The New Isolated Blurt BDSM Thread

[seela]

I'm too good a guesser.

It's a wonder J can ever surprise me in any way.

 

[cfuhrer]

I'm too good a guesser.

It's a wonder J can ever surprise me in any way.

You have my sympathy. I ruined Christmas by guessing my gift.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

You have my sympathy. I ruined Christmas by guessing my gift.

Well it's really tough not to when they buy you a bicycle, insist on wrapping it and put it under the tree

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[Emerson40]

Ai-yo! Good fortune for a spankling.

 

[ToPleaseHim]

Chocolate milk, banana, and then bed.

 

[seela]

It's J's grandma's funeral tomorrow and I was shipped here yesterday to help with some stuff. Sans J, of all things.

I don't think I've ever felt as awkward as I do here. Now J called that he didn't make the earlier train and he won't be here until much later than I had hoped for. Sooo, I'm stuck here, surrounded with grieving people most of whom I don't even know. I never know what to say to these people and there really are only so many things I can keep busy with. I find myself using the bathroom a lot just to get away from people from time to time.

I'm not a people person, or at least I'm not a grieving people person. I come across super cold and distant, I'm sure. Maybe it isn't that far from the reality, I don't know.

On a positive note, I am enjoying my funeral look. I need to wear more black from now on.

 

[pete]

It's J's grandma's funeral tomorrow and I was shipped here yesterday to help with some stuff. Sans J, of all things.

I don't think I've ever felt as awkward as I do here. Now J called that he didn't make the earlier train and he won't be here until much later than I had hoped for. Sooo, I'm stuck here, surrounded with grieving people most of whom I don't even know. I never know what to say to these people and there really are only so many things I can keep busy with. I find myself using the bathroom a lot just to get away from people from time to time.

I'm not a people person, or at least I'm not a grieving people person. I come across super cold and distant, I'm sure. Maybe it isn't that far from the reality, I don't know.

On a positive note, I am enjoying my funeral look. I need to wear more black from now on.

that sounds like an awkward, uncomfortable time for you..
but i'd venture to guess that the family understands, and appreciates your just being there helping out in any small way. your presence represents your care and support.

 

[cfuhrer]

I'm not a people person, or at least I'm not a grieving people person. I come across super cold and distant, I'm sure. Maybe it isn't that far from the reality, I don't know.

I totally understand.

Know that you and J have my thoughts in this time.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

It's J's grandma's funeral tomorrow and I was shipped here yesterday to help with some stuff. Sans J, of all things.

I don't think I've ever felt as awkward as I do here. Now J called that he didn't make the earlier train and he won't be here until much later than I had hoped for. Sooo, I'm stuck here, surrounded with grieving people most of whom I don't even know. I never know what to say to these people and there really are only so many things I can keep busy with. I find myself using the bathroom a lot just to get away from people from time to time.

I'm not a people person, or at least I'm not a grieving people person. I come across super cold and distant, I'm sure. Maybe it isn't that far from the reality, I don't know.

On a positive note, I am enjoying my funeral look. I need to wear more black from now on.

Well it's extremely difficult to comfort people you know very little or not at all. I'm always afraid I will somehow say something insensitive or inappropriate. After you have muttered the standard phrases, there's not much more you can do. Just being there offers comfort, though. Your good intentions are showing and that's what counts.

 

[IrisAlthea]

It's J's grandma's funeral tomorrow and I was shipped here yesterday to help with some stuff. Sans J, of all things.

I don't think I've ever felt as awkward as I do here. Now J called that he didn't make the earlier train and he won't be here until much later than I had hoped for. Sooo, I'm stuck here, surrounded with grieving people most of whom I don't even know. I never know what to say to these people and there really are only so many things I can keep busy with. I find myself using the bathroom a lot just to get away from people from time to time.

I'm not a people person, or at least I'm not a grieving people person. I come across super cold and distant, I'm sure. Maybe it isn't that far from the reality, I don't know.

On a positive note, I am enjoying my funeral look. I need to wear more black from now on.

I've often felt like I would come across as distant or detached when others are expressing lots of feeling or being "panicky".
There have been times though when people have said that it has been calming and comforting to them and certainly practically useful.

I'm pretty sure that what feels less than enough to do for you, is a great help.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[pete]

the person who invented quesadillas deserves a huge raise

yum!

 

[cfuhrer]

Best eeyore voice:
Nobody listens to me.

He is a smart dog. He is learning what you are teaching him and he is teaching you to do exactly what he wants you to do. Ignore him and he'll stop. Operant conditioning is a helluva thing!

 

[MeekMe]

62 is not an acceptable inside temperature. :wraps scarf around neck:

 

[seela]

Thanks everybody.

The funeral went well, it was a nice and warm gathering despite the very cold weather. I think most people had already cried so much the evening before when everybody gathered that the actual funeral was surprisingly (to me at least, based on the previous evening's performance) tear free.

J's cousin, her boyfriend and I had promised to play a little music there, too. I managed to get through the music numbers without bawling too, but I did cry like a baby right after when I finally looked at J's grandpa. I had been avoiding it so that I'd be able to sing and play like I had promised.

They were married for 62 years. It broke my heart to watch him carry the casket with a few of his grandchildren.

 

[La damnee elle la licorne]

 

[MeekMe]

I love amigurumi and always feel very pleased with the results, but my hands are achy from the weird 'close quarters' created by working in the round. I know that I'll be very happy when I've finished this crochet project. I just wish I could work without needing so many breaks. :sigh: One body part at a time.

 

[cfuhrer]

So for my framing projects I prefer real wood frames with glass. Such frames are getting harder and harder to find in major retailers. So, I have started trolling thrift stores. And that is all well and good until I get a "new" frame home, pop a project into it and the glass (I'm assuming made brittle by age) cracks.

Now I get to decide if I am re-purposing the frame to another project, buying new - very expensive - glass or replacing it with plexi that I was trying to avoid anyway.

 

[Etoile]

I love amigurumi and always feel very pleased with the results, but my hands are achy from the weird 'close quarters' created by working in the round. I know that I'll be very happy when I've finished this crochet project. I just wish I could work without needing so many breaks. :sigh: One body part at a time.

That's one of the main reasons I don't do ami. Too close and tight! I prefer garments, accessories, and blankets, which let you keep your hands more open. That said, if you're an ami fan, are you familiar with PlanetJune? She makes some FANTASTIC ami patterns!

 

[MeekMe]

That's one of the main reasons I don't do ami. Too close and tight! I prefer garments, accessories, and blankets, which let you keep your hands more open. That said, if you're an ami fan, are you familiar with PlanetJune? She makes some FANTASTIC ami patterns!

I've been teaching myself, so I mostly work easy patterns for accessories or ami stuff. I'm also impatient when it comes to projects so I stick to small things that I can finish more quickly.

I just checked out PlanetJune, her patterns are great. (^o^) Right now I get all my patterns from several sources like Ravelry, tumblr, pattern index sites and some brand sites.

 

[ToPleaseHim]

What I wanted to post: You have writing threads?

 

[ToPleaseHim]

I'm planning to learn to crochet or knit. I don't know which. I did know how to knit once upon a time, so I do wonder if my schema will help me pick that up quicker.

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

So for my framing projects I prefer real wood frames with glass. Such frames are getting harder and harder to find in major retailers. So, I have started trolling thrift stores. And that is all well and good until I get a "new" frame home, pop a project into it and the glass (I'm assuming made brittle by age) cracks.

Now I get to decide if I am re-purposing the frame to another project, buying new - very expensive - glass or replacing it with plexi that I was trying to avoid anyway.

I wouldn't give up on the thrift store idea just because one cracked. I have used thrift store frames for years with very few problems.

 

[rbijon]

I wouldn't give up on the thrift store idea just because one cracked. I have used thrift store frames for years with very few problems.

Best place ever to find old frames!
....& I know!

Don't use plexi....it yellows and is static. Glass is not that expense for a good art piece.