Comments on: Life with ME http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/ Days in the Life Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:15:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1758 Sarah Sun, 11 May 2008 02:01:23 +0000 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/#comment-1758 Thank you for sharing about this. I don't know whether to hug you because I've just discovered one of my favourite authors has the same awful vampirical illness I keep telling my doctors I have, or whether I want to stomp my foot petulantly because even with this illness you still manage to send out fabulous books and so there goes my last excuse for not writing more. Fabulous books. Really. I recently passed Beauty on to my young daughter and it was such a delight, knowing she would grow up with the same enchantment as this book put upon me. I wish you well.

Thank you for sharing about this. I don’t know whether to hug you because I’ve just discovered one of my favourite authors has the same awful vampirical illness I keep telling my doctors I have, or whether I want to stomp my foot petulantly because even with this illness you still manage to send out fabulous books and so there goes my last excuse for not writing more.

Fabulous books. Really. I recently passed Beauty on to my young daughter and it was such a delight, knowing she would grow up with the same enchantment as this book put upon me.

I wish you well.

]]> By: Maureen E (elvenjaneite) http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1706 Maureen E (elvenjaneite) Sat, 10 May 2008 05:03:57 +0000 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/#comment-1706 You're quite welcome. I am also looking forward to Chalice because I have this weird thing about bees. I don't know where it came from, but it's been around awhile and I don't think it's leaving. And now I really will stop leaving comments all over the place and go read the Georgette Heyer that's calling my name.

You’re quite welcome. I am also looking forward to Chalice because I have this weird thing about bees. I don’t know where it came from, but it’s been around awhile and I don’t think it’s leaving.

And now I really will stop leaving comments all over the place and go read the Georgette Heyer that’s calling my name.

]]> By: Robin http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1692 Robin Fri, 09 May 2008 23:33:22 +0000 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/#comment-1692 Yes, all right, I have eaten dandelion leaves. But you can't actually harvest enough of the little rotters in a small garden to make putting up with their invasive habits worth it. Yes, all right, I have eaten dandelion leaves. But you can’t actually harvest enough of the little rotters in a small garden to make putting up with their invasive habits worth it.

]]> By: Robin http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1691 Robin Fri, 09 May 2008 23:32:11 +0000 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/#comment-1691 THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS. Sorry. This kind of thing makes me *boiling* mad--the *last* thing you need when you're sick and low is **someone trying to hand you this kind of hooey on a shovel** and make you feel WORSE. (And thank *you.* :)) THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS. Sorry. This kind of thing makes me *boiling* mad–the *last* thing you need when you’re sick and low is **someone trying to hand you this kind of hooey on a shovel** and make you feel WORSE.

(And thank *you.* :))

]]> By: Robin http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1689 Robin Fri, 09 May 2008 23:28:49 +0000 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/#comment-1689 I agree about sheep cheese. I should MAYBE experiment a little more diligently. What you want is someone with a cow next door that you have a personal relationship with and drink *her* milk. It's not all absolutely about hygiene, although obviously that's the big thing. I agree about sheep cheese. I should MAYBE experiment a little more diligently. What you want is someone with a cow next door that you have a personal relationship with and drink *her* milk. It’s not all absolutely about hygiene, although obviously that’s the big thing.

]]> By: Robin http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1686 Robin Fri, 09 May 2008 23:23:58 +0000 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/#comment-1686 Unfortunately I understand what you're talking about only too well. Yes--the compleat hermit thing is not a good idea--but the payment for almost anything else is gratuitously severe. And it is VERY HARD watching other people easily, carelessly, cheerfully doing/eating things that are forbidden to you. (And please . . . use a user name. :)) Unfortunately I understand what you’re talking about only too well. Yes–the compleat hermit thing is not a good idea–but the payment for almost anything else is gratuitously severe. And it is VERY HARD watching other people easily, carelessly, cheerfully doing/eating things that are forbidden to you.

(And please . . . use a user name. :))

]]> By: Robin http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1683 Robin Fri, 09 May 2008 23:16:34 +0000 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/#comment-1683 Well, good luck! :) Well, good luck! :)

]]> By: Robin http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1673 Robin Fri, 09 May 2008 23:03:20 +0000 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/#comment-1673 Because the effect on the brain can be so scary, and that’s where we live. ********** ** Yes.** Memory? What('s) memory? I was *mostly* better for a while--years--and now I'm . . . not. Which is also *very* discouraging. Because the effect on the brain can be so scary, and that’s where we live.

********** ** Yes.** Memory? What(’s) memory? I was *mostly* better for a while–years–and now I’m . . . not. Which is also *very* discouraging.

]]> By: AJLR http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 AJLR Fri, 09 May 2008 21:34:00 +0000 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/#comment-1671 "I think you should get a bigger show if you actually get him ON the landing pad!!" Quite so. Something should go WHOOSH!, or there should be fireworks, or similar. :) We'll just have to be satisfied with an inner glow of triumph for the moment with this one, I suppose. I rather like games where winning means something goes SPLAT! Will have a look through my back list of circulations, though those I've seen recently have been pretty feeble in their programming so I've not bothered with sharing. I'll have to track down someone who can work with Flash and give them a hellhound theme to work on. :) “I think you should get a bigger show if you actually get him ON the landing pad!!”

Quite so. Something should go WHOOSH!, or there should be fireworks, or similar. :) We’ll just have to be satisfied with an inner glow of triumph for the moment with this one, I suppose. I rather like games where winning means something goes SPLAT!

Will have a look through my back list of circulations, though those I’ve seen recently have been pretty feeble in their programming so I’ve not bothered with sharing.

I’ll have to track down someone who can work with Flash and give them a hellhound theme to work on. :)

]]> By: Karen Miller http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1670 Karen Miller Fri, 09 May 2008 21:07:48 +0000 http://robinmckinleysblog.com/2008/05/07/life-with-me/#comment-1670 Robin, I hear you. 7 years with CFS, and counting. And even though, overall, I'm on the mend, I still have relapses -- usually when I've forgotten, or managed to kid myself, that I'm All Okay Now. Sigh. I've only just found your blog, but I'm going to read through it now. It's always so wonderful to learn you're not alone -- and share the impact of this crappy condition with another writer. Because the effect on the brain can be so scary, and that's where we live.

Robin, I hear you. 7 years with CFS, and counting. And even though, overall, I’m on the mend, I still have relapses — usually when I’ve forgotten, or managed to kid myself, that I’m All Okay Now.

Sigh.

I’ve only just found your blog, but I’m going to read through it now. It’s always so wonderful to learn you’re not alone — and share the impact of this crappy condition with another writer. Because the effect on the brain can be so scary, and that’s where we live.

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