Comments on: THANK YOU kind, invisible people who live in the Internet!

By: Deanna

Deanna — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:50:48 +0000

Hope you are finding your way with peace in these days after your mom's passing.

By: Krisco

Krisco — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:21:52 +0000

Oh you. YOU. Why do you get me involved in so many things. Nablopomo (or so). And now this! I'll have to look into it. (oooh, noncommittal sneeks in.)

Glad you posted. Still sending supportive thoughts your way.

By: Such Lovely Freckles

Such Lovely Freckles — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:48:20 +0000

The things one misses when one stops blogging for a while. I am so very sorry for your loss… but so glad to see how well you're doing. All the best to you.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:35:35 +0000

So glad to hear you are well. My beloved dog died today. Ugh ….pet or parent, it's very hard. I got my copy of IJ today at teh local library…it's SO BIG. wtf?

By: Paige Orloff

Paige Orloff — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:12:34 +0000

It takes a village to read DFW? Maybe. It's been sitting on my shelf for years; I never made it past page 20 or so, but maybe with the support of a group…I'm encouraged by Rebecca's comment about fighting your way through to page 300, then flying the rest of the way…

By: pluckymama

pluckymama — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:38:09 +0000

Sorry about your mom but I'm glad that you're able to deal with it well.

By: Xibee

Xibee — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:46:13 +0000

'More appendix than kidney' HAHAAHahaaha!!! too true.

I got a wierd physical sensation while my mom was dying. Felt like everything that was her was in a blender and whirling and whirling around and descending into my stomach in a way I've never felt anything feel. I sensed that she was very frightened. I tried my best to think toward her (I wasn't physically there with her) but it did little good. Finally, I just had to disengage. I went out for something to eat, unable to think straight about anything more, and I saw a rising moon. At that moment, I felt she was at peace. And knew she was gone. Really strange all that. The good of it is, I can now recall the best of her rather than the worst.

By: Maggie May

Maggie May — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:58:08 +0000

I am experiencing loss and that was what I wrote. A missing thing in my chest.

By: P/F

P/F — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:23:59 +0000

Just had a sermon at our UU church on a David Foster Wallace commencement address (how we're the center of our universe, and isn't it weird that other people feel that way too?)

I'm in on Infinite Jest. If it lives up to the hype, at least I'll only have to shell out the cash for(or borrow from the lib) one book this summer.

Sorry to hear about your mother. My sister's husband suffers from dementia - it is such a hard, draining, and scary road for the loved ones of the sufferers. Just wanted to let you know that you're in my thoughts and I hope that your brother is doing well.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:16:41 +0000

Glad to hear you're doing well.
I own Infinite Jest, but haven't finished it. Thanks to Rebecca and Deanna's comments, perhaps I'll give it another go.