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03 Nov 2009, 9:48 pm

Maggiedoll wrote:
I kinda have been very hermit-ish in recent months.. And just realized the other day that for the first time in my life, I'm not depressed. But that might backfire, because I'm on disability.. and if I get to be "normal" then I'll probably lose the disability. But the only reason I'm doing better is BECAUSE I can just hide at home. I can't make a living doing that, though. So it's kinda a catch-22.
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I know where you're coming from. I live on the British equivalent of DSI Disability, Employment and Support Allowance. I had to jump through hoops for about six months, but they're starting to leave me alone now. The hermit lifestyle suits me just fine!



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03 Nov 2009, 10:42 pm

Hmm, when I am confident it never seems to backfire but I have a huge problem when people say random things to catch me off guard. I'm not quick enough to reply. Today, for instance, my teacher (this isn't Spanish class, but she is a Spanish teacher) asked me in Spanish how I did in a presentation on Calacas on the Day of the Dead. I'm good at Spanish but the actual answering verbally part stunned me for a second (plus I didn't want to tell her I did a Sailor Moon skeleton lmao). She asked, "¿Qué fue tus Calacas sobre?" Well, I stuttered so she ignored me for a second. Then later when she was checking what we were doing since it was a study hall day, I told her "Ahora recuerdo lo que sobre que significa." Which means "Now I know what sobre means." I said, "presenté sobre una heroína." Which means "I presented about a heroine." Sorry about the bad Spanish, but I'm trying to make a point that it took a few minutes for me to come up with something so I didn't look awkward. :?

Yeah, I am the quiet, careful type of person who doesn't say anything unless I know it's the right thing to say like someone mentioned earlier. EVEN SO, I mess up a lot still...