I think what my daughter's trying to say is: nyah nyah nyah nyah.

Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


tommyrot - May 05, 2021 9:12:59 am PDT #6118 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

or Tommy rotate, as my phone keeps wanting me to say

Heh. Although only in moderation. Any more and I'd fall down. My sense of balance was never good, and it's worse now because of anti-anxiety meds.

And now I'm picturing tommyrot and Vortex jamming out on stage, and I LOVE the visual.

Last time I performed live on stage I was playing my electric violin. (I stopped playing it during the Great Bedbug Fiasco of Aught-Nine and never picked it up again.) I'm thinking I should start playing the violin, guitar, or bass guitar again. It's a good stress reducer and now I have the time.


meara - May 05, 2021 9:56:58 am PDT #6119 of 30000

Uuuugg. Some work stuff that is really not my usual bailiwick is falling apart right now and I don’t even know who to ask for help because our whole system is nuts and I hate this and it’s why I didn’t want this position. Grrrrrr.

Also I tried to use my new-ish ATM card and realized I have no idea what the PIN is. I tried like three or four different possibilities and none worked and now I need to handle that (and ended up using a different card and paying a $3 fee, hmph).

But I went to the dentist and I was fine and I have no cavities.


msbelle - May 05, 2021 10:48:03 am PDT #6120 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I am booking vacation leave!!!! Getting these days in EARLY so I get the days I want. YES!


JenP - May 05, 2021 11:02:35 am PDT #6121 of 30000

I'm thinking I should start playing the violin, guitar, or bass guitar again. It's a good stress reducer and now I have the time.

Yes... and you'll need to start boning up for the band's premier.

My balance is just really sad these days. It hadn't occurred to me some of it could be meds, hmmm. I want to counter it by starting yoga or tai chi or both in earnest. And strength training. I have work to do in the "you're aging - fall prevention is a thing now" arena.

I have achieved eggs! Thank goodness.


JenP - May 05, 2021 11:04:55 am PDT #6122 of 30000

And yay for no cavities and booking vacation days!


Matt the Bruins fan - May 05, 2021 11:07:04 am PDT #6123 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

My condolences, tommyrot.

I just booked my first vacation out of town in over a year and a half. Here's hoping Mom feels well enough to go when the time rolls around.


meara - May 05, 2021 11:27:19 am PDT #6124 of 30000

Yay booking vacation! I need to do some of that.

More bad news: my garbage disposal is leaking from the bottom. Which YouTube tells me means a seal failed and water is flowing through the motor and it needs to be replaced. Boooooooo


DavidS - May 05, 2021 11:32:24 am PDT #6125 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm thinking I should start playing the violin, guitar, or bass guitar again. It's a good stress reducer and now I have the time.

You must! You need to rock.


Atropa - May 05, 2021 11:37:59 am PDT #6126 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

It's good to see you, Tommyrot, and I'm sorry that March was so awful.

IV fluids man. IV fluids. Yes, I can add electrolytes to water and take vitamins, but IV fluids when I had the death migraine were THE BEST. (Plus my under eye bags/circles vanished .) I know there are services that will come to your house and administer them, but I don't want to pay $300 a pop.


Gudanov - May 05, 2021 11:53:56 am PDT #6127 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

More bad news: my garbage disposal is leaking from the bottom. Which YouTube tells me means a seal failed and water is flowing through the motor and it needs to be replaced. Boooooooo

IME, garbage disposals are pretty easy to replace.

A fair amount has happened of late. TCBITW is engaged so there's that. I've been moved to what they call the architecture team at work which is a promotion of sorts. And we got an Instant Pot. I'm not saying all these things are of equal importance.