The potato salad I was worried would be not enough was still more than we needed. I am no judge of potato salad requirements for groups.
You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.
Simon ,'Jaynestown'
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.
-t - Jun 26, 2014 2:27:47 pm PDT #843 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Burrell - Jun 26, 2014 3:16:23 pm PDT #844 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh ita, your doctors drive me up the wall. How have you not taken a weapon to any of them yet? I get the advantage of not driving, but does he see the gaping downside that comes with it?
I know I was a flake last time, but I can run errands tomorrow or Sunday if you need it.
Connie Neil - Jun 26, 2014 3:30:05 pm PDT #845 of 30000
brillig
A bigass storm rolled through the valley. It's reached the hospital where Hubby is. He says he's got a redtailed hawk perched on his windowsill waiting out the rain.
Juliebird - Jun 26, 2014 3:34:14 pm PDT #846 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Lots of change coming. New boss, not an interim. Losing seasonal gardener. Losing intern, hopefully who will become new seasonal gardener and then hopefully a full time assistant. Volunteer to become new intern. I need to clean my office and get my house in order before new boss starts. Hah.
If all things work out, I'll still have a seasonal and an intern by mid-July. Meeting new boss on the 11th, but I don't know when he's starting. New boss is buddies with ED, so nervous but excited and relieved. Excited because this admin shit is killing me. It's nice to be in an air conditioned office, but I do so little paperwork that it takes longer than it really should. Because I'm always outside. Working. Nervous because buddies with ED could mean a dramatic shift in priorities (from the focus of a horticultural institute to hey! I'm just the gardening grunt maintaining the grounds around a bunch of sculpture! Because I believe that if grants weren't dependent upon a professional staff, he'd replace me with a contractor because he cares fuck all about the gardens --except that I'm positive that once he saw what a contractor did to the grounds, he'd flip his shit and go back to professional staff).
Burrell - Jun 26, 2014 3:38:14 pm PDT #847 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Wow, Connie. That must be amazing to see.
dcp - Jun 26, 2014 3:38:36 pm PDT #848 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
this tour package
Tempting, very tempting.
Consuela - Jun 26, 2014 4:37:41 pm PDT #849 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Flea, I'm there with you. I'm convinced this is genetic. I may push back and ask for a more detailed workup on my next blood test, because the regular test doesn't break out the different kinds of LDL.
Steph L. - Jun 26, 2014 5:31:40 pm PDT #850 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Shit, I still need to get my follow-up cholesterol test. It's been 6 months, so I should see if oatmeal, roasted veggies, green smoothies, and that goddamn elliptical machine have made any difference. (I seriously only need my total cholesterol to drop 9 points any my doctor will be happy. It's not like my cholesterol is 500 or anything. [True story: one of my aunts once had a triglyceride level into FOUR digits. For real. 1,000-something. Go Langs.])
Pix - Jun 26, 2014 11:21:03 pm PDT #851 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Just catching up. Aims, my sympathy to you, MM, and Em. What a difficult situation. Hugs.
ita, I wish you relief and better doctors.
Laura - Jun 27, 2014 4:08:20 am PDT #852 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Also, I'm living proof that you can TOO be a skinny, reasonably active person with bad blood numbers!
You already are eating right. I got mine down to borderline with oats but never further. If you don't have any other related health issues, then my totally non-doctor opinion is that this may be your body normal. The doctor has to make the suggestions; he would be irresponsible if he didn't. But I wouldn't go crazy with denying yourself.
He says he's got a redtailed hawk perched on his windowsill waiting out the rain.
Nice visitor!