This is my boat. They're part of my crew. No one's getting left. Best you get used to that.

Mal ,'Ariel'


Spike's Bitches 23: We've mastered the power of positive giving up.  

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Lilty Cash - Apr 24, 2005 3:31:25 pm PDT #5454 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."

Oh. I did get sea-sick on a 7th grade whale watch. I think it's because everyone else was doing it, though.


Cashmere - Apr 24, 2005 3:35:35 pm PDT #5455 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Boats are a whole other ball of wax.

I'm chalking this weekend up as wasted. We didn't get a single thing done around the house that needed done. Yard work--the snow took care of that. Staining the trim--the low temperature took care of that. I *could* have cleaned out the computer room in preparation for baby-proofing and thrown out some of the shit that is accumulating in the basement but I didn't.

If anyone sees my motivation, please tell it to get its ass back home.


Topic!Cindy - Apr 24, 2005 3:42:31 pm PDT #5456 of 10001
What is even happening?

Cashmere, I think your motivation and mine might have gone off to Aruba, although to be fair, they might be in hot persuit of my health, humor, and patience, which haven't been seen in some time.

Also? My baby turned 5 today. FIVE.

Remember when I first came to the Bronze, I had a little baby. That's him. FIVE.


Cashmere - Apr 24, 2005 3:43:34 pm PDT #5457 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Also? My baby turned 5 today. FIVE.

EGAD!!! Five??? Only six more months till world domination. Tell the boy wonder I said Happy Birthday.


beekaytee - Apr 24, 2005 3:43:44 pm PDT #5458 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant

I get all manner of motion sick. Elevators make me want to ralph. It's an inner ear thing in my family.

After trying every single possible preventative and discovering that NONE work for me, the one thing I've found that does provide a modicum of relief is sitting on the emergancy exit row. Being over the wings somehow cuts down on the vibratyness of things.

Of course, I have to sit on the aisle for the quick sprints to the head. Nothing makes a fellow passenger go over the edge faster than me urking in my seat.

I have literally cried to get the emergancy row. Attendants don't take me as emergancy!gal, me being all of 5 feet. Little do they know.

Anyway, that's my one bit of advice for anyone who struggles with the motion sickness beast.

I've had folks suggest that I try getting into the cabin of a small plane so that I can see the horizon. Yup. That's going to happen right about never.


Cashmere - Apr 24, 2005 3:45:45 pm PDT #5459 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

I think your motivation and mine might have gone off to Aruba, although to be fair, they might be in hot persuit of my health, humor, and patience, which haven't been seen in some time

What say we fly down there and explain to them why they shouldn't vacation without us? I hope you're feeling better soon.

I'm lucky, no colds, lots of humor and still an ounce of patience left. I should celebrate by buying the stainless steel canisters I saw at Crate & Barrel this morning.


Jen - Apr 24, 2005 3:49:45 pm PDT #5460 of 10001
love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you

Lilty, I vote front-of-plane, too, if you have the option. If nothing else, it means you get off the plane earlier once you land; little makes me crazier than standing around waiting for everyone else to leave the plane.


Aims - Apr 24, 2005 3:51:21 pm PDT #5461 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Where's the Empress? Steve Irwin is going after wild camels on my tv right now. Apparently Australia has huge populations all throughout the interior.

Hee! I've seen that!! LOVE CAMELS!

So, down in Hollywood yesterday (last ditch effort at calming the cranky baby - she fell down and bumped her head Froday night). Tom Arnold came out and interviewed the Star Wars geeks. Funny as hell. Specially wgen he said, "Holy crap, there's a girl!"


sj - Apr 24, 2005 3:59:40 pm PDT #5462 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

{{{hugs}}} To all who need them today.

I get both the air sickness and motion sickness in cars, trains, ect. I find if I take my acid reflux meds it helps a lot.


Susan W. - Apr 24, 2005 4:06:49 pm PDT #5463 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

I prefer aisle seats as close to the front of the plane as possible, only not right behind the bulkhead, because I want the under-seat storage in front of me. But I'm the type who gets achey and numb-legged easily, so being able to get up and move and having just that little extra bit of stretch room trumps enjoying the view.

The only type of motion sickness I get is from trying to read in the car on a sunny day when there are a lot of trees directly alongside the road. The resultant rapidly-changing shadows flitting across the page are dizzy-making.