Shir, no recs but I'm thinking you want to avoid anything funny.

Laura, rest, dammit. And I will not tolerate you calling yourself a big baby, which is both mean and patently untrue.

asker, hope you feel better and that your mom starts to understand.

It's a day to blast MCR in my headphones. I got told at work that the next time I'm late even a minute I will be sent home, and if I'm late three more times I will be fired. Which is entirely within boss' rights to do. It's just a little hard to take from a dude who is never anywhere he is supposed to be when he's supposed to be. Also a guy who employed his childhood best friend for decades despite the fact that said friend was constantly fucking up and breaking things. But me being late is a "slap in the face."

But hey, maybe it's just time for me to move on. I guess I need to find a job where I can set my own hours or something. I've been crying most of the morning while painting. It's a bummer because otherwise things had been going really well since M and E left.

Aw shit smonster. That sucks. I'm so sorry.

Oh crap, smonster. I'm so sorry.

Laura, I add my voice to the calls for you to rest and let yourself heal. I overdid it yesterday because I felt so good, and I'm paying for it today. Take care!

also I found the worst part of the actual root canal was the jaw pain from keeping your mouth open so long.

Ooh, good point. Thank you.

smonster, I'm sorry. That really hurts.

Damn, smonster that sucks. I'm sorry.

Laura, definitely rest. That's what I'm doing today, and my tummy is only a little raw from all the upset yesterday. Mom is here for a few hours. So, she took ltc out so I could take an extra long shower and rest.

Shir, good luck. I don't have any podcast/audiobook suggestions. Sorry.

Laura and amyth, rest and heal, both of you!

smonster, that really does suck, I'm sorry. Sure it's the boss's right to fire someone for being late, but taking it personally to the point of calling your lateness a slap in his face is... not his right, and not right.

And Shir, good luck. Try to get the dentist to give you breaks so you can close your jaw and rest the joint a bit.

I'm sorry, smonster.

Shir, I'm fond of Kevin and Ursula Eat Cheap--a podcast where a couple get cheap food and drink and rate them. At least, it started off that way. Now people are sending them things from around the world, like silk worm pupae and lutefisk. And they rate booze as well as food. There's a solid chance that one or both will be drunk at the end of the podcast. [link] It might be a little too funny for the dentist chair, actually.

I've just discovered Lore, which talks about the origins of common folklore. It's creepy without being too melodramatic. The episodes are usually between 15-30 minutes.

And I had a root canal this summer and it wasn't nearly as bad as I feared, and I am hugely anxious in the dentist's chair.

I have a friend (the same one who's been fighting an undiagnosable digestive condition for months) who's asking for specific probiotics recommendations. Anyone have suggestions?