In space, no one can hear mice scrolling.
Yeah, I could do that, but I'm paralyzed with not caring very much.
Spike ,'Showtime'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
Theodosia - Dec 14, 2007 9:33:03 am PST #7425 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Burrell - Dec 14, 2007 9:39:02 am PST #7426 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
What are some good gifts for a couple with a new baby? Not baby gifts but something they'd appreciate.
A visit from a cleaning crew! Yummy premade dinners, or a GC to a nice dinner place and an offer to babysit. Maybe a soft lap blanket? Best gift we got HANDS DOWN was a tivo but I'm guessing that's out of your price range. Oo! What about 3 months of Netflix?
Jesse - Dec 14, 2007 9:40:58 am PST #7427 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I have a friend I kept offering to babysit for until she finally said they have more offers than they could use, especially given the fact that if they were lucky, they were both home from work with an awake baby for an hour a day, and they wanted that time with the little one. I'm sure that will change in the next couple of years...
Jess, I'm so sorry for your loss.
Burrell - Dec 14, 2007 9:50:43 am PST #7428 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Jesse, IME offers to babysit went unfulfilled unless said person also gave me a reason to leave the baby for a bit of me time. Like the person who offered to babysit while I went to get a backrub? Yeah, baby!
Tom Scola - Dec 14, 2007 9:53:29 am PST #7429 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I don't have to go into work tomorrow! Yay!!
Jesse - Dec 14, 2007 10:00:16 am PST #7430 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, IME offers to babysit went unfulfilled unless said person also gave me a reason to leave the baby for a bit of me time. Like the person who offered to babysit while I went to get a backrub? Yeah, baby!
Ooh, that is a good one. I kept saying they should just go to the bar up the street and have a burger and a beer! They were like, eh.
Yay, Tom!
Hil R. - Dec 14, 2007 10:07:22 am PST #7431 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Well, that was the most pointless doctors appointment ever. Him: "Your thyroid levels are normal, see? (point at paper) You don't have to come see me again." Me: "Then why am I still feeling this horrible? And why were my levels high on the previous test?" Him: "You were only a five on the previous test. People don't show symptoms at that level." Me: "Then why was I showing symptoms? And why am I?" (note: several other doctors have said that I'm pretty obviously hypothyroid.) Him: "Thyroid symptoms are very vague. Just try to get some exercise, and don't worry about it."
I'm seeing another doctor next week.
Sue - Dec 14, 2007 10:11:28 am PST #7432 of 10001
hip deep in pie
OMG Hil, that's just maddening.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2007 10:21:36 am PST #7433 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica, strength to you and your family.
Hil, sometimes it's hard to see why some people are in the doctoring profession. I mean, I can tell you to feel better too, but who cares? "You shouldn't be feeling unwell therefore you aren't" is hardly worthy of the training. Not that my doctors are curing me, or anything, but at least they believe in a problem beyond the scope of their tests.
vw bug - Dec 14, 2007 10:22:48 am PST #7434 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Oh, Hil. I'm so sorry. I'm really glad you're seeing another doctor, though, this is so frustrating. You know yourself best, though. Keep fighting.