Ditto what Cali said, Atropa. New pain like that is scary.
Rory, escape artist is not something you need to add to your resume! Settle down, pup.
Doctor (who is awesome), lunch with friends, braces off -- that's my plan today. Woot!
Slap my hand now!
Anya ,'Empty Places'
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 07, 2025 5:40:17 am PDT #8665 of 9080
Laura - Aug 07, 2025 5:59:38 am PDT #8666 of 9080
Our wings are not tired.
It truly sucks that you only find out that opioids don't work until you are in pain. Hope you have no recurrence and the tummy drugs work well. (I can't do opioids at all)
Woot! No braces! Heed dcp's warnings!
meara, maybe consider a wireless fence to keep Rory where he belongs?
Trudy Booth - Aug 07, 2025 7:14:12 am PDT #8667 of 9080
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
When I was a teenager, I wore retainers (top and bottom) for twelve months. That summer, on the flight back to the U.S. for vacation, I took my retainers out to eat dinner, failed to put them back in afterwards, and fell asleep. When I woke up, my tray-table had been cleared, and the retainers were gone. I had to go back to the galley and search through all the trolleys of meal trays to find them.
Agh!
I put my Invisaligns in my bra. This only works if one has a bra, but it works particularly well.
Steph L. - Aug 07, 2025 8:07:21 am PDT #8668 of 9080
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yikes, Atropa -- I'm glad you're okay, but those are freaky symptoms! I definitely would have gone to the ER, too.
More onerosity finished and/or under way:
Zepbound ordered
Sent message to OB/GYN to ask if I need to be tested/vaccinated for HPV because of Tim's exciting new cancer
Still need to reschedule colonoscopy b/c I accidentally scheduled it the same day as PT (and while I know how important a colonoscopy is, PT appointments are hard to come by—they're seriously overbooked—and my right hip/quad/knee pain is pretty bad)
And, you know, gotta keep working
Gudanov - Aug 07, 2025 8:26:16 am PDT #8669 of 9080
Coding and Sleeping
I'm about to start an hour-long team agreement review meeting. Weep for me.
Laura - Aug 07, 2025 8:45:08 am PDT #8670 of 9080
Our wings are not tired.
Weeping for you, Gud, and kermit waving!!!
-t - Aug 07, 2025 10:26:30 am PDT #8671 of 9080
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oy, Gud. I'm seeing this more than hour after that so I hope it went okay and weeping (and teh need for weeping) was minimal
I am just not that into today. I only have one meeting scheduled and it's not a bad one, but meh
-t - Aug 07, 2025 3:19:48 pm PDT #8672 of 9080
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A coworker just stopped by to say tomorrow is her last day, so that's sad, although hopefully a good move for her. She used to be in our department so it feels like we are shrinking even more, although she has actually been in another department for years already
Sheryl - Aug 07, 2025 4:09:44 pm PDT #8673 of 9080
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Healing ~ma for Tim.
I had a followup fasting blood draw on Monday, and the phlebotomist didn't do a great job. I have a yellowing bruise on the inside of my elbow, with two reddish marks in the center. Doesn't hurt, but is quite annoying.
dcp - Aug 07, 2025 4:30:45 pm PDT #8674 of 9080
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
a yellowing bruise on the inside of my elbow, with two reddish marks in the center
Temporary body art, but not the fun kind.