Did you ever feel like your life was on hold?

[prolesunited]

:-(

[motely36]

1. Yeah, I just wish they'd pick better hold music!

[noclonyofthechimp]

4. Yes, I feel very unhappy and uneasy. I was just thinking that today

I don't feel at all like myself. Do you kind of feel lost? Not really connected?

[LSparkle]

7. Yeah, I'm not getting much work done

and thank God it's quiet today but I'm surprised at my "slackiness."

[prolesunited]

12. That's not really it

But I did feel that way strongly after Nov. 3. Now, I'm not angry or sad, just resigned to the catastrophes that lie ahead.

[prolesunited]

11. I march

to my own tune.

[Mojambo]

2. It was

But lately I feel like they've just hung up.

[prolesunited]

13. No hang ups

But in the case of my job, I wish they would decide one way or another. I really want to stay here, so I'm just hanging on.

[democracy eh]

3. yep

waiting for the next commercial

[prolesunited]

15. I feel like I'm just

in one very LOOOONG commercial break right now.

[arcane1]

5. YES!!!!!!

stuck in limbo, for at least a couple more months, and it is a very strange thing to deal with

[prolesunited]

17. Mine is more like a couple of weeks

He's tying up all the loose ends now. May we both be happy when we get what we want. :hug:

[arcane1]

18. indeed

may all 4 of us :grouphug:

[prolesunited]

21. At the same time?!?!?

:silly:

[arcane1]

22. well, first things first...

:silly:

[GOPisEvil]

6. I feel as though I'm in a holding pattern.

I'm thinking about the next big move in store for me.

[prolesunited]

19. Hmm...

The mind boggles with that one. I certainly hope it's all good. :D

[GOPisEvil]

31. I believe it will be.

I am positive about my future. I'm just not sure exactly where I'm headed, but it's somewhere good.

[prolesunited]

32. Well if I'm reading between the lines correctly

I'm very happy for you.

[GOPisEvil]

34. Thanks.

There are some professional decisions to make as well. Such as, what do I want to be now that I'm grown up? :D

[prolesunited]

35. An Indian chief

I always thought that would be cool.

[GOPisEvil]

37. There's the little matter of me not being Native American...

...but yeah, that's an interesting job.

[Abelman]

8. Yeah

It is right now. I'm just trying to make to the fridge without pulling the phone cord out of the wall.

[prolesunited]

24. Your phone has a cord?

:shrug:

[Abelman]

25. The one in the kitchen does.

[prolesunited]

26. You should get a really long one then

Or one of those retractable ones that pop back inside the case like a tape measure

[Abelman]

27. Nah

The stretching toward the fridge is good exercise.

[prolesunited]

29. Or, you could get a shorter one

so it doesn't even reach the fridge. :P

[Abelman]

36. But then

How will I enjoy high-sugar caffeinated beverages?

[Ladyhawk]

9. Yeah, I don't know what direction to take my life.

I was going to make plans depending upon how the election turned out and now I'm having trouble following through.

I'm going to give up one of my parrots and probably sell my entire snake collection because the future doesn't look good and I don't know if I will be able to feed myself, let alone them.

I've been meaning to get in touch with the director of a symphony in Modesto to try out for the chorus because I can no longer look the local director in the eye without wanting to slap the shit out of him. I'm afraid there will already be too many altos. Women singers aren't too hard to find. But...but, I'm a really GOOD alto...some say I'm a GREAT alto...sniff.

Because I am trying to keep my toxic family away, I sometimes go days without even speaking. That can't be good for my voice. I should at least exercise it...sigh. :(

[Kiteflyer]

10. Whenever I use the phone

they put me on hold. All I hear are pre-recorded messages. Just once I'd love to talk to a live person.

[Liberaltarian]

14. just for the past 23 years, or so....why?

nt

[u4ic]

16. Yeah

my health is not good, I can't work or have a family and I've seen my 20's and now my 30's slip away...:(

[sans qualia]

20. For about 18 years, but I got over it

What's wrong? Did something happen to make you feel this way?

[yellowdogintexas]

23. OH YEAH< right now in fact

and I feel like it will stay that way until I get a new job.

[Susang]

28. Since 1997

I'm hoping it will start up again real soon. ;-)

Still waiting on the job thing, I'm guessing?

[prolesunited]

33. Yeah

Decision postponed again for two more weeks. Like waiting will make money magically appear. :eyes:

I really do want to stay on here, or I would be out the door. I do have a cushion, so I'm sure everything will work out.

It's Jason, too. I'm just getting impatient with the move. I dropped him back off in Ohio to settle things, but he really hasn't been very definitive on when he's coming back. He's very weird about time and planning.

I do have his car parked in my garage, though. :evilgrin:

[Susang]

39. Ugh

Boys. Being a musician makes it even more fun, doesn't it. :eyes:

Maybe I'm wrong, but it sounds like they're at least making an effort to find the money someplace. I know the times I've had to deal with "reorganization", the axe usually falls swiftly and without much warning. Of course, in my former profession, it had to be like that, otherwise the help would end up drinking all the profits before they cleared out. }(

Hopefully it will all work out. :-)

[prolesunited]

45. Is that what it is?

As a musician, is his mind wired differently?

I would have to say that it is one of the areas in which we most have to compromise. He would just get in a car and drive where the road leads. I don't need to have a detailed agenda, but I do need some sort of framework, like a place to stay and possible activities.

[Susang]

46. Oh, they're different alright

I'm actually kind of like that myself. I've taken trips like that, with no itinerary, not knowing where I'll sleep that night, etc., I love it. Of course, if I'm traveling with people who want to make plans, I can do that too. ;-)

[Karenina]

41. Kid being eased out of the nest

Me being patient... x( tolerant :smoke: just passing the time...
:argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh:

Waiting Wishlist... :SIGH:

1. Mother Nature, millium shampoo, lather, rinse, nit comb and scissors, repeat.

2. Amis, get a clue.

3. Note to self: Relax. Don't worry, be happy. It's your thing. Do whatcha wanna do.

[Ladyhawk]

30. Are We the Waiting?

Are We The Waiting?

Starry nights, city lights coming down over me
Skyscrapers, stargazers in my head
Are we? We are. Are we? We are the waiting unknown
This dirty town is burning down in my dreams
Lost and found, city-bound in my dreams
And screaming: Are we? We are. Are we? We are the waiting
And screaming: Are we? We are. Are we? We are the waiting
Forget-me-nots, second thoughts live in isolation
Heads or tails, fairytales in my mind
Are we? We are. Are we? We are the waiting unknown
Rage and love, the story of my life
The Jesus of Suburbia is a lie
And screaming: Are we? We are. Are we? We are the waiting
And screaming: Are we? We are. Are we? We are the waiting unknown
Are we? We are. Are we? We are the waiting
And screaming: Are we? We are. Are we? We are the waiting unknown
Are we? We are. Are we? We are the waiting unknown

-Green Day

[Pacifist Patriot]

38. Oh yes.

I blinked and it moved into fast forward, but I still remember how annoying and frustrating it felt. I'm sorry.

[SarahB]

40. For the past 8 months.

Very much so. :(
It's difficult.

[sundog]

42. yes

[AlCzervik]

43. yup, right now

We are moving in about 6-9 months, i can't plan for anything really. We dont know exactly what city yet because of the housing priced which are fing ridiculous so everyday i search. It sucks, done this before but it's getting old.

[pmbryant]

44. Oh yes.

It never involved a layoff though. When I've been laid off, they didn't waste any time with it: I got the word and then asked to clean out my stuff immediately.

I'm hoping things turn out well for you.

Peter