Comments on: Dark Days http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/ the web site of kevin williams Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:23:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: MrAndrews http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/#comment-23 MrAndrews Sat, 18 Nov 2006 02:56:48 +0000 http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/#comment-23 Could be worse. Could be raining. Aw crap. Could be worse. Could be raining.

Aw crap.

]]> By: MrAndrews http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/#comment-24 MrAndrews Sat, 18 Nov 2006 02:58:03 +0000 http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/#comment-24 Okay, but seriously... in my rather extensive experience with bad news, I find that when one is knee-deep in suckage, suckage is all ones expects to happen anymore. And in fact, if you try and wade through said suckage to get to better ground, you will find that the suckage tends to be deeper elsewhere, and you will be worse off. But – and this is key – if you stay put, suckage always drains away to a comfortable level, and you may do happy things like setting up lawn chairs and playing frisbee with your dog. If you have a dog. And if not, well, perhaps a Roomba. Friends may be far away, but you still have your health. You have your health, right? (awkward) Don't worry about the big picture so much. Why, I've been living on the other side of the country for two years now and I still don't have any friends here! Damn, that's depressing. Actually, never mind that entirely. Happy sunny thoughts. Happy sunny thoughts. Anyway, what I mean to say can best be summed up by a Japanese expression: "Kaeru no uta ga, kikoete kuru yo .... gwa, gwa, gwa, gwa. Gero gero gero gero, gwa gwa gwa." Amen. Okay, but seriously… in my rather extensive experience with bad news, I find that when one is knee-deep in suckage, suckage is all ones expects to happen anymore. And in fact, if you try and wade through said suckage to get to better ground, you will find that the suckage tends to be deeper elsewhere, and you will be worse off. But – and this is key – if you stay put, suckage always drains away to a comfortable level, and you may do happy things like setting up lawn chairs and playing frisbee with your dog. If you have a dog. And if not, well, perhaps a Roomba.

Friends may be far away, but you still have your health.

You have your health, right?

(awkward)

Don’t worry about the big picture so much. Why, I’ve been living on the other side of the country for two years now and I still don’t have any friends here!

Damn, that’s depressing. Actually, never mind that entirely. Happy sunny thoughts. Happy sunny thoughts.

Anyway, what I mean to say can best be summed up by a Japanese expression:
“Kaeru no uta ga, kikoete kuru yo …. gwa, gwa, gwa, gwa. Gero gero gero gero, gwa gwa gwa.”

Amen.

]]> By: Kevin Williams http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/#comment-25 Kevin Williams Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:51:54 +0000 http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/#comment-25 Thanks for the advice, mister. I'm trying to keep the level at or below my neck, if possible. We'll see how things go in the next month or two. You may not have friends over there, but you definitely have one back here in Ottawa. Thanks for the advice, mister. I’m trying to keep the level at or below my neck, if possible. We’ll see how things go in the next month or two.

You may not have friends over there, but you definitely have one back here in Ottawa.

]]> By: Adrienne http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/#comment-26 Adrienne Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:35:37 +0000 http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/#comment-26 My dear friend, Michel and I miss you so much. We truly meant it when we said that seeing you on a regular basis was a motivator in our choice to return to Ottawa last fall. Work has taken us away again, but that doesn't stop us from thinking of you and Becka. I don't know if it helps, but try to remember during those "dark days" that we are thinking of you and wishing we could be there. Good news: Michel and I have booked our tickets home for xmas! We will be arriving on December 13th and staying until January 1st. I hope that we can see each other a lot while we are home (we still owe you a dinner out!). My dear friend, Michel and I miss you so much. We truly meant it when we said that seeing you on a regular basis was a motivator in our choice to return to Ottawa last fall. Work has taken us away again, but that doesn’t stop us from thinking of you and Becka. I don’t know if it helps, but try to remember during those “dark days” that we are thinking of you and wishing we could be there.

Good news: Michel and I have booked our tickets home for xmas! We will be arriving on December 13th and staying until January 1st. I hope that we can see each other a lot while we are home (we still owe you a dinner out!).

]]> By: Kevin Williams http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/#comment-27 Kevin Williams Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:28:13 +0000 http://www.isolationism.com/2006-11-17/dark-days/#comment-27 Thank you, Adrienne. You know you and Michel are much in our thoughts as well; while we would prefer to have you at arm's reach I can sympathise completely with the challenge of finding good-paying work here, and how some opportunities are too good to pass up. That's a long visit in December! I'm very excited to see you again, and for you both to get to meet our little squeaker; here's hoping we have the opportunity hang out often while you're visiting. Thank you, Adrienne. You know you and Michel are much in our thoughts as well; while we would prefer to have you at arm’s reach I can sympathise completely with the challenge of finding good-paying work here, and how some opportunities are too good to pass up.

That’s a long visit in December! I’m very excited to see you again, and for you both to get to meet our little squeaker; here’s hoping we have the opportunity hang out often while you’re visiting.

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