I was thinking of Grrly or LLL, but I never felt their input was "valuable". So, I figured it was someone before my time.
I am so "old" that I remember when LLL was nice and fun. That was so long ago it's almost
Did her baby eat her brain? Or did she start to turn before that?
I remember her being generally liked when she posted the April Fools' joke about her pregnancy. And even with the crazy ass satin robe belly pics in her bio.
Threads like this always make me feel like I am some creepy stranger that inserts herself into the conversations of people who actually know each other. Is everyone here friends IRL or on FB/Twitter? Has everyone met Volenti? And whose ass am I supposed to be kissing? I am so GBCN clueless.
We all seem to have 2 or fewer degrees of separation. I am also fb friends with like 60 board members.
Also, pre Volenti, there was a similar poster (always had valuable input-was sort of a mm star) but mean instead of sweet. I feel like the name is on the tip of my tongue, but i cant come up with it. can anyone help me?
I think the hype behind violenti and miso is well deserved though. Like others I'm lucky to consider volenti a friend and she is seriously one of the most real people I've ever met. It never ceases to amaze me how much thought she puts into answering questions and giving advice. She is so nice, but she can talk some good smack too. miso is just hilarious and IRL she's 100% like she is on here. Her short responses are always dead on and the girl tells amazing stories. If truly liking someone and not being afraid to say it means I'm kissing their ass then whatevs - I can name quite a few asses I'd kiss.
So what happened to these two? Just got tired of the board? Not enough time in the day? What?
I can see just backing off when your personally busy but I'm surprised they aren't in here lurking around from time to time. Or are they?
Volenti lurks sometimes, but stopped posting. Like all of us, she admitted it's easy to get sucked in & become overly invested. It's a major time suck. She never joined when we switched to proboards, and has stuck to it for nearly 2 years. Many of us still talk to her off board.
But, yes. I will forever be new here. I'm only on at night, after the kids get to bed so my posts are few and far between. Most times at night nothing much is happening so I don't bother commenting on the 6th page of the post. However, like the other lurkers, I do feel like I "know" all of you regulars which makes me the new creeper!
I never liked volenti much but to no fault of her own. I always had it in my mind that she was this bitch that I use to know in college. The college girl was smart and quite level headed but she was annoying and too cocky. I saw a picture of volenti and of course, it was not the same girl and I actually felt slightly guilty that I judged her so heavily based on a complete hunch. However, I still couldn't shake the feeling so although I appreciated her knowledge, I still was annoyed at her posts.
Ditto @ameliapond. I had the opportunity to spend a couple days with her in New Orleans in the fall. She is amazing. So warm, down to earth, hilarious, and kind. I'm so, so fortunate to consider her a friend.
After my initial confusion and discomfort subsided, I think I would cackle so hard at a rbp v. Kore fight. Like wtf? Kind of mad yet glad I missed this awkward sounding madness . Group hug .
I don't think there was much of a fight. It was in response to Rocky's Love's "mugging" post where volenti flamed her.
RBP: So is this thing offensive too? Everyone: No, it's fine.
...90 more posts...
RBP: HOW IS THIS DIFFERENT FROM ROCKY'S LOVE? ARE YOU SURE IT'S NOT OFFENSIVE? Swizz: Fine, it's offensive. Kore: Why are you being obtuse? RBP: ::slinks off in embarrassment::
LOL
ETA: On review of the offending thread (which is really uncomfortable to read LOL), Tosa was actually the first one to pull out the "obtuse" comment.
I debated finding the thread to revisit, but i know it would embarrass me.
I adore you so hard. It kills me that I directed my rage at you that particular day. WTH!
After my initial confusion and discomfort subsided, I think I would cackle so hard at a rbp v. Kore fight. Like wtf? Kind of mad yet glad I missed this awkward sounding madness . Group hug .
It's pretty funny now. I'm not sure why I was hell bent on making her admit she was WRONG. Lol. This was on the old site. Thankfully, my meds are stabilized now
A friend & I have been doing it since October. We got derailed around the holidays, so we did not manage in 8 weeks. We were also starting from zero fitness level.
We still can't run for a full 5k, but it's really great to see progress. It's been super rewarding. If we'd been super consistent, I'm sure we would be able to.
I agree with pamela re: going slowww. Speed comes with endurance. If it feels too hard, slow down.
Our state climatologist gave a guest lecture to a disaster management class I took in college. He expressed extreme global warming skepticism. I was like
I can only hope that you were in college about 40 years ago.
Wait... my Congress woman was on Meet The Press this weekend saying there is no such thing as global warming
This makes me ragey. It is also why I can't take the republican party seriously. You can't ignore scientific facts and then expect me to trust anything else you have to say. It is such clear BS. If you are going to lie about this to me, what else are you lying about?
Our state climatologist gave a guest lecture to a disaster management class I took in college. He expressed extreme global warming skepticism. I was like
Ummm guys...do I see what I think I see?! I see a faint line... View Attachment
Dude. Look at the instruction guidelines. The dark line is the pregnant line. The faint line is the control You're WAY pregnant. So pregnant that the test used up all the dye before it even got to the control line! Yayay!!
I spotted for ages (like 6 weeks?), then still had periods occasionally the first year. I've had it for 3 years now, and have maaaaybe had 1 period in the past year? It was light. I don't have random spotting anymore, either.
While I wasn't a lucky one who never got a period, it's been a billion times better than what I had pre-Mirena. I bled like a waterfall & had extremely painful periods.