Housepets!

sorrow: I just caught up on the last three updates of his fic and now I can expect a flood of new ones :/

Immense joy: The International 3 (DotA 2 tournament, more or less like a world championship) is going to be aired live on one of the bigger TV channels in sweden, holy crap.

sorrow: Some things are impossible.

Joy: BACON JERKY
It's got all of the taste and only 80% of the fat.

Sorrow: My new working shift basically has me forced to make some major changes in life now since a long time. I might have to consider living with my grandfather as well as my home between the weeks just to get to work. Although I will have no internet... On the bright side, I get to see my grandfather, which i'll be thankful for.

Sorrow: This happened to me last night.

I was trying to get to sleep, when all the painful memories came flooding. My chest hurt so much that I was crying. Afraid to sleep after that.

Joy: A morning nap, waking up to the first rainstorm in weeks and listening to the raindrops on the zinc roof as well as drawing this healed me somewhat, and I feel fine again. Thank God for art.

Everyone ones through this at one stage or another, it's understandable. The last time this happened to me was when my dog died. However you get stronger as an individual because of it.

Mickey the Luxray wrote:Joy: BACON JERKY
It's got all of the taste and only 80% of the fat.

I HAVE SOME TOO AND IT'S DELICIOUS.
Also, Kuro, I'm sorry you felt so terrible and glad that you're alright now.

Thanks for the advice everyone. Reminds me of all the little joys in life, like friends.

@Tatsuo: I cannot tell you how many times I have considered that in the past; I almost did jump off a three-storey building this one night. Thank goodness I'm scared of pain (and the meds helped, of course). Funny thing is, I used to tell people and myself the exact same things that you told me here, especially the 'time heals all wounds' part. My mum took 10 years to finally move on from her ex-husband (my dad) and to live as her own self, that's why I strongly believe that time is the best, even if not the most efficient, healer.

is it better to experience one short, intense pain...or a long, dull pain?

Dragging it out is actually worse. Like having a broken limb. I cope better with lots of pain quickly then its gone.

Neither is good, because in medicine (or what I know of it), the former is acute, while the latter is chronic. I've experienced both, and both are detrimental in the long run.

Last two nights was acute; I was taken by surprise because I hadn't had that painful feeling for a long time now that I let my guard down.

I know nothing about medicine, but I was thinking more like pulling a band-aid off...if that's what the American word is for that...

Ah, I see. Well, it depends on the person in question, actually. Work with your preferences rather than doing the opposite, because feelings like these tend to be more subjective. The plaster/band-aid thing? I would pull it away as quickly as possible (with a yelp) xD

You should probably stick with Plaster.
I haven't suffered any kind of chronic health problems but I have endured a great deal of pain, to the extent where I am largely indifferent to emotional damage (Which probably isn't healthy) however I can imagine how horrible that can be, though I know nothing of your condition Kuro. Feel free to talk about it amongst your Friends though, it can be very remedial.

I'm glad that you all could get everything worked out and that you're doing better now Kuro, but could we maybe get back on topic now?

Joy: I've been landscaping all week, made a lot of munnies, and I'm spending my saturday morning relaxing and watching Frasier, and reading scripture.

Sorrow: Season 4 of The Walking Dead doesn't start until the middle of October.

You are the first person I have ever met that watches Frasier.

Sorrow: I lost 50 dollars today. I don't know when or how but it fell out of my pocket. Ugh...

Very funny this, not a joy or a sorrow really but my friends laptop exploded when he opened Internet explorer and broke into pieces. He then asked ME to fix if, so he is much much worse than your mum there Tat.

...his laptop literally exploded from opening an internet browser?

That sounds... interesting... I hope he gets that fixed....

A little Sorrow: I had a hard time sleeping last night. I kept tossing and turning... Like, something was missing... I hugged my pillow tightly but that didn't help much... But just a little...
Another little Sorrow: Because of that I have a slight headache... "Slight"...

Try drinking some warm drinks or have a warm bath before you go to bed tonight. That might help.

For the headache, maybe you can try this old tip I got from my mum: massage either both of your toe thumbs, the fleshy part between your index finger and thumb on your hand or the side of your neck where it meets the shoulder gently. Some massage or aromatic oils like lavender would help too, if you can get your hands on it.

Joy: I slept the whole day .
Sorrow: I slept the whole day .

Good advice, and it's not all bad, sleep is also good for you. Unless your working tommorow.

You can also try stretching out and yawning a lot before going to bed!

Joy: Had fun with my friends today.

Sorrow: My friend has a cat that's messing with my allergies. D:

Joy: my Uncle who lives just across my road has a puppy now. We introduced our dogs and the puppies were chasing my older dog who is very much the mother figure for them. It's adorable!

Joy: I have the whole house to myself!
Sorrow: I have the whole house to myself... Somehow I get the feeling this is how most horror movies start...
A little Joy: I don't have any homework to do! At least, nothing due for tomorrow...

The horror story begins with you having homework to do...

Joy: Achievement unlocked, >1000 Reddit Karma
Sorrow: Only 1 link karma

Sorrow: It doesn't matter at all how much Reddit karma I have.

Joy: It doesn't matter at all how little Reddit link karma I have.

Joy: Some guys came to work on the roof, so not only will there be no leaks anymore, but there won't be bolts sticking out of my ceiling anymore! (which is good since I sleep in a loft bed and I might hit my head on one of those stupid things)

Sorrow: Those bolts are only there because the contractor who was hired to fix up our house didn't know what he was doing at all. We also had to replace the sink counter in the upper level because it had sunk and cracked due to the contractor not putting in a beam to hold it up, and we had to put in a brand new dishwasher for the upper level because for some reason the one the house came with didn't work, AND there's vinyl flooring in the kitchen that wasn't placed properly (it whistles when we vacuum it which means that there's air under it, plus it lifts up at the corners to show it's ugly linoleum tiles that were there previously), AND (get this) we also had to have a guy put in a pipe for the thing on the tub that drains excess water in the upper level. It used to just pour onto the roof of the lower level bathroom. The guy who came to put in the pipe said that he had never seen a sloppier job in his entire career. Our landlord is paying most of the expenses, and I think he'll think twice before he gets a bit-rate contractor again.

Sorrow: I have traffic court tomorrow.

Joy, I have been watching two puppies coordinate an assault on my elder dog. So cute!

Dissension wrote:It's a joy to accept the consequences of your behavior! = P

I'm pretty sure any criminal who broke the law never felt joy when the police caught them. Especially in the case of drug addicts.

Well, actually a drug addict might have eventually felt joy for it, because that's often the first step in rehabilitation.