Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?

Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Trudy Booth - May 09, 2017 7:08:23 pm PDT #65 of 8275
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

So...

Does Zen getting sacrificed to the Icelandic Volcano God help us out at all with this nut-job in the White House?

Asking for a friend.


Connie Neil - May 09, 2017 7:10:48 pm PDT #66 of 8275
brillig

That Man isn't worth a nail clipping from Zen.


Atropa - May 09, 2017 7:39:25 pm PDT #67 of 8275
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Oh no, Zen! I'm so sorry!


Zenkitty - May 09, 2017 9:04:41 pm PDT #68 of 8275
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Thanks, guys, you make it better! Surgery was postponed until this afternoon. My sister is flying over. The next few weeks are going to suck. I want to go home but I won't be able to go upstairs to my bedroom!


Hil R. - May 09, 2017 9:20:38 pm PDT #69 of 8275
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

My appointment with the hand surgeon went well. Got a cortisone injection in my hand. He said that it takes a couple days to really feel the effects of it. For some people, it helps, and then that's it. For others, it helps for a few weeks, but then it gets worse again, so I've got a follow-up appointment in a month to see how I'm doing. At that point, I might need a second shot. He said that about 70% of patients get better with the shots, but if I'm part of the other 30%, then I'll need surgery, but it's a pretty minor surgery.


DavidS - May 09, 2017 9:23:25 pm PDT #70 of 8275
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Sending much love and healing to you, Zen!


Hil R. - May 09, 2017 9:59:07 pm PDT #71 of 8275
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Lots of good healing, Zen!


Zenkitty - May 10, 2017 12:12:44 am PDT #72 of 8275
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Surgery moved up! Will be soon! Send me health~ma!

And health ~ma to you too Hil!

I just got a visit from a Quality Assurance person. That's never happened to me in a hospital in the USA.


Sparky1 - May 10, 2017 12:16:06 am PDT #73 of 8275
Librarian Warlord

Surgery ~ma, Zen!


Shir - May 10, 2017 12:36:09 am PDT #74 of 8275
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Oy, Zen! Health and surgery~ma!