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Xander ,'Storyteller'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

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.


askye - Jun 27, 2022 6:08:38 am PDT #15922 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Also for anyone who uses OTC vitamins...make sure if you switch brands that the dosage is the same per pill or capsule.

Mom was taking vitamin D and the store was 9ut of her normal brand so she got another and didn't pay attention to the amount and kept taking the number of pills . Turns out they were a higher dose so she was taking way too much and started having stomach pains.


sj - Jun 27, 2022 6:35:49 am PDT #15923 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

If anyone is wondering about the number of tantrums an almost 7 year old can throw a day about not being able to hug her daddy (who is still testing negative) the answer is a ton of tantrums. Otherwise we're doing okay.

Teppy, I hope not to end up with long covid, but the regular covid exhaustion is quite epic so far.


Laura - Jun 27, 2022 6:38:29 am PDT #15924 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

{{sj}} I'm not sure who it is more miserable for, you, ltc, or TCG! May this be over soon for your family.


Steph L. - Jun 27, 2022 8:24:21 am PDT #15925 of 30000
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

Teppy, I hope not to end up with long covid, but the regular covid exhaustion is quite epic so far.

Ugh, yes. It's so draining.


-t - Jun 27, 2022 9:23:59 am PDT #15926 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

So sorry for all y'all


JenP - Jun 27, 2022 10:20:10 am PDT #15927 of 30000

I'm sorry, sj. That is nunfun (no fun, of course, but nunfun kind of cracks me up. I think I'll leave it) for anyone.

Happy Birthday, JZ! I'm not sure how I missed that exciting news!

My Vit D is severely deficient, too, but we're having issues getting anything to work with the double whammy of Celiac's and short bowel syndrome.

Gotta say, though, I am fucking doing remarkably well given those issues and more, all things considered. Pretty amazing.


-t - Jun 27, 2022 10:27:47 am PDT #15928 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Happy JZ day! I got 99 problems but she is none of them


Steph L. - Jun 27, 2022 10:38:18 am PDT #15929 of 30000
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

My Vit D is severely deficient, too, but we're having issues getting anything to work with the double whammy of Celiac's and short bowel syndrome.

Awesome Nurse Practitioner also has IBS like me (in addition to having had Covid twice), so she understood where I was coming from when I mentioned to her I had some concerns about actually absorbing vitamins. I'll ask her again when I talk to/message her about the vitamin D test result. I think maybe injections are an option? But maybe not a practical solution.

Gotta say, though, I am fucking doing remarkably well given those issues and more, all things considered. Pretty amazing.

That's so great! In your pictures on FB, you definitely look full of vitality and energy.


-t - Jun 27, 2022 11:47:30 am PDT #15930 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Gotta say, though, I am fucking doing remarkably well given those issues and more, all things considered. Pretty amazing.

That is really good to read!


JenP - Jun 27, 2022 4:43:21 pm PDT #15931 of 30000

I'll ask her again when I talk to/message her about the vitamin D test result. I think maybe injections are an option?

Thank you! All suggestions welcome! Injections are on the table, and another Rx. I also have a consult with a new specialist in SBS at Georgetown and a nutritionist where they deal with a lot of SBS patients at UVA (all the colleges, all the time!) We will for sure be talking Vit D.

That's so great! In your pictures on FB, you definitely look full of vitality and energy.

That is really good to read!

Thank you! I am constantly actively trying to remember to be grateful for it so the universe doesn't think I'm taking it for granted. I'm not! I swear!