Monday, October 18, 2010

Coping with an Unfinished Life

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/fashion/10GREEN.html?_r=3&scp=5&sq=david%20foster%20wallace&st=cse

7 comments:

Ms. Moon said...

That made me cry a little. Good morning, Ms. Bastard-Beloved. I am glad you're here.

Sarcastic Bastard said...

Ms. Moon,
Good morning, love! Yes, I wondered how Karen was coping. What an awful thing to go through. It gave me the SADS too.

Love you so.

Syd said...

Very touching. I can't imagine her pain. The part about his sweat stained pillow and the dog dying got me.

Big Mark 243 said...

If I do a little 'therapy through comment', sue me.

There were times this year where I felt a creeping darkness in my soul. I could not explain it or define it. Some of the thoughts that I had, I am worried that if I think about them too long that the feelings would reconstitute and then...

What I do know is that thinking about what those would have to experience. My two Carolina girls do call and think about their absentee father... I do think that they would miss me, especially since they look forward to an adult relationship with me.

Since I don't and prolly won't ever have a wife again, I would hate for them to have to carry the kind of weight that Karen Green is carrying, however it may have manifested itself with them.

You know, you can be pretty deep at times with what you share!!

Sarcastic Bastard said...

Big Mark,
This comment of yours worries me, buddy. Don't YOU DARE ever do anything like that. You have too many folks who care about you and love you, and those girls need you! Hear me?????

I love you. You are a dear and essential part of my blog family.

SB

Petit fleur said...

Ouch.

Parabolic Muse said...

wow. i live out here and didn't even know about this. thanks. it's powerful stuff.