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oh fun!! i can't wait for pics.
- meegan
notsosimple.net
By 
, at
4:08 PM, March 21, 2007
oh fun!! i can't wait for pics.
- meegan
notsosimple.net
By , at
4:08 PM, March 21, 2007
I had to wear a heart monitor once too...in high school. They figured out it was mitral valve prolapse. I've never given blood...I've never run across the opportunity, and I'm not fond enough of needles to go seek them out. Good for you, for doing it though!
By
sometrouble, at
2:54 PM, March 13, 2007
speaking of blood, (not that you'll be blood relatives, but, er, it's a stretch?), where's the wedding info!? =-( if you guys aren't making plans yet, make something up! think of your single 20-something readers who need to live vicariously. haha. wow do i suck drastically.
By
, at
7:38 PM, March 13, 2007
A woman jumped off the Aurora Bridge on Friday morning and survived, a Seattle police spokesman said.
Officers received the call at 7:46 a.m. and the department's harbor patrol responded, said police spokesman Sean Whitcomb.He said the harbor patrol's quick response time contributed to the woman receiving medical help.The woman is believed to be in her 20s or 30s.
Firefighters responded to 900 N. Northlake Way shortly after 7:50 a.m., according to the Seattle Fire Department's Web site.After Seattle police brought her to shore, firefighters administered medical care, said Lt. Sue Stangl, a Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman.
The woman's exact injuries were unknown.
Medics took the woman to Harborview Medical Center, Stangl said.
A 160-pound person covers the 180 feet in 2.2 seconds. Depending upon the configuration of the body during the fall, final speed is about 55 m.p.h. Force at impact is about 28,000 foot-pounds, equivalent in energy to being blasted by 20 30-30 Winchester rifles from a distance of 180 feet.
It actually takes 3.35 seconds to free fall 180 feet. But it was The Stranger that provided those figures...math might not be that writer's strongest suit.
By
Justin, at
10:40 PM, March 09, 2007
I think it's normal to feel anger as well as sorrow for the suicidal person. When someone commits suicide in public, they involve bystanders by default, which is very traumatic.
Suicide is very sad, but it's also very selfish of people to not think about the impact that their decision will have on others. I understand that suicidal folks have more pressing issues to deal with inside which can prevent them from considering others, but it still doesn't change the fact that there decision has far-reaching impacts on many others.
By
Rachel, at
11:06 AM, March 10, 2007
"What right does a jumper have to involve strangers?" Taking one's own life is the exercise of what, for some, has become their only remaining inalienable right. What right do you have to take offense to what for that person has become the climax of their personal hell? Not everyone is in possession of a firearm, sleeping pills, or a bath tub.
Close your eyes until you get to your computer to blog about it.
By
, at
11:57 AM, March 10, 2007
i agree with sam. i have a cousin-in-law on the other side of the country who is severely bulemic, self-mutliates and has tried to commit suicide. she has a mix of supportive and not-so-supportive family members. she's been in and out of many treatments. after almost 2 decades of this behavior (in varying degress of severity), her mother-in-law (my mom's sister) is understandably worn out. (the cousin is estranged from her own family due to issues stemming from sexual / physical abuse as a child). the woman's husband and mother-in-law have taken to blaming her for "not being there for her children." she has 2, age 12 and 10, and other family member and friends have enveloped them with love and nurturing throughout their lives because their mother is so fragile and her state obviously is traumatizing to them. but as much as she loves them, she is often not even in a state to take care of either them or herself; this is not an opinin, just what the decades of agony have shown. she is just not able to do more for her kids; that is a burden for others, unfortuantely. as it is with the suicidal jumper: sure, on some level these people are making "choices," but sometimes, christ, people just aren't in a place where we should expect them to be altruistic and able to care about others' needs.
By
, at
6:57 PM, March 10, 2007
*bulimic. color me illiterate.
By , at
6:59 PM, March 10, 2007
I think the main point here is that suicide is traumatic and that people are very divided on their opinions of the end result of someone taking their own life. Neither opinion is "correct" and harsh critical words of someone else's opinion on a blog comment (ironically, it was a critical comment about blogging in a blog post...) do nothing except blindly criticize. But hay, that's the internet.
Regardless, I don't think that people necessarily decide to feel one way or another about an issue such as suicide. How you truly feel about an issue usually comes up when you are confronted with that issue.
By
Rachel, at
10:49 PM, March 10, 2007
Sam-- I never said I was offended by their choice to end their life in front of strangers. Ultimately, even someone who takes their life at home involves people they don't know-- paramedics, funeral home workers, whomever.
I was certainly affected... enough that I had to stop, think, and write about it. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.
I agree that people have a right to take their lives, but glorifying suicide as someone's "only remaining inalienable right" is, in my opinion, taking it a little too far-- there are always other options.
By
Kat, at
4:33 PM, March 11, 2007
i just think it's amusing that rachel seems to often come to kat's "defense" when testy blog comments are posted ... i think the lady of the house has thicker skin than that, but, i guess it's cool yer buds gots her virtual back ... ?
By
, at
1:10 PM, March 12, 2007
I appreciate it when Rachel clarifies the situation-- she might be able to respond more quickly than I can. That's what friends are for! :)
And yes, I do have pretty thick skin. This is the Internet after all; it's easy to misinterpret the written word. :)
By
Kat, at
1:39 PM, March 12, 2007
Yeah I'm her friend, but she can definitely handle the heat herself. What interests me the most is discussing emotional responses in relation to traumatic situations. Also, how quick strangers are to judge other strangers on the internet regarding their personal reflections on life.
Buuuuut again, that's is teh internets. Equal parts interesting and irritating in being able to express yourself to perfect strangers who care enough to make drama out of thoughts.
By
Rachel, at
2:44 PM, March 12, 2007
well, suicide tends to be a hot button issue. can't imagine why someone might feel, to steal a verb, "irked."
By , at
5:10 PM, March 12, 2007
Ewww eww eww!!
I had something similar happen in high school actually, after I stubbed mine really hard. I did try to paint over it. I don't think anyone was fooled -- if anyone noticed at all.
By
Lazy Lightning, at
7:07 PM, March 07, 2007
toastily. EEWW!! eeww!! EEWW!!
just what i want to read after stepping off a plane----LAX -- SEA.
sushi -- friday?
.jeff
By espresso...yum, at
1:33 AM, March 08, 2007
The legendary bruised and detaching toenails are very common with long distance runners, but how horrifying when it *actually* happens to your own toenail. Yucky fu.
You do have a good excuse if someone asks you about it: "ACTUALLY, I'm training for a marathon!" I'm sure it will turn a normal color and grow back in good time. But yeah, I've had gross feet history, I can relate to how embarrassing it can be. I won't laugh at you. But I will require one long, curious stare, okay?
By
Rachel, at
7:06 AM, March 08, 2007
It's a badge of honour. Wear it well.
My wife lost her first toe nail in last years Round the Bay 30km race. This after about 12 marathons.
Myself, I have never lost a toe nail but do indeed get some nasty blisters.
By
running42k, at
12:07 PM, March 08, 2007
just make sure you paint the rest of your toenails too...or it might look a little conspicuous. :o)
gonna take you up on that one!! need one by then!!
By , at
7:55 AM, March 07, 2007
Two thumbs down if it wasn't a singing nastygram. Srsly, the lack of creativity these days... *tsk tsk tsk*
Hopefully you can forget and move on from the silly nastygram asshattery. Your energy can be so much better spent on other things. Like holyshitwererunninganothermarathonrealsoonweeeee!
By
Rachel, at
2:48 PM, March 05, 2007
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