I also just sent a message to a guy on JDate. We'll see how that goes.

the student union at my uni was called The Shatner Building per a student referendum.

Nicknamed The Shat.

Luckily not until after I stopped going there. The horror.

Good news, Drew!

Off to get more ice and rewrap my hand.

Off to get more ice and rewrap my hand.

Was one of the guys who needed punching wearing plate armor?

Is this the same prof who blogged about the need for more study in the exact area I proposed? Who emailed saying he'd be happy to support such research? Why heck yes.

OMG SMITE.

So glad to hear that the soup is treating you right, Drew.

Hil, good that the TENS helps you.

Today, my officemate went off on a rant about how the TIAA-CREF retirement fund is forcing him to invest in all kinds of things that he doesn't want to invest in, because he'll only invest in precious metals, because that's the only real commodity, and the Fed is ruining our currency, and a dollar isn't worth anything anymore, the only thing worth anything now is gold.

Oooh a gold bug. Hil I can mess that up. Lemme get my notes.

Amych, Brenda, Shir, Ginger, Smonster, I salute you

Eta: now what do I do?

the only thing worth anything now is gold.

Glenn Beck said so on TV - it must be true!

You should counter by saying you only invest in nonhybrid seeds. Or oil.

Hivemind query:

So, my sleeping is CRAZY out-of-whack. Crazy. I haven't gotten decent sleep in about 2 weeks, and I can't fall asleep unless I've been up for about 18-20 hours. I get up about 4pm and get to bed about 11 am or noon.

I am a shuddering mess right now, and I woke up at 4:15 -- too late to try to schedule a doctor visit. I am seriously thinking about urgent care to try and see if I could get a script for Ambien, because the thought of being up for another long, long night followed by more crap sleep is sending me into panic attack mode.

Is this even a plausible thought? I just want to SLEEP, but I'm afraid I would look like craxy drug-seeking girl and I would pay to get denied. Thoughts? I've only been to an urgent care once, for a screaming sinus infection.

the only thing worth anything now is gold.

Yeah, because Wall Street frakked everything else, with help from the Republicans.

Eta: now what do I do?

So that's it then, really? Total pisser. But, uh, since I don't know what you wanted to do, I don't know what to tell you to do now. Unless you want completely frivolous suggestions. That I can do.

Eat a cupcake!

Burn that prof in effigy!

Alphabetize your DVDs/books/etc!

Knit me this sweater! [link]