I was surprised at how empowering it was to find that term that describes me.
It's so great how people have more opportunity to identify themselves in ways meaningful to them.
Sooner or later, you're gonna want it. And the second — the second — that happens, you know I'll be there. I'll slip in, have myself a real good day.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
Dana - May 04, 2021 11:00:58 am PDT #6093 of 29988
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
meara - May 04, 2021 11:18:17 am PDT #6094 of 29988
Tommyrot that sucks but yay government paying cobra and new AD!
Shrift I don’t think I knew that! Go you.
I just got off the phone with someone who needs to deal with a huge spreadsheet of issues. Which comes out quarterly and she ought to be familiar with. Turns out not only is she not familiar with it, she is the WORST in excel. Like, couldn’t even figure out how to scroll, half the time. Or filter. Or sort. I was trying to walk her through it and it was just awful. Yikes.
Trudy Booth - May 04, 2021 11:38:54 am PDT #6095 of 29988
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I had a friend in college who was Cape Coloured (presumably still is, of course) and enjoyed making Americans stammer by saying it.
When a dude who grew up under Apartheid tells you he finds American racism more intrusive on his life that stings. "They follow me in stores because they think I'm Latino, then when I speak they think I'm English and suddenly they want to be my best friend..."
Gary was fun.
Jesse - May 04, 2021 12:42:20 pm PDT #6096 of 29988
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
As Captain Raymond Holt said, "Every time someone steps up and says who they are, the world becomes a better, more interesting place."
Aw, I love that.
-t - May 04, 2021 12:44:11 pm PDT #6097 of 29988
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's so great how people have more opportunity to identify themselves in ways meaningful to them.
Right? It makes me so happy to see it happening. Pink sparkly hearts to alla y'all figuring this stuff out
brenda m - May 04, 2021 12:58:52 pm PDT #6098 of 29988
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yes indeed!
I was terrified of general anesthesia until I had it and now I LOVE it.
They gave me IV Benadryl after a procedure once and I still think about it wistfully.
Steph L. - May 04, 2021 1:06:21 pm PDT #6099 of 29988
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.
was terrified of general anesthesia until I had it and now I LOVE it.
They gave me IV Benadryl after a procedure once and I still think about it wistfully.
Man, IV morphine was so fucking good.
Toddson - May 04, 2021 1:17:07 pm PDT #6100 of 29988
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I remember when I went to the ER with BAD abdominal pain (turned out to be appendicitis) and they gave me morphine. I felt it go through my veins and kind of went "ooooh" which had the nurse (or whoever) kind of grin at me.
Sheryl - May 04, 2021 2:40:01 pm PDT #6101 of 29988
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Good to see you, tommyrot.
NoiseDesign - May 04, 2021 3:11:28 pm PDT #6102 of 29988
Our wings are not tired
IV Benadryl
I have, not a truly allergic, but rather atypical reaction to Benadryl. I got to discover for certain about this when they gave it to me in IV form to try to get me to sleep when I was hospitalized for pancreatitis. Amp up, bugs under my skin, heart racing. Really not a fun reaction to that stuff.