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Emily
Sometimes I wonder...
Posted in on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 by Emms
...are you watching me to see if I'm any different?
In particular, I am referring to people who "knew" me before I became a person living with MS, and whom I don't see on a regular basis.
So we cross paths at a gathering, and I wonder...does the other person look past me to see if I have a walking aid? Does he watch me walk across the room, and other than looking at my dazzling beauty and gorgeous jewelry, does he check for a drunk-like swerve or stumble?
I suppose this kind of anxiety* (*for lack of a better word) is pretty common. But now, I have added to the list of imaginary things that people are checking me out for.
Emily
In particular, I am referring to people who "knew" me before I became a person living with MS, and whom I don't see on a regular basis.
So we cross paths at a gathering, and I wonder...does the other person look past me to see if I have a walking aid? Does he watch me walk across the room, and other than looking at my dazzling beauty and gorgeous jewelry, does he check for a drunk-like swerve or stumble?
I suppose this kind of anxiety* (*for lack of a better word) is pretty common. But now, I have added to the list of imaginary things that people are checking me out for.
Emily
Em's Slackers hit the street
Posted in on Friday, June 19, 2009 by Emms
Every year, for the MS walk, free t-shirts are handed out to walkers who have raised a set amount of money. You pick up your t-shirt when you register on the day of the walk, or a couple of days before hand. For some teams, they get their team name printed on the back of the shirt. This is a "free" bonus for teams that raise, again, a set amount of money (the MS Society has the names printed, and the team captain has to pick up the shirts at the local Society office).
Em's Slackers have never raised enough money for the "free" bonus. Or so we thought. We have never been contacted to pick up our shirts, and our pledge-watching-ways have shown us that we were never close. Or so we thought.
*Ok, time for a bit of background information before I continue with this post...Jason's job has him traveling through the depths of downtown...the downtown of a large Canadian city. He sees many, many people in a day.
So imagine his surprise when he sees a t-shirt that says "Slackers" on the back. Surprised he was, but not enough to come home from work and tell me about it. Until he saw it again the next day, on a different person, rummaging through a garbage can. But this time, he clearly saw the back of the brown t-shirt...Em's Slackers.
Yes, Em's Slackers 2008 MS Society t-shirts are being modeled by Winnipeg's homeless.
Em's Slackers: doin' it for MS and for a fashionable downtown core.
Emily
Em's Slackers have never raised enough money for the "free" bonus. Or so we thought. We have never been contacted to pick up our shirts, and our pledge-watching-ways have shown us that we were never close. Or so we thought.
*Ok, time for a bit of background information before I continue with this post...Jason's job has him traveling through the depths of downtown...the downtown of a large Canadian city. He sees many, many people in a day.
So imagine his surprise when he sees a t-shirt that says "Slackers" on the back. Surprised he was, but not enough to come home from work and tell me about it. Until he saw it again the next day, on a different person, rummaging through a garbage can. But this time, he clearly saw the back of the brown t-shirt...Em's Slackers.
Yes, Em's Slackers 2008 MS Society t-shirts are being modeled by Winnipeg's homeless.
Em's Slackers: doin' it for MS and for a fashionable downtown core.
Emily
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