I like that 19th century word and was completely enveloped in it today. Could not stop crying. It must be time to move. It's time to move on and throw out old stuff--lots of it. It's time to unburden oneself of the annoying and boring and down right deadly. I need to get out of here.
Where will you go once you are gone?
ReplyDeleteWherever I go, there I am.
ReplyDeleteDon't go!
ReplyDeleteSing it, Louise!
ReplyDeletePittsburgh is calling!! Come on over.
ReplyDeleteThat was Dede, not ed. But I'm sure he'd love to have you as well
ReplyDeleteI appreciate some of that melancholia. My husband was diagnosed two weeks ago with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. Nothing like the C word to cast a blue on. Treatments begin this week. It is time to move on - to embrace this experience with faith and hope for a positive outcome. I hope he doesn't need to get out of here.
ReplyDeleteMelancholia: it's the word of the moment. I worked it into three separate conversations last week. I share your need to clear out the cave before hibernation. I guess it's more of a need to clear out OF the cave before hibernation sets in.
ReplyDeleteSomeone recently referred to an essay called Thoughts of a Grasshopper by one Louise Plummer. Is that you?
Someone cool mentioned you on her blog today: http://basic-joy.com/basic-joy/quick-jaunt.html?lastPage=true#comment9819179
ReplyDeleteI like you, Louise, because you go. And I think it's a lovely trait. It's not for everyone. And I don't do it exceptionally well myself --I expect all stars to align--but I think you seem like the kind of person who just chooses one star and heads out. I hope you find a good place to land.
ReplyDeleteDo you ever think that sometimes the packing and TOSSING parts can be enough? Then the moving part can wait? But I do love me some tossing. Weight loss the easy way.
ReplyDeleteI just moved into a house half the size of my old house. I cried and cried about leaving the old house, but I love where I am right now, even though I thought I'd fade to black during the whole process. The other side is always so hard to see. I've decided it's all in the attitude--and really good pills:) Love you, Louise!
ReplyDeleteAre you happy about no Asian porn hackers? That bit of news should wash away a bit of your melancholia? Maybe not.
ReplyDeleteWherever you are, there's the better for having you.
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