Sir? I'd like you to take the helm, please. I need this man to tear all my clothes off.

Zoe ,'Serenity'


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 - Oct 29, 2025 5:51:51 pm PDT #9936 of 10286

Yes! I just listened to it this afternoon! Such a great ride WttH is -- wow, thats a familiar inutialism, ha! (Also, I think Eldin is my current favorite.)


dcp - Oct 29, 2025 6:10:48 pm PDT #9937 of 10286
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Midnight Burger people (that's just Jen and -t, I think

I've listened to the first one, have the page bookmarked, but haven't found time to continue, yet.


meara - Oct 29, 2025 6:53:53 pm PDT #9938 of 10286

Yeah I am way more of a morning person than I used to be but I am still never going to be someone who wants to start work at 6am ever.


Steph L. - Oct 29, 2025 7:16:12 pm PDT #9939 of 10286
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Yes! I just listened to it this afternoon! Such a great ride WttH is -- wow, thats a familiar inutialism, ha! (Also, I think Eldin is my current favorite.)

Trinket is my favorite, followed very closely by Doug. And June!


JenP - Oct 30, 2025 5:12:43 am PDT #9940 of 10286

I've listened to the first one

Yay!

Trinket is my favorite, followed very closely by Doug. And June!

Excellent choices!


Steph L. - Oct 30, 2025 10:29:39 am PDT #9941 of 10286
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Right on schedule like the oncologists predicted, Tim's side effects (mouth sores and throat pain) are worse, even though radiation ended last week. He does have some meds that help make the pain not as bad, but it still sucks. And he needs to not lose any more weight, which is difficult when he doesn't want to eat (and he is a little stubborn about not drinking enough of the Boost Very High Calorie because he says it tastes weird [I respect that, but sometimes you need to deal with a weird taste so you don't end up with a PEG tube] [and also he says other times that his taste buds are totally offline now, so how could Boost taste weird?]).

On top of that, he seems to have a cold/respiratory bug, which is mostly a hacking cough, which he also has meds for. So he's been off work most of this week, because recovering is his top priority. It's just weird to see his side effects get worse after treatment is over. Hopefully the Why Is It Worse After Treatment Is Over? period won't last too long.


Dana - Oct 30, 2025 10:48:27 am PDT #9942 of 10286
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

That's frustrating. It's hard to make yourself drink weird stuff, but when you gotta, you gotta.


Laura - Oct 30, 2025 10:50:54 am PDT #9943 of 10286
Our wings are not tired.

I'm sorry that the post treatment phase is so awful. ~ma for this to be a rapid phase.


-t - Oct 30, 2025 10:53:25 am PDT #9944 of 10286
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Aw, poor Tim. Drink the weird tasting Boost! I hope this phase is over soon and does not get worse.


Trudy Booth - Oct 30, 2025 11:38:20 am PDT #9945 of 10286
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

Maybe you could zhuzh up the Boost with some other ingredients and one of these: [link] Or include it in a milkshake?