Zoe: Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity? Wash: You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lambie-toes.

'War Stories'


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.


sj - Mar 23, 2021 8:41:37 am PDT #4792 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Has PT helped at all?

I think so.

Glad to hear it's better, sj. I hope it resolves with PT and you don't end up needing surgery.

Thanks, I know I keep hearing that it is not that big of a deal as a surgery, but when you have spina bifida and hear spinal surgery it is just an automatic freak out.


Topic!Cindy - Mar 23, 2021 9:00:19 am PDT #4793 of 30000
What is even happening?

C's shot and the 15-minute wait period are over. They're on their way home. Yay!

I know I keep hearing that it is not that big of a deal as a surgery, but when you have spina bifida and hear spinal surgery it is just an automatic freak out.

I would freak too, and I don't have your reasons. Spinal surgery feels like a big deal.


meara - Mar 23, 2021 10:40:43 am PDT #4794 of 30000

Yay more shots! Boo rashes. I also had pain in my arm for a day or two each time. The second time it also felt like my lymph nodes in my armpit hurt. Hopefully no late appearing rash, but I guess it could still happen! Weird.

SJ here’s hoping for magic healing.

Cindy, milk always smells bad to me too. I think I psych myself out. Like I could make a bowl of cereal, eat it no problem, not think anything about the milk but if you then handed me the carton to sniff I’d be like “mmm, smells like it could be bad...”


Toddson - Mar 23, 2021 10:52:50 am PDT #4795 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I heard an advisory not to schedule a mammogram for a while (I forget how long) after being vaccinated. If it affects the lymph nodes, it could lead to a scare.


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 23, 2021 11:05:32 am PDT #4796 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

I've never understood the craze for Krispy Kreme doughnuts. They taste vaguely artificial to me, and I'm not a fan of their foam cushion texture/consistency either.


-t - Mar 23, 2021 11:07:51 am PDT #4797 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The whole point of Krispy Kreme is getting them while they are hot

Free is always nice, though


Laura - Mar 23, 2021 11:26:15 am PDT #4798 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

I'm not sure I have ever had one. There is Dunkin all around me, but I haven't lived close by a Krispy Kreme. My best donuts are from Dandee Donuts, which I think are only in FL and MA.


Shir - Mar 23, 2021 11:29:30 am PDT #4799 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Happy birthday, Volans!

I went out and voted. I try not to dread too much the exit polls and remember how it all can change by tomorrow morning, but so many How It Might End options are not encouraging (including another round of elections this summer, because it worked so well so far?) so I dread both the exit polls and the actual results.


Topic!Cindy - Mar 23, 2021 11:31:29 am PDT #4800 of 30000
What is even happening?

Yay for voting, Shir. I hope it turns out well.

Cindy, milk always smells bad to me too. I think I psych myself out. Like I could make a bowl of cereal, eat it no problem, not think anything about the milk but if you then handed me the carton to sniff I’d be like “mmm, smells like it could be bad...”

Exactly, meara. If you even put the suggestion in my head, it smells bad to me.


-t - Mar 23, 2021 12:32:25 pm PDT #4801 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Good luck, Shir

Happy Volans day!