Ouchers. I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Thankfully she made
it through that, and hopefully life starts to hand her more tasty
and squeezable lemons. Just make sure she doesn't squeeze them
into her eye - or anyone else's, for that matter - because I hear
that hurts like a muh-trucka. Either way, I wish her luck.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Emily Pennington" <[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
Date sent: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:46:49 -0500
Subject: RE: [BTT] Testing 1, 2, 12.
Greetings, everyone.
I'm happy to see the list has been resurrected. I'd say we update
our
limerick, but we really don't have much material with which to
update it
beyond 2011.
At any rate, I, too, am pretty swamped with school. 18 credit
hours, a
fraternity, three choirs, and a boatload of other things will do
that, I
guess. It's definitely busy, but very enjoyable. I'll just have
to remember
that as I'm taking my upcoming four tests, running to my three
choir
concerts happening in two weeks, and finishing an Accounting
project that is
in severe need of finishing.
On the technological front, I had to get an iPhone 5S in November
because my
4 was running about as slow as a turtle in a 5k. However, just
yesterday, I
noticed that my 5S started having the same problem my 4 had at
the very end
of its existence: it will talk when my Apple earbuds are
unplugged, and it
will talk when I'm in a call. Siri always works. However, when
I'm not on a
call, VoiceOver won't come through my earbuds. Thank goodness for
its
Bluetooth connection with my Apex, or I'd be screwed. Overall,
it's great,
though, and that newfound obstacle is definitely not the worst
thing in the
world.
I know this is in a differently-titled portion of the thread, but
Devin, I
echo what Nick said about finding a support group. Your
depression resonates
with me because this weekend, a very good friend of mine tried to
commit
suicide while I was out of town. Luckily, her body started
fighting to live,
and she got help before she could bring herself to do any real
damage.
Talking to someone can make all the difference. I've heard from
different
people at different schools -- my friend included -- that the
counselors at
our colleges' mental health facilities aren't always the most
helpful, but
there's bound to be something -- and someone -- in your area who
can
alleviate some of the pain and stress.
Anyway, have a Mondayish Monday. I'm going to work on my giant
to-do list
and eat some PB&J.
Emily
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kaiti
Shelton
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 3:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [BTT] Testing 1, 2, 12.
Hi all,
Yeah, I may even talk to my parents and see if I can just get a
5S over
midterm break. I really want to make my 4 last as long as it
can, but ever
since I installed the last upgrade it's gotten into a habit of
randomly
resetting whenever it feels like it. I'll go to answer a phone
call, or
just be waiting for an app to load, or just unlock my phone and
just get to
the home screen after putting in my pass code, and it will give
me the apple
for a minute or two and reset. It's really annoying, but I've
made the
phone last for 2 and a half years, which is better than a lot of
other
people I know. *cough cough, my clumsy sibling who drops hers
and cracks
the screen constantly).
I had a really rough semester in the fall. I won't go into
details on the
list, but I found just talking to other people who could just
listen really
helped. It sounds like Nick is right in that a support group
might be what
you need. I would advise that you really look for an in-person
one; I know
that it may seem undoable with school commitments and homework,
but honestly
school sounds like it is what is bringing you down. Sometimes
even when we
are most stressed with other things, we need to make time for
ourselves in
order to fix the other issues. Most support groups only meet
once a week or
every 2 weeks anyway, so it shouldn't be a huge obligation. And,
if the
group isn't working for you, or the person you're confiding in
just doesn't
seem to get it,, don't be afraid of trying someone new.
I love my BrailleSense. I don't have the perks of dropbox and
youtube since
I got the On-Hand, but quite honestly I think it is the best
model for me
for the time being. It's really nice because when I go into a
practicum
session I can keep it on my person the entire time, jott down
notes quickly
as I go, etc. It's light enough that it doesn't bog me down, and
small
enough that it doesn't really get in the way, and it has the
functionality I
need. Of course, I would like to have youtube and dropbox built
in at some
point, and could see myself getting a U2 in a while, but the
On-Hand is
great for me at this stage of the game.
On 2/10/14, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote:
Hmm. Yes, I'll search around.
sent from the braille plus
Nick Cocchiarella <[email protected]> wrote:
Online isn't out of the question, but I'd also strongly recommend
that
you google support groups in your area and just see what you can
find.
----- Original Message -----
From: Devin Prater <[email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date sent: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:02:11 -0600
Subject: Re: [BTT] Testing 1, 2, 12.
Thank you. I've not thought about that. I don't know of any
support
groups around where I'm at, and don't feel all that comfortable
with
offline stuff, because I'd never have much time for it, with
school
taking up all the week, and the only time I'd have to be free of
it
and be able to do what I want is on the weekdns, so online would
be
the place I'd have to go. An email list would be good, as I'd be
able
to access it anywhere, so I'll have to take a trip to yahoo
groups I
suppose, LOL
On 2/10/14, Nick Cocchiarella <[email protected]> wrote:
Hmm. That kind of sucks. All the same, have you ever thought
about
looking into support groups around where you're at? Even if
they're
not always in person? I'm not even talking strictly about
blindness,
but depression in general. If school and life are getting you
down
and you're really stumped as to how you're going to live out the
rest
of your life, maybe some sort of support group can help you find
ways
to figure it out. Just a friendly suggestion from one listy to
another.
----- Original Message -----
From: Devin Prater <[email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date sent: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 11:12:51 -0600
Subject: Re: [BTT] Testing 1, 2, 12.
I love pizza too! I can eat 7 slices now. Yes, I'm the big fat
205 pound happy cat! And the wifi is down, so I'm not sure when
y'all will ge! flooded with my replies. I'm kinda sad at this
point.
I don't know what I'll do with my life. I'm not good at much.
This
school hasn't taught me much about independence. I mean, I'm 19.
I'm
in the 11th grade. And my gosh this school hasn't helped much at
alldd^the people are like family, because I'm around them most.
But
these people try to keeep the school from being sewed and all,
so
they can't provide emotional support. And when I do something
wrong,
according to them, its all my fault. Everying is all on me. I'm
fat
and lazy, stupid and all, all because of me. I'm depressed
because of
my own inactivity and all. But oh well. Sometimes I just feel
like
going under; just living life mechanically, just going through
the
motions, and not caring. Another part of me wants to beee what
all
life can give, although the more I live the more that part dies.
No
one around me can help. My family simply can't be involved with
me. I
don'! see them enough. So I just don't know what to do, about
anything. The walls around my heart are there, and I have a mask
of
loving my laziness and all, that keeps people away from me. I
don't
mind being alone, or at least without that many friends around
me. I
push people away usually.
But online, , put myself out there, usually. I have a voice
online,
I can be myself; say what I want. But offline, I can be yelled
at,
and all that.
sent from the braille plus
Maya Pureseva <[email protected]> wrote:
Purr, this is mayapur, lol, yes, I'm still alive, working a lot
at
school and as an assistive technology trainer and stuffages.
Let's
flood the BTT again, those were the days! P.s. and I like
pizza.
lol.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Devin Prater" <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]
To: <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [BTT] Testing 1, 2, 12.
Meow!
sent from the braille plus
Nick Cocchiarella <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]
wrote:
Wow! You're still in school? For some reason I thought you
graduated
a long time ago. Har har. What are you going for?
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffrey Shockley <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]
To: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]
Date sent: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 06:37:38 -0500
Subject: Re: [BTT] Testing 1, 2, 12.
Hi,
Not much is up here just busy with school and all that most
wonderfully fun stuff LOL.
Gotta love it right? LOL.
Jeffrey
On Feb 9, 2014, at 11:41 PM, Nick Cocchiarella
<[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hello, my children.
I know what you're probably thinking. What? Another BTT
message?
I thought I was finally able to get rid of that group thingy
once
and for all!
Well, sorry to disappoint you. Here I am, once again, annoying
you
all with my pointless ramble. Why am I torturing you, you ask?
Well,
a few reasons come to mind. Firstly, I just wanted to see who
actually responds. Second of all, I somehow managed to
accidentally
download every last email I have ever sent using my gmail
account
onto my iPhone recently, and among them are hundreds, perhaps
even
thousands, of old Btt emails - many of which I was going through
today - and it made me feel a little nostalgic. Last but not
least,
I'm a little disappointed in myself for letting this thing die
the
way it did, and not let it possibly evolve or grow into
something
hugistically huger, like I had once dreamed.
So, there you have it. I suppose I could have simply said "heyy
wats up w/ yall how r u doin" and been done with it, but I'm wide
awake and somewhat in a ranting mood. So please, pardon my
transgression this time around.
Love,
Your subconscious
P.S. I like fried chicken.
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