A ghost? What's the deal? Is every frat on this campus haunted? And if so, why do people keep coming to these parties, cause it's not the snacks.

Xander ,'Dirty Girls'


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.


brenda m - Dec 04, 2022 9:26:53 pm PST #18995 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Cookie verdict: YUM

I made these [link] spiced marble ones with the sesame and ginger and these [link] sparkling shortbread cookies from the same base recipe.

They’re both really excellent and totally different. Crispy with just a hint of chew. Shortbread rich and buttery and the other pleasantly nutty with just a little bite. Success!

(The cook time in the recipe is a bit off. I took them out at 20 minutes instead of the recommended 22 and they probably could have come out a minute or two. earlier.)


Sophia Brooks - Dec 05, 2022 4:27:57 am PST #18996 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

The thought of crocheting things with turns and bends is too much for me. Then again, I've only ever completed one scarf, so, I guess that's not surprising.

You just go around and around in a circle. I like knitting and crocheting in a circle though, better than back and forth.


dcp - Dec 05, 2022 10:30:39 am PST #18997 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Well, the good news is that the Covid test came back negative.

The bad news is, last night was perhaps my worst night ever. I was throwing up every hour from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Then I got about three hours of restless sleep until I was awakened by cramps in my toes, calves, and hamstrings. My temperature peaked at 101F (that's a personal record) a few hours ago, but has been dropping steadily since.

Thank goodness for WFH. I am out of sick days, and I am in no condition to drive.

Chicken soup and Gatorade are sustaining me. I hope this is a short-term bug. I didn't feel this off-balance and weak and lethargic even when I was doing chemo.


lisah - Dec 05, 2022 10:36:20 am PST #18998 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

Ugh so sorry, dcp. Sounds like flu. Booo


brenda m - Dec 05, 2022 12:21:15 pm PST #18999 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Oof. That sounds like flu. Hope it passes quickly.


JenP - Dec 05, 2022 1:10:20 pm PST #19000 of 30000

Oh, geez, dcp, that sounds awful. I hope you're better very soon.


Laura - Dec 05, 2022 1:45:26 pm PST #19001 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

That sounds awful, dcp. I do hope the soup and Gatorade do their thing quickly.


askye - Dec 05, 2022 2:51:55 pm PST #19002 of 30000
Thrive to spite them

Dcp. That sounds awful. I hope you feel better. A coworker of mine has been out for ...a week?...I think. I asked if she had Covid and she said it was the flu. The worst she has ever felt . She said she wasn't sure what was worse the flu or Covid. And she had the flu shot.

It just seems to be really bad this year.


Steph L. - Dec 05, 2022 2:57:28 pm PST #19003 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

There is an antiviral medication for the flu -- Tamiflu. (There might be more than one, actually, but Tamiflu is the only one I can think of.) Might be worth looking into.


Sheryl - Dec 05, 2022 5:05:26 pm PST #19004 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Health~ma to you, dcp.