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NPR on XM still isn't as good as Michigan Radio. ...

2008-08-19T22:21:00.000-04:00

NPR on XM still isn't as good as Michigan Radio. But it is definitely better than no NPR at all. With XM, there's also BBC news service. So good.

Don't forget podcasts of the Sound of Young America, This American Life, and tons of other NPR programs.

The podcasts are a bit more convenient for me than listening live on the computer.

I like that Mr F is trying to kiss all your asses!...

2008-08-18T20:59:00.000-04:00

I like that Mr F is trying to kiss all your asses! ;) LOL...I'll take it since no one else is:)

Nutmeg,"WHYY, you are my closest companion."LOL......

2008-08-18T20:51:00.000-04:00

Nutmeg,
"WHYY, you are my closest companion."
LOL... yes that is how I felt about my Michigan Radio!

Oh the crazy one managed to skin her finger (?!? ) today. Barely one bloody eyesore gets healed up before she goes and gets herself a new one.

Elizabeth,
I can't imagine moving around like you do! Craziness.

We'd love to have you come visit.

Jennifer, as the survivor of a divorce, I can tell...

2008-08-18T20:34:00.000-04:00

Jennifer, as the survivor of a divorce, I can tell you that it's entirely possible to come out the other side and find someone so amazing that it makes you wonder why you married the other guy in the first place. I hope you find that! Hugs.

Satellite radio... oooh... Mr. F is talking now!!

I hate the meetup groups that charge money before you ever even meetup. What if they're a bunch of hosers?

Jennifer,Aww... I hope you are wrong.

2008-08-18T20:28:00.000-04:00

Jennifer,
Aww... I hope you are wrong.

Kim,I think I might have been listening to 88.7 wh...

2008-08-18T20:27:00.000-04:00

Kim,
I think I might have been listening to 88.7 which is a great station but I miss my daytime talk radio :( Unfortunately I need the conversation during the workday ;)

Teresa,
Oh I'm sorry for you too! :( It is so hard to find that exact right fit for yourself, your family, jobs, etc.
And I know what you are saying... it took me a couple years to feel like I liked MI when we moved there but of course by the time we moved away I was settled with the idea of being there forever. I'm hopeful I can find that here too... eventually ;)

WCQS (88.1 FM) is our/your local NPR station. The...

2008-08-18T19:23:00.000-04:00

WCQS (88.1 FM) is our/your local NPR station. They do classical music during the workday, but have all of the other regular NPR programming.
Kim

I'm so glad you've found so much support here on y...

2008-08-18T17:02:00.000-04:00

I'm so glad you've found so much support here on your blog. For whatever it's worth...we moved to a new state right after we were married and I would cry myself to sleep night after night. Finally, we began to make some amazing friends and that place quickly became home. We are now back in Michigan, where we are from and had moved from, and I am sincerely hating it. I miss Oklahoma. When I think about the memories and relationships I made there...the memories hurt b/c they are so good and I have nothing like that here.

My point? It's 2 fold I guess. It can change for you (I know the waiting period totally sucks!) but it might just end up being a better place that your old place was...that's what happened for me. Now I'm back home and I miss Oklahoma BAD and it's all happening again...in reverse. Ugh...

My husband has recently taken on a new position with his job in the past year and our lives have been turned completely upside down with him being gone so much and when he is home...working still. I hate it...he hates it...we're working on changing it. Till then...I feel for you...I really do. {{HUGS}}

Yeh. That is what alot of people say. I don't se...

2008-08-18T16:48:00.000-04:00

Yeh. That is what alot of people say. I don't see that one in the cards for me. But thanks.

Hope that you are feeling a little better. :)

BTW, I'm kissing EVERYBODY'S ass...

2008-08-18T16:09:00.001-04:00

BTW, I'm kissing EVERYBODY'S ass...

This NPR thing is making me consider a satellite r...

2008-08-18T16:09:00.000-04:00

This NPR thing is making me consider a satellite radio. That way it can be real-time (not podcasts) and Mrs F can have it in the house or the car...

Right now she can listen to Michigan Radio on the laptop, but that's a pain and can't leave the house.

Hey, I'll be down in September, Its only 3 hrs awa...

2008-08-18T15:55:00.000-04:00

Hey, I'll be down in September, Its only 3 hrs away. Once I've settled a wee bit, I'll come out there if you like.

I'm totally schizo about moving, sometimes I love it, sometimes its absolutely awful. Sometimes I go out of my way and make amazing friends for 3 month stints, somtimes I don't want to meet anyone at a 6-9 mo job... Its really odd...
It just takes work, which is hard when depressed. You get in this thing where just doing the job (which in your case is of course Kid and Baby) and eating is just about more than you (one?) can handle for awhile.

Right, long spewige! Sorry!

Mrs. F... Wish we could hang out with you. E and...

2008-08-18T15:51:00.000-04:00

Mrs. F...

Wish we could hang out with you. E and baby F would be able to give each other a run for their money. I think maybe two crazy toddlers are less destructive than one crazy toddler

sorry things are crappy.

couldn't function without NPR

(Philly has the best NPR station in the country... when I moved to NH and then Albany I was just at a loss. Aaaaahhh... WHYY, you are my closest companion.)

good luck

Amy (MI),that is encouraging.Enjoy the beach!Amy (...

2008-08-18T15:45:00.000-04:00

Amy (MI),
that is encouraging.
Enjoy the beach!

Amy (UT),
the blog... oh believe me... without the blog?!... I can't even imagine how hard this would be!

Robin & Julie,Okay I'll try and figure out how to ...

2008-08-18T15:43:00.000-04:00

Robin & Julie,
Okay I'll try and figure out how to chat online... I'm oddly computer illiterate you know ;)

Deb,
yes at your last suggestion I did look up the MeetUp groups. There is one playdate one... but it is $20... which of course isn't a lot but since I don't know if I'll be into it and has kind of been holding me back. I'll pay it.
Attachment Parenting... I'm on it.
OH and the no NPR is fucking killing me. That was the majority of my daily adult "conversation". Plus now I'm totally clueless as to what is going on in the world!

Kat,
Oh I hope it goes more smoothly for you then it has for me.

Kelly,
Oh thanks for commenting :)
It'll just take time... right?! I'm really hoping that once Kid is in school I'll feel more connected.

Carla,
Okay 6 months... that will get me to Baby's b'day. If we have found people to invite to her party then I'll feel good about how things are going. That'll be my marker.

Haley,
podcasts... must figure out how to use the iPod...

I like that Mr F is trying to kiss all your asses!...

2008-08-18T15:33:00.000-04:00

I like that Mr F is trying to kiss all your asses! ;)

Jennifer,
I would like to say that I've seen a lot of divorce in my time. A. LOT. I've seen people being blind sided by it... 3 month old baby in their arms, I've seen it after 20 years of adultery. I have yet to see someone who doesn't find greater happiness with a new partner (in time). Whether the leaver or the leavee. You will find happiness again... maybe even a better happiness.

Good luck to you, Mr F, with the new job. And seri...

2008-08-18T14:41:00.000-04:00

Good luck to you, Mr F, with the new job.

And seriously, I can send things down from Trader Joe's. I promise I would not send down any of those nutty seedy cookie things or any animal crackers.

Thanks for picking up the slack folks, I hadn't re...

2008-08-18T12:53:00.000-04:00

Thanks for picking up the slack folks, I hadn't realized how much of an absentee companion I'd been until Mrs F pointedly pointed it out the other night...thank god she has you guys!

The new job has been a HUGE adjustment for me, one that I still haven't conquered. At my old job, on slow days I could literally blog or be online all day(or close to it). I could catch up on freelance work...whatever.

This will never be the case here—the glass walls don't help, even after I get my actual desk that doesn't face out—the workload here just won't allow it. I have to try and be highly organized, supervise people, and manage two magazines in two different cities. As you guys all know, time-management and organization are NOT my strong suits. (Maybe I should hire Mrs F?)

At least the (hopefully minimal) travel involved with this position is to Greenville, SC which is only an hour away—and has a Whole Foods!

You all rock and deservemy thanks for looking out for Mrs F when I drop the ball.

I'm emailing you about this...

2008-08-18T12:47:00.000-04:00

I'm emailing you about this...

moving to a new place is awful. i've been there to...

2008-08-18T12:29:00.000-04:00

moving to a new place is awful. i've been there too. i hope you soon are able to find people that you can hang out with, social events that interest you that you can get involved with. but in the meantime, you still have your blog, and all the friends on it. just imagine where you'd be without that? i'm really hoping things get better fast for you.

It sucks moving to a new place. Even though you k...

2008-08-18T09:31:00.000-04:00

It sucks moving to a new place. Even though you know you'll be fine - there is no way around the fact that the adjustment period blows.

I'm proof that you can be happy in not the most ideal place. I moved from A2 to the most opposite right-wing town that you could imagine (still don't know what we were thinking). We've met quite a few like-minded people (we've even noticed that our neighbors are decidedly less snotty than the average A2 dweller). We won't be here forever - but have found a way to really enjoy it while we're here.

Gotta go, we're heading out to Saugatuk with the kids - taking the pooping machine to doggie day care at PetSmart. Maybe your dog could use a couple of days vacation at a place like this?

I'm sorry things are sucking so hard right now. I...

2008-08-18T09:12:00.000-04:00

I'm sorry things are sucking so hard right now. I still feel like I'm trying (and generally failing) to build a support network here in NJ, after leaving really great friends in Boston. Being up there this past weekend made me so homesick for it. Since coming down here I've basically filled that friend gap with the boyfriend and my family, which makes things ok, but the lack of girlfriends is still lonesome sometimes. I wish there was a quick and easy solution for both of us!

BTW, one word re. the NPR withdrawl: podcasts.

They keep me from killing people during my commute!

I have so been there.in new house 6 months and jus...

2008-08-18T06:45:00.000-04:00

I have so been there.

in new house 6 months and just now starting to be home.

HANG IN THERE

MizFit

Word. (taking your cue, LOL). I think I went thr...

2008-08-17T23:33:00.000-04:00

Word. (taking your cue, LOL). I think I went through a little depression when I moved here (seven years ago). Now we've been trying to get our house ready to move again, and it's possible that (partly) I have not been motivated to finish packing because I am fearful of going through that again...

(Sorry for the giant comment. I'm reading your po...

2008-08-17T22:52:00.000-04:00

(Sorry for the giant comment. I'm reading your posts and having flashbacks to my life after our move, and I really feel for you, so I sort of spewed.)