Negative/Positive

Hollylane · 02-17-2013, 06:31 PM

Tell us about your negative experience, moment, or thought, and then tell us the positive side. Humor and/or sarcasm*, are welcome and much appreciated!

*Please use caution, and consider other readers' feelings, before you post.

KCBUTCH · 02-17-2013, 06:40 PM

-When I was still getting loaded daily- I had a dream that I was crawling on a ledge and I came upon I giant mound of Meth and I stuck my face in it, the scene changed and I was in front of a mirror and my whole face was abscessed
I got clean very soon after that-
-I am sure the dream was spurred by the fact I was in full blown drug induced Psychosis of which I was then locked up for

Hollylane · 02-17-2013, 06:47 PM

Negative: I just read in my pre-op instruction packet..."The temporary gastric pacemaker testing phase will last 7 days, please do not bathe or shower during this phase. Use soap and a wash cloth for personal hygiene." Seriously?

Positive: (My not-so-much-inner environmentalist chimed in) Think of the water that will be saved!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Negative: I have been diagnosed with a mild case of Bell's Palsy (temporary lateral paralysis of the facial muscles). I do not want to be seen in public, I think I look really odd, I'm talking a little funny, and I don't want to have to explain this.

Positive: Once I recover, whenever I give a nasty look to someone in a leadership position, and they comment on it, I can claim it was a facial tic related to my palsy..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Negative: My house trained 3 year old dog, Obi, pooped in the middle of the living room (again).

Positive: One less turd to wrangle out of the grass later!

Hollylane · 02-18-2013, 08:04 PM

Negative:

It really seems like I keep having to go through procedure after procedure. I'm tired of the anticipation of more surgeries. Tomorrow will make three in the past 2 years. If the temporary thingy works, it means yet another surgery, and I still need to see my ortho doc about the crumbling cement in my knee replacement (I'm procrastinating as long as possible about this), which means, you guessed it, another surgery (for which the recovery time is way too fucking long).

Positive(s):

1) Perhaps my body is just making sure everything gets taken care of before I start my future (even more active) life, with an active (damn handsome) and loving partner, in Maryland.

2) I have awesome insurance!

3) The first knee replacement lasted 11 years, with my starting weight being 280 pounds. Which means this one should last at least 15 years, since my starting weight is drastically lower.

4) My recovery may take less time, since I won't be a severely overweight smoker. Healing time should be much faster!

Kelt · 02-18-2013, 09:18 PM

The bad thing

My back, knees, and both feet were fubar with pain for over a decade

The good thing

It led me to drop 160lbs and regain my health

The bad thing

It didn't do shyte for my back

The good thing

My general health and other pains were fixed

The bad thing

Still the back

The good thing

This is driving me to look even further into specific nutrition and exercise kinesiology solutions

The bad thing...

None! Just keepin' on keepin' on

Hollylane · 02-20-2013, 01:05 PM

Negative: I'm in pain and am not able to take pain medication, and was not able to go to work today. My favorite distraction (Gaige), had to go to bed because she works tonight, so I'm thinking too much about pain and discomfort.

Positive: The leads coming out of my nose are a pretty blue color, when I'm able to get to work (hopefully tomorrow), my friend/co-worker Patricia promised to decorate the leads stuck to my face. We talked about sparkly beads and other dangles that would look fashionable... HAH!

DamonK · 02-20-2013, 01:32 PM

Negative: it still hurts to take deep breaths
Positive: giving and receiving

~ocean · 02-20-2013, 01:35 PM

negative i want chicken parm.
positive I wont make it ~~ lol...

Talon · 02-22-2013, 05:07 PM

The Negative: A disappointing revelation that was brought to light today.

The Positive: I'd rather know now, rather than later.

I guess that we all must suffer one of two things...the pain of discipline
or the pain of disappointment.

JustBeingMe · 02-22-2013, 05:22 PM

Neg.: I feel bad today, can't get the chill outta my bones

, tis way too cold today, don't know if I am getting sick or if it's just the wet cold weather here. So, I didn't exercise.
Pos.: I haven't had a day off my exercises in over a week, so I used today as my day off.

Hollylane · 02-24-2013, 03:53 PM

Negative: 2.5 days left with these leads in my nose/throat/stomach, and only sponge baths.

Positive: It is working, and I am really feeling mighty positive about that!

Negative: My baby has spent the last two days with her nose to the computer, renewing her pharmacy licensing stuff, and I have been missing our banter.

Positive: My Butch is employed, well respected, responsible, and a damn hard worker. She's also gorgeous when she's concentrating.

Gemme · 02-25-2013, 11:31 PM

Negative: He had to leave today.

Positive: I got to spend a little over 74 hours with him.

Hollylane · 02-26-2013, 09:39 PM

Negative: The car broke down today on my lunch hour.

Positive(s): It didn't start smoking until I had backed back into my space at the office. When I returned from lunch, my supervisor handed me the little slip of paper that had my yearly bonus amount on it, and so the car repairs won't impact my budget. Another bonus, Gaige got her package in the mail today, and she said she really liked what I sent her. That really made me

maryam · 02-27-2013, 12:30 AM

negative: PMS is a hateful, awful thing and I want it to DIAF.

positive: clearly things are improving healthwise as this is my third normalish cycle since November. My PMS is still way more, er whacked out than a healthy person's, but it's a BIG improvement over the last few years.

always2late · 02-27-2013, 01:25 AM

Negative: Near-constant pain from the herniated discs, and the burgeoning arthritis in my joints

Positive: The pain being a catalyst for me to realize that I was not only burned out on nursing, but that physically I probably wouldn't be able to do it for the 20+ years until retirement. This set me on my current career path as a student in Speech Pathology...and I'm loving it!!

Hollylane · 02-28-2013, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by always2late

Negative: Near-constant pain from the herniated discs, and the burgeoning arthritis in my joints

Positive: The pain being a catalyst for me to realize that I was not only burned out on nursing, but that physically I probably wouldn't be able to do it for the 20+ years until retirement. This set me on my current career path as a student in Speech Pathology...and I'm loving it!!

Your positive is awesome!!! Congratulations!!

Negative: I'm back to feeling nauseous nearly 24/7 for awhile....

Positive(s): After 7 days of sponge baths, a 1/2 hour scalding shower sure felt amazing! There are no more wires hanging out of my nose, or taped to my face! I can use soap, lotion, and makeup again! I lost 8pnds in a week!!

Gemme · 03-02-2013, 06:51 AM

Negative: my day did not go as planned yesterday and everything that I needed to get done after work did not happen

Positive: the pup was friendly enough for me to get her in the car and to the vet hospital so that she would get proper medical care

Smiling · 03-04-2013, 04:14 PM

Positive: Got my hair cut this afternoon and I look and feel like a million bucks!

Negative: I forgot that I had martial arts class tonight when I scheduled the appointment, so it will be an absolute mess by the time I'm done sparring, lol.

Oh well, lol.

02-17-2013, 06:31 PM	#1
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02-17-2013, 06:40 PM	#2
KCBUTCH Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Undaunted QUEER Dom, Daddy Preferred Pronoun?: MYSELF, Syr, Hy, or friend prefered Relationship Status: Cautious, indifferent... Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Below the foothills above the beach Posts: 1,848 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,240 Thanked 3,305 Times in 884 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	-When I was still getting loaded daily- I had a dream that I was crawling on a ledge and I came upon I giant mound of Meth and I stuck my face in it, the scene changed and I was in front of a mirror and my whole face was abscessed I got clean very soon after that- -I am sure the dream was spurred by the fact I was in full blown drug induced Psychosis of which I was then locked up for __________________ "If you want to know the secrets of the Universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration"-Nikola Tesla

02-20-2013, 01:35 PM	#8
~ocean Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme blows a kiss off my finger tips * Preferred Pronoun?: ~ hey girl ~ Relationship Status: ~ single & content ~ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts ~coastal Posts: 7,905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 22,958 Thanked 16,015 Times in 4,724 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	negative i want chicken parm. positive I wont make it ~~ lol... __________________ ~ Always, ocean

02-22-2013, 05:22 PM	#10
JustBeingMe Senior Member How Do You Identify?: as ME Relationship Status: I don't need no stinking status. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: somewhere you're not..... Posts: 1,808 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,961 Thanked 1,690 Times in 694 Posts Rep Power: 12813869	Neg.: I feel bad today, can't get the chill outta my bones , tis way too cold today, don't know if I am getting sick or if it's just the wet cold weather here. So, I didn't exercise. Pos.: I haven't had a day off my exercises in over a week, so I used today as my day off. __________________ Nothing more, Nothing less, I'm Just Being Me

02-25-2013, 11:31 PM	#12
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,925 Times in 25,666 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	Negative: He had to leave today. Positive: I got to spend a little over 74 hours with him. __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

02-17-2013, 06:47 PM	#3
Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,362 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	Negative: I just read in my pre-op instruction packet..."The temporary gastric pacemaker testing phase will last 7 days, please do not bathe or shower during this phase. Use soap and a wash cloth for personal hygiene." Seriously? Positive: (My not-so-much-inner environmentalist chimed in) Think of the water that will be saved! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Negative: I have been diagnosed with a mild case of Bell's Palsy (temporary lateral paralysis of the facial muscles). I do not want to be seen in public, I think I look really odd, I'm talking a little funny, and I don't want to have to explain this. Positive: Once I recover, whenever I give a nasty look to someone in a leadership position, and they comment on it, I can claim it was a facial tic related to my palsy.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Negative: My house trained 3 year old dog, Obi, pooped in the middle of the living room (again). Positive: One less turd to wrangle out of the grass later!

02-18-2013, 08:04 PM	#4
Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,362 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	Negative: It really seems like I keep having to go through procedure after procedure. I'm tired of the anticipation of more surgeries. Tomorrow will make three in the past 2 years. If the temporary thingy works, it means yet another surgery, and I still need to see my ortho doc about the crumbling cement in my knee replacement (I'm procrastinating as long as possible about this), which means, you guessed it, another surgery (for which the recovery time is way too fucking long). Positive(s): 1) Perhaps my body is just making sure everything gets taken care of before I start my future (even more active) life, with an active (damn handsome) and loving partner, in Maryland. 2) I have awesome insurance! 3) The first knee replacement lasted 11 years, with my starting weight being 280 pounds. Which means this one should last at least 15 years, since my starting weight is drastically lower. 4) My recovery may take less time, since I won't be a severely overweight smoker. Healing time should be much faster!

02-18-2013, 09:18 PM	#5
Kelt Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Beach Butch Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,751 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 19,765 Thanked 15,279 Times in 2,538 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	The bad thing My back, knees, and both feet were fubar with pain for over a decade The good thing It led me to drop 160lbs and regain my health The bad thing It didn't do shyte for my back The good thing My general health and other pains were fixed The bad thing Still the back The good thing This is driving me to look even further into specific nutrition and exercise kinesiology solutions The bad thing... None! Just keepin' on keepin' on

02-20-2013, 01:05 PM	#6
Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,362 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	Negative: I'm in pain and am not able to take pain medication, and was not able to go to work today. My favorite distraction (Gaige), had to go to bed because she works tonight, so I'm thinking too much about pain and discomfort. Positive: The leads coming out of my nose are a pretty blue color, when I'm able to get to work (hopefully tomorrow), my friend/co-worker Patricia promised to decorate the leads stuck to my face. We talked about sparkly beads and other dangles that would look fashionable... HAH!

02-20-2013, 01:32 PM	#7
DamonK Senior Member How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: May 2010 Location: . Posts: 2,199 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,527 Thanked 7,762 Times in 1,881 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Negative: it still hurts to take deep breaths Positive: giving and receiving

02-22-2013, 05:07 PM	#9
Talon Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Divine Feminine Preferred Pronoun?: . Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: . Posts: 4,921 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,246 Thanked 10,223 Times in 3,305 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	The Negative: A disappointing revelation that was brought to light today. The Positive: I'd rather know now, rather than later. I guess that we all must suffer one of two things...the pain of discipline or the pain of disappointment.

02-24-2013, 03:53 PM	#11
Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,362 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	Negative: 2.5 days left with these leads in my nose/throat/stomach, and only sponge baths. Positive: It is working, and I am really feeling mighty positive about that! Negative: My baby has spent the last two days with her nose to the computer, renewing her pharmacy licensing stuff, and I have been missing our banter. Positive: My Butch is employed, well respected, responsible, and a damn hard worker. She's also gorgeous when she's concentrating.

02-26-2013, 09:39 PM	#13
Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,362 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	Negative: The car broke down today on my lunch hour. Positive(s): It didn't start smoking until I had backed back into my space at the office. When I returned from lunch, my supervisor handed me the little slip of paper that had my yearly bonus amount on it, and so the car repairs won't impact my budget. Another bonus, Gaige got her package in the mail today, and she said she really liked what I sent her. That really made me

02-27-2013, 12:30 AM	#14
maryam Member How Do You Identify?: femme-ish Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: taken Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: somewhere, out there.... Posts: 263 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 675 Thanked 794 Times in 231 Posts Rep Power: 4979164	negative: PMS is a hateful, awful thing and I want it to DIAF. positive: clearly things are improving healthwise as this is my third normalish cycle since November. My PMS is still way more, er whacked out than a healthy person's, but it's a BIG improvement over the last few years.

02-27-2013, 01:25 AM	#15
always2late Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: m'lady Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 2,000 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,834 Thanked 6,231 Times in 1,462 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Negative: Near-constant pain from the herniated discs, and the burgeoning arthritis in my joints Positive: The pain being a catalyst for me to realize that I was not only burned out on nursing, but that physically I probably wouldn't be able to do it for the 20+ years until retirement. This set me on my current career path as a student in Speech Pathology...and I'm loving it!! __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

03-02-2013, 06:51 AM	#17
Gemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Queer Stone Femme Girl of the Unicorn Variety Preferred Pronoun?: She, as in 'She's a GEM' Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The roads are narrow here Posts: 36,631 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 182,498 Thanked 107,925 Times in 25,666 Posts Rep Power: 21474887	Negative: my day did not go as planned yesterday and everything that I needed to get done after work did not happen Positive: the pup was friendly enough for me to get her in the car and to the vet hospital so that she would get proper medical care __________________ Gemme's Journal I'm misunderestimated.

03-04-2013, 04:14 PM	#18
Smiling Senior Member How Do You Identify?: with a distinct flair Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: somewhere else Posts: 1,852 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,623 Thanked 4,388 Times in 1,009 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Positive: Got my hair cut this afternoon and I look and feel like a million bucks! Negative: I forgot that I had martial arts class tonight when I scheduled the appointment, so it will be an absolute mess by the time I'm done sparring, lol. Oh well, lol.