Gondola would have worked. Here is some drone footage. [link]
Look, Angel, I know you've been out of the loop for a while, but I'm still evil. I don't do errands...unless they're evil errands.
Lilah ,'Just Rewards (2)'
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.
Laura - Apr 13, 2023 9:55:55 am PDT #21666 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
JenP - Apr 13, 2023 10:17:32 am PDT #21667 of 30000
Oh, my word, Laura.
-t, what a pain in the ass!
Good to great, Matt.
DH is doing a "handy" thing today. There are issues. I am trying to be supportive while preventing a trip to the ER. It's a delicate balance.
Steph L. - Apr 13, 2023 10:24:33 am PDT #21668 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
DH is doing a "handy" thing today. There are issues. I am trying to be supportive while preventing a trip to the ER. It's a delicate balance.
Solidarity.
Laura - Apr 13, 2023 11:12:38 am PDT #21669 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Balance~ma, Jen!
beekaytee - Apr 13, 2023 2:24:15 pm PDT #21670 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
Oh my dears. I've been away 1200+ messages worth and see now so much loss and illness and _stuff_.
My condolences, get wells and best wishes to all.
Nothing much to report from my new life in MD. Little bumps here and there but nothing at all like the stress of the last 7+ years.
This morning, one of my dearest people experienced a house fire...everyone is okay...that will redefine the rest of their lives.
That news made me want to check in with you all. It's funny. I identify as a non-joiner, but whenever that comes up, I mention my 'invisible friends' and have to contradict myself.
I'm glad you are here and send all my support and appreciation.
JenP - Apr 13, 2023 2:47:38 pm PDT #21671 of 30000
Nice to see your pixels, bk!
The potential ER danger zone has passed. We're on the downswing. Thank you for the solidarity.
erikaj - Apr 13, 2023 2:54:54 pm PDT #21672 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
My father always hurt himself doing stuff like that.
Sheryl - Apr 13, 2023 3:39:53 pm PDT #21673 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Had my regular cleaning at the dentist this morning. Everything looks fine, so I go back in 6 months.I've been good about keeping up with my dental(and mental) health, but not so much with general health. I've finally gotten off my ass and put in a request for a physical with a new doctor. (My previous doctor went to a concierge practice that was way more expensive than I could afford.)
DavidS - Apr 13, 2023 7:30:11 pm PDT #21674 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
JZ and I are back in LA again for her latest infusion. This is the last one that will require an arduous 10 hour day at the hospital (as they measure the new drug's absorption into her system every couple hours).
After tomorrow the infusions will be regularl 3-4 hour affairs, and JZ can just come back to the hotel and crash.
This chemo (FOLFIRI) is very exhausting so she's been sleeping a lot, and we've had to learn to manage the new symptoms (way more nausea/puking). But we are getting a handle on it. (24/7 anti-nausea meds.)
I brought a ridiculous number of prescription drugs down on this trip. 12 bottles plus Lidocaine cream and Fenty patches. There's night time meds, morning meds, maintenance meds and experimental drugs. Most of it symptom management to keep the pain in check and her bowels regular.
Haven't got our TSA pre-check sorted yet but that will make a huge difference when we get it done. The worst part of the travel has been the cab ride from LAX to the hotel. Our driver today was very heavy on the braking so it was lurching and nauseating the whole way.
I've scouted out the surrounding area a bit and found some posh restaurants with affordable Happy Hours. So I managed to have two cocktails plus grilled asparagus for the price of one cocktail at the hotel bar.
On our next trip down I've lined up a couple of social visits, including one with Phil the Gambler (who lives not far away in Bel Air).
Feel free to ping JZ in the afternoon tomorrow as she'll just be sitting in a chair with her laptop and a stack of Terry Pratchett books.
Consuela - Apr 13, 2023 10:52:34 pm PDT #21675 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Speaking of Pratchett, the podcast Imaginary Worlds did an episode on Discworld this last week!
Best of luck on the trip to LA this week, David & JZ!
This year my sister talked me into a weekday season pass at Bear Valley, which is just 40 minutes from her cabin in the mountains. Unfortunately, we only got 2 days of skiing in before the incredible winter storms came in, and came in, and came in. We were planning to spend 3 days skiing next week, but apparently Bear Valley closes for the season on Sunday!
So I am taking tomorrow off, and we are driving up tomorrow morning to at least ski all afternoon. And then we drive back to the Bay Area on Saturday morning, so we can spend the afternoon dress shopping with my nieces. We all need dresses for the wedding in June, after all...