My stepdad has Alzheimer's. It's sad. I should have known your fire tale had a grain of truth to it. Does someone live with yours? There are all sorts of support groups for caretakers and family. It's an awful thing.
I'm sorry I haven't been any fun to play with lately or if I did anything to make you feel like that. I'm dropping, too. Just haven't decided when. Probably next month sometime.
If you change your rj we'll lose touch. *sad*
Can't help you with TV shows since I don't watch much TV at all. I'm way behind on Heroes. Used to love 24, but I got tired of contrived plots last few seasons and then they killed off my favorite character and I stopped watching.
Haha... I only learned over Christmas that she's taking Alzheimer's medication. But yeah, she left the stove on when she went to church, and came back to a kicked-in door and a ruined pot, with no recollection of ever turning the gas on. :P She lives alone for most of the year, while my dad is off with his family, though my uncle visits her frequently, and I live just across the way. One of my childhood friends lives downstairs from her and checks up every once in a while. Still, it's definitely not the same as having someone live with her
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Eventually she'll need someone with her all the time or some sort of assisted living. It's really hard at first when they know what's coming. Later, it's harder on the family because the person changes so much. My stepdad's at the wandering stage, which is scary
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I know. :\ She's always been so incredibly independent that I can't even begin to imagine her needing a caretaker or nurse someday. I'm not sure she even believes she has it, though. I get the feeling we took way too long to recognize the symptoms.
Yeah. I'm not sure I've felt it in a while, either. Sparks of inspiration, yes, but not hardcore laugh-out-loud funfunfun... It just feels dull. There was a lot more random ridiculousness back then - EXACTLY like the Hunka Hunka Burnin' Love Drive-Thru Chapel! Maaan, I miss that.
Same. I think... Hm. I do think I've wasted time - some, at least. There are times when I RPed when I should've been writing, or doing homework, or studying for a test, or looking for a job... So in that sense, yes. But then there are times when I needed an escape route, and RP was the way to do that. When it actually saved me from doing something vastly stupid in a fit of depression, just because I wanted to finish up a plot
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I so would not blame you for leaving Brawl. The place has turned into a wankfest and it pretty much sucks 95% of the time now. If you do leave Brawl, but you still want to RP, I just joined this fucking awesome new place that allows you to RP characters from games where you used to play them, and keep all their in-game canon and development and everything.
Anyhoo, the main point was - it sounds like you're going through some pretty crummy shit, so I just wanted to make sure you know that if you need anything at all, and I seriously mean anything, I'm there. You have my phone number. I love you, pretty girl. ♥
Yeah. I'm not so much concerned with the wankiness as much as... I guess I miss when the game was a whole lot more... together, rather than divided along fandom- or clique-lines. It was just easier to play when there were tons of interesting posts per day, and a thousand different threads you could jump into and interrupt, because everyone was friends with everyone.
But ooh, yes, I saw that RP! It sounds pretty interesting. :) I dunno if I'd join, though; Brawl was my first RP and the only one I could keep up with. I don't want to give up RP altogether, but that's what might happen. I don't know. I'll see, I guess!
I know, I know. I promise I'll let you know. :) Love you too, sexy lady. ♥
Yeah, I know what you mean. Used to be just about all the characters talked to each other. I mean, I know in larger games that doesn't work as well, but still - I didn't even talk to about two-thirds of the characters anymore.
It hasn't opened yet, but I'm excited about it. I'm the same way - Brawl was my first RP, and I've tried joining a couple since but never really got anywhere with it. I knew I'd miss RPing too much, though.
My grandfather on my mom's side died of Alzheimer's and now my grandfather on my dad's side of the family has it. kjasdg sdkgj So, um, if you ever need/want somebody to talk to over that kind of stuff (I know a lot of people don't like to talk about it, but...)... I'm here and asgjk for what little it's worth, I've been there. *massive, massive hugs*
I miss Brawl from the way it was, not going to lie. I feel like I've wasted a lot of time there too and... akjdg I dunno about you but for me a good bit of the spark's just not there anymore. I guess I relied too much on other people! But barring sudden wank or crap directed at me (unlikely), me suddenly getting a life, or something along those lines, I'm sticking around until all my paid accounts expire, just to get my money's worth.
... Which would be September 2009. >.> Oops. asgjkld I'll really miss you if you go, though, Ras, I always enjoy RPing with you. kjasg I'm sorry I'm being so rambly!
Oh oh oh! How about trying some Twilight Zone episodes? Most of them are on Youtube!
ajsfhjksd Ava... Thank you so much. And I'm sorry about your grandfathers. :\ *hugshugshugs* ...I dunno. I don't think it came as much of a surprise to any of us, but... it's still a bit hard to deal with, emotionally.
I think I relied too much on other people, too. >< ...Actually, I think I can relate to eeeeverything you just said. Ahaha! askdj I really wish you could transfer paid accounts to a different LJ so that it wouldn't go to waste!! Bleh.
jksld Man, I'll miss you tons and TONS if I end up leaving. That's always been one of the reasons why I couldn't bring myself to leave; I'd miss people too much!
...Ooooo. Maybe I'll try it! Twilight Zone always used to freak me out as a kid. XD
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I'm sorry I haven't been any fun to play with lately or if I did anything to make you feel like that. I'm dropping, too. Just haven't decided when. Probably next month sometime.
If you change your rj we'll lose touch. *sad*
Can't help you with TV shows since I don't watch much TV at all. I'm way behind on Heroes. Used to love 24, but I got tired of contrived plots last few seasons and then they killed off my favorite character and I stopped watching.
TL;DR Sorry. Have a brownie. <3
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Yeah. I'm not sure I've felt it in a while, either. Sparks of inspiration, yes, but not hardcore laugh-out-loud funfunfun... It just feels dull. There was a lot more random ridiculousness back then - EXACTLY like the Hunka Hunka Burnin' Love Drive-Thru Chapel! Maaan, I miss that.
Same. I think... Hm. I do think I've wasted time - some, at least. There are times when I RPed when I should've been writing, or doing homework, or studying for a test, or looking for a job... So in that sense, yes. But then there are times when I needed an escape route, and RP was the way to do that. When it actually saved me from doing something vastly stupid in a fit of depression, just because I wanted to finish up a plot ( ... )
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I so would not blame you for leaving Brawl. The place has turned into a wankfest and it pretty much sucks 95% of the time now. If you do leave Brawl, but you still want to RP, I just joined this fucking awesome new place that allows you to RP characters from games where you used to play them, and keep all their in-game canon and development and everything.
Anyhoo, the main point was - it sounds like you're going through some pretty crummy shit, so I just wanted to make sure you know that if you need anything at all, and I seriously mean anything, I'm there. You have my phone number. I love you, pretty girl. ♥
(also, House fucking rocks.)
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Yeah. I'm not so much concerned with the wankiness as much as... I guess I miss when the game was a whole lot more... together, rather than divided along fandom- or clique-lines. It was just easier to play when there were tons of interesting posts per day, and a thousand different threads you could jump into and interrupt, because everyone was friends with everyone.
But ooh, yes, I saw that RP! It sounds pretty interesting. :) I dunno if I'd join, though; Brawl was my first RP and the only one I could keep up with. I don't want to give up RP altogether, but that's what might happen. I don't know. I'll see, I guess!
I know, I know. I promise I'll let you know. :) Love you too, sexy lady. ♥
(HE DOES, OH GOD.)
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It hasn't opened yet, but I'm excited about it. I'm the same way - Brawl was my first RP, and I've tried joining a couple since but never really got anywhere with it. I knew I'd miss RPing too much, though.
Okay, good. ♥
(HERE HAVE A HILARIOUS HOUSE ICON)
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I miss Brawl from the way it was, not going to lie. I feel like I've wasted a lot of time there too and... akjdg I dunno about you but for me a good bit of the spark's just not there anymore. I guess I relied too much on other people! But barring sudden wank or crap directed at me (unlikely), me suddenly getting a life, or something along those lines, I'm sticking around until all my paid accounts expire, just to get my money's worth.
... Which would be September 2009. >.> Oops. asgjkld I'll really miss you if you go, though, Ras, I always enjoy RPing with you. kjasg I'm sorry I'm being so rambly!
Oh oh oh! How about trying some Twilight Zone episodes? Most of them are on Youtube!
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I think I relied too much on other people, too. >< ...Actually, I think I can relate to eeeeverything you just said. Ahaha! askdj I really wish you could transfer paid accounts to a different LJ so that it wouldn't go to waste!! Bleh.
jksld Man, I'll miss you tons and TONS if I end up leaving. That's always been one of the reasons why I couldn't bring myself to leave; I'd miss people too much!
...Ooooo. Maybe I'll try it! Twilight Zone always used to freak me out as a kid. XD
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