tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post5857778736902272014..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: MedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-59745516309926082172008-09-04T12:32:00.000+02:002008-09-04T12:32:00.000+02:00Fair enough; I've wallowed enough. Normal blogging...Fair enough; I've wallowed enough. Normal blogging will resume soon. No worries re the Big D; I'm fine and actually needed to do a bit of reviewing work, study for the course I've already paid for but bores me rigid (editing and proof reading for publishing), help Love Chunks, Carly and myself finally shake this flu/infection/lurgy thing and try to get my head onto a couple of radio programs.....Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-8649690185504219762008-09-04T10:36:00.000+02:002008-09-04T10:36:00.000+02:00Right!Enough slacking!*cracks blogging whip*Yah! P...Right!<BR/>Enough slacking!<BR/>*cracks blogging whip*<BR/>Yah! Post!franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-84523863264984178062008-09-03T11:22:00.000+02:002008-09-03T11:22:00.000+02:00Nice treadmill! Looks like you got the whole gym t...Nice treadmill! Looks like you got the whole gym thing happening over there. Nice boxing bag. Hitting things feels good, but only when it is inanimate. I like speedballs, you get a nice hypnotic rhythm thing going.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry (and perhaps a tad surprised) to hear about the black dog. I reckon you've got the Force, though unfortunately it's not recognised in this galaxy. And that's a bad expression, black dog. Statistically, black dogs do get less pats, though noone could look into the eyes of a chocolate labrador without engaging in some very silly behaviour indeed.Cinema Minimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393403989921214855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-76123648930053676212008-09-03T11:04:00.000+02:002008-09-03T11:04:00.000+02:00I agree with ariel - that was an incredibly brave ...I agree with ariel - that was an incredibly brave action you took back in November. What an amazing post Kath. True courage, both in fighting the good fight when things are just plain horrible, and in deciding to share with us. Thank you.delamarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413653583027366881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-48627814546265911402008-09-03T02:31:00.000+02:002008-09-03T02:31:00.000+02:00Sorry, I have to say it, too. Wow. This is an amaz...Sorry, I have to say it, too. Wow. This is an amazing post. I think it's amazing that you had the self-possession, somewhere, to walk into that hospital - and to know when you'd crossed that line. How strong you must be. Thank you for sharing.Arielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570339715916432947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-59740488435865911442008-09-02T13:28:00.000+02:002008-09-02T13:28:00.000+02:00You are a freaking genius - go and get that printe...You are a freaking genius - go and get that printed on a T-shirt this very day!Miles McClaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335102965842725449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-35693320032151573292008-09-01T18:42:00.000+02:002008-09-01T18:42:00.000+02:00Great post: honest, meaningful, well-said, brave. ...Great post: honest, meaningful, well-said, brave. I like the pigeon paragraph especially. Your blog is in my Favorites.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709842445396738547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-50745771083840536212008-09-01T15:00:00.000+02:002008-09-01T15:00:00.000+02:00I had a very similar experience earlier this year....I had a very similar experience earlier this year. I completely understand what you mean re. trying to articulate it without descending into cliches. But you did an excellent job of it. I got shivers reading this.chipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478963603470510229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-67725853678085248682008-09-01T04:37:00.000+02:002008-09-01T04:37:00.000+02:00You mean "a much lazier idea". I do mean it though...You mean "a much <I>lazier</I> idea". <BR/><BR/>I do mean it though: you're not just a blogger, a hacker, a researcher, a philosopher, a polemicist or a ranter. You are a <B>WRITER</B>. Well done. Keep running and pat the dog for me.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-44720255372306962972008-09-01T03:22:00.000+02:002008-09-01T03:22:00.000+02:00Thanks everyone. I had a bit of a nervous day wond...Thanks everyone. I had a bit of a nervous day wondering if putting up such a post was the right idea, but it definitely is.<BR/><BR/>Normal programming will resume in a few days' time - writing every day is bloody hard work, so Franzy's Single Sentence September is a much cleverer idea!Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-74150795794604356192008-08-31T22:04:00.000+02:002008-08-31T22:04:00.000+02:00A very honest and heartwrenching piece Kath. You s...A very honest and heartwrenching piece Kath. You set a fine example to others with this kind of writing.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-67256991474454873622008-08-31T15:43:00.000+02:002008-08-31T15:43:00.000+02:00Kath !! Keep running !! Admire the sharing and you...Kath !! Keep running !! Admire the sharing and you also...Always remember how amazing chocolate is !!tomshideawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927685180560464873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-71117045981272801872008-08-31T14:57:00.000+02:002008-08-31T14:57:00.000+02:00Thank you Kath. Both for that post, which must hav...Thank you Kath. Both for that post, which must have been daunting to consider putting out here in the ether, and for the whole Appreciative August which you've stuck to unflaggingly (if that's a word).<BR/><BR/>What now? Franzy's single sentence Spetember, or a release of pent up bile with people what must be stabbed September?myninjacocklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061734136188769866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-92000845652585647712008-08-31T12:42:00.000+02:002008-08-31T12:42:00.000+02:00This is such a moving and accurate description of ...This is such a moving and accurate description of the horror of depression, and the struggles to keep it at bay.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15127250126440575740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-28557198903655782252008-08-31T12:24:00.000+02:002008-08-31T12:24:00.000+02:00Perhaps you ought to send a postcard to that Menca...Perhaps you ought to send a postcard to that Mencap place in Surrey..."I've joined the club, signed, Kath lpvely golden hair, golden hair, golden hair..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-40734979851847773272008-08-31T09:06:00.000+02:002008-08-31T09:06:00.000+02:00The standing and hitting my head on a brick wall s...The standing and hitting my head on a brick wall so I wouldn't kill my baby. The walking round and round the block in the dark until I couldn't hear him crying anymore.<BR/>The standing on the edge of the dark abyss full of soft lovely clouds that would cushion me when I took that final step.<BR/>I didn't take that step and I fought back but it damaged me in ways that can't be fixed. There's a corner of my mind that is still in fragments.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-45454741968528783212008-08-31T05:26:00.000+02:002008-08-31T05:26:00.000+02:00William Styron called his book on depression Darkn...William Styron called his book on depression Darkness Visible, which metaphor I like very much.<BR/><BR/>Amazing post..I really admire you.Lidianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609618027313982020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-29459154587275449422008-08-31T05:12:00.000+02:002008-08-31T05:12:00.000+02:00Wow. Just..wow. I could never reveal myself to an...Wow. Just..wow. I could never reveal myself to anyone as fully as you have.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-43262793877208664432008-08-31T03:55:00.000+02:002008-08-31T03:55:00.000+02:00Love your blog.Love your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-17751433134503849572008-08-31T03:43:00.000+02:002008-08-31T03:43:00.000+02:00You're a writer.You're a writer.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-19146292169054949642008-08-31T01:55:00.000+02:002008-08-31T01:55:00.000+02:00wow! She tries to type through the tears of a blub...wow! She tries to type through the tears of a blubbering mess..what an amazingly personal and powerful post..what an inspiring message to share with others. Perhaps more pertinent this week as a celebrity sadly yielded to that temptation to end the pain.Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051686083182215146noreply@blogger.com