Captain was looking for a pilot. I found a husband. Seemed to work out.

Zoe ,'Bushwhacked'


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.


JZ - Dec 29, 2022 4:58:34 pm PST #19641 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Separate post: it was so, so good to see Nanita! For the conversation and the superlative hug and the flowers and the absolute Nanita-ness of her.


Dana - Dec 29, 2022 5:00:31 pm PST #19642 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I hope it's easier after this.


Pix - Dec 29, 2022 5:59:56 pm PST #19643 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Oh, I'm so glad, JZ. And the Sacklers can burn in hell slowly.


sj - Dec 29, 2022 6:27:42 pm PST #19644 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Yay Dr S, David, and Dr Reddy! I’m glad you have your meds now, JZ.


Sophia Brooks - Dec 29, 2022 6:33:51 pm PST #19645 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Jesus H Christ JZ, David, and Dr. S. I am glad Dr S got things taken care of.


Topic!Cindy - Dec 29, 2022 6:45:34 pm PST #19646 of 30000
What is even happening?

Sheeesh. I need an Ativan after reading JZ and Hec's med odyssey. I hope you have/get what you need. I am so sorry you have to deal with b.s. like this ever, but especially right now.

It's inhumane. I really had to restrain myself from going full-on Shirley MacLaine, when we hit the bureaucracy wall for my mother's meds.


meara - Dec 29, 2022 7:53:33 pm PST #19647 of 30000

I’m so glad that my catch-up saw the solution (or at least a temporary one) I was really hoping I wouldn’t get to the end and it’s still a shitshow!! And glad you got to see Nanita and she got to see you, and the house!

I drove allllll day (about 830am to 730pm) and need to do the same thing again tomorrow. Ack. But I will be glad to get home. And giving the dog a Benadryl seemed to work pretty well for him in the car, thankfully. We are now in Redding and hoping to get home to seattle tomorrow night. Fingers crossed.


DavidS - Dec 29, 2022 9:20:31 pm PST #19648 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm very tired, but we got the meds. Primarily because of Dr. S.

It's weird because with a cancer diagnosis you don't usually think the most stressful parts will be (a) getting past the ER waiting room to get a CT scan; (b) sleeping on a gurney in a loud, brightly lit hallway for two nights with several loud neighbors; and (c) filling your prescription.

We haven't even gotten to surgery and chemo yet.

I mean...Jacqueline really hasn't even been able to start to process the diagnosis yet. It's all been so fraught and fucky.

Tomorrow should [knock wood] be easier.


Shir - Dec 30, 2022 12:20:00 am PST #19649 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

JZ and David, I'm relieved that you got the meds, but I'm also livid that you had to jump through so many hoops to get them. It's a dystopian healthcare system, and it shouldn't be like this. I'm sorry.


sj - Dec 30, 2022 6:43:12 am PST #19650 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I hope Hec and JZ both got a good night’s sleep not having to worry about running out of meds last night.