February 7, 2002

[General] Good things.

One of the things I do in my spare time is moderate a web forum dedicated to TiVo. We're at www.tivocommunity.com, if you'd like to stop by. I must warn you, though--if you come visit, you may actually have to go buy a TiVo--we'll wash your brain!

Anyway, we have quite the community there, a couple thousand folks all together, a couple hundred regulars. One of the board traditions is to write "odes" to posters as they reach milestone post counts. This week, I reached a milestone (1000 posts) and was very touched to receive 2 separate odes:

from bgreen5

Lori is our TiVo Goddess
And of our mods, she is sole moddess
She's turned one grand, and no small novelty
In TiVo Land, she ranks in quality

If we do not keep our heads
She does her duty: closes threads
But always tries first to give warning
Lest our barbs result in mourning

Cheerful, friendly, gracious hosting
Contributes here with little boasting
Like from the gritty depths... a pearl
Reserves her right to "be a girl"

A manager, by trade, of training
She keeps our threads from acid raining
And manages to steer us clear
Away from ill, and toward good cheer


And, from my buddy Pan Chun, a limerick:

There once was a mod name of Lori
(A babe, but that's another story)
You'll get along fine
Just don't "cross the line"...
She'll consign you to thread purgatory!


Now, as you know, it's been an icky week. I was sick and I'm working nights and I am having this struggle with my feelings about my friend's...er...feelings. Feelings about feelings. Sounds like a bad Streisand tune.

Anyway, as weeks go, not in my top 10. And then a couple of strangers write a couple of poems about me and make it all better. :) Behold the power of the Internet!

Just to give an update on the situation with my friend, I have decided to say nothing. He's a grown man and I can't change him. I have gotten that advice from 2 people I trust (thanks Jerry and Steve) and so I am going to let him find his own way. I did make a donation to the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, as I had indicated I might, in his name. While I was at it, I joined the Human Rights Campaign, PFLAG and the ACLU. I was on a roll. :)

Working nights has also turned out to be a little better than I had expected it to be. I can't say that I'd want to do it full time, especially not in 12-hour shifts, but I am almost used to it. I have been fortunate to have been compatible with my shift-mates--having folks around to laugh with in the middle of the night made the hours go a little faster. I still can't get the sleep-in-the-day thing down, though. I slept 2 hours the first night, three the second, 4+2 the third and 5+1 today (by x+y, I mean that I slept for some amount of time, woke up and then slept for some other amount). I am going to sleep a little this morning and then am going to try and stay up till midnight or so tonight, to try and get back on something resembling a regular schedule. We'll see.

I have been reading a lot of Canadian papers this week--I am so excited about the Olympics! As those who know me know, I am a nut about figure skating, and a nut about Elvis Stojko in particular. Elvis skated his way to a silver medal in Nagano 4 years ago, with the flu and a potentially career-ending groin pull. He is a true champion, a man who has used his talent for something beyond personal gain; he has tried to change the sport. For the good. And last week, he won his 7th Canadian National Title, a nice way to cap a career that includes 3 World Championships and 2 Olympic medals. A nicer way to finish would be to go out with the Olympic gold that has eluded him, once because an European judge didn't like the way he looked on the ice and once because his body betrayed him. I understand that he is skating magnificently--he landed his first competition Quad Toe-Triple Toe combo in 5 years at Nationals. By all accounts, he is lean, he is focused, he is hungry. I can't wait to watch him skate.

Posted by Lori at February 7, 2002 3:05 PM