Today is Shir's birthday. Sending wishes that her country gets its act together and gives her a much better year to come. Hope you are having a great day!
Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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 - Aug 01, 2023 7:50:50 am PDT #23402 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Calli - Aug 01, 2023 8:24:06 am PDT #23403 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm glad Tim's first surgery was successful, even though the recovery period sounds un-fun.
Makes a person want to change names, go off the grid, and live in a yurt.
I know of a yurt for sale in NC. Just sayin'.
Happy birthday, Shir!
Steph L. - Aug 01, 2023 8:32:08 am PDT #23404 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Happy Birthday, Shir!
I woke up with a migraine today (not surprisingly), so I'm waiting for the Ubrelvy to kick in before I go over to the hospital. But I talked to Tim on the phone, and his pain level is lower than yesterday, so yay, and he's already gotten out of bed and taken a walk around the hospital floor, so BIG yay!
Now go away, migraine.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 01, 2023 9:37:39 am PDT #23405 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
Health~ma to your mom, Trudy. May the change in doctors turn up some very effective treatments!
Glad to hear Tim's surgery got such a good report, Steph.
Also glad to hear things are looking good for your mom, erikaj.
erikaj - Aug 01, 2023 10:29:09 am PDT #23406 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Me too, Matt. She's not a great patient.
Dana - Aug 01, 2023 12:02:48 pm PDT #23407 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I was going to say, are any of us great patients? but then I remembered 20+ years ago when I had ankle surgery and went in to get the cast taken off, and the staff was scolding a woman who had "converted" her non-walking cast into a walking cast by sawing off some of the bottom, even though she wasn't supposed to be putting weight on it yet. I'm definitely a better patient than that.
Jesse - Aug 01, 2023 12:05:12 pm PDT #23408 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So much health and other stuff!! I have been reading along and thinking the appropriate reactions but not actually posting them, but know that I am thinking about all of you!!
I had a colonoscopy yesterday and was obsessed with the guy next to me who lives part-time in Spain, so has all of his surgeries there, admitted to 2-3 drinks a night, and only got a B for his prep (I heard after the fact). That guy knows how to party, is what I was picking up.
Steph L. - Aug 01, 2023 12:32:39 pm PDT #23409 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Before the surgery yesterday, Tim was 5’4” because of the curvature in his spine. Today he’s as tall as me (5’6”), and maybe a little taller. That’s freaking amazing!
My migraine is not totally gone, but it was tolerable to drive up to the hospital. More meds should knock it out.
Jesse - Aug 01, 2023 12:57:09 pm PDT #23410 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Before the surgery yesterday, Tim was 5’4” because of the curvature in his spine. Today he’s as tall as me (5’6”), and maybe a little taller. That’s freaking amazing!
That is amazing!
Laura - Aug 01, 2023 1:01:19 pm PDT #23411 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
That's incredible, Teppy. How is Tim's pain level doing?