January 11, 2006
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I went to bed thinking I was so smart. The stock was rising and the results weren’t even out yet. Then I woke up and the thing had fallen from 93-something to 88. Fuck me.
My lunch date canceled and now my mother is on her way over to pick up something, which if I’d just remembered to give it to my sister this could have been avoided. Fuck me.
I gained six pounds. FUCK ME.
It hasn’t stopped raining since I can’t remember when. It’s the kind of rain where you’re drenched by the time you get from the front door to your car. I’m supposed to leave at 1:30 to meet my broker so I can sign the papers changing to a fee-based account. That ought to be grim. That’s how it is here, dark and grim.
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Poor lady! Good news is that stocks often bounce back and that six pounds aren’t hard to lose. That said, I’d better get my ass in the gym tonight, because I went to a buffet for dinner last night and ate like a pig. Then I talked manically online to my ex-boyfriend until 1:00 am. I went to bed thinking that I should sleep but that I wanted to get up and write family memoirs. You get hugs, and lots of them!
The stocks will rise again. Your mother won’t have to be there more than five minutes. And 6lbs is nothing, in a week or two could be gone again just as easily. And while it rains, read a book, take a break from the rest, have some hot chocolate, think of the good side of these things:)
It had occurred to me that you were making some stock decisions right when the Dow was hitting 11,000 for the first time since 2001. It’s so hard to think long-term when stuff like that happens!
And yes, I’m sick of the rain and wind, too. It’s too dark no matter how big our windows are!
Lord have mercy. Some days just suck, I guess. When is the rain supposed to stop?
No prob. I understand.
Change your mind, quick!!! Then the sun will peek through.
Oh! Oh! Oh! I am so sorry. What a shitty day.
May the sun come out and brighten your world!!!!!
The weather is crazy over here as well. Not raining this moment, but give it a few and it will be! The stocks should go up! Good luck. And this is the time of the year to gain weight, I am right there with you and refuse to be upset unless it is still there in the middle of the summer!
There’s a sun out there behind the clouds. Just remember that. And markets go up and down.
At one time, we were rich (on paper) with stock from Sun. And that disappeared in the wink of an eye. I think unless you invested in tech stocks, you’re likely to see a decent ROI soon enough.
And you are right about the agent. He may need new clients.
Hope that migraine person writes to me. I’m worried about her.
Lynn
Awwww….hang in…this too shall pass.
Can sympathize with ya on the weight, and the stock will go up again..shortly…gloomy weather doesn’t help nor the mom stopping by…marilyn
dark and grim days… we need them so that we can appreciate the bright sunny ones. i think about that often as i grow so accustomed to beautiful days here that i forget to notice them now.
Dark and Grim. Is that a new musical group? It should be don’t you think. Sorry dear one.
it is in the dark and grim where we learn what sticks. sucks to be there though.
Hang in there, ok?
And “fuck me” is one of my favorite epithets, too. . .works wonders!
Oh, dang! But stocks have a notorious reputation for bouncing worse than what the bouncers do to ungainly patrons. It’ll probably go up and down up and down, sort of phallic-like, before settling into a groove. Oh, my! :blushes: *hugs xo
Sheesh, what a crappy day. Wish I could send you a bottle of wine laced with something to make it all appear rosy. It’s a Kink’s song but “here’s wishing you the bluest skies and hoping something better comes tomorrow.”
I would love to see a dark gloomy day with lots of rain!
Cat has returned! He seems a little worn out.
Hope things brighten up for you tomorrow! Lana
oh I hope your tomorrow is better. I refuse to get onthe scale,t hough. I have pretty good idea that I won’t like what it says just by the way my jeans fit
Hang in there….and wishing you a great day!
This is why I don’t do stocks–just funds. I don’t have the personality to ride stuff like this out. I’m much happier just plugging away on small gains.
Rainy days, on the other hand, I see as a positive for the most part, unless I have to go somewhere. Of course, that’s easy for me to say living in the SF Bay Area! But I was born near Portland… What’s the joke I grew up with… One Oregonian says to the other: “What are you going to do this summer?” Second one says: “Oh, I thougth if it fell on a Sunday I’d take the kids to the lake and go skiing.” Ha. I grew up on a lake though… and we spent many days there. Maybe it’s a childhood memory that makes me enjoy them now.
so sorry that you’ve had such a nasty day…hopefully tomorrow will be better. I will think sunny thoughts for you.