Giles: I jump out of the circle, jump back in, and, and, shake my gourd. Buffy: Hey, I think I know this ritual. The ancient shamans were next called upon to do the Hokey-Pokey and to turn themselves around.

'Dirty Girls'


Natter 74: Ready or Not  

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.


Gudanov - Aug 03, 2015 9:50:21 am PDT #2516 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping

Yeah, but apparently that doesn't stop Comcast from billing you for it anyway according to their help forums.

Ok. That's just evil. Even Time-Warner dropped the fee when I got my own modem.


Lee - Aug 03, 2015 9:53:00 am PDT #2517 of 30003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Yeah, but apparently that doesn't stop Comcast from billing you for it anyway according to their help forums.

Ok. That's just evil. Even Time-Warner dropped the fee when I got my own modem.

Don't even get me started on what I went through when I moved and was finally able to quit them.


-t - Aug 03, 2015 9:55:38 am PDT #2518 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

No need to be sorry, Maria, those were perfect instructions! No joy on the cutting board, but I'll take a picture of what I found prep bowl wise and you can let me know if you want to reject any of it.

Sophia - when I had the bad allergic reaction to food a couple of years ago (exacerbated by pollen) I got itchy hives over my whole body, if it had been just a little milder I expect I could have gotten a rash like you are describing. Have you had an allergy test? Especially considering Claritin helps. If you are in the middle of a reaction/on allergy meds they just do a blood draw and check for, I don't know, antibodies or something. Might be worthwhile, if it turns out to be something you can avoid.

Dear self, the spacebar is not the backspace. WTH? I think I need to eat.


-t - Aug 03, 2015 9:56:39 am PDT #2519 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

but apparently that doesn't stop Comcast from billing you for it anyway

Yeah, getting Comcast to not bill you for services/equipment you don't have is a challenge.


Connie Neil - Aug 03, 2015 10:00:51 am PDT #2520 of 30003
brillig

I think if my only option for Internet was Comcast I'd go for a satellite system.


shrift - Aug 03, 2015 10:07:52 am PDT #2521 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I think my options are Evil or Slow. And I need to have decent internet for when I'm working from home.


Dana - Aug 03, 2015 10:09:04 am PDT #2522 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I was afraid of that. That is the problem with Comcast vs. ATT.


sarameg - Aug 03, 2015 10:10:45 am PDT #2523 of 30003

Today was sponsored by frustration and underwritten by aggravation.


-t - Aug 03, 2015 10:12:54 am PDT #2524 of 30003
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Yeah. That's why I have Comcast (well, it's why I originally had Comcast, why I have it now is inertia). I just don't think about it, the bills on autopay with credit card so I don't have to even see it. I haven't had any issues in quite a while, as such, but I'm sure I pay objectively too much money for what I get. So it goes.


Sophia Brooks - Aug 03, 2015 10:21:16 am PDT #2525 of 30003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

-t-- that is what my boss (a nurse) thinks it is and has for several years. My PCP did that test last time, and didn't find anything weird. He is baffled and has sent me to a dermatologist, but in the past they have not been too helpful as the rash had mostly cleared up by the time I got in. The dermatologist says he thinks it is an ID reaction to a fungal infection. My PCP disagrees and says that they just say that when they don't know what it is! The two things that have worked in the past in addition to claritin are Aquaphor (after I start peeling) and drinking a lot of water. All of these solutions have been given to me by nurses I work with!