bet.

Originally Posted by bluebicycle

Life is about winning and losing. You win some, you lose some. No one wins 100% of the time. I think it's ok to feel upset if you lose, though, but it's also ok to talk to her if you lose. I'm sure she would love to continue talking to you regardless of who wins or loses. I think she would be hurt if you didn't talk to her again.

Try not to feel embarrassed or ashamed. It's a tiny, tiny bet.

theme park wait times are one of my compultions

wait time:130 minits

I've got 2 and a bit hours for that queue time to go down

it won't happen, it just opened today

[Miss Laura]

Been playing with my Nephew for a bit

Now sitting out in the sunshine with my Mum and Sister. It's gorgeous here. Sitting a little cooler than we have had it though but still warm enough to sit outside. Wish we could have a bbq but that means hitting the supermarket and it's gonna be busy.

I'm very well mentally and physically. My mood has greatly improved and I feel much more myself now a days. The depression has lifted woohoo!

Originally Posted by Miss Laura

Been playing with my Nephew for a bit

Now sitting out in the sunshine with my Mum and Sister. It's gorgeous here. Sitting a little cooler than we have had it though but still warm enough to sit outside. Wish we could have a bbq but that means hitting the supermarket and it's gonna be busy.

I'm very well mentally and physically. My mood has greatly improved and I feel much more myself now a days. The depression has lifted woohoo!

that all sounds good laura

it is nice here too- actually sounds like we have the same weather, hot but not as hot as it has been

could really do with some rain though- I like the rain

Originally Posted by raging vortex

theme park wait times are one of my compultions

wait time:130 minits

I've got 2 and a bit hours for that queue time to go down

it won't happen, it just opened today

That's ok if it doesn't work out. I still think you should talk to Mel whether you win or lose. She sounds like a good friend.

How many other times have you made bets with Mel? Have you ever lost against her?

Originally Posted by bluebicycle

That's ok if it doesn't work out. I still think you should talk to Mel whether you win or lose. She sounds like a good friend.

How many other times have you made bets with Mel? Have you ever lost against her?

this will be my first time betting with her.

I told her yesterday that I wasn't so sure about this, and she's like nore am i.. but we've done it now

I am watching the queue times- and it keeps going up and down. it's not as high as it was- but still not where I need it to be

I think I'm going to have a panic attack over this in a minit

I know I need to stop obsessing over the number but I need to win

Originally Posted by raging vortex

this will be my first time betting with her.

I told her yesterday that I wasn't so sure about this, and she's like nore am i.. but we've done it now

I am watching the queue times- and it keeps going up and down. it's not as high as it was- but still not where I need it to be

I wonder if she's just as nervous as you are, especially since she said she wasn't so sure about it either.

Can you meditate? Do you have grounding skills or a PRN you can take? I think you should try one of those 3 so that you don't get a bad panic attack, because panic attacks are no fun.

[pirilin]

Originally Posted by Supreme Soviet

I just checked in so quietly that nobody noticed.

Lines have been crossed and I've finally been banned from all social media. The jury is still out on whether PC constitutes social media. You'll know.

A story has emerged. The premise is deceptively simple: A thoroughly bipolar miscreant shares Hawaii-subsidized housing with a nest of drug dealers and works through Starbucks' Wi-Fi under an assumed identity as a technical editor for a shady Korean military contractor. Bipolar superpowers released by a psychotropic embargo enable our hero to narrowly escape simultaneous and traumatic audit by the IRS, the Social Security Administration and Korean military intelligence. Their household destabilized, the dealers factionalize and go to war, attracting the unwanted attention of Japanese organized crime and a local undercover psychological warfare unit of the IDF which requires a substantial and consistent supply of THC. Shameless insanity and international intrigue among the world on vacation. Waikiki Section 8. Look for it in the trash near you.

I''l be in Waikiki in late August. At the Hilton. How far I'm I from these fun people.

Originally Posted by bluebicycle

I wonder if she's just as nervous as you are, especially since she said she wasn't so sure about it either.

Can you meditate? Do you have grounding skills or a PRN you can take? I think you should try one of those 3 so that you don't get a bad panic attack, because panic attacks are no fun.

I agree. they are no fun at all

well...

I lost

the end queue time was 120 minits

now depressed about it and frustrated!
when I see her, part of me just wants to say... yeah, I won, it was 40 minits (she doesn't know the site I use), and part of me wants to........ well........ end our friendship, for good!

I know all their is to know about theme parks!. how dare I lose a theme park bet!

I'm really light sensitive today and my hair has been falling out. I feel weak too.

[pirilin]

Forgot to mention why I ask the proximity question.
Every time I visit a city, I like to hang out with the locals and have fun with them.
Wether It's in houses of prayer, or houses of prostitution. As long as I have fun.
Any special atraction close by?. Like these people?.

When I go to NY, I still visit what's left of Ft Apache in the Bronx. Harlem is for turists.
In Puerto Rico, La perla, Yoren Torres and Jurutungo are my favorite places.
Miami, my alma mater, El Triangulo, Overtown, Liberty City projects, and Winwood. Fun places.
In Cal, Longwood and East LA are not bad. Specially that my maternal languaje is Spanish.
New Orleans, Where Bourbon Street loses her name.
Etc, etc.

Can you point me in the right direction to the fun in Waikiki?.
Shall I be afraid?.

In case you provide some of the info requested, I want to be sure I'll follow your guidance. I have a few question:
a) Who banned you?.
b) now you realize we bipolar have superpowers, or you knew before hand.
c) Starbucks sales coffee and provides free WiFi, I know. But which side of Korea are these people from. North Korea is in fashion now thanks to our President. They should be fun.
d) Who is this hero?. I'm a true hero. Proven many times in the comic books.
e) An audit is only traumatic if you lied in your tax form. Heros don't do that.
f) The Social Security Administration is traumatic indeed. I get very frustrated with the meager cost of living raises I get in my checks.
i) Dealers are always fighting for turf, don't you think?.
f) Last time I checked, the Yakuza was going legit. The have the money and the bipolar brains.
g) the Jews needing THC?. As in horse tranquilizer or a derivative of marijuana.
i) In that I agree with you. We are shameless insane and we can't deny it.
j) Where there's people from all over the world. there is alway intrigue, do you agree?.
k) Section 8 always attracts shady character due to the inner nature of the law.
l) Where's the trash, brotha?.

[Unrigged64072835]

Husband is okay at this point so no worries.

Kids have settled down, I think. Daughter's boyfriend decided to take his mattress to their apartment so that's one less hassle to deal with. Daughter is doing laundry and seems to have calmed down. She's going to see her friend's dad's black belt ceremony. He's been taking karate for a while. Apparently daughter's boyfriend will also be getting his own car soon so that will no longer be an issue. Tensions are down for the moment.

No sense of buyer's remorse so far, so the repairs will go on. We need to figure out the budget but my husband doesn't want to mention to the kids that we may be staying another year. It's not as if they'll be moving back in. We'll see this evening, if it stays cool.

Speaking of--husband decided we need to seal the windows because there's too much heat coming through, even with blinds and blackout curtains. So that'll be another thing.

I'm doing okay, just tired.

[Tucson]

I am here. Not a good day.

[Pookyl]

Following my thankfully short depressive episode I’m back to feeling ok.

I am soooo jealous of those who don’t rapid cycle and anyone who can maintain stability.

[BeyondtheRainbow]

Pooklyl, hang in there. It took me 16 years, 42 meds and 70plus combinations to get there but I'm somehow stable right now and am at a 2 month mark for that. I never thought it would happen but it did and while it may not last I'm finally able to say "I've been stable and it can happen again". Maybe 2 months doesn't seem so long but in my world it is an eternity.

It will happen for you someday.

[bpforever1]

I drank two cups of coffee and feel fine. I think I'll drink coffee daily and see how it goes. I did my laundry and will throw my trash out. I feel ok. I talked to my mother who keeps talking about all the foods she is making and eating. Good for her!! I am happy for her. I also prepared a little for my classes tomorrow and the day after. I have to do a lot tomorrow. I need to pay bills and buy a CD for my class. I have to go to the city office to pay one bill then go to another office to pay another bill. Argh. I will be ok. It is just a hassle.

so far I have spent today trying to find some french music to burn to a cd for a friend

I found some.. 16 tracks, I can't stand it personally- but I do hope she likes it, I went out my way to find some for her

feeling quite low mood wise at the moment

going to cook later

roast dinner day...

also someone talked behind our back yesterday... saying to her friend on the phone how shwe hates our name

wow

okay

[Miss Laura]

Shattered.... I was looking after my Mum last night. We were up 4 times for a toilet (She needs help in and out of the bed and onto the commode). Then it was too hot for her and she was uncomfortable in bed. We Went to bed at 10:30pm and we were up at 6am. I had an hours sleep then a further hour once she got up and my Dad took over. Least my Dad slept 6 hours with no disturbance. He's looked after my Mum for 5 weeks with no break at all.

Feeling a little bit grouchy but still in a good mood

New obsession: personality theory. I was reading about the Big Five and also discovered MBTI, socionics, and enneagram
Work was great yesterday, hopefully just as good tonight. Tomorrow I have a lot of things to do: go to the bank, get blood work, doctor's appointment, and do PHP. I need to stop eating so much cheese.

[Victoria'smom]

I spent most of the morning ranting about my sister. She's making stupid selfish choices that affect her kids and could cost my parents to owe thousands of dollars for helping her out. I know it doesn't involve me but my parents are in their late 60's and already use credit cards to get by, like buy food. I can't help them and their the type of people that would go hungry to help one of us. However it is possible that she's already getting evicted and that's the cause of some of her selfishness. That still leaves my parents holding the bag but it explains some of her weirder choices. She has untreated BP but I don't think that's why she's making the choices she is.

I slept about 4 hours last night. I'm tired but okay. I'm trying to switch my sleep scheduled but it's not working. Hopefully tonight I'll sleep better.

[Unrigged64072835]

I'm not feeling well and rather anxious.

I did a bunch of cleaning around the house and got a headache. Did things I thought would help and made it worse. Then daughter and her boyfriend got in a big row because she snooped on his phone and found texts he sent to an old friend that hates her. They're still outside arguing. I don't know if they and the mutual friend will still move in next week. My husband and I are on edge because we really want to get these guys out of the house. I want my space and life back, but we'll support our daughter as well. The friend still doesn't have a job, even with friends helping. We suspect it's because he filed workman's comp before and he's pretty much blacklisted.

I am so done with this. I'm taking a shower in my hot bathroom and try to cool off in my hot bedroom.

[hopeless2015]

It's been a good weekend. Went on the motorcycle yesterday. Loved the fresh air and sunshine. It was super hot but it felt good. Laid back today. Laundry is done and put away. Husband has a new recipe in crockpot for super and I've been rolling through pinterest lol
HUGS EVERYONE!!

[Wild Coyote]

Staying cool with the help of AC. What a blessing!
Hope everyone is safe from the heat!

Love to All!


WC

Doing so so. Having a lot of free floating anxiety (especially in mornings). Spent a LOT of time in bed the last 4 days. Motivation's been crap. I did manage to get groceries and laundry done today, so that's something anyway. Some cats outdoors knocked almost half my planters off the deck yesterday, totally killing the plants. Grrrr.

Busy work week ahead. Not looking forward to it as last week was a regular week and I was having a lot of pain. Upped anti-inflammatory to full dose. Hopefully will help.

Enjoyed the air conditioned bus though!

Hugs, everyone!