Oh! I know this one! 'Slaying entails certain sacrifices, blah blah blahbity blah, I'm so stuffy, gimme a scone.'

Buffy ,'Help'


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.


Nora Deirdre - Nov 23, 2020 7:29:44 pm PST #7416 of 8106
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 8106
"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 8106
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 8106
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 8106
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).


Aims - Nov 24, 2020 10:27:38 am PST #7421 of 8106
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Toddson - all that! Plus, as it starts to grow out, the dark brown roots will hopefully give it a bit of an ombre effect. I hope.


Laura - Nov 24, 2020 10:36:41 am PST #7422 of 8106
Our wings are not tired.

Oh dear, Todd. I hope a few quiet days eases the pain. Or ya know, watching eye candy.


sj - Nov 24, 2020 10:53:14 am PST #7423 of 8106
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Todd, feel better.


Toddson - Nov 24, 2020 10:53:56 am PST #7424 of 8106
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I enjoyed the eye candy (several times, just to MAKE SURE). It does strike me as ironic that Australia doesn't have white Christmas ... for them, December is the middle of summer.


sj - Nov 24, 2020 10:57:06 am PST #7425 of 8106
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

ltc just now doing a workbook with me Me: Draw a picture of a hat. ltc: I want to draw a crown. Me: Draw a picture of a car. ltc: okay, I’ll draw a Queen mobile. One of us or what?