I don’t know who else around here (directly, immediately) impacted
brenda, Ken works for the VHA and is in office today; I'm sure he'll unload to Jim tonight if necessary and I'll get the highlight reel.
As ever, msbelle is wise.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'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.
amyparker - Jan 22, 2025 11:08:40 am PST #4775 of 4794
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
dcp - Jan 22, 2025 11:16:05 am PST #4776 of 4794
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
(Cross-posted with FB and bsky)
I had my six-month follow-up MRI today.
Good news: the pituitary adenoma has shrunk. Benign neglect for the win!
Bad news: they couldn't find a good vein for IV access in my elbow, so they had to try a new site. The IV stick combined with the bandage afterword has created some interesting (and I hope temporary) body art.
Karl - Jan 22, 2025 11:17:29 am PST #4777 of 4794
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Distressing news out of Nashville (should be web-searchable but consider this a Content Warning) -- has anyone heard from Kate that she and her kids are ok?
Steph L. - Jan 22, 2025 11:30:58 am PST #4778 of 4794
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Good news: the pituitary adenoma has shrunk. Benign neglect for the win!
Excellent!
Not only was it 14 degrees when I left for therapy, the car wouldn't start (though I had suspected that might happen because it's been so cold for several days and the car is old). Lyft to the rescue!
At therapy I got to tell my therapist a story I thought she already knew, which made her react with "What the FUCK is wrong with your family?!?" I genuinely love getting that reaction from someone who went through extensive training to be able to tell that something is very wrong in a family. Seriously. Validation is everything.
Now I am eating a very tasty turkey and swiss sandwich.
NoiseDesign - Jan 22, 2025 12:08:07 pm PST #4779 of 4794
Our wings are not tired
A new fire has broken out here in the LA area. This one is up by Castaic lake. My business warehouse is now in an evacuation warning zone. We just told the folks working there to get the heck out.
brenda m - Jan 22, 2025 12:14:58 pm PST #4780 of 4794
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh geez ND. I’m so sorry. Fingers back in crossed position.
Yay for benignity!
the pin prick shotgun holes in the picture window
Is there a good story to go with that?
I expect it involves beer and dumbassery in roughly equal quantities, but sadly it was before my time.
DavidS - Jan 22, 2025 12:18:39 pm PST #4781 of 4794
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
We’re at the gate ready to board!
brenda m - Jan 22, 2025 12:19:26 pm PST #4782 of 4794
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
We all had what is apparently a really intense (online) active shooter training dropped on us without warning today.
Like, maybe a little heads up so we can prepare our teams? I gave everyone a bit of a warning that it might be a lot and shared some crisis hotline numbers for this or any other purposes. But not before one of my team members alerted me that she was left shaky and had to take a break after watching it.
brenda m - Jan 22, 2025 12:19:52 pm PST #4783 of 4794
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yay for getting clear of this place for a while!
JenP - Jan 22, 2025 12:27:51 pm PST #4784 of 4794
Woo-hoo, almost boarding time!