Oh, this is awesome. Hah.
You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Jan 17, 2013 6:27:59 am PST #8011 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Frankenbuddha - Jan 17, 2013 7:10:45 am PST #8012 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
xkcd, not helping me feel better about flu season: [link]
meara - Jan 17, 2013 7:43:54 am PST #8013 of 30001
am now interested in doing this myself. My mom had it done for cataracts and was amazed afterward that she didn't even need glasses. My vision might be too bad, though. What's the actual name of the surgery so I can google it?
I doubt your vision is too bad--it's for people whose vision is too bad for LASIK! My glasses were a -13.5, and I know they've done stronger. It's called ICL--I think the company that makes them is Visian? There's also a similar but different procedure from a company called...Verisye? Or something? Google implantable contact lenses, it'll all come up.
Steph L. - Jan 17, 2013 7:47:15 am PST #8014 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
xkcd, not helping me feel better about flu season: [link]
The mouseover made me laugh my ass off, though.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 17, 2013 7:47:46 am PST #8015 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The mouseover was really funny!
§ ita § - Jan 17, 2013 7:56:24 am PST #8016 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
ita, does this help?
Thanks, but no, not without saying where they got the potatoes from. Recipes I've got. Supplies is what I'm lacking.
I used them a while ago in a recipe for a stew that called for plantains, but I couldn't find plantains, and they seemed like they'd give a somewhat similar flavor
That doesn't sound like Jamaican sweet potatoes. They're not similar to plaintains much at all--well, certainly not more than orange sweet potatoes are.
Zenkitty - Jan 17, 2013 8:05:14 am PST #8017 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
It's weird how easy it was to just stop drinking the other stuff--do you have a carbonator?
ita !, yes, it is! I was drinking a couple sodas a day, and only so few because I knew how bad it was for me. When I was younger I'd drink 5-6 Mt Dews a day. (Considering they contain bromine, I wonder if that's the reason my thyroid went on strike a few years ago. Bromine replaces iodine.) I don't have a carbonator - I've thought about getting one, but turns out the carbonation isn't really what I crave. It's the citrusy taste with a slight mouthfeel of oil, which True Lemon has, though not as heavy as Mt Dew. *sigh* I still want Mt Dew though. it's like an addiction, I swear it is.
I doubt your vision is too bad--it's for people whose vision is too bad for LASIK! My glasses were a -13.5, and I know they've done stronger. It's called ICL--I think the company that makes them is Visian? There's also a similar but different procedure from a company called...Verisye? Or something? Google implantable contact lenses, it'll all come up.
meara, thanks for the info. I looked it up. I might be too old, but I'm going to see of there's a place near here that does it. Can't hurt to check it out!
Jesse - Jan 17, 2013 8:13:30 am PST #8018 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Dagnabbit. I just called my (former) vet's office to see if I could bring them the leftover prescription cat food and meds I no longer need, and they basically just referred me to the pound. Which is fine, but I don't want to go there! Mostly due to the adoptable cats there. And I did want to bring something nice to the vet's office staff, because I liked them, but maybe not enough for a special trip?? This was all way easier in my head.
Zenkitty - Jan 17, 2013 8:27:39 am PST #8019 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Good luck, Karl!
meara - Jan 17, 2013 8:51:15 am PST #8020 of 30001
meara, thanks for the info. I looked it up. I might be too old, but I'm going to see of there's a place near here that does it. Can't hurt to check it out
Doubt it--it's the same thing they do for people with cataracts, only without taking off the cataract first! They do have to do some preliminary tests that you can't figure out on your own, though--like how healthy your eyes are and how big your pupils and/or irises are, or something. Plus, it was hella expensive (but I figured less than 20 years of new glasses and contacts, plus worth it)