I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.

Fred ,'A Hole in the World'


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.


JenP - Feb 16, 2021 9:03:37 am PST #3527 of 30000

Whoa, so my ICD (implanted heart shocker thing) went off for the first time that I ever noticed this morning. So freaky. I mean, it did what it was supposed to do, so, yay, but... I was just sitting at my computer, and I suddenly had a slow heartbeat, and then my brain just went totally scrambly for a few seconds. My first coherent thought was, "Did I just have a seizure?!?!" But then I realized what it was. Felt things settle, so I relaxed. But weird. Anyway, I have a follow-up appt. in March, and you don't need call the doc unless it happens more than once in 24 hours, so, considering this is the first time since implantation, I'm good. Bizarre, though.

In better news, heading for a cabin in the woods in a couple of hours. Yay.


DavidS - Feb 16, 2021 9:04:16 am PST #3528 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I also came across a video (can't link to it, sorry), but seemingly you take a bunch of cherry tomatoes, add olive oil, salt and pepper and then plunk a block of feta cheese down in the middle. Bake it, when the cheese is all melted and the tomatoes baked, smoosh them together with fresh basil and finely chopped garlic, add some cooked pasta, mix it all up and then enjoy.

The recipe that swept Instagram for a week! It's supposed to be tasty.

ION, after a year of being absolutely sedentary, Matilda informed us that the only thing that was keeping her from getting exercise was that she didn't have proper workout clothes or running shoes.

We were dubious but JZ took her to Ross and they came back with two sets of workout clothes and new sneaks.

Voila! She had me get her up early (also unheard of) and she went running before school this morning. She ran for half an hour going around our (large) City block (which goes steeply uphill as well), and came back with an iced coffee before Zoom class.

Bonus: She ran into her friend Iris who was herself headed to the track before class.


DavidS - Feb 16, 2021 9:05:04 am PST #3529 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Whoa, so my ICD (implanted heart shocker thing) went off for the first time that I ever noticed this morning. So freaky. I mean, it did what it was supposed to do, so, yay, but... I was just sitting at my computer, and I suddenly had a slow heartbeat, and then my brain just went totally scrambly for a few seconds. My first coherent thought was, "Did I just have a seizure?!?!" But then I realized what it was. Felt things settle, so I relaxed. But weird. Anyway, I have a follow-up appt. in March, and you don't need call the doc unless it happens more than once in 24 hours, so, considering this is the first time since implantation, I'm good. Bizarre, though.

Yikes! I guess it worked as planned though?


dcp - Feb 16, 2021 9:24:42 am PST #3530 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

I have a follow-up appt. in March

Does the device allow the doctor to extract the event history?


-t - Feb 16, 2021 9:26:40 am PST #3531 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Wow, JenP that sounds pretty wild! Probably good you know what it feels like now (and better it happen for the first time now than while you are, say, out in the woods), and I'm glad it's working like it's supposed to. I guess I had it in my head that you wouldn't really feel anything when those things do their stuff, but that is pretty obviously based on nothing at all.


Dana - Feb 16, 2021 9:26:49 am PST #3532 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Ooh, does your heart now have Bluetooth?


Laura - Feb 16, 2021 9:42:47 am PST #3533 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Wow, JenP that sounds pretty wild! Probably good you know what it feels like now

That was my first thought too. Good to know what to expect if it happens again. Enjoy the cabin.


lisah - Feb 16, 2021 9:57:06 am PST #3534 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

We're also headed to a cabin in the woods today!


meara - Feb 16, 2021 10:03:39 am PST #3535 of 30000

Yikes JenP but yay for it working?

Go Matilda!!

My doggo is at doggy daycare for the first time today! Hoping he gets exhausted.


Toddson - Feb 16, 2021 10:18:09 am PST #3536 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

JenP, glad it's working.

I came across an article about the Mars landing, with an animation. Nifty.

Also, was someone asking about nail polish? Orly is making a line of "breathable" polishes which might be less stinky than the usual ones.