Buffistas

Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.

Ben ,'The Killer In Me'

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.

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Steph L. - Feb 05, 2025 9:55:52 am PST #5199 of 5204

I look more rad than Lutheranism

I got up at 5 am today to take my dad for an outpatient heart procedure (it involves sedation, so he couldn't drive himself). AND THEN, the procedure ended up being cancelled because Dad had missed a dose of his blood thinner. His heart rhythm is in Afib, which is both an irregular heartbeat and a rapid heart beat. So he was going to have cardioversion to get his heart back into normal rhythm, and they do that by shocking him.

The pre-procedure notes he had said to tell his doctor if he missed even a single dose of the blood thinner in the last 4 weeks, because missing a dose could cause a blood clot, and if there was a clot while he’s getting zapped, he could have a stroke. The pre-procedure notes didn’t say “call your doctor’s office the day before the procedure to let them know you missed a dose”; it literally just said “tell your doctor if you missed a dose,” so he thought that meant he could tell the doctor when he got to the hospital. So he did. And then they cancelled the procedure. They’ll reschedule it for 4-5 weeks from now.

I am desperately hoping they schedule it for later in the day. Or even later in the morning. 5 a.m. is fucking brutal.

-t - Feb 05, 2025 10:22:18 am PST #5200 of 5204

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oof, that's rough, Tep. Good luck.

I know it's, like, an actual crime and all, but "egg heist by Dave Matthews" is kinda cracking me up

JenP - Feb 05, 2025 10:31:39 am PST #5201 of 5204

Where are they going to unload 100,000 eggs that doesn't scream "Hey! These are the hot ones from PA!" I mean, you can't really pace it out over a year -- they're eggs. Anyway...

Jessica - Feb 05, 2025 10:41:35 am PST #5202 of 5204

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The stolen eggs had a retail value of roughly $40,000 (or $4.80 per dozen).

I want to know where on the East Coast you can get Pete & Gerry's organic eggs for $4.80/dozen!! Did the thief leave a contact number, I'll order some right now!

amyparker - Feb 05, 2025 10:44:10 am PST #5203 of 5204

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.

Guinness Book of World Records cake?

DavidS - Feb 05, 2025 11:36:35 am PST #5204 of 5204

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

My sciatica has been bad since the flight back from Japan, so I went running this morning and did a lot of stretches. If I keep it up I hope it takes the pressure off the pinched nerve.

I gained weight over the last two years and I really need to take it back off again. Trying to use this alone time while Matilda is in Kyoto to re-establish better habits.

In a couple hours I'll drive Cousin Nicole to the train station in Emeryville so she can return to Sacramento. She kept the pigs alive and the house intact while I was gone. But I will be glad to have the house completely to myself.

Now if I can just get my phone fixed...Maybe it's time to just get a new one.

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