ChasUFarley

I was rx'ed it for post partum depression after Kristopher was born. Not a lot of side-effects, but yes, the memory loss part was almost painfully bad - I couldn't finish a sentence. I asked for something else because of that, as my memory is everything to me, and to not be able to speak properly was more depressing! (If that makes sense... I'm a pretty articulate person... ) However, I do know of some people who have taken it with no problems - not even weight gain, which is usually a lousy side-effect with these things.

I woulda said, "You can lick your balls? Why did you bother leaving the house?!"

I don't know if anyone else has asked this yet - I can't recall seeing the question but... Are you SURE it's permanant ink? (If so, that begs the question - What was that mom thinking with letting a 6 year old have permanant markers!!!) :blink: DUH! We had a problem with Kristopher writing on the walls, fixtures, and even one of Hubby's guitar amps. We discovered those Mr. Clean erasers work wonders - I love the things! They're great at taking the dirt or whatever off and nothing else. In one case, we had just painted the diningroom - not 24 hours later, little Kristopher decided to pull a Picasso on the walls. I figured we'd have to repaint the spot - nope. I hope all works out well!

I'm probably going to get the snot slapped out of me for this statement, but here it goes.... I'm glad I took PFAL. My life was and is better for it. I still believe most, if not all, of what I was taught because I've never come across any proof that Jesus Christ is God, or that there is life after death, or that speaking in tongues isn't of God, or any of the other core beliefs that I learned in TWI. I see VPW as a man, not as a savior, and believe he just picked a good mix of theologians to quote (or copy, or whatever). I'm glad that he introduced me to Stiles, Bullinger, etc. - I can check (and have checked) them out for myself. I like their works and similar readings. As I see it, it's not the messenger but the message that I still hold as true. It was well delivered, lousey mid-west accent, polyester suits, and all. I agree that God didn't want us to endure the poision we did from TWI, but isn't that where perhaps, at least in most cases, we should have found the door? I don't say this in a cold manner, but I bet many people, like myself, stayed because of a spouse that was in or because they thought things would get better or whatever. Hypothetically speaking, almost all of us could have left any time we wanted to - even by the most extreme means. (Again, please don't think I'm not being sensitive to people who were in abusive situations - I'm talking in broad strokes here.) Peace. (Now, I'm going to go put on my helmet and flack jacket.)

I have to wonder if it's a "sense of loss" or a "sense of disappointment"... Didn't we invest a lot, especially those of you who were in the WC, into our time in TWI? I know I did: -left my family on more than once occasion to follow my "dream" -moved all over the country -put off going to school -put off having kids -never took a career-type job, even when it was offered (not seeking it, in other words) because I might miss twig or a class -put the ministry first in many things - my choice, of course, but... ...Nonetheless, we did it because we expected great things. We expected the full blessings from God for our committed walk, didn't we? Then, at least in my case, nothing seemed to turn out like it was promised. Where was that stinkin' Promised Land, when you're spending $750/month rent on a dinky apartment and driving a WOW-mobile and have no health insurance and no savings account? Scheesch. Talk about buying a bill of goods - yup, I think I must of had "fool" tattoo'd on my forehead for that one. I ended up disappointed in my TWI experience and disappointed in myself for buying into it all. The sense of loss I have is more about the time I spent involved with them - I "lost" my 20's - a time that was supposed to be about becoming an established adult. Now I'm almost 40 and am trying to figure out what I want to major in for school, because I regret not finishing school, and have been busy doing many things that most 20-somethings are into or going thru now, only I'm older than that. Then there's some things, like the damage done to the relationships with my family, that there will never be a total re-gain of - it's just too little, too late. C'est la vie, I guess. Don't get me wrong - I'm not bitter - I'm just being honest. It's where I'm at now, in "my process", as you may say...

Gimme the Elf, and no one gets hurt!

Hubby got this one -- Immigrant Song - Led Zep On the mountain was a treasure Buried deep beneath the stone,

<_< Oh, I know that song... it's one of those songs that will make me reach for the "scan" button on the radio quicker than anything... (I'll let someone else have it...)

I liken my leaving TWI and the time after it to going thru a second divorce. I was in from '88-'00, from the time I was 17 until I was 29. Years that most people are figuring out who they are as an adult and getting their lives and careers on track, I was trying to conform to the "Present Truth" and whatever else everyone else told me I should be doing. Yeah, I had glimmers of rebellion in there, but since I was also married during most of that time, I got shot down from any really fruitful rebellious moments. I guess what it boils down to is, when I left I suddenly had to (a) answer for myself for everything; and (b) discover who I was and what I wanted. Suddenly, I had the world in front of me. I could choose anything I wanted. It was frightening and exciting all at once. Fast forward, six years later... I am more comfortable and proud of the person I am now, than the person I was six or seven or ten years ago. The peace I have is far greater than the *peace* I had when I was an "innie". I feel like I have a future, and that I have security - not of a financial means, but in sort of a spiritual way. It's taken me a long time to get here and I still have a lot to do, but I certainly don't regret leaving at any time. The only thing I've missed from leaving TWI is the friends I made when I was with the group - and many of them are now out as well, so we're in touch. That's really it, in a nutshell.

I feel your pain. I have a keyring with about a dozen little cards with barcodes on them that attests to all the insane paperwork I've filled out to get discounts, have club membership, and all that jazz. I hate being handed a survey at the bottom of my receipt - more work. I'd rather they just say nothing and let me complain if I think they messed up pretty badly, but please, just let me go about my day - I have enough to do to occupy my time, thank you. Really, I think these marketing gurus who run this type of discount service based on demographic tracking are the same jerks who set up our healthcare system - no rules are ever the same twice, and you're always suprized by the bill because it's never what you thought it would be. Thankfully, I'm married to a man who LIKES to grocery shop. I cut the coupons and write the list. He shops and I put it all away. Works for me! We finally got a grocery store in the town where we live - before that we had to go 20+ miles to the nearest store. Ditto for a pharmacy. But that's all changed and we're suddenly spoiled! His very favorite thing is to get both boy into one of those carts that looks like a car - the three of them are in hog heaven. And since I don't have to go, then the four of us are in hog heaven!

Rick -- Hubby had something like that happen last year with his prized Strat. He had placed it in it's hardshell case after a gig but didn't lock up the case, as he still had some things to place in there. Well, one of his well-meaning bandmates grabbed the case to load it in the truck and the Strat went *SPLAT* - on a concrete floor. It got a good ding on the lower part of the body - nothing that can be seen unless you're looking for it - and a scrape on the back. I was afraid Hubby would want to get rid of it, as he likes immaculate instruments (picky, picky, picky) - but so far he hasn't said a word... You may consider taking it to a luthier - they may be able to patch that spot, if it's worth it to you to fix it. It sounds like you made out well, all things considered. That could have been an instant nail in the coffin of any other guitar, really. Alvarez does make a good instrument and I bet your 12-string is a peach! Personally, I don't mind a few blems on a guitar, but I hate seeing where they were just abused.

Linda - You can also have the phone hacked so the SIMS card will work with your new provider. You may want to consider doing this so that you have a backup phone. I keep a spare phone in the glove box in the car, just in case. If you check eBay, you'll see where this service costs $10-$20 and all you do is mail your phone to them, and they send it back usually within 5-7 business days.

Oh, no... Orlando Bloom Yum.... it's getting warm in here.... (Yeah, he's a young pup... but.... you can train 'em better!)

Jerry Rafferty If you liked that, you'll love.... You know, I didn't even know her name, But I was never gonna be the same.

I like how the father's name changes to first-middle-last about half way thru the note. Nice touch. The one that always ....es me off is false paid recepits from PayPal. It *looks* like PayPal, it has all the right info - ALMOST - but then certain links don't work. Then, when you look at what you supposedly bought - like a $4,500.00 diamond tennis bracelet (in my dreams) - then it's certainly nothing I'd have bought. I learned a long time ago (and not the hardway - just common sence) to NOT go into my PayPal account via a hyperlink. I also never save my passwords. I manually type them in, and I also change them every quarter. So, after I get one of these stupid receipts, verify it's not legit, I usually hit the hyperlink and enter something like this for my username and password: username: notbornyesterday@yousuck.com password: apoxonyourfirstborn (Gotta have a little bit of fun!)

How about.... SNOWBALL!

*bump*

wow... speechless... I have a brother-in-law over there now - he's 45 with 2 young boys at home. I can't fathom what it must be like...

Socker-roni -- I like both versions of the song - I listed to both back-to-back, like an EP. I think you have a great voice - I've only heard it a few times, and you seem to have very good pitch. For me, singing isn't about the singer having the greatest voice in the world - but the expression is what counts. Hubby sings in his band - there's no lead singer - three of the four band members take turns. Hubby hasn't got a great voice, but it's a good rock and roll voice. He's never met a microphone that he didn't like, so singing isn't a problem for him - but there's lots of recording artists who don't have great voice - but they have attitude, emotion, and deliver the goods. That's what counts, as far as I'm concerned. I'd be very interested to hear it a dropped D tuning - that would be a cool experiment. I've been working with transposing songs lately. Since I know G-clef music better than Bass Clef, it's been very challenging for me. I never had to think about it much with G-clef stuff. I'm also seeing how guitar players don't HAVE to know how to read sheet music - I can understand why many don't. Personally, I like to know because I like to play the type of music I'd listen to on the radio or on my iPod. That's just me... I never really thought much about bass tunings - I'm sure there's dropped tunings for bass, although that's far above me right now. Hubby's gig last night went great - he had a good time playing with the stand-in guy and they're going to get back together sometime. I asked Hubby if the guy was used to making more money than he did with their band, and he said, "Nope. That's about what he usually makes because no one wants to hear the blues anymore." Sad. I don't feel that way - but I guess that's what happening around here...

Was Keith Richards in this one? I heard he was supposed to be in either the second or third sequel of the movie. I also heard NPR's review of it - they didn't like it at all, but I don't care. I don't go to a movie like this so I can do mental gymnastics for 2.5 hours - I go because I don't want to think - I want to be entertained! Can't wait to see this one - we loved the first one!

Careful Ex10 - admitting that you actually gained something by taking this class can be dangerous. Hubby took that class after he saw some very positive changes in a friend of his (also x-twi). He wasn't told to take it or asked to - he just wanted to check somethings out for himself. Hubby is not a lemming or a "joiner' - he follows no one, really. Anyhow, he used to post on Waydale until there was a thread like this. He and another poster talked about how they got some positive things out of it, but Hubby mentioned that he didn't "witness" Momentus, or any of that. He agreed it wouldn't be for everyone. He even conceeded that his experience may have not been the norm. Hubby even told me, "This is NOT for you," as he knew I was a bundle of nerves after my TWI experience. Well, he promptly received some nasty posts in light of his post, then some PMs threatening that if it was ever found out where he taught school that they (the twits sending the PMs) would contact his school where he worked to report his actions and that he took this class! (I should clarify that Hubby is a public school teacher. In one of his posts about the class, he mentioned that his experience helped him in his profession as seeing how people perceived him - and he changed accordingly so that he would be better accepted and more approachable - not really a bad thing for a teacher to do, don't you think?) So... although some of the people who have taken this class can be real whack jobs, it seems that those who are deadset against it can be just as bad... At best, these threads are always good for some high drama.

I would suggest you try a search on this class (on Grease Spot Cafe.) This isn't me blowing you off - just that it's been talked about here before... a lot. This subject comes up about four times a year. It's never dull. There's been a lot said about it by a lot of people who never took it and think they know a lot about it. Those threads are full of those types of posts. I bet it won't be long before that happens on this thread, too. :blink: Welcome to the Cafe!

Knock Three Times and he'll pop up out of Vegas .... (I thought that what happened in Vegas, stayed in Vegas...?)

Sock-roni-- Beautiful. Moving. Love it. It sounds warm - makes me think of autumn, browns, and sunshine warmth. Something about the key of it, just does that for me. I associate music with colors, tempretures, etc. - weird, I know, but it also helps me to remember songs when I'm trying to memorize stuff. Anyhow - I love what you did with it. It was never a favorite song of mine because, like you said, it was sorta clumsey. It took a smooth arrangement like yours to tame it. What other keys have you tried? What about some different effects - maybe some chorus or octaver? Just thinking - and listening - again. Great way to end a super busy day!

Considering that's all done in anime, which never has the spoken words sync'd with the lips of the speakers - like any Japanese film - that's pretty well done.