woohoo on the closing, Nora!! (Bob's condo sale is scheduled to close 11/26. Everything is crossed that it goes through smoothly.)
You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[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.
lisah - Nov 04, 2012 2:00:15 pm PST #22325 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Nora Deirdre - Nov 04, 2012 2:36:24 pm PST #22326 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Cassoulet was delicious. We will have leftovers tomorrow.
Steph L. - Nov 04, 2012 2:38:56 pm PST #22327 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Paging Steph... Is it okay to take ibuprofen on top of Percocet? No more Tylenol, right? But I think ibuprofen is okay. D's pain is worsening.
Everyone is right -- ibuprofen is fine with percocet, or anything that has acetaminophen in it. And Ginger is right -- you can take 800 mg of ibuprofen every 6-8 hours. (If you want the goddamn truth, I take 800 mg of ibuprofen every 4 hours when I really need it. It's not a good idea to do take that dose on a chronic basis, but if D needs it for a few days to a week, he'll be fine.)
Zenkitty - Nov 04, 2012 3:26:48 pm PST #22328 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
If you want the goddamn truth, I take 800 mg of ibuprofen every 4 hours when I really need it.
Me too, just for another point of anecdata. When my back has really been hurting, I've taken 1200 mg of Tylenol with 800 mg of Advil, as often as I can without exceeding the maximum dose.
Today I tried Aleve. It seems to work better, but today was not a super-bad day, so we'll see. At least it's another weapon in the arsenal. It seems to make the ringing in my ears worse, though.
meara - Nov 04, 2012 4:12:41 pm PST #22329 of 30001
I have prescription Aleve (apparently it's less likely to cause rebound headaches than tylenol or ibuprofen or aspirin?), but oddly it's more than one, but less than two, of the regular kind.
(Mostly I take painkiller and go "dammit, why doesn't this stuff WORK?", except for all the times I take it and realize a few hours later "Hey, I stopped hurting", and don't really connect the two things)
omnis_audis - Nov 04, 2012 5:15:44 pm PST #22330 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
brain is fragmented. Multi-tasking is pulling it in too many directions. Ahhhhhhhhhh....
(nothing to see here people. Move along. Just a guy working on Sunday, answering too many emails, spending some budget money before the deadline, and not getting to the actual thing he wants done, which is a strike list for tonight)
sj - Nov 04, 2012 5:23:31 pm PST #22331 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
{{{Nora}}} Feel better. I'm hungry thinking about the cassoulet you made for us a while back.
TCG had a gig tonight, and for once instead of just talking about going out on a night when TCG is busy, I actually did it. I went to my friend H's and hung out with her son G for a while, who was so very happy to see me (I had a Halloween present for him), and H and I chatted once he went to bed. It was fun, and much better than staying home and feeling sorry for myself.
Liese S. - Nov 04, 2012 5:27:03 pm PST #22332 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Good for you, sj!
smonster - Nov 04, 2012 5:32:07 pm PST #22333 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
sj, that is great.
Nora, fingers crossed on the house situation.
So, I'm kind of emotionally worn out. D is back at his place. He scooted up the stairs on his butt - not dignified, but his good knee can't take all the hopping.
Those of you who prefer to be the caretaker and are kind of strong and maybe a bit stubborn, is there a good way to support you without being annoying? I think I did okay, and he continually told me I was being awesome, but tips are appreciated.
omnis_audis - Nov 04, 2012 5:40:35 pm PST #22334 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Be casual about it. Don't force it. Don't nag. Don't make a big deal of it. Says the guy on crutches all the time, so it might be different for the temporary folk. And if he is hobbling, I strongly suggest getting forearm crutches [link] So much better than the regular style crutches. Much easier to use. And won't kill your arm pits. You can get them in most pharmacy type stores, and the adjustable ones are pretty cheap ($40 on Amazon! Wow, wish mine were that cheap... but then again, mine are custom cut, so, that's different)