And we live to fight another day.

Mal ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served  

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.


Jesse - Aug 22, 2017 2:56:35 am PDT #15732 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

And I love that I live in a universe where there are things I've never experienced before that I can experience.

That's fantastic.


Steph L. - Aug 22, 2017 4:29:13 am PDT #15733 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Woo, I hit my insurance deductible. How many different tests can I undergo so I can stick it to Humana? (Our coinsurance is 100% covered by Humana after we hit our deductible.)

Thanks, stomach. You are an expensive organ this year.


Dana - Aug 22, 2017 4:32:25 am PDT #15734 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

fistbump of solidarity


Toddson - Aug 22, 2017 5:25:33 am PDT #15735 of 30002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

We didn't get much of an eclipse - I didn't go out and it was hard to tell what was dimming from the eclipse and what was just the clouds. I did see a bunch of people outside, some with glasses and some with pinpoint cameras. There was a double-decker tourist bus stopped and some of the people had glasses. One person decided that looking at the sun through their phone camera was fine ... sigh ... people ....


Sue - Aug 22, 2017 6:22:38 am PDT #15736 of 30002
hip deep in pie

I told my coworker I was battling a low-level migraine (seriously I am slightly headache-y, slightly nauseated, and slightly sensitive to smells) and she did the "maybe you're just dehydrated" spiel. Nothing makes me crazier. If I'm complaining that painkillers haven't touched it, a glass of fucking water is not going to help.


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 22, 2017 6:38:16 am PDT #15737 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I hear dehydration can cause confusion and poor language comprehension. Maybe she should drink some water.


Sue - Aug 22, 2017 7:19:00 am PDT #15738 of 30002
hip deep in pie

I hear dehydration can cause confusion and poor language comprehension. Maybe she should drink some water.

Hahaha! So true. She's super sweet, so I didn't snark at her. I did say that I don't think I've ever had a headache that went away after drinking water.

It's amazing how much I get this when I say I have a headache. I guess people think they're being helpful, but they're really not. I'm going to start asking them if it's ever worked for them.


Kate P. - Aug 22, 2017 9:31:19 am PDT #15739 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Data point of one, but drinking water (and/or eating something) is pretty much always the first thing I do when I have a headache, and it does sometimes help! But I also understand that it must be annoying to hear that from other people all the time.


Sue - Aug 22, 2017 10:12:29 am PDT #15740 of 30002
hip deep in pie

Data point of one, but drinking water (and/or eating something) is pretty much always the first thing I do when I have a headache, and it does sometimes help!

It has never, ever helped me, even if not eating or even too much sun were the cause of my headaches. Mostly my headaches are cause by muscle tension, anxiety, or hormones, and no amount of water will help.


msbelle - Aug 22, 2017 10:19:25 am PDT #15741 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Have you tried throat punching your co-worker and leaving work? I'm just sayin.