Timelies all!
Needles don't bother me, as long as the person with the needle is competent.
Wash: Psychic, though? That sounds like something out of science fiction. Zoe: We live in a space ship, dear. Wash: So?
'Objects In Space'
Natter 62: The 62nd 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.
Sheryl - Nov 16, 2008 4:38:58 am PST #1589 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Jessica - Nov 16, 2008 5:43:24 am PST #1590 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Interesting that people mention tattoos - my lizard brain doesn't recognize those as needles, because the physical sensation is so different.
I'm mostly over my needlephobia these days, but I obviously still project enough tension that nurses always ask "Are you afraid of needles?" Dude, if I am, do you really think stopping to talk about it while you've already tied off the vein and raised the syringe is going to help? Just fucking stab me already!!
The one time I had to get Novocaine injections at the dentist, they gave me nitrous first. I think they could have pulled out all 4 teeth with no anesthetic at all and I wouldn't have cared.
In Things That Make Me Hate Humans news, I had to throw away an empty 40 and a handful of cigarette butts in the playground this morning.
Theodosia - Nov 16, 2008 5:52:44 am PST #1591 of 10002
'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 have a textbook-perfect reaction to Nitrous Oxide, and if I could only get dentists around here to use it, I'd never have another Novacaine injection.
Jesse - Nov 16, 2008 7:26:38 am PST #1592 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Due to excessive laziness, I didn't go to the library yesterday, even though I've read all my books. But the midtown branch is open today! Sweet! And I can do some shopping when I'm down there. And actually, due to train repairs, the one I will have to take into the city goes right there.
§ ita § - Nov 16, 2008 7:31:09 am PST #1593 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
While you're out can you fill my prescription, Jesse? I don't think I'm leaving home today.
Jesse - Nov 16, 2008 7:32:39 am PST #1594 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sure! I'll swing by in like three days?
§ ita § - Nov 16, 2008 7:33:19 am PST #1595 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You're a doll.
Laura - Nov 16, 2008 7:35:39 am PST #1596 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.
I would fill your prescription if it were a couple thousand miles closer.
MIL went to a wedding for Jamaican friends yesterday. She told tales of curried goat, rum cake, and ginger beer. Bunches of other stuff I don't remember but sounded mighty tasty. The couple are in their 60s or so. She said they were like giggly teens.
Burrell - Nov 16, 2008 7:49:03 am PST #1597 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ugh ita, bad day? I have a stretch class at noon but other than that I can run an errand or two if you need it.
I've grown out of my sensitivity to novacaine but I can vividly recall lapsing into convulsions on the dentist's chair. And that was with only 1/2 the standard dose. That was when the dentist told me that novacaine was related to cocaine and suggested that I'd be wise to avoid it.
aurelia - Nov 16, 2008 7:57:39 am PST #1598 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Does anyone know what college admission officers are looking for in recommendation letters? I've been asked to write one.
Unrelated... I just discovered that my program bio has been changed without my approval and it's not good.