Solstice 2006

Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 - 12:18 a.m.

We had a 'minor' earthquake last night. It was 3.7, but it seemed strong and shallow. I took some footage of a pitcher on the kitchen counter where the water was splashing quite a bit. Was very jolty. The tree did a dance, but nothing fell.

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I very nearly got involved in some drama last night.

I have an ex-friend who threatens suicide every so often. No, not Fake Andy, but one of the people I met through him.

Suicidal Boy has put everybody through this dozens of times.

His on and off girlfriend logged on and started telling me it was Really Bad This Time and Wanted To Know What To Do.

I said I wasn't a counselor, and that she needed to call the suicide prevention toll frees in her state, which I looked up for her online and sent her the links to.

She said thanks and logged off.

I logged off, too, and made dinner.

I logged back on in about four hours, and discovered her still online. Gee, honey, don't log off and go see about your friend or anything.

This smells.

So I said 'What did the counselor say when you called' and she replied that she hadn't called anybody yet but that Suicidal Boy had just phoned her to say he was on his way to the bug bin for some help.

So, the next thing I did was to tell her to go ahead and call those hotlines and talk to somebody so she'd stay level headed through his antics, and that the choices were his and his alone, and to PLEASE talk to a counselor.

Then I went invisible on Yahoo, and deleted HER and HIM from my buddy list. They and their drama are blocked from me forever.

Yes, I guess that makes me terrible for not being able to do anything else. But if somebody is just lurking online waiting to drop drama on me and not actually go and accomplish anything by way of following any advice I give?

Fuck it. I don't play that game anymore.

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That's it.

For those who observe it, have a blessed Winter Solstice.

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