Couch 97: Prime Pyramids

That's my favorite flavor of crystal lite; it's yummy! Never would have thought to add it to oatmeal, though!

The recliner is here!!! Currently lounging in it!

I was worried about that appointment for nothing (thanks, anxiety and depression!) My T was awesome, as usual. No look of disappointment or disapproval on her face. Saw MC, too, and talked to him for a few minutes. He knew what had happened (T and p-doc filled him in), but he just acted normally toward me, even making a joke with the receptionist at my expense (see: acting normally toward me). He also had no look of disappointment. Unfortunately, he's booked for the next 2 days but will call if he has a cancellation. No hugs, but did get the usual handshake from MC, which was nice.

Evening, couch.

I had a busy day yesterday. 3 interviews, pdoc, and work. Got my shot. It hurt a little, not as bad as 2 times ago, but still more than usual. Maybe it depends in my mindset. I dunno.

I was asked several times if I was taking my other medications. I guess he asked more than once because I wasn't taking it properly there for a while. I was asked several times about if I was hearing any voices too. That felt a little weird. Why he was so persitant with that, I dunno.

Well, I need to go check on my chicken in the oven and start cooking my pasta to go with it. Be back later, couch.

(((Squirrel))) tell pdoc the voices you hear are the ones telling you what a great little pharm tech you are!!

I am really ticked at my therapist atm. She's telling me her thoughts on Napoleon Dynamite. Basically, she says it's dumb, all the characters were dumb and had no spark and she thought it was pointless. I recall I didn't "get" it the first time, that it wasn't til I saw it on the 2nd or 3rd that its quirky charm got me, but jeeze.

I am pointing out that at least she got paid handsomely to watch it. Such a letdown. I really didn't need her to love the movie, she's missing the point- I wasn't looking for a film fanboy. I was looking to share something and connect in a low key way. Urgh.

I told her what was posted here about someone wanting to bonk her on the head for not realizing we were there to watch it *TOGETHER* I hoped she'd get that, but think it failed to sink in too.

Well, people have particular tastes in what they like to watch. I had a similar reaction to the movie and no desire to sit through it several times until I "got" it. Perhaps you could have just found a clip of a part that particularly spoke to you and discussed why you related to that part?

Leah - I am wondering if you all were in sync about what the point of watching the movie together was supposed to be - and then how the post movie activities were to go. I almost never like movies and so when I discuss them - I often am missing the point that others saw. To me, after a movie, I would also probably say I found it pointless or too violent or boring etc - and I would be surprised if someone was upset unless they were quite clear what the point was supposed to have been. And if I found a movie pointless and boring, I don't think the together thing would have made a difference. For me, watching a film we both knew we could abide would have a better chance of having a together kind of situation for me.

I thought we were in sync Stopdog, I had talked about the plan, but she hadn't paid attention so she wasn't. I wouldn't have minded her not liking it, I minded her being insulting, disconnected, and coy instead of honest.

No, that wasn't the point.

I had a similar experience with my longterm psychodynamic T. Years ago, when his dad died, it was so hard on him he physically got sick for a few weeks. When he was recovering more I shared with him a song that reminded me of the way he described the love, yet difficult love between him and his father.

I couldn't tell if he A. hated the song B. Didn't see what it had to do with him or C was offended by the theme of the song in relation to his dad

I thought it would help him and connect us closer but it had an odd aftereffect,

BTW I love Ligers!!! Is your T a Millenial and not gen X maybe?

I just ran across this old picture of one of my cats, this was like 9 years ago when he was a tiny baby kitty!! A-freakin-dorable isn't he??? He was watching my son writing on the chalk board and looks like he's studying!

Aw! He looks like my little black kitty

You get it. THANK YOU. I just needed someone to get it.

I love ligers and pegasus. Also, a failed run for class president under my belt.

My T is SO not X gen, lol, I knew I was pushing it a bit, but.... yeah, bad judgment call. She's like a Baby Boomer actually, the 2nd year of the baby boomer gen, so super early!!!!! EEK, what was I thinking right.... also from a totally different culture, old South.

Yeah, I was thinking maybe your T had generational difference of experience but regional differences make a huge difference in culture exposure. Some things play well on the coasts and not in between!

Amen, I do forget how very awesome I am living on the West Coast, loud, proud, liberal, queer and culturally liberated. HA. Take that T, take that critics.

I did get to laughing about it w/her just now, thanks to you Growly, she offered the olive branch of calling herself an old fart and I graciously parried.

Lived in MA, now in CA. Lived in between and wow, not sure if I would live near square states again.

I'm glad to hear she can laugh at herself. Maybe an opportunity to learn what she likes?

My psych T , in addition, hates musicals. Drives him bonkers. Likes opera but musicals no way, except one, man he goes on and on how he hates them. So funny.

I actually know a fair amount of what she likes, we have a ton in common, so... this was just a fluke. She likes standards and 70s stuff and some modern softer stuff, I know a lot of her likes, but yeah, this was a miss.

But I did get a story out of her inadvertently about her high school failures, so.... there was that, bonding after all. Here's hoping she's on her A game for a while though.

I cancelled for next week. I have a stressful work thing going on that is not about dogs or bff's health - the woman is useless when I try to explain things that do not relate to either of those two things.

Speaking of which, i saw Mr Holmes tonight. Dragged a bit but i enjoyed it overall.

I watched "Trouble with the Curve" the other night, hubby had turned it on to watch it cuz he's a baseball fan, he left after a couple minutes to check his email then got caught up in reading something and didn't come back, but I got hooked into it right away, great movie! It's not really about baseball so much. I love clint eastwood.

Haven't seen "trouble with the Curve" but I loved Gran Torino.

Quite the movie week on the couch.
I am looking forward to the netflix prequel of Wet, Hot, American Summer

....sorry I interrupted didn't mean to kill the couch

(((granite))) hi granite! how are you doing?