Anyway, I came down with a cold last Friday, thought I was over it by Monday, and today I lost my voice during the supervisor's meeting. So now I am whispering to the dogs and considering ordering pho to be delivered.
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
'War Stories'
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.
Consuela - Jan 25, 2023 6:08:24 pm PST #20241 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 25, 2023 6:14:01 pm PST #20242 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
Today was a getting-stuff-done day for me, including a grocery pickup, cat chow prescription refill, visit to the cable company to find out why I got four bills in one month, and an appointment with my psychiatrist. The latter went well, but I found out the practice has just been sitting on post-insurance bills rather than invoicing me, to the tune of an $800 balance. Not fun to discover just after a move where everyone has been holding their hand out, though the receptionist seemed fine with me waiting a bit to pay it off. On the plus side, I found out I've lost another 6 lbs. since mid-December. May this trend continue through the first half of the year!
sj - Jan 26, 2023 4:35:34 am PST #20243 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Is anyone planning on watching SMG’s new show tonight?
Dana - Jan 26, 2023 6:25:21 am PST #20244 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Love to call a medical equipment company because they've billed me for something that should be covered, and for them to tell me that I don't owe anything, and the bill was just "an estimate." An estimate with a big DUE DATE and a payment coupon. I wonder how many people have just paid the "estimate". I'm sure the company is very prompt with refunds.
sj - Jan 26, 2023 6:27:13 am PST #20245 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Ugh, Dana. I hate medical equipment companies, who I have to deal with on a regular basis because they won't just ship out my continuing care order every month until they talk to me and are assured my permanent disability is still permanent.
Consuela - Jan 26, 2023 7:06:52 am PST #20246 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
morning, folks. This cold is being annoyingly persistent: I wish I didn't have any meetings today because I'm pretty sure I won't be able to say anything. At least I get to be at home.
And yes, I'm taking a 3rd covid test. Although the test has expired: so... does that mean you get more false positives, or false negatives?
Tom Scola - Jan 26, 2023 7:17:41 am PST #20247 of 30000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
I've never gotten a positive at-home test, even when I've gotten positive PCR tests.
Jessica - Jan 26, 2023 8:27:41 am PST #20248 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
And yes, I'm taking a 3rd covid test. Although the test has expired: so... does that mean you get more false positives, or false negatives?
I would guess false negatives, since it would make sense for the reaction to become less sensitive over time? But I am not a medical expert.
Dana - Jan 26, 2023 8:57:36 am PST #20249 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Anecdotally for me, I got a positive test before I developed any symptoms.
dcp - Jan 26, 2023 9:09:40 am PST #20250 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Is anyone planning on watching SMG’s new show tonight?
Probably not until this weekend.