I think they ought to pair up the showings of Extreme Couponing and Hoarding shows. 'Cause I suspect some of those couponers are going to end up irrationally clinging to 30yo dented/rusted mystery cans in the fullness of time.
You were very nearly devoured by a giant demon snake. The words 'let that be a lesson' are a tad redundant at this juncture.
Giles ,'Selfless'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - May 22, 2011 6:50:07 am PDT #9265 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Strix - May 22, 2011 6:59:10 am PDT #9266 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Sing it, sistah.
I'll spare the gory details, but I am SO happy to never again have to ruin skirts, jeans, undies, sheets, blankets, mattresses and once, a fucking CHAIR.
And having to be in a Vicodin haze 3 days a month just so I could stand straight. OTOH, the Vicodin haze probably prevented me from killing myself or someone else from the batshit-insane hormonal reaction. And I'm really not joking.
Over. Done. Happy.
Sometimes when I tell people I had a hysterectomy at 35, they're all "Oh, that's tragic! You can't have children. I'm SO sorry!"
I understand for many women, it would indeed be heart-breaking, but for me...well, instead of giving life to someone else, it have me MY life back.
Heh, I went in for my annual and my gyno STILL classifies me as having the hardest, most stubborn uterine and ovarian removal she's ever done.
It had been over a year and she was all looking at my charts and was "Oh! Oh, yeah. Wow, in my 40 years of practice, that was the hardest damn removal I've ever done. So sorry we had to leave a bit of your cervix in there."
I was all "Well, obviously ALL parts of me are stubborn as hell
Best gyno evah!
Hil R. - May 22, 2011 7:03:44 am PDT #9267 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I think they ought to pair up the showings of Extreme Couponing and Hoarding shows. 'Cause I suspect some of those couponers are going to end up irrationally clinging to 30yo dented/rusted mystery cans in the fullness of time.
Several of the couponing people were talking about how looking at their stockpiles makes them feel calm and peaceful.
Jessica - May 22, 2011 7:05:28 am PDT #9268 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Scola, are you at the food truck rally? I'm in line for dumplings.
Tom Scola - May 22, 2011 7:08:26 am PDT #9269 of 30001
hwæt
Not yet.
askye - May 22, 2011 7:08:57 am PDT #9270 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
I got into couponing and stuff for awhile. For me, the best deals were at CVS. I'd combine coupons with Extra Care Bucks. Then once I started on Extra Care Bucks I'd roll them over into another purchase with Extra Care Bucks offer.
Plus after you start spending there they give you quarterly extra bucks.
Ther'es not a CVS near where I live now but the last time I went I had amassed a bunch of Extra Care Bucks so that combined with I bought about $15 worth of stuff for $1. And got $5 in extracare bucks back.
Jessica - May 22, 2011 7:14:08 am PDT #9271 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The lines are pretty insane. I can't imagine what this would have been like on a nice day!
Scrappy - May 22, 2011 7:16:02 am PDT #9272 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yes, I am THRILLED not to have my damn uterus and its evil minion, stage IV endometriosis, hanging around anymore. I wish I had done it earlier instead of trying to tough it out.
Zenkitty - May 22, 2011 7:17:07 am PDT #9273 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm getting close to the age my sister and mom went through menopause, and I'm looking forward to being done with the pain and the mess. Seems like women who aren't going to be using those organs ought to be able to opt out.
Several of the couponing people were talking about how looking at their stockpiles makes them feel calm and peaceful.
As I understand it, that's how hoarding makes hoarders feel. Safe, like. Makes sense that they freak out if someone tries to take their crap away.
SuziQ - May 22, 2011 7:24:18 am PDT #9274 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
KCD bowled another 300 game. He now has 2 - both within the last year.
Just bopped over to Oakland to pick up my ticket for today's baseball game. Saw a few people on their walk of shame as I walked to BART.