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Yay, Abuelita!
There food is worth the trip, too. :) Not to mention, it's in Golden Hill. A neighborhood that wouldn't normally get something like this.
posted by
Temple
on October 12, 2004 at 5:51 AM
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temple, the coffee shop sounds like it was 'done' by Martha Stewart....
all soft greens and rounded edges and full of scrumptious yummies. That just might get me to visit you!!
posted by
benzinha
on October 11, 2004 at 11:52 PM
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that's "QUIT working for me".....
posted by
benzinha
on October 10, 2004 at 3:01 AM
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temple, as I lose organizational skills, I find that writing every darned
thing down on a yellow legal pad that spends the entire day with me works for me. I also write HUGE notes to myself and put them on the front door at eye level, on the mirror over the sink in the bathroom or hanging in front of my face on the work table.
My friends miss my funny handwritten letters, which my mind and hand can't coordinate to write anymore. I miss them, too. I can't hear half of what my son says anymore, but that's probably a blessing in disguise. I bought my favorite O'Odham Indian fry bread with frijoles the other day while selling on the Reservation and knew that it was fabulous, but couldn't taste it.
My left arm has quite working for me, the fingers work, but not the shoulder. Yadda, yadda, yadda, whine, whiney whine, but I get things done and sometimes even do them brilliantly. The secret, which you know, is to never quit and we shan't, right?!?!?
posted by
benzinha
on October 10, 2004 at 3:00 AM
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Check out the picctures I've posted in Adventures in Living...
I will be back in a bit, gotta go play chess with Jaime...
posted by
jimmy68
on October 9, 2004 at 11:44 PM
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Nope, I didn't get here at all yesterday...
I'll be around later tonight though, sorry I missed you....
posted by
jimmy68
on October 9, 2004 at 5:57 PM
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I've often found that wishes....
are more fun to think about than to recieve, but, call me an optimist, I keep wishing...
posted by
jimmy68
on October 6, 2004 at 10:15 PM
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Bella,
Formidable, well, to toot my own horn, yeah, I think I was. I hope I still am in certain arenas. You are right about the doctors, they can't know all. That gives me hope.
posted by
Temple
on October 5, 2004 at 9:13 PM
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LadyK, I knew you'd like that line. :)
The ocean picture I can't claim...and I'm not even sure where it's from. I found it floating on the internet somewhere and pirated it. Shhhhh. I like it because it's not the typical perky, sunny beach picture. It's steely and introspective.
posted by
Temple
on October 5, 2004 at 9:11 PM
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Cass, you are so sweet!
I really am a bad speller, but thanks to spell check (and
www.m-w.com), I do okay. My posts takes substantial time for me to do. I write and spell check and edit and look up words. Then, I wait, and I re-read. Usually after I post, I read again and find mistakes and correct them. That is one reason why I don't post very often. The word retreival usually happens more verbally than in writing, but I don't know why. Like, I will say....I need to put my dishes in the washing machine. I pick dishes b/c it's like the same category as laundry. It's usually that or the same letter. So, it could be....I need to put my letters in the washing machine. Sometimes it's really, really funny! I invert words....I said something about exposing my sun to the skin the other day. That kind of thing. But, it's like I said before, you figure out how you need to work...what environment, what process you need to use, a routine. Then, you just make it work. Maybe a little more complicated or intricate....okay, definitely....time consuming, too... but it's like anything else: if you want to do it, you make it work. Thank you for the confidence. I hope you are right! Oh, and yes, the person who believes I should be in school and school be writing and can do what I want....Joan...she has read my writing.
posted by
Temple
on October 5, 2004 at 9:07 PM
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Holy moley
If this is you unable to retrieve words and unable to deal with complex stuff, you must have been formidable beforehand. But to cut the docs a little (not much) slack it must be difficult getting into people's heads when all cases, all injuries, all personalities and all senses of humor are so different.
posted by
beachbelle
on October 5, 2004 at 8:54 PM
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Darling buxom wench....
Please go oprah anytime! It's so nice to see you here again. Sometimes we gotta put up our dukes and kick a little ass!
posted by
Temple
on October 5, 2004 at 8:54 PM
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mary x
Welcome!
Ah, persistance. I have that word tattooed on my forehead. :) I shan't let the bastards win! Thanks for the comment.
posted by
Temple
on October 5, 2004 at 8:52 PM
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Silly kid cargo...
You have a poet's spirit. That brings you good things, too. :) I like that visual of you being pulled around...but I hope your bum is okay. ;)
posted by
Temple
on October 5, 2004 at 8:48 PM
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welcoming as a cold sore, hee!
Where is your ocean picture from? It's real pretty.
posted by
LadyKenobi
on October 5, 2004 at 6:31 AM
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Temple, there is no way you can convince me that you are a poor speller or cannot find the right words to use. Have these people ever read your writing? Maybe they should.... Damn girl, you can achieve whatever goals you set for yourself.
posted by
Ca88andra
on October 5, 2004 at 4:23 AM
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gonna go all oprah on you here: but you go, girl ;) xx
them's fightin' words in that thar post ... bravo :) xx.
posted by
Moohahaha
on October 5, 2004 at 1:03 AM
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Temple,
If you have the persistence and grit to maintain your sense of self despite doctors (and their receptionists), then you'll get wherever you want to go. Non carborundum illegitimati (pig latin for "don't let the bastards wear you down!)
posted by
Blanche.
on October 5, 2004 at 12:58 AM
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good post...a fighting spirit makes everything possible
- of course I don't have a fighting spirit...I just got my shoelace stuck on a truck bumper that has dragged reluctant me all over the place ;-)
posted by
FreeManWalking
on October 5, 2004 at 12:51 AM
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Apply for the fafsa in January...
and go to the office of California State Vocational Rehabitation, they will pay whatever financial aid won't as you have a documented disability that prevents you from doing the work you trained for. Plus you'll qualify for need based scholarships and such...I thought about going into psychology, but two and a half years as a substance abuse counselor disuaded me, I still try to help people, but working with the broken, day in, day out is too draining, for too little recompense. Not just money, but intangibles as well, most can't be helped, because they won't do the work...it's depressing after awhile...
posted by
jimmy68
on October 4, 2004 at 11:47 PM
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