That's a pretty blue, Steph. I think I used to have that one.

There are a lot of sky blues out there right now, if you don't want to go that dark on your fingers.

In the MRI changing room there was an article about a woman who'd caught fire (Katniss, is that you???) a couple years ago. I guess it was some federal mandatory revealing, or something. It talked about the whole incident in very distant terms (20 centimetres of flame), and that they'd gone on MRIing people after that, and then that it had been determined that it was because her blouse was conductive.

Why is she wearing a blouse during a scan of her shoulder? I've never been allowed to do that.

Good luck Suzi!

Sweet, blessed silence. After more than 15 hours of that damnable alarm the message I left with the building "emergency" voicemail drop finally got someone out to shut the thing off. I was seriousy considering adding rubber gloves and a sledgehammer to my weekend cardio routine.

I went to look at the vintage car show. Pretty cool.

I got drugged before my MRI. It didn't help. I got further drugged. Didn't help. I ended up having to go in feet first with my arms stretched above my head, which only worked because they were looking at my back.

Next time it's either an open MRI or I'm unconscious.

I am still kind of amazed that guys want to explain the "no nut shot" code to me like it's been ratified into the Geneva Convention. I mean, I get some really verbose and intricate explanations about why it's just not done...

And they don't understand my terse "Don't attack me then." Because there's a code. And there's an order. And there's something beyond fearing for my life, and groin shots are not appropriate if I'm only trying to save my life or avoid being raped. They have to be saved for something more important.

Is there a translation service available? Maybe to tell me what they're really saying? And, just in case, to drill home to them that I'm still going to take the shot to defend myself.

As the ancient Tibetan philosophy states "Don't start none, won't be none."

I'm pretty sure Batman doesn't have a No Nut Shot rule.

Maybe that's an answer they'd understand: What Would Batman Do?

Answer: Batman would kick nuts.

That's depressingly probably correct.

I just don't understand a code where "You tried to kill me" leaves a nut shot off the table. Surely you can just not attack people if you want your nuts kept sacred? Is this somehow impinging upon your rights to rape and kill? Is there a support group somewhere, with meetings where guys stand up and say "Hi, my name is Nick, and I would like to rape you without risking a knee to the groin."?

Wait. These guys are saying "Even though I am attacking you to rape and/or kill you, you can fight back, but nut shots are totally unfair and RIGHT OUT"?????

Yeah, no. Trying to rape and/or kill me is a little more unfair, you delicate flower of nut-hood.

What you're doing here MIGHT COMPROMISE THEIR MASCULINITY. And, see, there are some things you don't do, even in self defense.

I swear to god, there was a long erudite explanation of how this is a bad thing to do to a guy, and I got nothing...I did explain it was a rape or murder situation, not even bothering to explain that if a man lays any violent hand on me, I don't care what his endgame is--the minute he starts the fight, his nuts are fair game.

Know that chivalric code you're so fond of? ALREADY COMPROMISED. I totes am not the one starting it.