I know, world in peril and we have to work together. This is my last office romance, I'll tell you that.

Buffy ,'End of Days'


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.


JenP - Aug 03, 2022 7:15:04 am PDT #16642 of 30000

The surgery is definitely something I'm coming to slowly. When I first got out of the hospital, I was firmly in the "No elective surgery ever!" camp, understandably. That was a lot of hospital time under my belt.

But, aside from pure vanity, it is also irritating that many tops that fit in every other dimension, don't pass the upper arm test. I'm not even shooting for sleeveless most of the time, just... not sausage casing, which is super uncomfortable.

And, like, I don't care about my super flabby thighs the way my arms bug me. Well, and there's also no fit problem with my legs. And I'm over.myself enough to be fine with Bermuda shorts and knee-length stuff as needed - it looks fine.

My SIL is trying to encourage me to do this with all the excess skin since I lost weight.

I... would NOT appreciate someone else telling me to get reconstructive surgery, however! That's pretty nervy of your SiL!


JenP - Aug 03, 2022 7:15:43 am PDT #16643 of 30000

Yes, in other-focused writing, way to fucking go, Kansas.


Dana - Aug 03, 2022 7:39:37 am PDT #16644 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Fuck yeah, Kansas.


Laura - Aug 03, 2022 9:23:58 am PDT #16645 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

That's pretty nervy of your SiL!

She's planning on doing it herself and hopes to bring me along. She really isn't in the least bit pushy or nervy in this, just girl talky.


JenP - Aug 03, 2022 9:31:09 am PDT #16646 of 30000

Oh, OK, then. That's different. Indignation withdrawn.


Laura - Aug 03, 2022 9:50:36 am PDT #16647 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I really made out in the in-law department. They are all delightful and my SILs are as close as my sisters.


Calli - Aug 03, 2022 9:53:05 am PDT #16648 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Yay, Kansas!

my gym seems to think only retired people take them because they are scheduled during my work day!

This was a problem for me and most of the classes I wanted to take at the Y. Bad knees aren't just for retired people. It's part of why I simply bought a cheap exercise bike and quit my gym membership.


bennett - Aug 03, 2022 9:55:31 am PDT #16649 of 30000

Just to throw my two cents in about elective surgery - I had a hip replacement a year ago and ended up with a MRSA infection and 6 weeks in the hospital for IV antibiotics and diabetes management. Do be careful. My hip was pretty painful before surgery, so only sorta elective, and the MRSA treatment was not aggressively bad or painful, but 6 weeks in one room with crappy TV and nothing to do but feel sorry for myself is not something I recommend. And jeez louise, the post-surgery bills and paperwork.


Gudanov - Aug 03, 2022 10:31:07 am PDT #16650 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

I was really surprised at how hard the Kansas amendment went down. I saw so many "vote yes" signs and I don't recall ever seeing a "vote no" sign.


Jesse - Aug 03, 2022 10:42:21 am PDT #16651 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'd like to think the postcards I sent made the difference.