I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.

Fred ,'A Hole in the World'


Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Hil R. - Mar 07, 2016 4:19:16 pm PST #23525 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

You have to already be an established patient to make online appointments, I think.


sj - Mar 07, 2016 4:31:31 pm PST #23526 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Teppy, make sure he mentions that collapsed lung he had. Apparently that can be related to RA or at least it was for my uncle.


Steph L. - Mar 07, 2016 4:51:40 pm PST #23527 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Seriously??? That's weird as hell and also SUPER interesting, medically speaking.


Burrell - Mar 07, 2016 5:55:26 pm PST #23528 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

The hard moments are hard, Vortex

Ugh, I want to crash, but I also want to just finish my grading. I should do the latter and stop wallowing in the don't wannas.


askye - Mar 07, 2016 6:02:21 pm PST #23529 of 30002
Thrive to spite them

I hope Tim gets some answers and help.

I missed a call about the results from the CT Scan. They want to discuss it which could either mean there was nothing or something. I have to go by there tomorrow when I go to therapy so I'm going to return the call up there or maybe stop in and see if someone can talk in person. I need to make a follow up appointment anyway.


erikaj - Mar 08, 2016 7:08:25 am PST #23530 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!

I don't have a departed dad, but I do, you know? So that happened to me when Johnny Sack's daughter got married on the Sopranos, mostly because Allegra Sack, despite the name, was not so much a beautiful character, but Johnny doted on her anyway(and got arrested shortly afterwards, but that's the life.)


Hil R. - Mar 08, 2016 8:20:21 am PST #23531 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I ended up staying home sick today. I just couldn't muster the energy to get out of bed. So, I sent out the emails I needed to send out to cancel my classes, then went back to sleep, and woke up at 1 PM. I am feeling somewhat better, so I guess I needed the sleep.


sj - Mar 08, 2016 8:26:56 am PST #23532 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I'm entirely lacking spoons today. Luckily, ltc is actually napping, unlike yesterday. Also, the must eat all the things feeling from yesterday, and today I'm forcing myself to eat something in the hopes that it will give me some energy.


lisah - Mar 08, 2016 9:15:33 am PST #23533 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate

Let me tell you what, that shit must work, because my face-skin has been itching like the devil all day. I don't think I'm allergic to it, it's just eating away all the old skin, I guess.

Probably not. You're probably sensitive to some ingredient in the cream. I'd stop using it. Are you trying to address some specific skin issue? Or just trying some stuff? It's a bit spendy but I found this stuff:

[link]

Has been pretty great at making my ol' face skin less dry than normal this winter. I only use it at night and the 1.7 oz bottle has lasted me a couple of months so far.


Zenkitty - Mar 08, 2016 9:56:33 am PST #23534 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Mainly dryness, lisah. It's weird, I didn't have any problems with it anywhere but my face. I've tried argan oil on my hair and it really doesn't do much. I had higher hopes for it, given the high praise it gets from other people. I'll probably go back to coconut oil and jojoba oil.