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.

I know mint can be nasty, but why do they fuck with fruit and just do a mint flavor? It seems like that would be the lesser of evils.

I hate mint so much that when I get my teeth cleaned I opt for the kiddie flavor (Creamsicle) of the teeth-cleaning grit.

ugh, smonster, sorry about the attack of the insecurities. I wish I knew how to make it better.

ugh, smonster, sorry about the attack of the insecurities. I wish I knew how to make it better.

S'okay. He gets back to town today. He'll call me or he won't. Am listening to Tara Brach. It'll pass, and then return, and so on. Spirals of experience. Just trying to stay with what I'm feeling.

I know how you feel, smonster. Princess Dobbycry never replied re: pie, so I guess that's not a thing that's happening.

FSIL meets the parents in five hours. Any tips for her?

Stand her ground without being rude and remember that she loves your brother. Especially when she is feeling very discouraged.

FSIL meets the parents in five hours. Any tips for her?

To be herself and realize that there is no "perfect" way to act or thing to say that will get them over their narrow-mindedness.