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aurillia

You know what they say about Mondays...

Oct 11, 2010 12:10

I don't know why, but I feel really sad today. It's Monday and a public holiday - Thanksgiving - and I've had a great weekend so far, so you'd think I'd be in better spirits. But for some reason my head feels achy and I feel like I'm going to cry ( Read more... )

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_ocelott_ October 11 2010, 17:26:41 UTC

It seems hard for men to understand this, this crying-for-no-reason thing. They need a dragon to slay, and when you can't give them one they get very frustrated.

Hee. This is so true. Like Adam, my husband is learning this, but it's difficult for him. Sometimes you just need him to hug you and let you cry, but they feel useless if that's all they can do.

Felix and Tamsyn are adorable! Love Tamsyn's grin there.

Crying for No Reason ext_84137 October 11 2010, 22:58:36 UTC

This misnomer is that women cry for no reason. I think the gender THINKS there is no reason at the time and usually they find out the reason after the fact.

Also, it's sad you won't be up north anymore. We just went this weekend and I miss it already (though, not the drive home).

Re: Crying for No Reason aurillia October 12 2010, 12:29:37 UTC

It's not so much that there is NO reason, as that there are MANY reasons, mostly all so small and hard to grasp, they just build up and you can't express it and don't want to and don't need to. The point it, the reason isn't important - we just need to "cry it out" :) Of course we cry for a reason, just not "one" reason or one that can be easily articulated and shared. Oh, and we don't like it when try to push us to articulate it. It might help you deal with the emotions, but not us! Weird, but true.

aurillia October 12 2010, 15:17:19 UTC

And don't they just hate feeling useless? ;)

Tamsyn seems to be always grinning! :D

Job firefred October 11 2010, 20:50:22 UTC

I hope all goes well with the job application(s) and also the interview(s). Hope you'll land a permanent position!

Can you give me some more details about the film you saw, please?

Saying goodbye to a nice holiday retreat: I think I know what you mean. I've spent some time up in Massachusetts, my girlfriend's father has a big property there. A really nice old house, nice scenery, even decent culture (as compared to smalltown Texas). But same there: he can't cope and wants to move. We even thought of buying the property, but can't afford it. We could just so afford it, but it is really expensive there (taxes etc.), and there are no jobs :(

SAD! On a positive note: when is your wedding?

Re: Job aurillia October 12 2010, 17:16:52 UTC

Thanks Fred!

Never Let Me Go - based on the book by Kazuo Ishiguro about, well, I can't tell you! It's better not to know or it loses some of its power I think. But it's set in a kind of alternate history, beginning in the 70s, and follows three friends as they grow up and face the truth of their existence.

ext_84342 October 12 2010, 01:41:53 UTC

I understand the sad thing, I usually call it an 'off day'. Unfortunately when you're preggers you have a lot of them, and can really end up feeling sorry for yourself. Fortunately Ant can comprehend this and will cheer me up by taking us out for coffee or buying tea. Bless him...

So sad about the cottage! But completely understandable too. Perhaps this will encourage you to branch out a bit more and try different places for weekends away. You could spend a week on PEI, wouldn't that be lovely!

Good luck with the job application, I know how hard it can be but I'm sure you'll be fine!

aurillia October 12 2010, 17:17:49 UTC

Very much an "off day" - and it affected us both!

PEI is a bit of a stretch for our budget - it's quite a way away! not exactly a weekend jaunt! - but hopefully we'll get to go there sometime.

ext_84342 October 13 2010, 12:31:57 UTC

How long does it take to drive from Toronto to PEI?

aurillia October 13 2010, 13:22:43 UTC

Um, couple of days at least I reckon! We're actually really south here, where Canada dips down, and you have to drive way north through forest and lakes before you can even turn west or east.

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madhowan October 15 2010, 17:05:12 UTC

I think you're right, it's just the accumulation of lots of things. Goodness, if you stub your toe one too many times after you've stupidly put the Weet-Bix in the fridge then you can feel like crying. Especially when there are job applications involved. I've somehow managed to avoid job interviews up until this point, luckily. When I went for the job at the hospital I turned up, dressed for an interview, and after two minutes of me being terrified the manager just said, "oh, don't worry, you've got the job. Let's have a look around shall we?" So I don't envy you that, but I'm sure you'll be fine! You're a smart cookie (or should that be biscuit?), and you know what you're doing.

Glad the invitations came out how you wanted them -- it's so lovely seeing designs finished and on paper, isn't it?

Felix and Tamsyn are adorable :)

aurillia October 16 2010, 20:50:49 UTC

That sounds like the best kind of job interview! The expression is "a smart cookie" - imagine saying "a smart biscuit"!! That'd be funny :P

You'll have to tell me! Wasn't going to say anything, but yours is in the mail!! (Sure hope you haven't moved!) I'm prone to overthinking things and worrying but I know you won't think it's weird ... or will you? ;)

madhowan October 22 2010, 08:22:38 UTC

Ooh, it turned up today! Thank you, that's so sweet -- we really didn't expect to be invited! (And very lovely invitations, by the way. Simple and elegant.)

We'll have to look at flights and things, see if we can afford it, but it'd be lovely to come! I'll have a look around this week.