Happy birthday Ouise and Zenkitty!

Not thinking to hard about the earlier conversations. It's all code and I'm leaving it that way.

I need computer deal to come back already, damnit. I *knew* I wasn't prepared to commit friday night and that would likely cost me, but, dangit, it can come back now.

Oh well, I'm resigned, either way.

I'm watching Hopkins from last week, and what's striking is how low-key the doctors are all the time. Of course it makes sense -- you can't freak out all day at work -- but it's not like on ER!

the comments got scarier and scarier.

The comments weren't one the picture. It was about 3/4" of Mischa crack. Tame as hell.

They seem to have restarted the courtyard playdates. ita is grumpy. I get that kids have to make noise. It's one of the reasons I don't want to breed. I don't like it when kids are noisy in their houses, but I'm not mad at anyone. It's when they herd them into the shared space together for the exponentially excited shrieking...noise which wouldn't be tolerated from any other age group...loud enough that the TV volume has to be cranked?

Then I feel most like shaking my walker at them. But if I had my own lawn, I wouldn't so much have this problem.

My one experience in the ER showed me the lowkeyness. Unfortunately, I was on a major adrenaline rush and was cranky as all hell. So the slow speaking and repetition (probably good for accident victims so as to understand) just PISSED.ME.THE.FUCK.OFF.

I still want to apologize to the Indian nurse doing my intake. I was so fucking rude to him. His accent was strong and in my 150mph state, not even speaking slowly made it any clearer to me. Then he went all queens-english-slow on me and THAT pissed me off because I took that as condescension. I was a lousy adrenaline-drugged patient. OTOH, at least I was still calling him "sir"?

Is it normal for a child out of diapers to throw inarticulate screaming fits 16 hours a day?

Maybe if she's autistic or has some other development issue? There was a family in my neighborhood who had a sign outside their house explaining about how you might hear their child screaming but that she wasn't being hurt, she was autistic and it was one of her behaviors.

I'm watching Hopkins from last week, and what's striking is how low-key the doctors are all the time. Of course it makes sense -- you can't freak out all day at work -- but it's not like on ER!

Not at all! I keep meaning to get the goods on the ER docs they are featuring.

When I went to the Hopkins ER as a patient my friend took me and took care of all the checking me in and wheeled me up to an observation room. I couldn't open my eyes without puking so that worked out well for me. Having an ER doc friend is sometimes VERY useful.

In case anyone was wondering, Dr. Horrible is supposed to go live at 12 eastern 9 pacific.

Dr. Horrible is supposed to go live at 12 eastern 9 pacific.

Midnight?

And then do you know how long it's up?

I wonder if I'll remember to see it. MUST go to bed now.

It will be up through Sunday. Yes midnight. tonight

Thanks Tamara, I definitely want to see that one.

Is it normal for a child out of diapers to throw inarticulate screaming fits 16 hours a day?

That depends on how far out of diapers, and on exactly how much you are exaggerating. A 3 year old could throw a fairly HUGE temper tantrum--for that matter a 4 year old could too but the 3 year old would be more likely IME. And while my kids usually quiet down within 30 minutes or so, my friend told me her daughter's tantrums regularly last an hour or more. And I can recall some fairly baroque crying jags from my own childhood.