We're still working on a plan, but so far it involves being sent to prison and becoming somebody's bitch.

Fred ,'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.


Toddson - Sep 12, 2023 5:27:17 am PDT #25281 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

For those of you who remember "it was white and square and looked like a tooth" there's this. heh


Pix - Sep 12, 2023 6:18:26 am PDT #25282 of 30000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Yikes, Hil! I'm so glad you're okay.


smonster - Sep 12, 2023 10:23:30 am PDT #25283 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

How are you feeling, Hil? You’re going back to work tomorrow, right?

I hope they’ll be able to treat your uncle effectively, smonster.

I realized from my surprise at the well wishes that I just assumed this was the beginning of the end for him and he’d be dead in a few months, if not sooner. Speaks to my mindset right now.

Related but brighter, I recognized my mentor’s wife walking her dog on my way to work and pulled over to talk. I got an update and hugs and now we have each other’s number. Glad to have a conduit for info out and support in.

Mercury super needs to stop drinking that Gatorade. Or whatever is going on needs to knock the fuck off.


Hil R. - Sep 12, 2023 10:38:54 am PDT #25284 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

How are you feeling, Hil? You’re going back to work tomorrow, right?

Feeling OK. Not 100%, but well enough to go to work tomorrow -- it's a relatively light day, just teaching two classes. Still covered with all sorts of scary-looking bruises (on my arms from the IVs and cuffs, and on my chest from the CPR) that will show when I'm wearing a short-sleeved shirt, so prepared to get some stares and questions from students and/or colleages.


P.M. Marc - Sep 12, 2023 10:50:38 am PDT #25285 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Feeling OK. Not 100%, but well enough to go to work tomorrow -- it's a relatively light day, just teaching two classes. Still covered with all sorts of scary-looking bruises (on my arms from the IVs and cuffs, and on my chest from the CPR) that will show when I'm wearing a short-sleeved shirt, so prepared to get some stares and questions from students and/or colleagues.

Jesus, Hil! That's terrifying, and I'm so glad you called 911 when you felt off.


-t - Sep 12, 2023 11:39:33 am PDT #25286 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's amazing that you are already going back to work, Hil! I hope you are not pushing yourself too fast, but I'm glad you didn't need more invasive measures.


erikaj - Sep 12, 2023 12:06:10 pm PDT #25287 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

Totally, on both fronts. (and if somebody says "what are the odds?" you are uniquely positioned to answer.)


smonster - Sep 12, 2023 2:34:46 pm PDT #25288 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Take it easy tomorrow, Hil! I hope it goes well for you.


sj - Sep 12, 2023 2:38:22 pm PDT #25289 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Hil, I can't help but think how much that has to say about dealing with chronic pain. Back to work just after getting out of the hospital. Try not to overdo it.


smonster - Sep 12, 2023 2:59:32 pm PDT #25290 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

What sj said, too.