Thamks guys! I am wrapped, elevated, and ibuprofened. I am crossing my fingers that it will be OK because a) this literally happened by just sitting down b) this is the opposite leg of my bad hip c)I have a designer comming for fittings this weekend and they will be seriously difficult if I can't squat and get up fast.

Yikes, good luck with that, Sophia!

OTOH, she's weirdly excited about the prospect of getting braces. Which, I don't even. Where on earth does she get this?

When we were little, my cousin and I always used lemon rinds (from iced tea) as play braces. Good times!

I wanted both glasses and a prosthetic leg as a kid. If you've managed to escape (so far) any messages that these things will get you mocked or ostracised, you can pretty easily build the idea up to cyborg status in your fevered childlike imagination.

I was desperate to break something and have a cast. I think the special attention was the draw.

Sophia, I hope you're better tomorrow. Surprise injuries are no good.

Sophia, they make affordable neoprene sleeves that you can get at any drug store. The ones with the cut out knee cap are probably best. I would pick one up. They're comfortable to wear for several hours and will give your knee the support it needs. If the pain keeps up, go see a doctor. It could be a torn meniscus. But then, it could just be a strain or sprain, and the rest, ice and support is about all you can do. Oh, and take ibprofen over acetaminophen, prophylactically. I usually do 400-600 mgs before practice.

billytea, I may need to quote that.

ita, bigger bowl, plastic wrap and a paper towel underneath for when it doesn't work.

Braces are a Big Girl thing. Until you get them.

I doubt I'd use any process that involves much manual intervention, because the microwave is the hands off magic box for me. It's simpler for me to stand at a stove stirring than starting and restarting the gowy box (no, not that one, the other one) because that's how I'm processing effort investment.

I need to see if my current methods will explode saucers. That seems key. I do actually prefer steel cut (GOD, do I, but I'm a slut for oats in most any form, really) and I had the whole thing down to a lazy mechanical process, but I lost momentum...

Just re-distributed foodstuffs in the kitchen. Since the moth infestation I'm uber-paranoid and keeping more stuff on the counters instead of up on shelves where I can't see them, and in airtight containers instead of the original now-kinda-opened boxes. I love moving grain from rectangular container to cylindrical, etc, inasmuch as I'm testing my ability to estimate volume independently of the dimensions.

I did end up leaning on the raisins a little, but otherwise pretty okay. Canisters are full, and cheapo tupperware is released back for fridge and freezer duty.

Gack! I'm trying to remember part of a phrase. I'm thinking it's "a high [something]" and I am trying to say they're in a huff or their dander is up--I kinda feel like it's a British term, but my brain is being very useless--maybe it's "in a high [something]"?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY BRANE????

In high dudgeon.

It's simpler for me to stand at a stove stirring than starting and restarting the gowy box (no, not that one, the other one) because that's how I'm processing effort investment.

My guess is that you are not a microwave oatmeal person. I prioritize having just my bowl to clean even if that means I pay attention while I microwave.

Also, I can pretend my breakfast is a supervolcano.