Well, we may not have parted on the best of terms. I realize certain words were exchanged. Also, certain... bullets. But that's air through the engine. It's past. We're business people.

Mal ,'Serenity'


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.


meara - May 14, 2018 5:54:32 pm PDT #25231 of 30002

Ummmmm...I don't THINk that's how t works Dana but do let me know if that's how it does.

I did not go to the store but I did get off the couch and made one of the meals (a peanut noodle thing—it would be better with tofu and carrots in it but I can add them tomorrow). I also did not go work out, but can't seem to care all that much.


Theodosia - May 15, 2018 12:36:59 am PDT #25232 of 30002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I've been so achey with fibro that I said screw it and took one of my hoarded muscle relaxants at 3 PM. They make me woozy as all hell, so I ended up in bed at around 8 PM, and stayed there until now (5 AM). Muscles feel better -- except that evidently since I didn't move around much in my sleep, my hip muscles kind of froze up so that it's hard to do things like bend over (not painful, just not bendy).

My mom used to say that youth is wasted on the young. I begin to understand her now.


Fred Pete - May 15, 2018 3:01:05 am PDT #25233 of 30002
Ann, that's a ferret.

Youth may be wasted on the young, but muscle relaxers are fun, too.


sj - May 15, 2018 5:46:11 am PDT #25234 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Theo, feel better.

The board is too quiet this morning. I'm home, and ltc is at school. So, I actually have time to read posts.


sj - May 15, 2018 6:53:27 am PDT #25235 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Ugh, Mom picked up ltc at school, and apparently she'd been throwing a terrible tantrum. She's been really upset since my surgery, and I have no idea what to do about it.


Laura - May 15, 2018 7:12:14 am PDT #25236 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.

Oh, I'm sorry. There is really no way for ltc to understand the surgery. The upside is that she won't remember anything about it shortly too. Things will get back to normal. Personally I found it easier as the kids got older and we could have more in depth conversations about what was happening around them. It happens faster than you would imagine!


sj - May 15, 2018 7:15:38 am PDT #25237 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yeah, I'm looking forward to that Laura. She's very smart, and very rigid in wanting to stick to her schedule. So, she knows when things are different, but she can't fully articulate what the problem is and can't be reasoned with.


meara - May 15, 2018 7:28:14 am PDT #25238 of 30002

Sorry about the quiet, Sarah! I am in meetings most all of today...which I actually prefer to not having anything at all to do, but...


Jesse - May 15, 2018 7:39:50 am PDT #25239 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I have a weird amount of meetings today, which somehow means I'm not getting anything else done, even though it feels like I should be able to!

So, she knows when things are different, but she can't fully articulate what the problem is and can't be reasoned with.

Yeah, that's a really hard age for that -- totally aware, still not rational. The good news is, it will change.


-t - May 15, 2018 7:44:10 am PDT #25240 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Sorry, sj.

You, too, Theo. That sounds really uncomfortable.

We have our company-wide address from the managing director in a few minutes. Can't say I'm feeling too good about htis year so far, but who knows what he will say. If I remember and there's an opportunity, I would like to ask about how aluminum tariffs will affect us.