Zoe: What's that, sir? Mal: Freedom, is what. Zoe: No, I meant what's that? Mal: Oh. Yeah. Just step around it. I think something must've been living in here.

'Out Of Gas'


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.


EpicTangent - Feb 12, 2021 10:54:18 pm PST #7542 of 8185
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

So you guys were probably all over this when it actually happened, but I'm always late. Anyway - I just watched a episode of Graham Norton from late 2019 (what can I say, my DVR contains multitudes) and Kesha was the musical guest. She had a half dozen back up dancers of various sizes and types and I got fully weepy when this plus sized guy not only danced, but was often in the front. Like she wasn't just making a showing of hiring diverse types, but actually believing that he was a talented dancer worthy of the front row. Fully weepy. Then they showed a pic of her 2018 Grammy performance of "Praying" (what can I say, I don't watch awards shows) so I watched it on Youtube and I got weepy some more.

So, anyway, I am apparently now a Kesha fan (not that I disliked her before, just kinda didn't have an opinion - now fully fanned out).


Laura - Feb 13, 2021 5:38:24 am PST #7543 of 8185
Our wings are not tired.

I haven't watched Graham Norton in a while. I should do that. I used to record it, but haven't since I changed tv stream systems.


EpicTangent - Feb 14, 2021 12:58:13 pm PST #7544 of 8185
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

I have several eps on my DVR. It's not priority TV, but sometimes just hits a sweet spot. That particular ep had HRC and Chelsea promoting a book they co-wrote and it was great seeing them as well. Just a really satisfying, if weep inducing, hour of TV.


amyparker - Feb 19, 2021 4:47:47 pm PST #7545 of 8185
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

Guess who has plantar fasciitis? My feet hurt, this sucks.


dcp - Feb 19, 2021 4:57:59 pm PST #7546 of 8185
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

plantar fasciitis

Oh, ouch.

For me, ibuprofen didn't help with that at all, but rolling a frozen water bottle under my arch(es) helped a lot.


amyparker - Feb 19, 2021 5:43:18 pm PST #7547 of 8185
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.

The podiatrist gave me exercises, orthotics for my house boots (no running around barefoot for at least three weeks) and a night splint. Tennis ball, stretches, then ice. I told Jim I was a small ball of cranky.


askye - Feb 19, 2021 6:55:16 pm PST #7548 of 8185
Thrive to spite them

I have plantar fasciitis and when I was furloughed and not having to walk all over the store helped. But I also switched to alternating the shoes I wear every day and wearing supportive shoes. As well as doing the exercises and I don't do ice as much as I should. and I got a insert from the drugstore to help.

Heat seems to help.

I also try to remember to curl my toes or do other stretches during the day. I had a really bad flare up but then it seems to have calmed down again.

Oh and I have compression socks and some compression foot sleeves. I have a whole rotation system for the shoes and the compression socks of when I wear them and which shoes.


DavidS - Feb 19, 2021 7:20:28 pm PST #7549 of 8185
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Guess who has plantar fasciitis? My feet hurt, this sucks.

Fucking sucks!

I was able to deal with mine with shoe inserts. I hope yours is as quickly fixed.


Vortex - Feb 19, 2021 8:09:01 pm PST #7550 of 8185
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I did the stretches faithfully, and it eventually worked. Sucked at the time, but it did clear up.


Dana - Feb 20, 2021 7:19:36 am PST #7551 of 8185
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Mine too. The big factor in mine is always wearing some kind of supportive shoe in the house. No barefoot.