Did you get a nice bath, Strix?
Ugh, Gud. No fun.
I'm sorry, Bev. My sister has the flashy lights. Really hard to ignore floaty, blurry, or flashing stuff in front of you.
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
Buffy ,'Empty Places'
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.
Laura - Mar 16, 2018 5:58:11 am PDT #23310 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Strix - Mar 16, 2018 6:03:06 am PDT #23311 of 30002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
No! ::sad face::
I need to buy a stopper for the tub today.
...and an overflow cover and a bath pillow.
(And wine. Need proper accoutrements for the inaugural bath.)
Consuela - Mar 16, 2018 6:51:53 am PDT #23312 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
bleah, still sick. And it's raining out. But I levered myself out of bed and have had tea and toast. Now I just have to clean the house, go to the bank, call a painter for a quote, do laundry, call a tax preparer, and do laundry. Not bad for a sick day.
Oh, if anyone needs a pick-me-up, this thread by Chuck Wendig might make your day. He's a pretty funny guy: [link]
DavidS - Mar 16, 2018 7:28:27 am PDT #23313 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So the conundrum today is this:
There are things that I need to do...
BUT, I don't want to do them.
Do you grasp my quandry?
Steph L. - Mar 16, 2018 7:28:55 am PDT #23314 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Do you grasp my quandry?
EVERY DAY
Fred Pete - Mar 16, 2018 7:56:26 am PDT #23315 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Do you grasp my quandry?
Yes. The scary part is, I've accomplished a lot of things at the office today that I've been -- delaying more than not-wanting-to -- for some time.
None of those things have anything to do with work. Unless you count what I'm doing about my retirement account.
-t - Mar 16, 2018 8:18:45 am PDT #23316 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
So, I could not get out of bed this morning because the room was spinning too much so I am taking a sick day. The cats are pretty pleased with this arrangement.
SuziQ - Mar 16, 2018 8:41:11 am PDT #23317 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
-t, please get this checked out. I'm worried about you.
Big piles of Don't Wanna are following me around. I have hit the wall of being homebound, scooter dependent, and my ability to ask for help is completely depleted. Two more weeks and I should be able to get rid of the scooter. Then two to four after that, hopefully, I can ditch the boot and drive wherever I want, whenever I want.
The lack of accessibility in my house is astounding. No way into the house without steps. No ground floor bedroom or full bath. No grip bars in the shower. I'm sure there is more, these are just the things that I run into daily. And then when I DO go out in the world? It is ridiculous. Which I know is not new news, but dang.
As much as I ADORE my hairdresser, I've been with her for years, her new salon is not accessible and I kinda want to boycott. It took me forever to find her, but I want to be a better advocate for accessibility.
Beverly - Mar 16, 2018 9:00:07 am PDT #23318 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
It often takes altered perspective to realize a need for better accessibility. My recommendation for your hairdresser? Once you recover, don't boycott, but remember to work for better accessibility in general. It's hard to remember how limiting the lack can be, at least it was for me, once back on my feet. And too, her choices for workspace may be limited by other factors, and making everywhere more accessible will affect new construction and retrofitting of existing construction.
-t, I echo getting the dizziness checked out. It's concerning.
Consuela - Mar 16, 2018 9:13:46 am PDT #23319 of 30002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
-t, are your eyes jerking back and forth when things get dizzy? Do things get worse when you lean over and/or bend your head to the side? If so, you might have Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Which is (a) awful; and (b) often easily fixed.
If not, I can't help you, but if it is BPPV, I recommend looking on Youtube for videos of the Epley Maneuver, which is super helpful.
I have cleaned the kitchen and started laundry and done some paperwork but now I have to make phone calls and whatnot, which I dislike. Bah.