I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown

Anya ,'Sleeper'


The Crying of Natter 49  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Frankenbuddha - Jan 20, 2007 2:15:28 am PST #4456 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Huh. I was thinking more like $30-40.

I've seen the yellow label Veuve Clicquot for $40-45, so if you downgrade from there, $20-30 is about right for a lesser but still good sparkling wine.


Calli - Jan 20, 2007 3:12:10 am PST #4457 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

he noticed the back of my hand, and spoke glowingly of the obvious health of my veins, which are all protrudy and blue. Said he'd volunteer any time to run an IV for me.

Well, that's more original than, "You've got really pretty eyes."


flea - Jan 20, 2007 3:29:28 am PST #4458 of 10001
information libertarian

This is the book I couldn't remember the title of and wanted to mention during yesterday's (or the day before's?) conversation about nutrition. I heard the guy interviewed on NPR and it sounds facsinating and science-based. Mindless Eating: [link]


Hil R. - Jan 20, 2007 3:58:48 am PST #4459 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

My heart keeps...keeps doing this thing. I wonder if this is what having your heart in your mouth is supposed to feel like. But it's not in my mouth. It's just halfway up my oesophagus doing an extra big thump.

Have you ever been checked for mitral valve prolapse?


§ ita § - Jan 20, 2007 4:38:59 am PST #4460 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Have you ever been checked for mitral valve prolapse?

I've had what was supposed to be a full heart workup about six months ago, but who knows what full means. There was stress testing and rig wearing and PFO detection.

Off to wikipedia to look up the prolapse. Mitral valve prolapse, I mean. Prolapse alone makes me think of uterus prolapse, which makes me shiver.


Kat - Jan 20, 2007 4:59:40 am PST #4461 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Uterine prolapse is shudder worthy.

Is too early. Don't WANT to go to school. Nor do I want to be late so I best get going soon.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2007 5:06:38 am PST #4462 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Lee, my #1 recommendation, Scrapona Moscato d'Asti generally runs less than $20 a bottle. The 2002 vintage was the best wine I've ever had (bearing in mind I've never drunk the super-expensive stuff), but I don't think it's available any more.


DavidS - Jan 20, 2007 5:27:45 am PST #4463 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Locally I usually get Gloria Ferrer for a good champagne in that range, Lee. Or Roederer's.

but as we paused he noticed the back of my hand, and spoke glowingly of the obvious health of my veins, which are all protrudy and blue. Said he'd volunteer any time to run an IV for me.

My ex the medical student used to do that. "I could get a fourteen gauge needle in there..."


Lee - Jan 20, 2007 5:29:12 am PST #4464 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Thanks for all the recs, guys.


Zenkitty - Jan 20, 2007 5:35:42 am PST #4465 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

That

halfway up my oesophagus doing an extra big thump
heart thing happens to me a lot, too, ita. If you find out what it is, let me know, 'k? I had an echocardiogram a couple years ago and they found nothing wrong, so I guess it's okay, whatever it is.

Heart stuff freaks me out.