http://dshan.disqus.com/enTue, 04 Aug 2009 16:56:51 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847659<p>I think it suggests that maybe your safe haven away from the world takes away the sense of time in order to open up a different sense. Like a 3rd eye, but more familial, and less new-age sounding.<br><br>Just guessing here.</p>nicopolitanTue, 04 Aug 2009 16:56:51 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-13877371<p>I'm quite the little type A over here, so I get what you're saying. What I meant was that when you're in the thick of enjoying people you love, the hustle and bustle falls to the wayside. Balance in all things and all that. ;)</p>verybadcatTue, 04 Aug 2009 09:28:04 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847657<p>I'm quite the little type A over here, so I get what you're saying. What I meant was that when you're in the thick of enjoying people you love, the hustle and bustle falls to the wayside. Balance in all things and all that. ;)</p>verybadcatTue, 04 Aug 2009 07:28:04 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-13871005<p>Haha! That's great...I don't know how my mother feels about it but she'll<br>have to live with it, I guess!</p>DerekTue, 04 Aug 2009 03:28:34 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-13870531<p>Yeah...it's really my only escape each year. Oh, to be able to vacation<br>more!</p>DerekTue, 04 Aug 2009 03:11:20 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-13870451<p>I did, a bit. I am trying to reduce clutter and give the posts a little<br>more space. I have no idea if I'm successful and said goals but I hope to<br>get there in the next decade or so:)</p>DerekTue, 04 Aug 2009 03:08:42 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-13870425<p>I think love and family are certainly more important than our busy<br>schedules, but as a person who's constantly busy I hate to dismiss the<br>importance of the hustle and bustle. Now that I'm back, I'm uncomfortable<br>with it, but I know I'll fall right back into the mix over the next day or<br>two.</p>DerekTue, 04 Aug 2009 03:07:38 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847654<p>Haha! That's great...I don't know how my mother feels about it but she'll<br>have to live with it, I guess!</p>dshanTue, 04 Aug 2009 01:28:34 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847651<p>Yeah...it's really my only escape each year. Oh, to be able to vacation<br>more!</p>dshanTue, 04 Aug 2009 01:11:20 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847647<p>I did, a bit. I am trying to reduce clutter and give the posts a little<br>more space. I have no idea if I'm successful and said goals but I hope to<br>get there in the next decade or so:)</p>dshanTue, 04 Aug 2009 01:08:42 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847642<p>I think love and family are certainly more important than our busy<br>schedules, but as a person who's constantly busy I hate to dismiss the<br>importance of the hustle and bustle. Now that I'm back, I'm uncomfortable<br>with it, but I know I'll fall right back into the mix over the next day or<br>two.</p>dshanTue, 04 Aug 2009 01:07:38 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-13850109<p>welcome back!!! puppies need grandma time too :)</p><p>i call my cats my kids and refer to our parents as thier grandparents :)</p>blaezMon, 03 Aug 2009 16:48:38 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-13848368<p>This comment is here just to prove that I can comment using Internet Explorer.</p>mattstrattonMon, 03 Aug 2009 15:58:10 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847637<p>welcome back!!! puppies need grandma time too :)<br><br>i call my cats my kids and refer to our parents as thier grandparents :)</p>JennyMon, 03 Aug 2009 14:48:38 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847634<p>This comment is here just to prove that I can comment using Internet Explorer.</p>Matt StrattonMon, 03 Aug 2009 13:58:10 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-13834607<p>That sounds heavenly. What I wouldn’t give to get out of the city for a stretch. Maybe next year. </p>The Maiden MetallurgistMon, 03 Aug 2009 10:06:00 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-13833758<p>Did you rearrange things here? This looks different. Hrm. And I'm so jealous of how much time you got to unplug last week! Would KILL for a week where I was forced to turn off like that, ha. </p>donireeMon, 03 Aug 2009 09:34:01 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-13832746<p>Hmm. Maybe love overrules time; the more you have of the former, the less concerned you are with the latter? ;) Welcome home.</p>verybadcatMon, 03 Aug 2009 08:50:04 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847633<p>That sounds heavenly. What I wouldn’t give to get out of the city for a stretch. Maybe next year.</p>The Maiden MetallurgistMon, 03 Aug 2009 08:06:00 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847629<p>Did you rearrange things here? This looks different. Hrm. And I'm so jealous of how much time you got to unplug last week! Would KILL for a week where I was forced to turn off like that, ha.</p>donireeMon, 03 Aug 2009 07:34:01 -0000http://blog.dshan.me/blog/2009/08/03/return-to-chicago/#comment-156847625<p>Hmm. Maybe love overrules time; the more you have of the former, the less concerned you are with the latter? ;) Welcome home.</p>verybadcatMon, 03 Aug 2009 06:50:04 -0000