It's just you and me kid. Or, um, just me I guess.

Another first for me last night; someone texted all through a meeting. Not just one or two messages, an ongoing conversation from opening to closing. The kicker here is that it was just the two of us! Just me and my multi-tasking new friend.

I don't even like to see people knitting during a meeting. I go to a meeting to connect with others in recovery. I suppose I understand the motivation at retreats and conference where you sit for hours listening to speakers, but in a one hour meeting is it really necessary to multitask like that? I'm making judgments here, but I might as well stay home if I put that kind of boundary around myself in the rooms.

If I could find a way to read a book, play WoW*, and watch a movie all at the same time I'd never leave my lazy-boy. I'd get the same neutral disconnection I get from binging. Ha! Just had a flash of that Seinfeld episode where George is eating sandwiches during sex.

* That would be World of Warcraft. I'm a level 50 Troll Hunter. For the Horde!

Comments

[Julie]

I am with you on this one sistah! If you can't turn off your damn cell phone or other 'electronic media of communication' for 60 minutes then leave.

One of the things we ask at the beginning of all meetings in our intergroup is that all electronic devices be silenced.

The knitting thing doesn't bother me but then I haven't encountered it much. But I have sat next to people who are cleaning out their purse or wallet (no!) or filing/clipping their nails (bigger freakin' NO!!)

I am so sorry that the meeting went this way for you.

Perhaps it's time for a steering committee meeting. This can help address situations like the one you encountered.

Hope you're doing well.

Keep coming back, you'll find what works for you!

[Dodi]

She was back this week. I asked her not to text and she didn't. Will propose we add a reminder to turn off ringer of cell phones to meeting format. I was looking at the current meeting format on the OA web and want to put it to a vote if we want to update our format with the new wording.