I am running out the door, but just wanted to let folks know that my MiL's results were good. The swelling is due to radiation not a tumor, and the treatment plan is basically to do nothing else that might interfere with it healing. So yay for no more radiation!
Zoe: She shot you. Mal: Well, yeah, she did a bit... still --
'Serenity'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - May 07, 2010 1:10:34 pm PDT #28099 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Burrell - May 07, 2010 1:12:09 pm PDT #28100 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ugh, Tom. I'm sorry.
§ ita § - May 07, 2010 1:13:40 pm PDT #28101 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So yay for no more radiation!
That's a relief!
Strega - May 07, 2010 1:14:13 pm PDT #28102 of 30001
Gads. Tom, I want ita to go back in time and ask your dad if he watches Firefly.
I don't even like movies that make me feel adrenaline-y. It makes me want to get up and leave the theater.
I can see that. I can deal better with movies because they're not actually happening to me, so I think that's why I can stay removed enough to enjoy them (usually). The coaster was actually happening to me, so I just spent the ride noticing how terribly uncomfortable I was.
But remaining calm in a dire situation will serve me well when the zombies come, so I've got that going for me.
megan walker - May 07, 2010 1:15:24 pm PDT #28103 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Tom, that's very sad.
I still remember my Dad forcing my brother and me to ride the teacups (when we were about 10 and 11) because we had used up all the D and E tickets and he was determined to get his money's worth. I think we drew the line at Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride though.
§ ita § - May 07, 2010 1:17:01 pm PDT #28104 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But remaining calm in a dire situation will serve me well when the zombies come, so I've got that going for me.
But! But! HULK SMASH! Beserker rage!
No?
I just got back three out of office emails telling me the recipients are out until May 17th. Did someone call a vacation and not tell me? Where is everyone? Somewhere fun? Magic Mountain?
Steph L. - May 07, 2010 1:19:58 pm PDT #28105 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Did he tell you that it didn't REALLY hurt, and/or that you had a good time?
Not explicitly. HE was having a good time, I though I was supposed to, too.
My mom is from the school of parenting where you pull a Punk'd on your kid and then insist that they REALLY liked it. Good times. Loved the therapy bills.
This is why I will not go to haunted houses and yet my mother to this day will insist -- INSIST -- that I liked them as a kid.
-t - May 07, 2010 1:21:02 pm PDT #28106 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Tom, I want ita to go back in time and ask your dad if he watches Firefly.
Yes, this.
Glad to hear your good news, Burrell!
I don't remember the teacups, if I rode them. I vaguely remember Pirates of the Caribbean, I think, but that's about it. I should go back to Disneyland at some point, it's been 35ish years.
Steph L. - May 07, 2010 1:21:20 pm PDT #28107 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Tom, I want ita to go back in time and ask your dad if he watches Firefly.
I like this plan.
Kat - May 07, 2010 1:22:52 pm PDT #28108 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
But remaining calm in a dire situation will serve me well when the zombies come, so I've got that going for me.
I can totally see that. Me? I'll continue to be avoidy.
So the new calendar for next year's school year? We have off a week at Thanksgiving. SO EXCITING. But they are unpaid furlough dates (not exciting).