Energy~ma, ND.

My computer is ready to be picked up today! Finally!

This is a medical thing I that involves a male issue.

My left ball tends to sag or retreat a lot - to the point of pain. I found that if I improvise a kind ball bra from coband, to support it an prevent it retreating not only does that pain vanish, so does the pain in my hip and abductor muscles I've been suffering from. Coband needs daily replacement so what do I need instead? Will a jock strap work? As I remember from playing sports many moons ago, they provide support and will lift, but I don't know how well they will do at preventing retreat. Do I need a hernia belt? I'm definitely going to see doctor to find out what is going on, but I'm trying to find a temporary solution until the doctor can see me that will relieve pain in some way other than replacing a one dollar dressing on a daily basis.

Well, this is certainly not the typical kind of ball discussion that we have in Bitches.

I can't imagine that a jock strap would work much better than a pair of tight fitting briefs. In the grand scheme of things, $1 a day isn't much if it's working (although I can see how the waste aspect of it would be annoying)

Could be a hernia, Typo. When I had my hernia, the only time I wore a belt was after the surgery, so it was worn around the waist and hips and wouldn't have been much help for your needs.

Dance belt maybe?

So I actually did go home after that last post (AIWFG).

I decided I wanted to at least prove my non-rant existence, so here I am, not ranting.

I also heartily approve of actual gold stars. And may totally copy you to get my getting back into exercising regimen off its feet.

Of course, now I need to go deal with my dryer, which has the charming new feature of the bell dinging when the load is dry (and often before), but never actually shutting off. I should go deal with my hot clothes (no cool down cycle anymore) now, I just noticed it's been dinging for a while. Appliances are fun! Though I suppose I shouldn't bitch...appliances that are actually in the color Harvest Gold probably should have been dead long ago...

You know how violence is never the answer?

My sister is engaged and apparently it's a there where people incorporate dancing with a Chris Brown song in weddings these days? Which is kinda creepy to me.

And then my brother said something I didn't hear and I suggested that it was probably better that way. But then he repeated it. "Maybe she deserved it."

Since I was walking by him, I smacked him across the back of the head. Which apparently startled people. "Maybe he deserved it."

Because some jokes just are not funny, dude.

And then the Niecelet and I got all competitive against a jigsaw puzzle after lunch. She's off to Alaska in the morning for school. I'm going to miss her.

Actual gold stars are remarkably effective, 4 days in.

Also, I have felt the pain of the malfunctioning drier. I do not envy you it, even though I currently hang my clothes, rather than spend the money down in the basement (one day I will have a real place to live).

Cass, I don't even...I mean, I'm starting the "Straight White Dudes Don't See What the Big Deal Is" tv show, but, damn.

Ugh, Cass, that's just...ugh.

Yeah, Debet, this beats the thing last year where the heat element was working, but it stopped tumbling. The clothes were SO HOT when I figured it out, I'm pretty sure we're lucky it didn't start a fire. That was, of course, about 10 on a Sunday night, so I just had to drape clothes over...everything to dry them, since no clothesline and no laundromat available at that hour. So better than last time - still less than fun - ding, ding, ding...

Anyway, looking more and more like washer and dryer shopping will be happening in the next month or so when the Christmas bills are all taken care of.

Pfeh! This "grownup" stuff, you can keep it!

Yeah, he's a 6'4" straight, white dude and quite successful. Privilege and entitlement coming out of his ass. It's like he wants to live in Mad Men. But he'd also vote for HIllary Clinton. He contains multitudes and I like about half of them.

I should pick up some actual gold stars. I bet I'd do more on tough days if I gave myself gold stars. First one would be getting up for yoga tomorrow morning. Because we're under a hard freeze warning and I am not going to want to hustle myself to the class so early tomorrow.