I'm glad that treatment is finished and that you are starting to feel better, Allyson.
ita, I am so sorry to hear about UCLA.
Cordelia: You're him. You're Angel's son. Connor: It's not like I got to choose.
'Hell Bound'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Sep 24, 2014 10:15:09 am PDT #6920 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Calli - Sep 24, 2014 10:18:15 am PDT #6921 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, ita. Being first runner up doesn't pay one damn bill, no matter how nice HR is about it. I hope you get something good soon. Even the paper pushing job will keep the broadband on and might make you some good connections.
Congrats on finishing the ECT, Allyson! I hope things continue to improve for you.
-t - Sep 24, 2014 10:33:38 am PDT #6922 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Here's a randomish question for the hivemind. I want to make meditation part of my morning routine (it's something I fit in whenever right now, or more often than not don't manage to fit in). It won't be the absolute first thing I do when I get up, that's just not going to work, and I know I want to get it done before I shower and get dressed because meditating in work clothes does not sound optimal. So the question is: before or after breakfast?
Zenkitty - Sep 24, 2014 10:40:02 am PDT #6923 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
ita, that sucks. May you get something soon.
Allyson, you were brave to go through with it, and I hope things keep getting better!
Tom, that's cool! RESPEKT
-t, I would do it before breakfast, but not if I were hungry enough to be distracted.
It's a pleasantly gloomy day, preparing to rain. I should've gone to the grocery, but dealing with the pharmacy took all my spoons, and I'm not going back out. My throat hurts and I hope it fixes itself so I don't have to go to the doctor.
§ ita § - Sep 24, 2014 12:45:38 pm PDT #6924 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I told my sister I wouldn't look up methadone withdrawal. What do they know about my history and dosage about? Ooops.
When you say you won't. Don't. Not without medical translation.
Kat - Sep 24, 2014 1:49:17 pm PDT #6925 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
ita, I'm very sorry about ucla.
-t - Sep 24, 2014 1:50:36 pm PDT #6926 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Meep, I really hope it doesn't come to that, ita.
That's kinda how I was leaning, Zen. I think I'll try it, see how it goes. If I wake up starving, I'll eat then meditate; otherwise meditate right before. That sounds simple and straightforward.
Burrell - Sep 24, 2014 2:00:39 pm PDT #6927 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It takes me a while before I get hungry in the morning. This has been a bit of a problem lately with my teaching schedule as I need to either eat by 7:15 or not eat until 11.
sarameg - Sep 24, 2014 3:29:06 pm PDT #6928 of 30000
ita, that sucks, I'm sorry.
Allyson, take free pass to judge harshly anyone who would judge you. You're kinda a superhero, you fucking rewired your brain with science. They didn't bodily perform science on themselves.
So my (nonCSC) boss accidentally saw the title of my spreadsheet calculating my leave balances. The problem, you ask? I named it CSC's FUCK YOU, FUCK OFF. Oops.
And then our division (might be others, don't know, but ours is the biggest) got notice from the ombudsman about complaints about people being discourteous in mtgs- sleeping, busy with mobile devices, too aggressive. Now, most of the people I am in mtgs with? We've worked together a long time. We're snarky, overly familiar, and if someone is working on their laptop at the same time, we all know why, so not bothered. That I am aware of. But I'm one of the snarkiest who has pretty thick skin up to a point, and at that point, you'll hear it. So, I don't think any of the offenses are from our group, but hard to say. There've been some pretty bloody mtgs this past year, but when anyone has really gone off the rails, apologies are tendered by the end.
Also, I think this may derive from the fact everyone is fucking stressed out.
§ ita § - Sep 24, 2014 3:44:04 pm PDT #6929 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Meep, I really hope it doesn't come to that, itMeep, I really hope it doesn't come to that, ita.
On Friday I called in for a refill for the methadone. They said that since my doctor wasn't in, they could only give me a refill until Thursday, my next appointment. Okay. I go to the pain doctor yesterday, and my shoulder is paining me (thanks, J'can idiom)) more than it should a month after the last epidural. "Do you want another one? They can be additive?" After having spent five tripes to the ER, I say yes, how soon. Thursday, same time as my migraine appointment. Since the migraine doc doesn't get anything done other than write prescriptions, and PAIN, I say yes, ASAP. I'm assuming the migraine doctor will still be in the clinic and can still write, so I can pick it up, even if the next appointment is in November.
"We'll see what we can do."
How is that the answer? I explicitly run out Thursday midday.
I actually asked if they had notes for managing withdrawal, I was so ticked off.