Comments | lux_apollo: And... we're back.

lux_apollo

And... we're back.

Feb 21, 2011 19:30

Well, I'm back. There is still no 'we' in the boyfriend or girlfriend sense (or the schizophrenic/dissociative identity sense, for that matter!). I want this hiatus from LJ to be over, at any rate. I haven't been reading any posts, let alone writing anything of my own. I miss all of you on my flist, and the communities I've been part of in the past ( Read more... )

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yayweredoomed February 22 2011, 00:39:02 UTC

congrats on defence, yay date, YAY time off! welcome back!

jp5040 February 22 2011, 04:29:01 UTC

It sounds like now you climbed the Great Wall you can see every obstacle before you. All I can say is you made it. Enjoy the breather before you immerse yourself too hard in those energy draining concerns.

Congrats.

talktooloose February 22 2011, 16:55:57 UTC

And I visited you! Don't forget that! That was fun. I have pics of you in your lab wearing a toque. The all-Canadian scientist.

The phrase "perennial mental and emotional weaknesses" disturbs me a lot. Why do you characterize the challenges you are facing for perfectly legitimate reasons as "perennial weaknesses." Do you really think you can beat yourself into emotional health?

lux_apollo February 23 2011, 22:01:17 UTC

Yes, and I was very glad to have you there.

The challenges aren't what is perennial, just the underlying things that make those challenges more difficult to surmount. Beat, no. Build and accept, yes.

talktooloose February 23 2011, 22:52:15 UTC

I guess I'm just responding to the word weakness and to your tendency to beat up on yourself, when in fact you're pretty awesome.

I guess weakness can be non-pejorative: "there is a weakness in my inner-tube wall, so I better carry a spare and some tools before I start this journey." Recognition of areas that can stand improvement.