Tihmmnmmish's Very Laid-Back Summery Poolside Threadcast

[LadynStFreknBed]

Thank you, Annie. I gotta stop letting other people affect me so much. I think you and I are alike in that way. As long as we know we did right, then it shouldn't matter what other people say. Unfortunately, other people's words affect me much more than they should.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

I've made a faux pas by not explaining enough *folds out more blankie to cover both*

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

Erotica authors are the hip hop artists of the literary world.

*just a random thought*

 

[UnderYourSpell]

My hip is no longer hopping besides which I am stuck in the 60s

 

[hmmnmm]

Erotica authors are the hip hop artists of the literary world.

*just a random thought*

Ah.
That would explain a lot.
No wonder.
Shall say no more.





And I know the feeling, knowing you shouldn't let those negative downer voices to work and breed in your head. But they seem to do it anyway. Maybe that's a good goal for some of us, figure out how to kill them as soon as they cross our fences.

 

[hmmnmm]

My hip is no longer hopping besides which I am stuck in the 60s

Oh you mean like when they had real musicians playing real instruments?
You fossil!
Hey I'm a fossil too.




Me and the wife watched some of the miss universe pageant (when Silence of the Lambs broke for commercials); some of the interlude entertainment they had... tried to make sense of it all: It's Miss Universe. The worldwide biggie of beauty. And that was the best entertainment they could get... this world is doomed. Or I'm just gettin old... yeah, whatever. Fossil power!

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Hey I am old I get free prescriptions in 6 months time

 

[wildsweetone]

speaking of prescriptions, i've just submitted for the first time in ages, first time in a long time in prose. wrote it at the beginning of the year and have only just now had time to edit and hit the submit button. not a poetic word or phrase in sight. i'm relieved now, but will take whatever i can get on prescription. cost or not. lol

 

[Angeline]

speaking of prescriptions, i've just submitted for the first time in ages, first time in a long time in prose. wrote it at the beginning of the year and have only just now had time to edit and hit the submit button. not a poetic word or phrase in sight. i'm relieved now, but will take whatever i can get on prescription. cost or not. lol

Congrats. I remember when you wrote mostly stories here. But I wouldn't mind seeing some new WSO poemies. Not a bit.

 

[wildsweetone]

Congrats. I remember when you wrote mostly stories here. But I wouldn't mind seeing some new WSO poemies. Not a bit.

poemies eh... i've got scrap paper covered in 'em... and no time...
hmm maybe i should just make the time now and hunt out that edit thread and see if anything is worth playing with...

great, just putting my foot right in the next puddle aint i? lol

how's your honey's neck doing? and how's your awful sinus? i hope you're both feeling much better now.

 

[Angeline]

poemies eh... i've got scrap paper covered in 'em... and no time...
hmm maybe i should just make the time now and hunt out that edit thread and see if anything is worth playing with...

great, just putting my foot right in the next puddle aint i? lol

how's your honey's neck doing? and how's your awful sinus? i hope you're both feeling much better now.

He is slowly improving. Has been flat on his back for the most part since last Friday and he is definitely getting antsy. He usually does the running about errands for us (grocery store, post office, etc.), and today he said maybe he'll do some stuff tomorrow, so I know he's feeling better. But I'll try to make him stay put till at least this Friday when he has another doc's appointment. He got some shots last week (lidocaine and I forget what else) and will likely get another series on Friday. There's not a whole lot they can do for him beyond that--he just has to wait it out.

Now I am very off and on with the sinus stuff. It's the weather. The last three weeks or so here have been very warm and sticky. I think going in and out of air conditioning all day is wreaking havoc on me. We're supposed to be cooler and drier starting tomorrow, and boy I can't wait. It's about time anyway: August is usually like that here--hot and humid then all of a sudden we get days that drop down to the 50s or 60s (F) until later September when it really starts cooling off. It's not gradual at all.

Oh and please remind me how I was bitching about the hot weather when I'm whinging about the three feet of snow a few months from now.

PS Yes, bump your edit thread. There's loads of good stuff in it.

PSS Ee says thank you and sends hugs.

PSSS Me too!

 

[EroticOrogeny]

I am a little hurt and confused and complimented all at once today. I had gone several years without art in my life. I had always judge myself as "not good enough." I loved art as a child and took art classes in high school. The reason I didn't go to art school after high school was that self-critical voice telling me that I'm not good enough.

This week has been hellishly busy. Yesterday, I had an assignment to do for my drawing class. We had to do 3 quick sketches (taking up to 3 minutes to complete) using charcoal of a thing from nature. We were supposed to stand the object up in a vase. No problem. I had a dead flower left over from a bouquet.

I set the lighting to cast shadows in the flower. We were supposed to do extra sketches and pick our favorite 3 to post as our assignment. I did my quick sketches and posted them.

I felt pretty good about this. I have used different types of charcoal many times. I always associate charcoal with free-flowing, gestural lines. And flowers are ideal for me for a quick sketch cuz I have done too many flower paintings and drawings to count.

Well, so far two of my fellow students have said that they don't believe that I only spent 3 minutes on my sketches. They think I cheated. I'm at a loss. One of the people who said that they don't believe I spent 3 minutes on the drawing also accused another student of looking at his paper while doing a contour drawing assignment in which we weren't allowed to look. The other person was more complimentary like-- it looks like you took a lot of time to do your drawings. When I read that, I just laughed, but now that a second student has questioned my assignment, it bothers me.

How long does it take to do a quick sketch of a flower (especially with charcoal)? You do a quick outline then add shading. bam. You're done. sigh.

I find it ironic that I avoided art school out of fear of being judged as not good enough and now my sketches are being judged for being too good.

Annie, can I share your blankie?

It does sound like art is up your alley. My mom was good at drawing, but I'm terrible.

Don't let the remarks of others get you down (can be tough, I know) here on lit, in class, or anywhere else.

What's contouring in art terms? I know about contours on maps. These days very few people hand contour, most contours come from a grid on a computer.

 

[EroticOrogeny]

He is slowly improving. Has been flat on his back for the most part since last Friday and he is definitely getting antsy. He usually does the running about errands for us (grocery store, post office, etc.), and today he said maybe he'll do some stuff tomorrow, so I know he's feeling better. But I'll try to make him stay put till at least this Friday when he has another doc's appointment. He got some shots last week (lidocaine and I forget what else) and will likely get another series on Friday. There's not a whole lot they can do for him beyond that--he just has to wait it out.

Now I am very off and on with the sinus stuff. It's the weather. The last three weeks or so here have been very warm and sticky. I think going in and out of air conditioning all day is wreaking havoc on me. We're supposed to be cooler and drier starting tomorrow, and boy I can't wait. It's about time anyway: August is usually like that here--hot and humid then all of a sudden we get days that drop down to the 50s or 60s (F) until later September when it really starts cooling off. It's not gradual at all.

Oh and please remind me how I was bitching about the hot weather when I'm whinging about the three feet of snow a few months from now.

PS Yes, bump your edit thread. There's loads of good stuff in it.

PSS Ee says thank you and sends hugs.

PSSS Me too!

I think the A/C is a big factor, but here its most of the time. I'm just hoping October is kindof cool 60-80 range. Sometime need A/C on Christmas, other times it actually can freeze here for a day or 2.

 

[Angeline]

I think the A/C is a big factor, but here its most of the time. I'm just hoping October is kindof cool 60-80 range. Sometime need A/C on Christmas, other times it actually can freeze here for a day or 2.

I have a love/hate relationship with my air conditioner.

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

Ah.
That would explain a lot.
No wonder.
Shall say no more.





And I know the feeling, knowing you shouldn't let those negative downer voices to work and breed in your head. But they seem to do it anyway. Maybe that's a good goal for some of us, figure out how to kill them as soon as they cross our fences.

Unfortunately, my own voice is the worst of the bunch of inner voices. Self-criticism and beating myself up for every little mistake I ever made is my least favorite hobby. The worst time and most common time this occurs is while I am trying to go to sleep. I wonder if my new sleep medication is the cure.

It does sound like art is up your alley. My mom was good at drawing, but I'm terrible.

Don't let the remarks of others get you down (can be tough, I know) here on lit, in class, or anywhere else.

What's contouring in art terms? I know about contours on maps. These days very few people hand contour, most contours come from a grid on a computer.

Thank you. Contour drawing is focused on the outline of the figure and lines. Contour drawings are not shaded at all. In many contour drawing exercises, you aren't supposed to look at your paper, but remain focused on the object being drawn, relying completely on hand-eye coordination. You may remember doing this in elementary school art class. Though my memories of childhood are scarce, I have a vivid memory of my contour drawing in art class. It was praised by the art teacher and put in the student art show. Soon after, I was invited to join the new art enrichment program for kids who were talented in art. It was a bit of a turning point for me as I began to incorporate "artistic" and "creative" in my self-image even though I can remember earlier instances that should have triggered that.

 

[wildsweetone]

It does sound like art is up your alley. My mom was good at drawing, but I'm terrible.

Don't let the remarks of others get you down (can be tough, I know) here on lit, in class, or anywhere else.

What's contouring in art terms? I know about contours on maps. These days very few people hand contour, most contours come from a grid on a computer.

too true. i think sometimes people make remarks in ignorance and sometimes they do it deliberately. perhaps deliberately because they are envious or jealous of your ability.

Lady, are you answerable to your fellow students? if you feel you owe them an explanation, then the simplest way would be to show them. if not, then don't waste your precious time on this earth being upset at their comments. it sounds to me as if you have an incredible gift. God doesn't gift His gifts lightly *smile* lift your chin and take another step forward, you've earned it.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

too true. i think sometimes people make remarks in ignorance and sometimes they do it deliberately. perhaps deliberately because they are envious or jealous of your ability.

Lady, are you answerable to your fellow students? if you feel you owe them an explanation, then the simplest way would be to show them. if not, then don't waste your precious time on this earth being upset at their comments. it sounds to me as if you have an incredible gift. God doesn't gift His gifts lightly *smile* lift your chin and take another step forward, you've earned it.

Good point there do the drawing again in front of them in 3 minutes, be worth the look on their faces!

 

[hmmnmm]

Unfortunately, my own voice is the worst of the bunch of inner voices. Self-criticism...

So what do we do about this?

Life's too short to let those other voices poison our own.

What're we gonna do?

 

[hmmnmm]

Or the What is obvious.
The question is How.
Or maybe there's no real answer.
We're stuck with it.
Maybe the occasional moments of liberty are all the sweeter because of the intimate relationship with them.
Don't know. Just wondering.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

My voices talk to me just before I go to sleep ...... and that's not being flippant

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

too true. i think sometimes people make remarks in ignorance and sometimes they do it deliberately. perhaps deliberately because they are envious or jealous of your ability.

Lady, are you answerable to your fellow students? if you feel you owe them an explanation, then the simplest way would be to show them. if not, then don't waste your precious time on this earth being upset at their comments. it sounds to me as if you have an incredible gift. God doesn't gift His gifts lightly *smile* lift your chin and take another step forward, you've earned it.

Good point there do the drawing again in front of them in 3 minutes, be worth the look on their faces!

Thank you both for your kind words. I would gladly do it right in front of them, unfortunately, my classes are online. I am not accountable to them. The professor praised my work, so that's all I should worry about.

So what do we do about this?

Life's too short to let those other voices poison our own.

What're we gonna do?

If you figure something out to eliminate negative inner voices, let me know! It's something I have struggled with since childhood.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Thank you both for your kind words. I would gladly do it right in front of them, unfortunately, my classes are online. I am not accountable to them. The professor praised my work, so that's all I should worry about.



If you figure something out to eliminate negative inner voices, let me know! It's something I have struggled with since childhood.

Is this something you were born with or did somebody put them there? I only ask because I know damn well who put mine there not that that helps in getting rid of them

 

[LadynStFreknBed]

Is this something you were born with or did somebody put them there? I only ask because I know damn well who put mine there not that that helps in getting rid of them

I don't think anyone is born with negative voices or self-critical judgments. I believe that mine stemmed from growing up in a house in which you didn't get attention unless you did something perfectly (unless you were my brother who was the baby of the family). If you got a B, shame on you! It should have been an A!

One of my childhood memories is of when I cleaned the bathroom without being asked. I was so proud of the job I did. When I showed my mom, all she did was point out that the towels weren't perfectly straight.

When I criticize myself for every stupid mistake I ever did, I try to challenge those thoughts. Everyone has made mistakes, so it should be easy to accept your own mistakes right? no. It doesn't seem to help. At least I never hurt anyone or anything like that. I don't know how I could function with the negative thoughts that would cause.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

When I was young (I'm not quite sure what age but younger than 12 because I must have been at primary school) I lost the use of my legs, first one then the other and the doctors had no idea why. I suppose in this day and age they would figure out it was some psychologcal reason but in those days you either got well or you didn't pretty much. I just sometimes think why oh why didn't somebody figure out something was very wrong and my mind was crying out for help through my body

 

[hmmnmm]

I'll guess that perfectionist families are not so uncommon. But I wonder if the effects don't penetrate as deep and seed in some personalities as they do for others?