Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


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
This too shall pass.

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
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.

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.


Laura - Dec 05, 2022 5:14:53 pm PST #19005 of 30000
This too shall pass.

How's it going, Sheryl? Did Mr S start his new school?