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Tuesday, September 6, 2005

   I feel like I got hit...

by a truck...er...runner?

I know it's been a while since I updated. I apologize for that. Things have been a bit wacky as of late. Let me recap...

John and I went to Seattle to the awards ceremony for Robotech. Had an amazing dinner with the Harmony Gold crew. Drove home after dinner since John had to work at 7am. Didn't get home until after 4am!

I had (still having) a major RA flare up. Bad enough I couldn't go to Kumoricon and even skipped my last chemo treatment. RA totally sucks. I haven't left the house since the Seattle trip because of this RA. Meh! My dad even dropped off dinner and lunch for me on a couple of days when John was at work since he was afraid I wouldn't/couldn't get up to cook and eat anything. I love my daddy.

I haven't been spending too much time online since the arthritis is really messing with me. Feeling really cut off from the world at this point. Haven't been chatting on the phone since I have lost my voice too. Darn Sjogren's Syndrome messes up my throat!

Oh! Got nasty PM from an angry theO member who specifically blamed me for their account being frozen for plagerism. They even stated they have slit their wrists because of it! I had to check into this one since I have nothing to do with their account status. Their work had been reported several times by different members for being stolen WITH proof URLs of the stolen pieces. Being suicidal over a submission for a website is really sad and they really need to seek professional help.

There are people who are suffering from the losing loved ones, pets and possessions from Hurricane Katrina yet have the strength to carry on and this person is willing to give up their life over stolen wallpapers?! Does anyone else think there is something wrong with this? I tried to PM this person back but their PM box is so full that it wasn't accepting anymore PMs.

I really hope this person gets professional help for their suicidal thoughts since giving up their life over submissions to a website is really sad. Even more sad is the fact they decided to blame me for this and try to send me on a guilt trip. Mind you I am not making light of their mental issues, I really do want them to seek the help of a therapist. Heck, I went throught a rough patch with depression after my RA screwed up my life (no career, no kids, constant pain and fatigue..etc..) so I understand what it is like to be depressed. I hope they get some help soon.

Well, my fingers are starting to really cramp up. I am going to get going. I really do love you all and hope you all had a great weekend. Hopefully I will feel better soon and can get back to visiting sites.

After I rest for a bit I promise I will get back to all the emails, PMs and guestbook entries. I'm not ignoring you I swear!!

You guys really do rock. Thanks for the love and support. ::huggles::
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