Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.

Xander ,'Empty Places'


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.


meara - Aug 28, 2022 4:48:18 pm PDT #17192 of 30000

Humidity is the worst.

I went camping all weekend—two friends went into Thursday night to try to get a spot and two of us joined them Friday mid-day. We didn’t really do much—played cards and had a fire and so on. We were going to use their inflatable kayak but when we tried realized they had the pump and the kayak but not the tube that goes between those things…oops. But the park was pretty and the campsite nice and it vaguely misted overnight but didn’t rain on us!


askye - Aug 28, 2022 5:13:11 pm PDT #17193 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Tom I wanted to sit outside some today, it wasn't hot but the humidity made it horrible and I gave up.

Although Scrappy the cat was lulled into a sense of lethargy this morning and actually let me pet him/cuddle hm in daylight.

I have spent most of the day partly asleep and partly upright. I haven't been very hungry but I just made myself go eat something since I'm not sure I ate enough today. I had soup for breakfast and some spaghetti for late lunch and then thought maybe my shaky weak feeling is more from not having enough calories although I don't feel hungry.

This is miserable. I have no idea how M's mother has been bopping along and acting normal. M is feeling better but the tv broke. We have another one but the power cord is missing and while it can be replaced no one has felt like dealing with a replacement. So M can't play video games and I've offered my desktop and steam account but it's not the same I've been told.

I realize today is Sunday and I'm going back to work on Wed. So tomorrow I really need to stay awake and move around and figure out what I can do or if I need to call the doctor back. the inhaler is working but I'm just really tired and after moving around too much I just want to collapse back into bed.

I should have done more to protect myself against Covid. Especially with everything that has happened.


Laura - Aug 29, 2022 3:06:25 am PDT #17194 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

It's a meara Monday, which is the very best kind of day! Sending the happiest of birthday wishes to meara. May it be a day filled with delights and may the year to come be the best year to date.

I hope you are feeling much better today, askye, but don't push it. Pace yourself.


JenP - Aug 29, 2022 5:23:51 am PDT #17195 of 30000

Happy Birthday, meara!


sj - Aug 29, 2022 5:36:49 am PDT #17196 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Happy Birthday, meara!!!


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 29, 2022 7:32:00 am PDT #17197 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Happy Birthday, meara!


meara - Aug 29, 2022 7:33:40 am PDT #17198 of 30000

Thanks! Sadly not really celebrating today (it’s 730am and I am already in a work meeting) but I took last Friday off for camping, so celebrated early.


-t - Aug 29, 2022 7:35:30 am PDT #17199 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Well, many happy returns of the day and I hope you get a little more celebration than you expect today. Nothing wrong with celebrating early, though!


askye - Aug 29, 2022 7:45:04 am PDT #17200 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Happy Meara Day!!!


askye - Aug 29, 2022 7:51:41 am PDT #17201 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

I have made a follow up video appointment iwth my primary care dr. Who I've really only seen once but seemed ok.

I am feeling somewhat better but thought I should try the steroid that the ER prescribed and then realized...I don't know where it is. I may have accidentally thrown it out. I don't know because the last few days are a blur.

The inhaler seems to be working but I wasn't sure if the steroid would work better. I'm also very very fatigued and my arms and legs end up feeling shaky like baby kitten trying to wobble it's way around. Or maybe not that bad but I just feel weak. So I want to ask the dr about that and also the whole- hey I'm only working 3 hours a day but I'm not sure I can stand up./stay awake for that. What should I do?

I also haven't Skype'd with E since before I got sick and I miss him. I'll try to call him today and see if we can chat .