Doctors, I need your medical advice. A bug bite surrounded by swelling an inch in diameter-- is that worrisome? It doesn't look like a bullseye and it's not terribly itchy. But it happened while I was sleeping and it's a big bump ON MY FACE! Advice?
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bon bon - May 29, 2008 8:33:51 pm PDT #9702 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Theodosia - May 30, 2008 1:58:44 am PDT #9703 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"
Ditching J---a R-----s from ANY movie will improve it!
Tom Scola - May 30, 2008 2:25:41 am PDT #9704 of 10001
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I bought a new teapot. It's the same manufacturer as my previous one, but they changed the shape of the spout so that it dribbles less when you pour! It's really exciting!
Theodosia - May 30, 2008 2:40:37 am PDT #9705 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"
I just met the construction supervisor to give him the final payment for the porch, so it's all done!
Plus, for you people, I'll stop posting excited bulletins about its progress. Except that if you listen very carefully in the direction of Somerville, you may hear my happy sigh as I enter or leave my house for the next year or two, until the shiny wears off.
Jesse - May 30, 2008 3:03:44 am PDT #9706 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Did the swelling last, bon bon? I still have no knowledge or advice, but I hope it got better overnight, at least.
Good celebrity sighting, scrappy!
Good new teapot, Tom!
YAY FRIDAY.
Frankenbuddha - May 30, 2008 3:31:26 am PDT #9707 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I think that one's being taken over by Persons Who Rah Rah Us Into War But Would Never Go Themselves Under Any Circs. Or at least in my blog circles.
I think the current use is partly due to the less than flattering associations of the other definition (which was co-opted by or for NAMBLA at one point).
msbelle - May 30, 2008 4:16:28 am PDT #9708 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
It's Friday It's Friday.
I am wearing my favorite dress. I am going out after work tonight. mac is at his first sleepover. It is sunny and warm. YAY LIFE!
just to continue with the annoyingly good mood post - we made up a song last night, ma and I - sung to the basic conga beat: Donut Donut Do-Nut Donut Donut Do-Nut, doing the donut dance. (mac was given a donut covered drizzled with chocolate syrup and with whipped cream rosettes for dessert at a diner we go to each week).
dcp - May 30, 2008 4:18:15 am PDT #9709 of 10001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
A bug bite surrounded by swelling an inch in diameter...Advice?
Don't scratch it.
Sounds like it could be a spider bite, so I'd recommend having a doctor look at it. If I recall correctly, you live far enough east and north that a spider bite isn't likely to be dangerous, but you'll want it to heal cleanly, and a dermatologist can help with that.
sarameg - May 30, 2008 4:21:30 am PDT #9710 of 10001
Dude, I get mosquito bites like that all the time. I wouldn't be alarmed unless it gets markedly worse.
Jessica - May 30, 2008 4:34:26 am PDT #9711 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?