What? She killed 'em with mathematics. What else could it have been?

Jayne ,'Objects In Space'


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.


erin_obscure - May 08, 2024 11:43:15 am PDT #204 of 3466
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

Kale. Ideally sautéed or braised with olive oil and garlic salt. If I go more than a few days without I feel sluggish and gross. Broccoli or spinach can fill the same niche but sometimes now I really crave the texture of kale. Used to be a huge fan of home brewed kombucha (green tea and turbinado sugar) but had to call quits on that when the acid reflux got bad.


Jessica - May 08, 2024 11:48:45 am PDT #205 of 3466
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

What's the one health-foodie thing you eat/consume that you really believe in?

I think doing 4 years of Food Grad School burned me out of believing in health-foodie things. Other than really boring ones like Everyone's Diet Could Probably Use More Fiber.

I changed my haircolor this morning and have learned, yet again, the humbling lesson of Pastels Are Really Difficult, Jess. I don't *hate* the weird pinkish shade I ended up with, but damnit, I wanted lavender.


Steph L. - May 08, 2024 11:53:32 am PDT #206 of 3466
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

This post brought to you by the broccoli I just made in the microwave with olive oil, salt and Spanish Paprika

I roasted broccoli the other night and I usually put garlic on it, but next time I make it, I'm going to try smoked paprika instead of garlic.

What's the one health-foodie thing you eat/consume that you really believe in?

Fiber is god. [edit] I posted that before I read Jess's post. #TeamFiber


erikaj - May 08, 2024 12:07:00 pm PDT #207 of 3466
Always Anti-fascist!

I eat yogurt every day and I have much less reflux. If I finish the cups more often, I feel like my digestion is better, but sometimes in the moment, I ate too many other things. Water with lemon makes water better, but I found out later, it's also really healthy and immune-boosting


Atropa - May 08, 2024 12:17:15 pm PDT #208 of 3466
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

What's the one health-foodie thing you eat/consume that you really believe in?

The various mushrooms that have been found to help bolster immunity and cognition. I can tell when I've missed a few days of my supplements. Which are in the form of powder added to dark cocoa powder and undetectable when I make it into hot cocoa.


Atropa - May 08, 2024 12:18:59 pm PDT #209 of 3466
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Sooooo Dad is back in the hospital because his hematocrit was low and he was literally a quart low on blood. On the plus side, he texted me as soon as he was admitted, so he's learning to communicate. On the minus side, he's been having this low on blood/bad hematocrit issue for MONTHS, and the doctors still can't figure out where the internal bleeding is happening.

I am not coping.


P.M. Marc - May 08, 2024 12:23:46 pm PDT #210 of 3466
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

As you know, I am here as needed. But glad he told you!


-t - May 08, 2024 2:28:54 pm PDT #211 of 3466
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I hope they figure out the blood thing, Atropa. That's alarming!


-t - May 08, 2024 2:31:27 pm PDT #212 of 3466
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Re: health food - reminder that cheese protects against death from any cause.

That said, I just this morning had a steak mcmuffin and an orange juice because I have it in my head that red meat + vitamin C = iron absorption even though I know that my personal iron issues are not fixable via diet or supplements. I do believe pretty strongly in placebos, though. In general.


Atropa - May 08, 2024 2:32:36 pm PDT #213 of 3466
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Dear Product Managers, today is not the day to play Fuck Around and Find Out with me. Reeeaaaallly not.