"Soviet Russia had less imperialistic ambitions" - my dad protesting my taking over his place on the couch, after he got up from it.

Being the daughter of a history fan: putting things into perspectives. His perspectives.

Hee! Shir, I think I love your dad.

I should have named that chair we once had 'Afghanistan'. It was hard to get out of and it hurt of the back of anyone who sat in it.

:: pouts ::

Here's the situation. The band we had for TOMMY is releasing their 2nd CD tonight, and having a concert to kick it off. It's in Denton, about 45-60 minutes away. They take the stage at midnight. Apparently county regs with bars require people to "join" which requires scanning of ID and signing or some crap, that takes about 60 seconds per person. Bar holds 300 or so, and is expected to be packed. So the band told me, get there *real* early or ya might miss some of it. NOBODY wants to go. Too late, too far, too much downtime waiting. I'm not extroverted enough, or a bar person, to just go alone. And also, not thrilled at the idea of driving about an hour at 2am with all the drunks.

:: pout ::

Ooh, there were a bunch of things I was going to reply to and now I dont' remember what.

Um. I am all for buffistas moving West-Coast-wards! Yay! Especially Seattle, Barb! Woot!

OKCupid is interesting, but both of those guys sound...not right for you, Vortex. Um. (Though...sad, about the Irish accent)

Hil, any way you can ask the office mates to STFU? Or, um, more politely, KEEP IT DOWN? Jeez, though earplugs?

Enjoy Greece, Calli!!

I am also avoiding Shit I Do Not Want To Do. Including both Work Shit and Home Shit.

I think the inherent yumminess of gummi bears is killed by the inability to put the whole thing in your mouth, if it is a five pound gummi bear. Heck, you can't even bite its head off!

Stephanie, that is very sad about Joe's friend's daughter. Eep!

Too late, too far, too much downtime waiting.

Yeah, I think I agree.

My latest experience with Student Health: I went today to get a referral for a gynecologist, because my insurance won't cover anything outside of Student Health without a referral. It's usually a really simple process -- just tell the doctor what kind of doctor I need a referral to, and the doctor fills out the form and signs it.

So, this time, I was talking to a NP. She asked me what kind of doctor I needed a referral for, and I told her. She asked whether it was for a regular checkup or something more (she had to fill out the form differently if it was something other than a regular exam) and I said that it was a regular exam and that I also have PCOS and needed a few other things looked at. She asked me if I was on any meds for the PCOS. I said I was on Yaz. She said, "Oh, you need to be on much more than just that." She told me -- without looking at any of my records or blood tests or ANYTHING other than that I have PCOS -- that I should be on Metformin. I said that my blood sugar and glucose tolerance tests were all normal, and that I didn't want to throw even more medications into my body if I didn't need them. She asked, "Have you read about PCOS? Got on the internet to find out about it?" I said that I've discussed my medication regimen with my endocrinologist, and we agreed that this is the best course for me for now. She scoffed, "Your endocrinologist? Well, it's not HIS body, is it?"

Do I just have some kind of force field that turns all medical personnel into idiots?

The more I think about it, the more I agree. It's just disappointing. :: sigh ::

This woman is a medical professional and wanted you to trust the internet more than your doctor?

...

I'm stumped. She's just an idiot.

"Your endocrinologist? Well, it's not HIS body, is it?"

Um, it isn't her body either!