Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.

'Get It Done'


Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


lisah - Feb 21, 2010 1:09:55 pm PST #10635 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Thanks, ND, that's the way the doctor bashing feels to me.

Hope your gall bladder gets fixed up quick! A good friend of mine went through that a couple of weeks ago. Sucks! But she's doing well if a little sad about having to limit her rich food intake.


Laga - Feb 21, 2010 1:12:31 pm PST #10636 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I'm watching curling. I find it kind of calming.

This last end was stressful for me. If we beat Britain we have a shot at going to the finals but it's a very big if. Aren't our boys cute, though?


Hil R. - Feb 21, 2010 1:17:11 pm PST #10637 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

This last end was stressful for me. If we beat Britain we have a shot at going to the finals but it's a very big if. Aren't our boys cute, though?

See, I really have no idea what's going on. I'm just watching weights slide over ice. It's calming.


NoiseDesign - Feb 21, 2010 1:22:17 pm PST #10638 of 30000
Our wings are not tired

I've got a bunch of gall stones. Short term means low fat diet. Slightly longer term means getting my gall bladder removed.


Jessica - Feb 21, 2010 1:25:05 pm PST #10639 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Very glad to hear it's nothing more serious, Drew. (Gall stones - worse than gas, but better than appendicitis!)


Jessica - Feb 21, 2010 1:31:27 pm PST #10640 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

At the risk of too much me-me-me/TMI, do any of our medical-type Buffistas know if there's any actual science behind the cabbage-leaves-in-the-bra-to-suppress-milk-production thing? I suspect it's BS, but I could really use some relief over the next few days.


Steph L. - Feb 21, 2010 1:35:30 pm PST #10641 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I've lost about 25 pounds in the past nine months or so, and my joint pain has been getting consistently worse.

When I lost about 25 pounds last year, my blood pressure went up enough, and stayed there, leading to me going back on the BP meds that I had gone off a few years before. Fooking weird.

do any of our medical-type Buffistas know if there's any actual science behind the cabbage-leaves-in-the-bra-to-suppress-milk-production thing?

I've never heard of that. Let me poke around the intertubes and see what turns up.


Steph L. - Feb 21, 2010 1:39:05 pm PST #10642 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

It seems like it doesn't actually suppress the production of milk, but helps with engorgement from fluid trapped in interstital spaces: [link] (That's not a highly scientific web site, but the info makes sense.)


Laga - Feb 21, 2010 1:42:27 pm PST #10643 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I'm glad it's not more serious, Drew. Can the reduced fat diet eliminate the need for surgery?

edit: I just saw Kristin's post. Wikipedia says the gall bladder is a non-essential organ so, simplification, yay?


Jessica - Feb 21, 2010 1:43:19 pm PST #10644 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Thanks Tep!

I especially appreciate the warning on that page that cabbage should not be used by individuals who are allergic to cabbage.

Also loving their instructions:

Instructions: How to use of cabbage leaf compresses

1. Purchase a head of common green cabbage at the grocery store.