You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest.

Kaylee ,'Serenity'


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.


-t - May 16, 2014 6:28:35 am PDT #27848 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That would be pretty badass. Maybe too badass for the office.


shrift - May 16, 2014 6:46:52 am PDT #27849 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

My sinuses are in full rebellion because they cannot even with this weather.

Yep. I stayed home yesterday, but I logged into work for a few hours to take care of some urgent business. Right now I'm tipping caffeine down my throat as much as possible so I can be a good host when Shir gets here for lunch.


Hil R. - May 16, 2014 6:53:53 am PDT #27850 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

It's 45 degrees here, and after turning on the a/c last week, the heat is back on. My sinuses are in full rebellion because they cannot even with this weather.

I know I've been evangelizing it a lot lately, but, try Nasacort, if you haven't tried it. That stuff is amazing.


Liese S. - May 16, 2014 7:05:30 am PDT #27851 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I really love the Nasacort. It made a huge difference for me. I'm trying to cut down my usage of it, but today I took a full dose because I know I'm going to be out weeding and stuff. But seriously, I was, like, quarantined before it, so thanks for the rec.

I had no idea there was so much flower deception in horse racing.

I know! Shocking.


Hil R. - May 16, 2014 7:16:11 am PDT #27852 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I really love the Nasacort. It made a huge difference for me. I'm trying to cut down my usage of it, but today I took a full dose because I know I'm going to be out weeding and stuff. But seriously, I was, like, quarantined before it, so thanks for the rec.

Last year, my doctor gave me a prescription for Nasonex, which is pretty similar, and it worked pretty well but was really expensive. So when I saw Nasacort OTC, and found a ton of coupons for it, I figured it was worth a try, and it actually works better than the prescription did. (Plus, I worked out a way next week to get three of the 60-spray bottles for about $4. It required trading a few coupons with a friend to get enough of them, but the ones my friend wanted were for hair color, and I probably would have just thrown those out after they expired anyway.)


-t - May 16, 2014 7:18:02 am PDT #27853 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Nasacort has been pretty magical for me. I mean, I'm also taking Nasalcrom and Claritin and sometimes additional stuff, but introducing Nasalcort into the mix made an immediate and noticeable difference.

ETA: I'm already trying to work out when to start taking it again in the Fall, although maybe I'll just wait until my symptoms start this year (if I can get ahead of my symptoms with the Nasalcrom it's much better than if I wait, because it takes about a week to start working, but I think the Nasalcort kicked in faster)


Liese S. - May 16, 2014 7:34:55 am PDT #27854 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I was mixing it at first, but at this point I'm down to Nasacort daily, and Benedryl if I'm having a particularly miserable night and need to sleep. But that's it. And the Nasacort doesn't seem to have any side effects for me at all.


Burrell - May 16, 2014 7:41:31 am PDT #27855 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I should pick up some for the DH to try.

I am at sea without work to anchor me. I wish I had my old brain back, the one I had last year.


Hil R. - May 16, 2014 7:47:27 am PDT #27856 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I'm taking Nasacort and Zyrtec daily, and I'm feeling better this year than I have any other year. (Allegra actually works a bit better for me than Zyrtec does, but the Allegra pills are huge, and I choke when I try to swallow them half the time. Zyrtec doesn't work quite as well, but it comes in lemon-flavored tablets that dissolve in your mouth. I figure that a medicine that works pretty well that I actually take is better than one that works really well that I dread taking and therefore skip half the time.) I still keep some Benadryl, Sudafed, and Nasacort around for when I really need them, but that's been a lot less often this year than last year.


Theodosia - May 16, 2014 8:03:19 am PDT #27857 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I had a dermatologist appointment first thing in the morning (literally -- 8:15 AM!) so I got a suspicious Thing frozen with liquid nitrogen. (Which stung quite a bit, honestly, but several hours later I can't feel it.)

Other than the Thing, which honestly the doctor is not worried about -- its status is somewhat like pre-pre-cancerous, I'm all clear, so yay?