JZ, gee whiz. That is way too much to deal with, especially with Hec out of town. Is it somehow a related stress thing, do you think?

Someone please tell me to chill the fuck out? I keep feeling like Z isn't that into me, and it doesn't help that I can see he's still on OKC pretty regularly. I mean, we've only been out together a few times - I'm not sure how into him I am, though I am at the point where I don't care to see anyone else until I've given this a good shot. Sometimes it is frustrating/depressing/annoying/scary how much I really want to be partnered. I MUST CHILL.

But you know what? I have always, always been this way. I've been having (mostly unrequited) crushes and such since at least kindergarten. So I guess I need to figure out how to respect that and "honor" it, without getting steamrolled by my emotional rollercoaster. OH HAI DBT AGAIN.

How old do kids have to be before they can start taking meds in pill form?

It depends on the kid. Some kids can swallow pills when they're fairly little. I have a majorly over-active gag reflex and couldn't swallow pills until I was a teenager.

I remember swallowing my first pill around age 8 and that was a struggle.

What causes abscesses in gums?

hugs and ma JZ. Yikes.

What causes abscesses in gums?

Bacteria get in and set up shop.

Is there a polite way to compose an "Is there a baby yet?" email to someone who was due a week ago and hasn't been online since then (at least, not that I've seen). I don't want to be pushy, and I don't want to be all "Baby! Baby!" if, G-d forbid, something went wrong. But I have a present to give her and I want to say congratulations and stuff. Usually people in the math department will announce babies in the weekly newsletter, but she's pretty private about a lot of stuff, so I don't think she will.

How old do kids have to be before they can start taking meds in pill form?

The pill form for this medicine is really big. Too big to swallow.

I fear Matilda will be ragey and grudgeful about her shot.

But it's gotta be.

Poor Matilda. Poor JZ. When I was a kid, children's penicillin came in a horrifying "cherry"-flavored liquid that had to be kept in the refrigerator. To this day, I can't face fake cherry flavoring. My first complete sentence to a doctor was "Can I have pills?"

The pill form for this medicine is really big. Too big to swallow.

I always wonder how much is active drug and how much is the binders/fillers to make it pill-sized. She's a wee person; I can't believe that just the active drug would make such a huge pill. (Not that I disbelieve you; that's more a grumble about drug manufacturing processes.)

ION, Tim is reading the Wikipedia article about birthers. I'm a little afraid to ask why.

I was just reading the internet article about search engines because Google is changing its algorithm to bury pirated copy deep in its searches.

Which is something I'd noticed them doing months before but apparently it's ever so much more so now.

I don't remember what age it was, but I remember being so happy when I could start swallowing pills. I hated liquid medication in all of its flavors as a child.