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[martasfic]

I know this will sound horribly clingy and all, but I need to ask, for my own peace of mind at least:

The last several posts I've made haven't received any comments. And since there's no sign of life from pepole, I'm having a bit of a panic attack. In the interest of nipping If people are just busy or burned out on the heavy, I'm not complaining. But since no one is commenting I'm having a sort of mini-panic attack. Everyone's okay, right? There's not some mysterious virus sweeping through everywhere but the greater NYC metro? Also, have I offended people or anything?

I get that people may be busy or traveling from the long weekend, or maybe they're just too long. This is really not me whinging for comments. I just want to make sure everything's fine with people.

Comments

[aearwen2.livejournal.com]

I enjoy reading your posts, Marta. They make me think, and sometimes give me new insights. Deep doesn't bother me a bit.

It might be the holiday weekend.

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Aearwen. Sorry to flail a bit; I get like this sometimes I guess. (Also: see my general reply.)

[mrowe.livejournal.com]

As far as I can see, it's quiet everywhere, so I doubt it's you:)

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

Glad to know it's not just me. That's something, at least! (Also: see my general reply.)

[dreamflower]

I always enjoy your posts--but I'm a little behind on LJ! I hope to catch up soon, but may never quite get to them all.

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

Hi Barbara. As I said this is less about wanting comments (though I'd love those obviously) and more about lots of RL stuff making me feel a bit panicky. Cool weather reminds me of the holidays and the way a kid I was very close to died. I think I just needed to hear peoples' voices to convince myself people really were just busy.

[kenazfiction.livejournal.com]

I was away for the wknd, and then this is my week on reference duty, so more face-time, less secretly-dicking-around-on-LJ time. Plus Morrissey and an art opening. I've maxed out my socio-cultural tolerance for the month within the first week.

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

It's fine. As I said in my general reply, I wasn't looking for comments - more just trying to allay my niggling fear that something tragic and unexpected had happened to all my friends.

Grading

[dwimordene-2011.livejournal.com]

*flaily*

Re: Grading

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

'Nuff said. It surprises me (and yet doesn't describe me at all) that it's midterm already. This was less you guys neglecting me and more about me being slightly neurotic.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

The Net seems very quiet at the moment, I've not had any comments today. Maybe people are busy at present.I always find your posts interesting.

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Linda. I'm glad to know it's not just me. (Also: see my general reply.)

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

Thanks everyone, for checking in. I'm honestly not trying to round up more comments or everything. It's just that sometimes I need to hear that people are still out there to put my mind at ease. I've been a bit down at the moment since the cool weather is reminding me of a sad anniversary and the holidays more generally. I get like this sometimes - I'll *know* that people are all right and still out there, but I'll need to actually hear from them to convince me deep down.

(Yes, I really am that neurotic at times. The last several years have been difficult, and it can lead to a truly screwed-up headspace.)

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Hugs.Anniversaries can be really difficult.The weather this year was just like it was at the time I lost my Mum and it makes the anniversary worse.I worry about my friends if I don't hear from them.

[aearwen2.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. Thanksgiving is a bitter-sweet holiday for me, as my mom died just a few days separated from it. I try to mitigate that my letting thanksgiving give me an excuse to remember my mom with gratitude for all the ways in which she helped me become the person I am today. Otherwise, I'm afraid, I'd be no good to anybody at all - and the dinner would never get done.

Hang in there. You'll make sense of it eventually.

[aearwen2.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. Thanksgiving is a bitter-sweet holiday for me, as my mom died just a few days separated from it. I try to mitigate that by letting thanksgiving give me an excuse to remember my mom with gratitude for all the ways in which she helped me become the person I am today. Otherwise, I'm afraid, I'd be no good to anybody at all - and the dinner would never get done.

Hang in there. You'll make sense of it eventually.

[ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com]

Busy at work. *thud*

[ellynn-ithilwen.livejournal.com]

Only much later I realized how stupid this sounded. Like, usually I do nothing at work so I can surf around the internet and spend time on LJ, but now I'm busy at work so I can't do that.
The thing is, these days we are really busy at our observatory so I have a lot of extra hours at work, which means much less free time. I'm trying to keep up with my online friends, but RL is really a mess these days for me...

[hhimring]

I've just got a cold. Also, about half the other people around me have bad colds also, so that may be true of other people on your f-list.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

I comment when I feel I have something to say (which is more often than not). I suspect my commentary may be more restricted during November since I'll have less time to read LJ then. I enjoy your topics and they always make me think, so that's a real plus.

- Erulisse (one L)

[elliska.livejournal.com]

:-) It's midterms week for me. At two schools. Grading 125 midterm exams and compositions...buried...ack... ;-)