Lonely On a Friday Night--Join Us Here!

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  1. Friday night already? I took a vacation day and did almost nothing.

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  2. What's that like? The last time I spent a day doing nothing was approximately May 2010.I seriously need a vacation! I hope you have a great weekend planned. You going to the critique group next Wed? I was going to this week, but I had to submit a book to an editor.

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  3. Hey, Autumn! Just finished reading "Josiah" - WOW!!! What a great reader! VERY well written.

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  4. Thanks, HN. I was hoping you'd like it. Your opinion means a lot. Are you planning a 4th of July fun time?

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  5. I actually don't know what I'm gonna do for the 4th, apart from seeing some local fireworks show. It's crazy, a local Televangelist group called "Divine Destiny Ministries" has been selling fireworks "for a good cause" - probably to buy the preacher a new sports car. They put up big signs saying "Support your local non-profit church" with their logo. What a load of BS.

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  6. Yeah, really. A family member was telling me about some MTV show that's about 16th birthday party for spoiled rich kids - not surprisingly, more than a few of those rich parents were preachers. It just makes me sick. A church is supposed to help, but instead it's almost always about bigotry, stupidity, and controlling people. I also can't stand how churches have this need to get themselves involved in politics. They seem to have forgotten that little "Separation of Church and state" thing.

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  7. Yes, it's an age-old issue. I'm not sure why we started the country if we were going to just drag the Church of England behind us. I say do whatever floats your boat, but churches shouldn't be exempt from taxation and they should take their nose out of education and government and quit trying to convert folks. It is really the reason so many people rush to leave the church. They have done a poor job of making anyone want to stay, but it's run by some men with ideals about how things "should" be done and use the Bible as their backup. I think if Christ existed he'd be pretty disgusted because the thrust of his teachings was that we do not need to pay religious leaders to talk to God for us, we can talk directly to Him.

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  8. Exactly. These people are scarier than any movie monster, 'cause their REAL! I've pretty much sworn hatred towards the West Borrow Baptist Church, the pricks who go about picketing military funeral with violent anti-gay propaganda. So imagine my delight when I heard that the Hell's Angels have taken to beating the crap outta the "protesters" (or, more to the truth, TERRORISTS)! I say, more power to the bikers!

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  9. HN;
    Yeah. My oldest brother turned me off religion entirely (Baptist). He tried to convert me to his particular brand of religion so hard that he ignored me unless he could try to sell his religion to me. It's been a condition of him being a brother. He's a prick. I don't put it against him that he's a Christian. If it gets him through the day, more power to him, but I wouldn't kick him out of my life for being one. Jeez.

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  10. I understand, though I admit it would still be hard for me personally to shut someone who's technically family completely out of my life. I am sorry that your brother had to be such a prick. I have no problem with Christianity, it's just the morons who practice it that piss me off.

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  11. Well, I've got to get to work on a Halloween prop, so I best get going. Have a nice weekend, Autumn!

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  12. Haha. That's an interesting way of putting it. I really don't care what anyone's belief system is, I just care when they try to infringe on my rights, shove their beliefs down my throat, or create hate. I can't tell you how many people I know who jumped ship from Catholicism and Jehovah's because the people around them weren't walking the talk.

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  13. I wonder if the old Spiritualist churches of the 1920s were tax free?

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  14. I'm sure they got paid in cash by eager people wanting to talk to dead relatives.

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  15. I don't really buy the idea of tax increases as a solution to debt. When you're already spending money you don't have, that's really no different than giving an alcoholic another drink as long as he swears it will be his last one. ;)

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  16. Bleaux; So far as churches, they've gotten off free for a long long time. If they even just started charging the televangelists, I'd be content.

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  17. Hey Steve. I hope your week went well, buddy.

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  18. It went. Didn't get everything I wanted to get done because of time spent beating my head against software and trying to scare up cash, but it could have been worse.

    You're getting good feedback on Josiah, I see, so that must make you happy. :)

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  19. Josiah was a total blast and now I'm working on Sheriff Kai: Zombie Outlaw Killer and he's equally fun. This series is so much fun. I only wish I could quit my full-time job and get more done since I'm working on like 3 books at one time. Are you still working on the game thing? You do the most interesting work!

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  20. Yep. I've got several that I almost have ready for release (in addition to the one I put out this week.)

    One of them is actually an RPG supplement dealing with ghosts and psychic phenomena and possibly even aliens. I'm deciding if I want to do one or two booklets right now.

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  21. Man! That is sooooo cool. You are so freaking interesting. I bet you never get bored, huh?

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  22. Not really. Stressed over my lack of income, but never bored. :)

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  23. Well, money stress can give one amazing motivation. I hope it all works for you. You have so much talent in so many areas, I get the feeling it will all come to you. Dabble here and there and before you know it, something just stumbles in front of you.

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  24. Hey Sis! I love ya but you are much better looking as a ginger! LOL Your cut and paste face kills me! Love it! OH, by the way, my first Phobia Phriday post is dedicated to Dale...tell Mr. Creepy McCreeperson to pop on over!

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  25. I will let the little bastard know!

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  26. Yeah, the little freak will like the pictures...especially the last one!

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  27. I've taken (read, stolen) and idea from you and am changing my backgrounds on Friday's to correlate with my phobia post! Hope you don't mind!

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  28. I love it!!! I'm thrilled that I gave you an inspiration. This is fun! I'm dying to see next Friday's!

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  29. I'm coming up with special posts for each day of the week. So far I have "Piss and Moan Monday", "What I'm Reading Now" Wednesday, and Phobia Phriday.....May ad an additional Wednesday thing as I can't always read a book in a week! Thinking of other days now! It is becoming a lot of fun!

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  30. Piss and Moan Monday... you should trademark that. :)

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  31. LOL....Thanks Steve! I thought it had a nice ring to it!

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  32. Steve; She should! Seriously. For me, it's piss and moan Saturday because it's the last day of the week for me for work and I am not feeling like working when other people are playing. Sis, you have an amazing idea there. Consider reviewing books you've already read in the past too.

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  33. By the way, you might want to put in some sort of child lock on your web-browser, Sharon. If Dale goes to Bandura's blog and sees that post about the Island of the Dolls, he might just steal your car keys and take off for Mexico!

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  34. I should be so lucky, Steve. I should be so lucky!

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  35. LOL...that's a good idea! If nothing else, hide your car keys! Yeah, most of us hate Monday, and I decided if I must vent (or anyone else for that matter) it should be on Monday and no other day....of course it's a Piss and Moan emergency!

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  36. Unless....it's a P&M emergency! oops!

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  37. you know me sis....I am prone to PME's! LOL But I am trying to get better! I swear!

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  38. You can turn it around into "Personal Message Events" and just take them as signs of what you can control.

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  39. Hmmmm! Now THAT'S and idea! Makes it not so much a bitch session that I can't control but more of a focus on what I can do to deal with a situation and/or what parts of that situation CAN I control!

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  40. I look at life like a sinking life raft. I can freak out over the hole in the boat or I can look around for my options-swim? Repair? Use any parts of the boat for a flotation device? If I stare at that hole for very long, I don't realize the water is up to the rim of the boat now and I'm in knee deep and now I have no options.

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  41. Good analogy. Now I wish I could figure out why I've woken up with anxiety the past two mornings. I smudged the Beau's apartment this afternoon but it's still oppressive. Lot's of bad residual energy and I'm going to have to take stronger measures. I'll be glad when we can afford to find a new place where that particular energy has never stepped foot!

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  42. Sis; anxiety is always highest in the morning and it has more to do with the human body. I've been sponsoring people through anxiety disorders for over 20 years and morning is the real bitch for about 90% of them. As the day moves on, it wears down. It's like your mind is more alert in the morning and your body. As the day wears on, hormones even out. You might consider for a time doing some 20-30 drops of passionflower extract in your morning drink. It works as good as anti-anxiety drugs without the issues. Most times for women, it's purely hormones. Get some water in your body and get it back in balance chemically. Works better than in this case than saging, I promise.

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  43. Well I know the anxiety isn't from the heaviness in the house, at least I don't think it is, usually the heaviness just makes me mean! LOL I'll have to get some "flowers" and see how it works! I so want to get off of my anti-depressant but can't take St. John's Wort when I'm on it so trying to figure out what will work in a transition state. Any ideas?

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  44. Passionflower. If you do it about 3 times a day, you should be able to keep yourself nice and even. Just be sure you wean off the antidepressant slowly. You will feel some rush of anxiety and such going off it and remind yourself it's perfectly normal and it will flush out of your system. Once you're truly off it, you're fine. I'll be curious to see how St. John's Wort does for you. I have heard good things about it. If you can get regular exercise throughout the day, do it, even if it's walking or jogging in place. It is as good as any antidepressant at keeping your system all balanced and letting your gremlins out. Just remember to tell yourself "this is exactly how I should feel and it's going just as it should go" because some people just can't take feeling different or feeling anxious or irritable. You have to give yourself a "hall pass" for a while, sweetie. Email me any time you need it. I'm sponsoring a few people right now and I know that just knowing someone is there is hugely important.

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  45. Thanks sis. I really appreciate it. I have some personal goal and getting healthier and off medication is right up there. Of course I've got to get motivated. The Beau doesn't help because he spoils me with treats and sweets etc...LOL I've got to get off so much sugar! LOL He means well but I'm going to turn into a massive lump of fat! I already feel like a slug! LOL

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  46. Yes. I understand that. Chocolate was my addiction when my ex was making me mad and neglecting me. The minute I let the anger out and got the divorce, I never ever binged on it again. Funny how that works. I suspect when you get a job, sweetie, all the frustration will be gone. You are a very high energy gal. You are not being challenged. When they let you take over and command the work place--you will be in your heaven. Look how productive I've been the past 9 months just being able to do everything I want instead of holding back. I was like a race horse in a stall. You are too. You need to get on the track and then-watch out world! She may not stop at the finish line.

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  47. You are too sweet! I hope that is indeed the case. I am going stir crazy not working. It's making me very lazy and unmotivated!

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  48. Absolutely. I came to life when I was freed up to just do my projects. Hence, 3 books published already this year and 2 more to go while working full time! So, yeah, I suspect that once you're allowed to run with it, you will sprint and remind us of the irish setter in "Funny Farm" If you haven't seen it, Chevy Chase and his wife get an idyllic country home and get a perfect dog for it and bring it home and it proceeds to run off barking into the woods and it's gone.

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  49. LOL...my aunt raised and showed Irish Setters when I was a kid. I use to go with her. Now it's Great Danes. I know all about the goofy Irish Setter! They never grow up! LOL Awesome!

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  50. Yes, the movie is priceless but them setting loose his irish setter with unlimited property was hilarious. Occasionally, months later, it would romp through the yard still barking and running off into the woods again.

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  51. Hey, I need some ideas....I will be emailing you a couple of my tattoos and I am looking to do some refining and cover-ups....I'll get them to you sometime tomorrow if that's cool!

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  52. Excellent. I've been tempted to have mine touched up because the dude put a mint green behind the leaf and it was weird. I never did like it and the leaf wasn't orange and enough for me, but now I've gotten used to it and will probably just keep it as it is. It's so much my symbol now and with my hair back to red again--it actually looks right on me.

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  53. I think it's really pretty! I love that leaf! I have something on my C-5 that I want covered up. Everyone loves it, but I got it for every single wrong reason you can think of. I am hoping it can be covered up with a few ideas I have going on in my head! LOL My first tattoo I want to have made prettier but keep it as a butterfly, and I have one on my right shoulder blade I want covered up as I'm just not attached to it. I think I want something matching on both sides like wings...

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  54. Yes, send me a pic. I'm pretty good at seeing a shape and seeing other possibilities.

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  55. Will do Sis! About to head to bed! It's almost 12:30 here! Have a fabulous evening!

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  56. Thanks sis. Getting some writing done, of course!

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  57. hey, 'the name of the rose' - deleting comment???

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  58. WWHIM;
    Did you have something you wanted to talk about tonight?

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  59. she just cannot look you in the eyes.

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