Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins. Twenty years old. Born on the fourth of July — and don't think there weren't jokes about that my whole life, mister, 'cause there were. 'Who's our little patriot?' they'd say, when I was younger and therefore smaller and shorter than I am now.

Anya ,'Potential'


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 - Feb 07, 2023 11:15:39 am PST #20499 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.

It *tastes* fine; I'm just not able to get anything down that's room temp or below. It could be Dom Perignon and I'd feel the knives.

Happily, that fades after a couple of days. After the first dose I was craving Diet Coke and root beer so much I was hallucinating about them, and finally someone said, "It's not permanent. By week two you should be fine." But for right now, knives all the way, baby.


Steph L. - Feb 07, 2023 11:18:08 am PST #20500 of 30000
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

But for right now, knives all the way, baby.

Well, that's a bitch of a side effect. Glad it's only temporary, because hot Dom Perignon is nasty.


dcp - Feb 07, 2023 12:07:23 pm PST #20501 of 30000
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye

After the first dose I was craving Diet Coke and root beer so much I was hallucinating about them

Hot Dr Pepper, especially with lemon and/or orange slices, is actually pretty good.


meara - Feb 07, 2023 1:31:57 pm PST #20502 of 30000

That’s a sucky side effect!!

I do agree that Core Power is pretty good as protein shakes go. It’s from the Fairlife milk company—they also have some Fairlife brand shakes that I got at Costco once that basically just taste like milk? Those aren’t as easy to find though.


brenda m - Feb 07, 2023 2:00:59 pm PST #20503 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

Hot Dr Pepper, especially with lemon and/or orange slices, is actually pretty good.

I can kind of picture that.

Maybe a cup warmer near the couch would be handy to keep things on the right side of room temp, JZ? But hopefully this stage passes quick enough regardless.


Trudy Booth - Feb 07, 2023 2:03:57 pm PST #20504 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

“Clearly it’s a two-shout job” made me snort laugh.

I remember when I had pneumonia when I was 8 I couldn’t feel cold drinks and it freaked me out - I could drink a glass of water and it felt like I’d had nothing to drink (so we heated everything up- in the dark ages, before microwaves!). I wonder if the phenomena are related. What pisses off throats and makes them reject cold drinks? Is it that the swallowing muscles aren’t working correctly?

If champagne isn’t explicitly contra-indicated maybe you should keep some around to celebrate with each time the knives go away.


Jesse - Feb 07, 2023 3:16:53 pm PST #20505 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I have no idea what was in it, but there was definitely a drink called a Flaming Dr Pepper when I was in college...


-t - Feb 07, 2023 3:54:55 pm PST #20506 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I remember Flaming Dr Peppers. I don't think they contain any Dr Pepper, though.

The Core Power shout pleases me, more so knowing it is effective! (if requiring two applications)


Sheryl - Feb 07, 2023 4:16:40 pm PST #20507 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Tired and stressed, as usual.


Jesse - Feb 07, 2023 4:18:47 pm PST #20508 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I remember Flaming Dr Peppers. I don't think they contain any Dr Pepper, though.

No, I bet they didn't, but maybe they are warm!