My work's illegal, but at least it's honest.

Mal ,'Shindig'


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.


JenP - Aug 22, 2024 2:32:28 pm PDT #2248 of 3459

Yah, I always hold on to railings now. Knock wood. Which is not to Brendon-blame or -shame! Just saying it's where I am in life now.


-t - Aug 22, 2024 6:20:47 pm PDT #2249 of 3459
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I hope 20 or so years in the future when we say That Fuckin’ Guy young people will have no idea who we are talking about (unless they are big history nerds, I suppose)


Calli - Aug 22, 2024 7:19:26 pm PDT #2250 of 3459
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I hope Brendon didn’t take too much damage from his tumble.


Gudanov - Aug 23, 2024 7:08:04 am PDT #2251 of 3459
Coding and Sleeping

Lots of leg~ma for Brendon.

Our older dog, Freya is starting to have trouble with the stairs, at least when doing down, so sometimes I have to carry her down and that's a bit nerve-wracking because I can't see the stairs well and I need to use both arms to carry her (our other dog I can just tuck under one arm, but she's young and doesn't need any help with stairs). It also doesn't help that they wind around the bend.


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 23, 2024 8:14:36 am PDT #2252 of 3459
"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

Yikes! Sorry about Brendon's tumble.

My switch from third floor walkup to single level detached home seems to have come at just the right time, and alleviated most of my tendonitis pain. I never fell on the stairs, but several of my neighbors did and I took them very carefully as a result.


DavidS - Aug 23, 2024 10:50:03 am PDT #2253 of 3459
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Matilda said goodbye to her friend Veronica this morning, the third of her close friends who have left for college this week. It's making her very sad, on top of the approaching anniversary of Jacqueline's death.

However, Emmett is coming over shortly and we'll all go to breakfast at a new creperie.


askye - Aug 23, 2024 3:28:32 pm PDT #2254 of 3459
Thrive to spite them

I hope Brendon heals quickly.

I'm sorry Matilda's friends are all going away but crepes sound good.

I'm at an urgent care. I hurt my shoulder at work 2 days ago. Kept thinking it would get better. But it hasn't. I reported it ..or rather mentioned it to my team lead who said it had to be reported as an incident. I didn't think it would be that bad. But the next day I work is Sunday and if it was worse on Sunday that would have made the logistics of urgent care etc worse.

Everything has to be by the book now because part of the reason why the former store manager was fired was not reporting incidents and for discouraging someone from reporting an accident. I wouldn't have felt comfortable reporting this with her.

I read RFK JR has dropped his attempt to run for President and endorsed Trump. From what I've gathered this could help Harris and hurt Trump. I hope that is true.


askye - Aug 23, 2024 5:19:16 pm PDT #2255 of 3459
Thrive to spite them

I have work restrictions: no lifting or carrying anything over 15 lbs, no over head lifting , no over head reaching and no repetitive movements with my left arm until the 29th when I have to go back to get re evaluated.

I have no idea what I'm going to do because that covers all the movements I do for my job. I told the dr this and she was like "they can have you scan things for inventory" which makes no sense but I'm not pushing it, maybe they will cross train me for front end (which I don't really want). However this experience is already 100% better than the workers comp experience when I got my concussion


Laura - Aug 23, 2024 6:18:44 pm PDT #2256 of 3459
Our wings are not tired.

I'm sorry, askye. I hope they figure out a better fit for you at work.

I have to carry her down and that's a bit nerve-wracking because I can't see the stairs well and I need to use both arms to carry her (our other dog I can just tuck under one arm, but she's young and doesn't need any help with stairs).

When Brandy couldn't manage the stairs well we used the handle on a harness to support her. It is easier for the dog and parent than carrying.

We are back home. He is more cooperative for the icing and such, but still really miserable at the concept that it takes more than a day. Understatement ... not a great patient.


Hil R. - Aug 23, 2024 8:33:50 pm PDT #2257 of 3459
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I hope Brendan is feeling better soon.