You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.

Tracy ,'The Message'


Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 31, 2006 7:07:42 am PDT #1096 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Hi Frank! Sorry I didn't meet up with you at North Station. I was in a daze, and a rush to get to my commuter shuttle.

No worries; I figured you'd be gone. I got buried in a middle seat in the middle of the next car so it took me forever to get out of there.


Jessica - Aug 31, 2006 7:08:05 am PDT #1097 of 10000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

How to dice an onion the true and proper way. Learn it! Love it!

I embraced the Rio theory of Don't Be Cheap When Buying Glasses a few years ago, and never looked back. I figure, I'm basically buying a face -- buying one really nice pair of frames every three or four years just makes more sense than buying a cheap pair that I'm going to get sick of or break every 10 months.


Sparky1 - Aug 31, 2006 7:08:47 am PDT #1098 of 10000
Librarian Warlord

Robin, I don't have anything to add except I hope the doctor has some answers and you feel better soon.

I don't care how my husband chops onions, but I find it necessary to re-fold every towel he's just folded. Fortunately, he laughs at me instead of emptying the laundry basket over my head.

We don't really separate for girls/boys night out, but we do have times when we just want to spend time with someone sans spouse. I think we both make an effort to have those evenings when the other person is tied up with something else -- I work one night a week, he has a frisbee practice or I have yoga, etc.

IOW, Daisy Jane, I hope things are looking better this morning.


SailAweigh - Aug 31, 2006 7:12:42 am PDT #1099 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Robin - the same thing happened to me when I first started (to my best estimation) perimenopause. It lasted somewhere between 6 months and a year where they were totally unpredictable, except that I had to make sure I had coverage all the time. Things did go back to normal, more-or-less, after a while. I don't know if it will be the same for you, so I'd still do what others have suggested and call your doctor. But, that's part of the problem with perimenopause, there is no set schedule of: you can expect X to happen first, you can expect Y to happen second or how long each phase is going to last. I just know that I will be very, very happy when I reach full menopause.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 31, 2006 7:12:43 am PDT #1100 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

How to dice an onion the true and proper way. Learn it! Love it!

Hey, that's how I was taught to do it!


-t - Aug 31, 2006 7:12:54 am PDT #1101 of 10000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Robin, soaking through once an hour was exactly the criteria I was given for suspecting hemorrhage and going to the ER when I was having bleeding issues. It may be a normal development, but that's a lot of blood. At least call someone.


Sean K - Aug 31, 2006 7:13:11 am PDT #1102 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

How to dice an onion the true and proper way. Learn it! Love it!

Huh. Good to know! (That's not how S does it. I think I may have to lecture her in my head the next time she dices onions).

Thanks, Aims!


WindSparrow - Aug 31, 2006 7:13:48 am PDT #1103 of 10000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

Mine, alas, was a Compaq as well. Must go shower. God, two more days...
Oh, really? Maybe mine was an IBM. Way to know you're computer, Val!

Nope, you're both right. There's a Compaq Presario (small silver oval on the middle of the cover, about twice as thick as the other computer; and, there's a Compaq Evo with a big grey strip along the edge. And vw, this isn't really sympathy for you (you know you are getting it in boatloads) but I'm chuckling over the thought of the eventual commupance that your landlords will be getting. Simply delicious.

~ma to Robin.


Pix - Aug 31, 2006 7:16:46 am PDT #1104 of 10000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Seanie, insent to your gmail.


vw bug - Aug 31, 2006 7:16:46 am PDT #1105 of 10000
Mostly lurking...

Motherfuckingsomebodies are drilling in the road outside my window. My nerves are already frelled today. This is not helping things.