I cracked up the scheduler at Kaiser. My plantar fasciitis has hit defcon 4, to the point that I can't do any amount of walking without spending the rest of the day staring at my tiny codeine stash. I can't get an appointment to get a cortisone shot or a heel amputation for three more weeks, so I'm spending my days calling in case there's an cancellation. I apologized for bothering them, and the scheduling person said, "That's our job. We're here to help you." I asked her how the Kool-aid was.
She's not just a blob of energy, she's also a 14-year-old hormone bomb.
Spike ,'The Killer In Me'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[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.
Ginger - Jul 21, 2011 3:14:10 pm PDT #25892 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
brenda m - Jul 21, 2011 3:23:15 pm PDT #25893 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Ginger, I was reading an article in the Times about testing they'd done on those shape-up or whatever shoes with the uneven sole. Upshot was that they make virtually no difference for fitness/muscle growth, but the one thing they do seem to help a lot with is plantar's and other heel/ankle issues. Might be worth a shot.
javachik - Jul 21, 2011 4:09:05 pm PDT #25894 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
And if that's the case, and Ginger wears a size 8.5-9, I have an almost-new pair that I can send her (the color doesn't go with anything in my wardrobe and I have two other pairs anyway).
Ginger - Jul 21, 2011 4:14:37 pm PDT #25895 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I appreciate it, but my feet are bigger.
I have one version of those that don't seem to do much, but that doesn't mean that another type might not help. Of course, the reason I have so many shoes is the vain search for shoes that don't hurt.
smonster - Jul 21, 2011 4:20:25 pm PDT #25896 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Ginger, have you tried Keens? My mom has PF and swears by them.
sj - Jul 21, 2011 4:41:03 pm PDT #25897 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
That means no Border's in Madison at all.
No Border's anywhere anymore. The liquidation sale for all remaining stores begins tomorrow.
Scrappy - Jul 21, 2011 5:04:25 pm PDT #25898 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
So, I'm icing my knee--took my first big fall since I've been back at the rink. Thursday afternoon is kid skate and when we club skaters get there after, the rink can be a little grotty. An adorable tiny pink plastic sequin locked my skate wheel and I slammed down on my knee. I got up and skated again, just to make sure that I could.
I am home icing it. It's gonna have a huge bruise plus I scraped the shit out of it. Am I perverse that I love that no one responds when you fall on the rink, no matter how old or young you are? You are expected to get yourself up and keep on skating if you possibly can. Falling is part of the deal and even though most people practicing are wearing foofy little dresses, they are TOUGH.
Calli - Jul 21, 2011 5:06:55 pm PDT #25899 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Much neck~ma to Fred Pete.
And knee~ma to you, Scrappy. Ouch!
SailAweigh - Jul 21, 2011 5:34:43 pm PDT #25900 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
The liquidation sale for all remaining stores begins tomorrow.
I did not realize that! Wow.
Scrappy, it seems to be the culture in skating. I used to have a brown spot on one knee from where I went down once. I think it took 20 years for it to finally fade completely away.
askye - Jul 21, 2011 5:46:24 pm PDT #25901 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
I went to Border's today. Will had to go to NY state for something so he dropped me off at the mall. I wanted to ask when the Liquidation sale started, but that seemed tacky. I'm kind of tempted to go back (partly to escape the hit tomorrow) but I'm pretty sure I won't have any will power. And I don't really need to spend any money.