Sounds like a good day, Nora. The Avenue Pub, btw, has good burgers (though the quality can vary with different bartenders) and excellent bloody marys.
Safety~ma Fay and the cat Daniel!
Lorne: You know what they say about people who need people. Connor: They're the luckiest people in the world. Lorne: You been sneaking peeks at my Streisand collection again, Kiddo? Connor: Just kinda popped out.
'Time Bomb'
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.
-t - May 17, 2010 7:49:28 am PDT #19595 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
beth b - May 17, 2010 7:53:34 am PDT #19596 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Coffee is NOT working
Glad to hear things are better, sj and Nora
Connie Neil - May 17, 2010 7:56:20 am PDT #19597 of 30000
brillig
Maybe this is early menopause. The period itself is almost a non-event, except for the usual physical logistics and cramps--which are blissfully getting easier. But the week beforehand is becoming hell, with the anxiety and the weird sleep and the general urge to destroy everything in range. I despise being a victim of my body chemistry. Have any other Buffistas gone through menopause, and what have they done to cope? I'm really, really, really looking forward to the monthly amusement going away, but I don't want it to be at the price of my sanity.
erikaj - May 17, 2010 8:02:40 am PDT #19598 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Fay, hang in there. Connie, my mom had breast cancer, then tamoxifen, so fairly instant menopause. I wouldn't recommend this method.
Laura - May 17, 2010 8:03:45 am PDT #19599 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
It has been almost 10 years for me, Connie. I have to say it was pretty much a non-event for me. Hot flashes, mostly in the form of night sweats. The doctor had me try HRT, but it was horrible for me with deep depression; the same reaction I had previously with BCPs. I used over the counter supplements, in particular a product called Promensil and I believe that helped a lot.
beth b - May 17, 2010 8:06:33 am PDT #19600 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
a friend of mine swears by progesterone cream( it is topical ) --I'll get more details from her
Connie Neil - May 17, 2010 8:08:02 am PDT #19601 of 30000
brillig
I wouldn't recommend this method.
Yay, that sounds a bit hard core.
I used over the counter supplements, in particular a product called Promensil and I believe that helped a lot.
Those are a type of soy supplement, aren't they? Off to Google!
Laura - May 17, 2010 8:10:38 am PDT #19602 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Both the progesterone cream and promensil are much cheaper via ebay or other on line sources.
Typo Boy - May 17, 2010 8:15:18 am PDT #19603 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Fay, stay safe. And please update often if you have time.
Connie Neil - May 17, 2010 8:17:21 am PDT #19604 of 30000
brillig
Ah, iso-whozits. And since I'm already have bone loss issues, they're going to get worse. I'm going to have to really bite the bullet and get off the diet Coke. Dammit. And it's not even for the caffeine, it's for the carbonation. I've discovered that my addiction isn't to the caffeine, as such, but to bite. I'm so bad at the breaking habits thing.