Sometimes a thing gets broke, can't be fixed.

Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


SuziQ - Apr 29, 2014 1:10:45 pm PDT #26462 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Can you talk to the counselor who you said really gets CJ, and see if there's any way to appeal it based on his ADHD?

She is out on medical leave this week, unfortunately.

As I was writing this I got a call from his fill in counselor. The program was so competitive that no one with a GPA below 3.0 was accepted. No exceptions.

Gah this sucks.


Laura - Apr 29, 2014 1:10:48 pm PDT #26463 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Ginger, gold star for you! No one deserves IE.

Indeed.

Sheryl sometimes a 'no occasion' card fits better than the ones specific to the event.


-t - Apr 29, 2014 1:19:07 pm PDT #26464 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's too bad, Suzi.


Steph L. - Apr 29, 2014 1:20:07 pm PDT #26465 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

My cousin, who's a microbiologist, routinely sends me articles about fecal transplants being used as a cure for C. diff infections. (If you're friends with me on FB, you may see them from time to time.) I love her. (I think poo transplants are brilliant, and apparently they work like goddamn magic.)

I would donate my poo to any of you who needed healthy intestinal bacteria to save your life. TOTALLY.


Steph L. - Apr 29, 2014 1:27:06 pm PDT #26466 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

And in less gross news, check out this commercial for spaying/neutering your pets. It is AWESOME: [link]


Amy - Apr 29, 2014 1:33:48 pm PDT #26467 of 30000
Because books.

Fecal transplants? I've never heard of that!


Steph L. - Apr 29, 2014 1:40:16 pm PDT #26468 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Fecal transplants? I've never heard of that!

A C. diff (the bacterium Clostridium difficile) infection is a massive hostile takeover of your gut -- the C. diff overtakes all of your necessary good bacteria, and it's pretty bad. And it's becoming harder and harder to successfully treat.

The idea behind a fecal transplant is that because the donor has normal intestinal flora, the donor poo is the vehicle to get those good bacteria into the patient's gut, where they can multiply and get everything back to normal. And, for real, fecal transplants have been almost miraculous in how quickly and how completely they've eradicated long-term C. diff infections. It's amazing, and amazingly simple when you think about it.

Which reminds me that I need to bottle my kombucha.


beekaytee - Apr 29, 2014 1:44:37 pm PDT #26469 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant

Steph, that commercial is fabulous. If givethemten.org was around here, I'd promote the hell out of them.


Steph L. - Apr 29, 2014 1:51:30 pm PDT #26470 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Steph, that commercial is fabulous.

"Who's your daddy? Not me!"


Jesse - Apr 29, 2014 2:04:17 pm PDT #26471 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Never realized how weird it feels, looking for a sympathy/condolence card.

Oh yeah. I had a phase where I needed so many, I bought extras, which was nice ("nice") when I had to send one randomly recently. Now I'm out again. I like the cards at Papyrus in general.