Go brenda with the civic duty! Interesting times indeed
Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.
Dawn ,'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.
-t - Sep 08, 2025 4:20:10 pm PDT #9209 of 10271
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Laura - Sep 08, 2025 4:20:41 pm PDT #9210 of 10271
Our wings are not tired.
I haven't been called in many years. When I moved from Palm Beach County to Broward I thought it might kick in again, but nope.
erikaj - Sep 08, 2025 4:42:31 pm PDT #9211 of 10271
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I'm ambivalent about having to take a health exemption, but I just can't imagine me and an attendant getting sequestered or whatever.(NO prosecutor would pick me ever, either, though.) Starting a new writer's group tonight.
Steph L. - Sep 08, 2025 7:15:31 pm PDT #9212 of 10271
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Radiation Day 1 was very anticlimactic. The whole radiation process apparently takes less than 10 minutes, and obviously Tim won't feel any effects (good or bad) on day 1, so it was basically (1) show up, (2) get zapped, (3) go to work. I only wish the entire 7 weeks would be this uneventful.
Day 1 down, 34 days to go (not counting weekends; the last day of treatment is October 24).
Wednesday is chemo infusion #1. The day is going to go like this — 10:30 am, radiation; 10:45 am, appointment with radiation oncologist; 11 am, chemo infusion starts; 11:15 am, appointment with chemo oncologist; 11:30 am, appointment with nutritionist; 12 noon, Steph leaves the hospital to grab lunch and get to therapy; 1 pm, Steph has therapy; 2 pm, Steph goes back to the hospital, stopping at CVS on the way; 3 pm, chemo infusion is over and we go home.
I am exceedingly happy that the hospital is literally 3 miles from our house. Driving back and forth will get old, but at least it won't be a long drive.
brenda m - Sep 08, 2025 7:51:25 pm PDT #9213 of 10271
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
That is a long and eventful day, but I’m glad it at least is close. Hulk Smash that shit!
dcp - Sep 08, 2025 7:54:04 pm PDT #9214 of 10271
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
First chemo might be slower. I expect they'll be watching him very carefully for any signs of an allergic reaction.
Laura - Sep 09, 2025 5:06:11 am PDT #9215 of 10271
Our wings are not tired.
Close proximity is a definite plus.
msbelle - Sep 09, 2025 7:10:30 am PDT #9216 of 10271
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
People have been in my boss’ office next to mine (thin walls) talking about non work related things or venting about work things that have anything to do with us for going on 2 hours.
It drives me crazy. They waste so much time. And this is why I will be online everyday as much as I want.
-t - Sep 09, 2025 8:19:00 am PDT #9217 of 10271
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I expect Tim's new super powers to manifest on Halloween
-t - Sep 09, 2025 8:24:32 am PDT #9218 of 10271
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm on vacation starting day after tomorrow, a little family reunion sort of thing for my dad's 84th birthday (we tried to do this for his 80th but traveling and gathering seemed unwise at the time so it got delayed until, I guess, now). I decided to head to my parents' house after work today because the office is halfway there, and wfh there tomorrow so we can all leave together tomorrow evening and be in vacation mode asap. So I was packing last night and this morning. Had my personal laptop and preferred water bottle next to the bags I was packing but did not actually pack them. Sigh.