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'Objects In Space'


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.


Zenkitty - Jul 16, 2015 10:24:47 am PDT #997 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I'm setting this one on automatic refill from now on. When it gets close to the end, they either refill it or arrange for re-authorization, and then let me know when it's ready. No more of this last-minute BS. They're treating this like it's a narcotic, which it very is not. And I'm on nearly the lowest possible dose, anyway, it's not like there's reason to believe I'm abusing it.

Eh, I shouldn't stress about it. They'll fix it, I'll get it, I'll be fine even if I'm without it a couple days, it has a long half-life. It's just the principle of the thing, you know?


Dana - Jul 16, 2015 10:49:12 am PDT #998 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

It's totally the principle of the thing. I (admittedly, through my own stupidity) cut it a little late on getting a refill of my migraine preventative. Then the mail-order prescription company said they needed unspecified "information" from the doctor's office, which they let me know by leaving a message on my answering machine that didn't mention which medication or member of the household this applied to. Then when I tried to call my doctor's office to get some pills to tide me over, she was out of town, and when her office finally got something called into Walgreens, the insurance company balked at that one.

Result, I went two or three days in withdrawal, because it was easier than trying to argue any more. The headache took another week or so to dissipate.


Dana - Jul 16, 2015 11:31:06 am PDT #999 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

My lunch was small an unsatisfactory, so now I'm in the stage of being so hungry I can't decide what I want for dinner. Which is still a while away.


shrift - Jul 16, 2015 11:42:10 am PDT #1000 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I've called one place at 2175 Market that doesn't have any 1-bedrooms available, but I'm scheduled to see the building Saturday morning just in case they have an opening sometime.

I'm scheduled to see this place in the Mission tomorrow morning, although its wildly varied Yelp reviews are probably not the best sign: [link]

Now I'm going to investigate Craigslist for places to see until it's time to leave for Park West.


Jesse - Jul 16, 2015 11:55:40 am PDT #1001 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I find Yelp reviews to be almost always wildly varying. It helps if you can tell which ones are nuts. "This place sucked -- I was in the mood for a burger, but it's a sushi restaurant!" "I drive by this playground all the time -- it looks cute!"


shrift - Jul 16, 2015 12:05:45 pm PDT #1002 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I find Yelp reviews to be almost always wildly varying.

Yeah, but these are indicating that it's going to skew a much younger demographic that likes partying. Another leasing agent has sent me two options, one at 795 Pine and other at 861 Post, which is closer to the Tenderloin than I'd like to be. Ugh.

I'm promising myself so many cocktails if I just keep calling strangers from Craigslist.


Sue - Jul 16, 2015 12:25:24 pm PDT #1003 of 30003
hip deep in pie

For the third time this week Oz has pissed on something of mine. This time it was a sneaker that was only about a month old. I caught him in the act, and the shoe is salvageable, but man, this fucking cat! I yelled at him and chased him down the basement, where he's going to stay until I calm down...maybe by Christmas.


Juliebird - Jul 16, 2015 12:32:00 pm PDT #1004 of 30003
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

Does anyone have experience with wood burning or faux wood burning? I'm going to make Christmas tree ornaments out of wood cross section (tree cookies) and I want to embellish them. I read one diy that was rubbing wet inkjet printouts to transfer the ink. Didn't work. Spent $35 on a wood burning tool and tested it on chamaecyparis wood, achieved bending the tip of the tool but no burning. The burner came with a "transfer" attachment for ink printouts that ice yet to try.

Are certain woods better for certain processes? Do I need softer woods? What was using had been stored in a barn for about four months, and had been dead before that, so it was quite dry/cured. It's also very hard and rot resistant.

Any advice or tips would be appreciated!


Jesse - Jul 16, 2015 1:18:25 pm PDT #1005 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Yeah, but these are indicating that it's going to skew a much younger demographic that likes partying.

Oh yeah, when you can tell what they're getting at.... "Best building ever! So many parties!! 5 stars"


Jesse - Jul 16, 2015 1:43:00 pm PDT #1006 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I feel I have to confess that I just roasted cauliflower for the first time, and I wasn't that into it. I think part of my problem is I love raw veg so much, it's not like all of a sudden I like stuff roasted. It was fine!