I find it annoying and very slightly amusing that laying in the MRI tube for 40 minutes made my back spasm. Mmmmmmm, lidocaine patches, my beloved.
Right, what's a little sweater sniffing between sworn enemies?
Riley ,'Sleeper'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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.
Atropa - Jan 04, 2026 7:14:26 pm PST #10893 of 10938
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Cass - Jan 04, 2026 8:11:00 pm PST #10894 of 10938
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Whoever invented lidocaine patches should be canonized. Whether they are Catholic or not. This stuff deserves a St. prefix.
Steph L. - Jan 05, 2026 5:30:25 am PST #10895 of 10938
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I had the MRI of my hip at 7 this morning and the results by 8:15. In layman’s terms, the results are HOLY SHIT THAT IS FUCKED UP.
Okay, there’s significant cartilage damage and for sure a labral tear with a paralabral cyst full of synovial fluid. Next step is to get in with an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip preservation (ie, arthroscopic repair rather than full joint replacement).
There is such a sense of relief in having diagnostic confirmation that there's a for-real problem that needs intervention, and I'm not just whining about a minor thing.
lisah - Jan 05, 2026 7:16:31 am PST #10896 of 10938
Punishingly Intricate
Yer hip is certified “ain’t right”, Steph! Hope you can get if fixed quickly! I’m starting the new year with a cold and I am being a whiny baby about it. I just want to be able to sleep, not cough all night.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 05, 2026 7:57:40 am PST #10897 of 10938
"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
We've all known each other long enough that we've gone from posting about corsets to posting about MRIs, and I think that's beautiful.
I love you guys!
Now, about my rheumatism and lumbago... 👨🦯
Steph L. - Jan 05, 2026 8:08:01 am PST #10898 of 10938
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yer hip is certified “ain’t right”, Steph!
The results in MyChart were actually just 10 "scream" emojis. But they got the point across quite well.
-t - Jan 05, 2026 8:51:08 am PST #10899 of 10938
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
If someone starts explaining what corsets are ok to wear for an MRI I might ascend
meara - Jan 05, 2026 9:23:27 am PST #10900 of 10938
Well, can’t be a corset with metal boning, obvi.
I am over this whole “working thing”. Surely an hour is plenty. I want to go back to Heated Rivalry some more. Way more fun.
Jessica - Jan 05, 2026 9:47:02 am PST #10901 of 10938
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Well, can’t be a corset with metal boning, obvi.
Classic whalebone it is!
Back in the office, and may I just say, having to work to earn a living? Utter bullshit. Where is my previously unknown great-uncle leaving me his vast fortune already.
Jessica - Jan 05, 2026 9:48:00 am PST #10902 of 10938
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I want to go back to Heated Rivalry some more. Way more fun.
All the characters in that universe get to play a GAME for a living and then retire in their mid-30s as multi-millionaires! What am I even doing with my life?