So far, the costume appears to be black leather pants and a pink gingham sports top. Good for fighting AND kicking back and reading comics.

You guys, a friend of ours has been dealing with chronic bad migraines after getting a concussion last year. And there is literally nothing I can say to him or his fiance, because all I can think of is ita.*

Though he's a straight white middle-class dude, so I imagine his medical care will be vastly better than hers.

*(I do know that chronic migraine can be treated more effectively than ita's was, and I hope that my friend's migraine is responsive to treatment. But I just remember everything she went through, and I worry for him.)

Sometimes relying on stock phrases is good. Warm thoughts for you, and ~ma for yourr friend.

Because the fix for inequality and injustice is to treat every with the respect that white guys get, rather than grinding everyone down to the same level of injustice as WOC.

Yeah, I'm definitely glad that he'll get good care, for sure. I hope he has a good outcome. I just wish so damn hard that what he's going to experience is what she experienced.

Sometimes relying on stock phrases is good.

Yeah, the good thing about being a medical editor is that I can respond to specific things, like Botox treatment, and say, "I've heard that's helpful." Because I *have* heard that it's helpful. The chronic worrier in the back of my head isn't allowed to pipe up with "But but BUT..."

And then I feel super lucky that my migraines are sporadic and (I hope) better controlled with this piercing (which is still so damn weird but cool). (And I do in fact have a migraine today, because the weather has been changing dramatically, back and forth, for about 2 weeks, and my head finally gave in. BUT -- the pain seems to be mild to moderate, compared with the pain before the piercing, which was moderate to severe. So hooray, hole in the head.) (It could be a placebo effect, but even if it is, I don't care one whit, because a placebo effect is still an effect.)

If it cuts down on my pain, I'll take placebo effect any day of the week

I am going to start wearing make up at work (a department store) because my face is red and I want to look more polished.

Clinque has a gift with purchase that is eye make up so I bought foundation and lipstick. I asked advice on a shade and the clinque rep (who is my co worker) immediately suggested Black Honey.

And I ended up talking about ita for a bit. And pre ordered the lipstick.

I may have seen a preliminary version of Tom's character based on ita and it may be AWESOME.

Realized my thoughts didn't go in this thread. Namaste

Hey, Tom wanted me to post this for you guys to make sure you all were cool with it. The heroine's name is Moon. [link]

Let me know if that doesn't work? Also, if you feel that there's anything problematic with the concept/character.