Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?

Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'


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 17, 2022 7:04:37 pm PST #19195 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Yay Jess!

Also, wow pizza!


Pix - Dec 17, 2022 8:12:32 pm PST #19196 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

YAY JESSICA!!!! (This is a time, I feel, when multiple exclamation marks are warranted.)

For those who don't follow me on the facebook:

Who's a dumbass who went roller skating despite having a premonition I was going to get hurt? This girl right here. Took a bad fall and popped my knee the wrong direction last night, and this morning's urgent care suspects it is a torn meniscus. I vacillate between a mild ache and sharp pains when I do the wrong thing on it, and my walk is a hobble (super convenient in the world's least ADA compliant house with a giant puppy who doesn't understand why I won't play with him). Anyway, it may need surgery, but they won't know until they can get an MRI, and I can't get that referral until my PCP's office opens on Monday, at which point I will be flying to Florida to meet up with Drew and my dad. I've already requested wheelchair transportation in the airport since I don't think I can manage a suitcase or carry-on while I slowly hobble through the terminal.

The housesitter arrived tonight, and she's very sweet and helpful already, so that's one less thing to worry about. She's going to go through the morning and evening routine with the pets tomorrow so she can see how it all works.

In the short term, they did an X-ray (no fracture) and prescribed anti-inflammatories and pain meds to get me through. I'm lucky I can put limited weight on it, so I can still walk (very carefully and slowly). I'm just annoyed with myself for not listening to my gut. It could have been much worse, so I'm trying to focus on that. And it really will be okay.


Jessica - Dec 18, 2022 8:24:10 am PST #19197 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Will it be Mistress Jess or Doctor Jess?

Mistress - if I ever lose my mind and try to go for a doctorate, just smack me in the back of the head until I come to my senses please.

Kristin, oh no!! Glad it's not a fracture but that sounds very unfun.


meara - Dec 18, 2022 8:35:31 am PST #19198 of 30000

Hope the travel is going as well as it can today K!


JenP - Dec 18, 2022 8:50:55 am PST #19199 of 30000

Yikes, good travel and knee getting better vibes to you, Pix.


Pix - Dec 18, 2022 8:59:47 am PST #19200 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Mistress - if I ever lose my mind and try to go for a doctorate, just smack me in the back of the head until I come to my senses please.
Ha ha! I feel this.

Hope the travel is going as well as it can today K!
I leave tomorrow, actually, which is really nice. It gives me a day to acclimate the housesitter, S., and pack, relax, etc.


Steph L. - Dec 18, 2022 9:07:05 am PST #19201 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Pix, your poor knee! I think you should tell people it was from trying out for roller derby.


DavidS - Dec 18, 2022 9:52:13 am PST #19202 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Oh no, Pix! At least you got the kind of injury that multimillionaire athletes get.

You're probably going to notice some loss of lateral movement when you go to dunk in Lebron's face next season.

Also, while it's not as cool as "I fell down a volcano," rollerskating still counts as a good story.


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 18, 2022 9:56:19 am PST #19203 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

Certainly better than my "dramatically exited the movie theater and promptly tripped over a bike rack" ER story. Hope your recovery goes smoothly, Pix!


Pix - Dec 18, 2022 10:01:53 am PST #19204 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

I love all these suggestions.