Tentative tenure

Published on February 28, 2005 By dharmagrl In Blogging

I was supposed to have left here by now.

I was supposed to be long gone, with not even a second glance....

....and as you all can tell, I'm still here.

I feel like a fraud. I feel like I wound you all up for nothing, that I made empty and idle threats.

I didn't. I had every intention of splitting. I emailed all the right people and asked them to do all the things I had requested....and they asked me if them taking care of a little business would change my mind.

It has...for now. I'm still here, tentatively. I'm going to see how things go....

....but I can tell you that I am happy to still be here. I was reduced to tears this weekend at the prospect of leaving, and again today at the prospect of being able to stay.

So, I'm here. Again.

How the heck is everyone, anyway?

Comments (Page 1)

InBloom

on Feb 28, 2005

i'm alright....almost done here at work...lots of grading and paperwork to do....and then from here i go straight to wal mart for some needed shopping....sigh...I just want to go home and nap....

oh wait...I still need to exercise somewhere in between (like that's gonna happen today....lol)....

glad you are still writing, btw.

greywar

on Feb 28, 2005

Dharma - As much as it pains me to suggst it.. if a largely anonymous online community blog is reducing you to tears perhaps it is time to step away for a good long time and gain some perspective on the matter. Stick close to your real-life/real world folks for a bit and this should recede back into the complete meaninglessness it should have. You got along for quite a while without IM and email right? Sometimes a bit of self-enfoced Luddism can give you back the frame of reference you had prior to this degree of online involvement.

I love blogging/online socialization as much (or more) than the next guy/gal but the second it starts to spill into the corporeal world it is time to unplug or simply start ll over with totally new nicknames and cut the ties to the old ones. One flesh and blood contact is worth all the bitwise clones on the Net. Just my one cent worth and I hope it doesn't offend.

dynamaso

on Feb 28, 2005

Doing well and hope you are too. I've been very busy with the new work project, but I'm enjoying it. Speak to you soon.

Cheers,

Maso

dharmagrl

on Feb 28, 2005

if a largely anonymous online community blog is reducing you to tears

Actually, it's not the largely anonynous community that's the issue. It's the one solitary known user who insists on not only hounding me here but also has bought it to my home email inbox too. The bullying greywar....and yes, it is flat out bullying. The emails I got leave no doubt whatsoever that that's what this is.

Inbloom...and I thought I was busy! I'm glad I'm still here too.

Maso: Dude, I am well....tons of stuff to tell you, I'll have to sit down tomorrow and formulate an email for you!

greywar

on Feb 28, 2005

The emails I got leave no doubt whatsoever that that's what this is.

Well that is certainly way out of line on their part but the solution here is to block them as spam and ignore them forever. No need to even acknowledge their electronic existance. Just like the folks who send you Viagra ads they have no validity or importance in the real world.

Death_By_Beebles

on Feb 28, 2005

Welcome back, even if it is a tenative stay.

I'll be reading again!

Peace,

Beebes

dharmagrl

on Feb 28, 2005

Well that is certainly way out of line on their part but the solution here is to block them as spam and ignore them forever.

that's easier said than done, unfortunately. however, i've found a wonderful program that's assisting me with that......

Beebles...Cool! I've been reading you too!

BlueDev

on Feb 28, 2005

I hope that the measures taken are enough to breath some life back into what had become (from my observation) a dead past-time for you. Wish you the best.

Shovelheat

on Feb 28, 2005

Glad you've decided to stay

TheFazz

on Feb 28, 2005

I haven't gotten to know you well, but it's good to hear you're staying, even if it is just for a while.

Phoenixboi

on Feb 28, 2005

D..

I dont know whats happening as Ive been flat out here with stuff.... things are moving fast here now, this is the first time in ages Ive been able to sit and read and write.

Hope your ok. MIss hearin from u.

Px

Dusk411

on Feb 28, 2005

Hey!

Glad to see you're still here. I've been busy with homework and job searching.

Draginol

on Feb 28, 2005

Let me say that you are one of my favorite bloggers.

JillUser

on Feb 28, 2005

Hi friend. I hope you stay. I haven't been here consistently for a very long time but you are one of the few bloggers that keep me coming back. My sources told me what's been up and I sympathize completely. Hope you keep in touch no matter what you decide.

MarcieMoo

on Mar 01, 2005

Two words can explain all the madness: mental illness. Someone who does that to someone else has something emotionally wrong with him/herself, and said person has written articles about said illness. It makes sense.

ANYWAY...things have been going fairly well. I asked my principal and assistant principal for letters of recommendation yesterday because I'm filling out applications for teaching positions in Minnesota. Hopefully something will pan out. Looking forward to spring break...cousins are coming out for a visit...working lots, trying to lose some tonage.

Really, K, if this continues, just leave. Let us know where your new blog is and we'll come visit. Because you're too big a person to put up with crap like this. It's not worth it, really, and with D leaving soon, you need to have your emotional resources for that, not dealing with some moron on the other side of a computer screen with nothing else to do than terrorize you...

Take care of yourself! Love you!

MoooooooOOOOOOOOO

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