Tell me something good...

[Xue Sheng96]

I personally have a thing for bashō. There's a certain pith to his haiku that make them immensely enjoyable. And, at the opposite end of the spectrum, Elisabeth Bishop.

Only Basho I remember is

The old pond,
A frog jumps in:
Plop!

But I have read others

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

Only Basho I remember is

The old pond,
A frog jumps in:
Plop!

But I have read others

there's a certain quality, even in translation, however that puts an image forcefully in your mind. I can't remember the exact wording, but there's a particular one about a man leaving his hut in the morning and clasping both hands together, and these pictures stay with you in a way I find quite miraculous

 

[Buka19]

A pilot from United Airlines gave me a box or Oreo cookies tonight. Not too shabby, that.

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

I'm going to see the fabulous skating polly tomorrow! My sister is a sound tech and gets me tickets to all sorts of things.

 

[Xue Sheng96]

I'm in Maine

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

Something good:
After 2 days of following the recommended diet and drinking lots of coffee, the gout flareup appears to have gone away. The pain meds have worn off, and everything is back to normal. So tomorrow, I'm doing dumbbell stuff

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

Also: I'm sober again. The first 24 hours are the hardest. I think it's because psychologically, saying "I've been sober for (even) a few days" is one thing but it's hard to take yourself seriously when you've only been sober for hours. It feels good. I'm happier, I already feel healthier, and the world seems brighter and nicer.

 

[Simfers103]

Proud of you!!!

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

Proud of you!!!

Thank you <3 Apart from anything else, it feels good taking my pay home rather than peeing it away.

 

[_Simon_102]

Also: I'm sober again. The first 24 hours are the hardest. I think it's because psychologically, saying "I've been sober for (even) a few days" is one thing but it's hard to take yourself seriously when you've only been sober for hours. It feels good. I'm happier, I already feel healthier, and the world seems brighter and nicer.

You're a superstar mate, huge well done, celebrate your wins

 

[windwalker099102]

Enter the Dragon

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

Back to work tomorrow, weather permitting

 

[Stuarto63]

Back to work tomorrow, weather permitting

Congratulations, and don't work too hard. I could use some more time off.

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

Applied for a job with a gallery. Boss was like 'Go for it, you're too smart to be doing this cash in hand crap for ever'.

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

Was told I hadn't made the shortlist Boss says "Try again. Try everywhere. Sometimes it's not about asking politely, it's about kicking the *expletive* doors in"

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

I should explain that my boss is also something of a mentor to me, who has taught several drawing classes with me as the model. She's also given me drawing lessons without a model, and is generally really encouraging

 

[Simfers103]

We saw the oncologist last Friday. He was not only pleased, not only happy, he was ecstatic about my wife's test results. Not just blood work, either. CT scan, bone scintigraphy, everything is looking great. They’d cut one of her medications (XGeva) because undesirable side-effects were starting to show and, in the doc’s own words “you don’t need it if your bones are healed” (which is, medically speaking, so close to impossible it might as well be, and yet, here we are). The XGeva is STILL off because she doesn’t need it and the next appointment is only in 6 MONTHS.

She’s kicking cancer’s ***.

This is the woman who was given two months to live in the beginning (30 June, 2022). The oncology department at our local hospital straight-up refused to treat her, saying it would do no good. Than goodness my wife wrote to this oncologist who at least, y’know, TRIED.

And all signs point that she’s done it. Holy crap.

Merry Christmas, everybody!

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

We saw the oncologist last Friday. He was not only pleased, not only happy, he was ecstatic about my wife's test results. Not just blood work, either. CT scan, bone scintigraphy, everything is looking great. They’d cut one of her medications (XGeva) because undesirable side-effects were starting to show and, in the doc’s own words “you don’t need it if your bones are healed” (which is, medically speaking, so close to impossible it might as well be, and yet, here we are). The XGeva is STILL off because she doesn’t need it and the next appointment is only in 6 MONTHS.

She’s kicking cancer’s ***.

This is the woman who was given two months to live in the beginning (30 June, 2022). The oncology department at our local hospital straight-up refused to treat her, saying it would do no good. Than goodness my wife wrote to this oncologist who at least, y’know, TRIED.

And all signs point that she’s done it. Holy crap.

Merry Christmas, everybody!

Well thank God for that. Not blaspheming, genuinely thanking the almighty

 

[Simfers103]

Well thank God for that. Not blaspheming, genuinely thanking the almighty

Amen to that, my friend. Our faiths may differ, but the sentiment is the same.

Edited to add a quick precision to my initial post: This is as good as the news is EVER gonna get. With stage 4 cancer, they're hesitant to talk about remission, never mind being cured. So yeah, this is very much "we're not saying it explicitly, but there's nothing left". Rejoicing is more than appropriate.

 

[Prince_Alarming102]

Amen to that, my friend. Our faiths may differ, but the sentiment is the same.

Edited to add a quick precision to my initial post: This is as good as the news is EVER gonna get. With stage 4 cancer, they're hesitant to talk about remission, never mind being cured. So yeah, this is very much "we're not saying it explicitly, but there's nothing left". Rejoicing is more than appropriate.

Awesome