My god...he's gonna do the whole speech.

Buffy ,'Chosen'


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.


Steph L. - Mar 04, 2026 8:42:48 am PST #11833 of 12302
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Steph, have you had any insomnia prior to Zep?

Once in a while. But it seems pretty closely linked to increasing the dose, since it's happened with all 3 doses now. If it keeps following the pattern, it'll stop after a couple of weeks. Fingers crossed!

I agree with -t that the dosing of a frying pan to the head seems tough.

It's more of an art than a science.


kat - Mar 04, 2026 9:00:54 am PST #11834 of 12302
"The thing about dorks is we stick together. Mostly for gaming purposes but also because it wards off jocks, gutter clowns and other Stephen King-like threats." - Lauren Okie

Insomnia is just ugh. Mine got bad during menopause and I'm still dealing with it. I'm on nightly trazadone (as is my dog when there is fireworks!!) which knocks me out but doesn't keep me asleep. But the occasional gummy also does the trick. Just not as consistently. Sometimes I wonder if I should switch from trazadone to just gummies?


-t - Mar 04, 2026 9:19:49 am PST #11835 of 12302
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Insomnia is indeed ugh and I hate that we are all expected to just keep doing our jobs or whatever when we are so damn tired. It's not even that frequent for me, but it feels like the effects never really go away

Now imagining Tim rigging up the infamous drill press to precisely bonk Tep in the head...


Steph L. - Mar 04, 2026 11:30:10 am PST #11836 of 12302
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Now imagining Tim rigging up the infamous drill press to precisely bonk Tep in the head...

Ha! I am extra glad that drill press is no longer in the driveway!


meara - Mar 04, 2026 1:15:06 pm PST #11837 of 12302

Y’all. In an era when literally the only tv I’ve watched this year is re-heating Heated Rivalry, a couple episodes of Bridgerton, and the superbowl…I’ve been selected to be a Nielsen family?! I guess they also do radio ratings. Random. They sent a thing to my house last week but it was addressed to an old roommate (with a $10 bill in it to thank her for her time) but they called me? And I guess even though I am not her it’s still fine. Ok?


-t - Mar 04, 2026 1:30:20 pm PST #11838 of 12302
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, interesting! I'm very curious about what they even measure these days


-t - Mar 04, 2026 2:16:26 pm PST #11839 of 12302
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Aw, crap, I totally forgot I bought a ticket to something tonight. I will have to actually get dressed shortly. Ah well, at least I remembered now and now after it was over and I missed it, I guess


kat - Mar 04, 2026 2:18:42 pm PST #11840 of 12302
"The thing about dorks is we stick together. Mostly for gaming purposes but also because it wards off jocks, gutter clowns and other Stephen King-like threats." - Lauren Okie

What's the ticket for, -t?


-t - Mar 04, 2026 2:29:45 pm PST #11841 of 12302
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Something called Dumpling Fest, which I thought would be walking around to a multitude of restaurants sampling dumplings but seems to be more driving from one restaurant to two others in sequence sampling dumplings. Which I'm sure will still be plenty of dumplings! Just, three restaurants seems kind of paltry for a Fest


Calli - Mar 04, 2026 2:54:09 pm PST #11842 of 12302
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I guess it depends on the restaurant. There was a hole in the wall place in Chapel Hill that specialized in dumplings. It must have had 15–20 different kinds. I hope at least one of your three is similar, -t.