'Dear Diary, Today I was pompous and my sister was crazy.' 'Today, we were kidnapped by hill folk never to be seen again. It was the best day ever.'

Jayne ,'Safe'


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.


sj - Nov 23, 2020 6:24:13 am PST #7411 of 8079
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I already take a ton of folic acid because of Spina Bifida.


smonster - Nov 23, 2020 10:20:41 am PST #7412 of 8079
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Huh, Volans, that is interesting.

sj, continued wishes for relief.


Cass - Nov 23, 2020 5:13:58 pm PST #7413 of 8079
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Pre-natal levels of folic acid? That seems like an easy thing to try.


Aims - Nov 23, 2020 5:21:43 pm PST #7414 of 8079
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Remember when the answer to “What color should I dye my hair?” was always go red! Choose red!

Well, 20 years later and I’m toying with the idea of going full on silvery gray.

And my real silver isn’t even all that noticeable. I just really love the look of it.


Steph L. - Nov 23, 2020 6:11:57 pm PST #7415 of 8079
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

Well, 20 years later and I’m toying with the idea of going full on silvery gray.

1. Don't say "20 years later" no no no no.

2. Full silvery grey looks so great, tho.


Nora Deirdre - Nov 23, 2020 7:29:44 pm PST #7416 of 8079
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

sj, I've been on a Wellbutrin/Zoloft combo for years and it's kept me pretty well baselined without a ton of side effects. I did have some insomnia issues some years ago when my doctor was increasing the dosage pretty quickly. I used to take anywhere from a half to two Benedryl to help smooth over the frequent waking. But now I don't take anything except a super low dose of melatonin (1mg).

I'm sorry about the pain, but I'm glad you found a good PCP who listens!


sj - Nov 23, 2020 8:53:29 pm PST #7417 of 8079
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Thanks, Nora. I already have insomnia enough, that I’m not sure I could tell the difference.


Toddson - Nov 24, 2020 9:28:41 am PST #7418 of 8079
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

oy ... so much pain, physical and emotional. I have managed to strain my back so it's quite painful. First I was trying to move furniture; then I was trying to carry two heavy bags of groceries home and couldn't get any kind of transportation. sigh ... I'm finding that it's low-level enough that I can mostly deal with it by using a heat patch and lying down a lot of the time. My Thanksgiving plan is to stay home. Unexciting, but safe. If my back allows, I'll try moving some small things around the apartment; I'm going to have to hire someone much stronger than I am to get the big furniture moved.

Meanwhile, may I offer some eye candy? it's more or less safe for work (depending on who might see it).


Atropa - Nov 24, 2020 9:46:49 am PST #7419 of 8079
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Well, 20 years later and I’m toying with the idea of going full on silvery gray.

Full silvery gray looks so good. I recommend using Wella Blondor (in our house spoken as "BLONDOR!!") bleach with 20 vol. developer and their pale silver toner.


Toddson - Nov 24, 2020 10:08:17 am PST #7420 of 8079
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I've let my hair go to its natural color, which turns out to be a mix of silvery white, gray and some of the original dark brown. It's also - without being dyed - grown in thicker and curlier. I kind of like it. And I was SO tired of trying to maintain the auburn (local tap water is highly chlorinated, which made the color fade quickly).