yowowowowow ~

[lookingland]

recent posts from gwyn_hwyfar about south mountain's snarly yow got me to thinking on what poet byron called the black dog days (being the downside of of his bi-polarity). the "black dog" is, in fact, so common a symbol at this point as a harbinger of death/suicide and/or a symbol of depression that it's commonly used as such by treatment institutes (though this institute in particular falsely attributes the coinage to winston churchill ~ foo).

anyway, my point is, it's been a pretty black dog summer for me and not looking to immediately improve. normally i would resort to making paper dolls, but i don't even feel like doing that much (which oughta tell ya somethin'). for my own good, nonetheless, i have been piddling with paint and contemplating possibilities, which i know i vowed to stay away from, but i've never been sensible about these things.



i don't plan on posting here much until i can better unmungify ~ i will try to follow along and comment as i can, and post now and then so you know i'm still poking about, but for the time being, i just dunna have anythin' to say. i'm hoping when i check in, it will be for leaps and strides. no more downers from this corner of the woods.

: D

Comments

[almond-tiger.livejournal.com]

I hope you find yourself back in white cat territory soon.

[bachsoprano.livejournal.com]

And there I was blabbering on about my stuff and not even asking about yours!

I hope the unmunging is easy as sloughing and if there's anything I can do, please let me know.

I like that dog.

[gwyn-hwyfar.livejournal.com]

Hugs to you...I hope you feel better soon.

(dang, I always heard Churchill coined that phrase, too....)

Sweet pooch

[(Anonymous)]

surely HE can't be a omen of munginess...

I wish you wouldn't go silent but you must do as you think best.

Part of what confuses me about my own blog under the heading WHAT THE HECK IS IT? is, is it entertainment for the friends (I feel some kind of obligation to entertain) or is my place to talk about what's concerning me which isn't always, in fact, mostly isn't entertaining...my conclusion: dunno.

BUT when I think of the blogs I read, I don't only value the ones that are light frothy and entertaining.

yak, yak, yak (stopping now)

Anyway, I will miss you here. I hope whatever black thing is doggin' your tracks gives up on you and you feel happier and more confident SOON.

If you should want to talk -- just holler.

moo

[countrysoaper.livejournal.com]

I saw the black dog once... years before I knew about the folklore. It's better as an allegory. I hope you pull out of that funk. You're too talented to just be warming a seat.

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

So sorry to hear you're having a rough go of it. I hope you find your way out of the woods soon enough.

[msmcguire.livejournal.com]

Prayers in your direction.

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

how about a soft, almost not-there grey-cat territory?

: D

thank you for the well wishes!

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

it's an adorable dog, isn't it? it was a screen saver!

thank you for the good thoughts. i slough slow, but it's all good!

: D

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

thank you for your well wishes!

apparently the idea of the black dog has been around since time immemorial ~ certainly churchill came to the phrase by someone else.

: D

Re: Sweet pooch

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

i think you and i have arrived at the same conclusion regarding blogs. the only problem with "i dunno" as an answer is that it doesn't beg any particular action. so i guess it's status quo all around.

: D

thank you for the kind offer of ears, moomsy. i dunno if you'll see this post, but i appreciate your encouragement ~ always.

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

awww, thank you ~ i am de-funkifying slowly. i'm sure it's just end-o-summer heatstroke.

do tell about your encounter with the black dog!

: D

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

thank you! i've been reading along this last week or so and see that you have quite the full plate of your own!

it's been an up-down season, hasn't it?

: D

[lookingland.livejournal.com]

thank you! i need them muchly.

it's nice to see you back here.

very nice.

: D

[java-fiend.livejournal.com]

It has definitely been an up and down season. I hope you are finding yours on an upswing!!!