Yeah, it’s the first day of September. The Summer of Love ended yesterday. No more flowers in the header. *sigh*
And rather than write something, I went for a video blog post.
You should skip it. It’s boring. I’ll summarize.
- I went to therapy today with the Matrix Therapist.
- She wants me to set goals and shit.
- I am broke.
- I need a new computer.
- I’m working again. Finally.
- Starting in a couple of weeks, I’ll be doing TWO episodes of SecondHand Radio every week. Thursdays, of course, but I’m adding a Monday episode.
- I need more guests for 2HRadio.
- You should suggest guests for me to get.
- The Birthday Dares Spectacular starts Sunday, September 13.
- Nobody will know which ones I’m doing until the videos go live.
- Don’t ask.
- I won’t tell.
There. Now you don’t have to watch.
But if you insist on torturing yourself:
The only thing that cures my sadness of loosing the summer is seeing your face in a video!
THANKS
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 7:14 pm
@Ontario, That’s kinda sad. But thanks.
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If you’d ever fucking ask me to be your guest, it’d make my day.
Stop making me beg and stop making me high jack the shit out of your show.
Also, the hardest part of my therapy was the goals and shit. Hated it.
xoxo
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 7:15 pm
@Sheila (Charm School Reject), OK, OK.
You’ll be my guest. For reals. As if you haven’t been on my show enough. :p
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Well since Google is all fuckwilly, I can’t view the video so I’ll just say this…goals are good. Today is a new day to start fresh and ironically, I blogged about the same thing!
Um, sorta kinda.
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 7:16 pm
@Hilly, Oh, did you? Well, I’ll take a look.
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I have to admit it I didn’t watch the video – goals sound good though!
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 1st, 2009 at 7:16 pm
@Jamie, Goals are good. If you can think of goals.
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I’m going to assume you’re working right now, because you said you would be, so I’ll keep this short.
You can do this. You have tons of support, and people do care about you. We all have faith in you, too.
You can do this. That’s what I tell myself, so I’m telling you.
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:36 am
@Wendy, Thanks, babe. I’ll get a handle on it.
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You should totally get Oprah for your show. ;P
Yeah, I know I’m not helping. Hee hee!
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:38 am
@Coal Miner’s Granddaughter, Yeah, Oprah might take some work.
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When i first read this, I thought you wrote “Marxist Therapist”, so I says to myself, “Self, I’m all for socialized medicine, but he is hardcore.”
Best of luck to you and your goals. Here’s a song I listen to when I need some motivation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cId9hgq1Lw
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:20 pm
@Katy, Marxist Therapist is totally different. She has me lay on the couch and talk about my mother AND Karl Marx. The Matrix Therapist quotes koans from The Matrix.
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Katy Reply:
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:34 pm
@Secondhand Karl,
Nice. is part of your therapy having to slick your hair back and wear head to toe shiny vinyl? If so, don’t forget baby powder. Also, always remember “there is no spoon.”
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Three things.
1. More coffee is always a good goal.
2. I’m big on the anti-confrontational front too and I hate it.
3. What the hell does “matrix-therapist” mean? Is she the one that referenced the matrix the first time you met?
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:21 pm
@*pixie*, 1. Agreed.
2. Yeah, not always the best way to approach things.
3. Yes, she quoted from “The Matrix” in our second appt. She rocks.
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Dude.
Goals are good.
I forgot my comment because my phone is ringing off the fucking hook! Well, not hook since it’s a cell phone but you know what I mean!
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:02 pm
@Sybil Law, Heh.
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I want to hijack your comments… but I think that you know we must have been seperated at birth. The PTSD/Depression combo sucks ass. I have it too. And I FEEL ya when you’re down to that last day of the pill thing. I get that way when I’m down to 2 days….
I have to stop. Between you & Kim today.. damn you and the freakin cryin crap!
Anyway. Glad to hear you’re thinking a head. I said ‘head’ heh…
Nah, I’m not too funny today. I’ll stop trying.
Oh, you should have that chick SheilaCSR on your show, I hear she’s pretty cool. Heh.
FINE – I’ll be on the damn show. I’ll take a nap and wake up later for YOU. has to be a Thurs though so I can WFH on Friday and sleep in.
Bout time you asked. (rolls eyes)
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:03 pm
@Bubblewench, I’ll get Sheila on my show. Again. Though she’s not officially been a guest before.
And I know we have a lot in common. That’s probably part of why we get along so well.
And I’ll be setting up the Monday night schedule soon. The Thursday sched is booked through December.
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Oh, looks like I did hijack.
Is one of your goals to get Gilette to send you free shit too?
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:04 pm
@Bubblewench, Nope, it’s just the way I roll.
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I’ll force you into fucking confrontation if that’s what you need. I’m all about helping, yo.
Start making lists. It really helps to be able to check things off a list and see the accomplishments. (Always good as a reminder, too.) Either realize that your list will not be able to be completed each day or you can just start small and list what you want to get done that particular morning, etc…
Yeah, it’s a whole ‘nother kind of compulsion, but really does help.
And remember who you can talk to. I don’t want to have to frickin’ thump you on the head and say, “Karl, DUDE! What the fuck – talk to me. It’ll help!” You do it when you’re ready. (I just lost a friend to cancer two weeks ago and I’ll tell you it really fucked with me, too…and I still haven’t cried, really.)
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Secondhand Karl Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 6:06 pm
@Kris, Hell, I still haven’t really cried for Lisa. I get it. And yeah, yeah, yeah. I know I need to talk to people. :p I try the lists thing. We’ll see if it works now.
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You know, I follow you on Twitter and for some reason tonight I felt like clicking over to read your blog. This video made me laugh, which is something I needed today! So thank you!
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Lots of bloggers making goals these days. Guess I need to get off my fucking ass and make some, too.
And one thing I promise to do is plan better to join in on the 2HT fun. And being twice a week now, I have no excuse for not showing up at least once.
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