Nothing worse than a monster who thinks he's right with God.

Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'


Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


§ ita § - Feb 04, 2010 7:58:48 am PST #6152 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

they have those massive warnings about cardiac side effects, and I have several giant red flags in the cardiovascular disease category

Ugh. Double ugh.

I don't know--I know for me, if triptans won't do it and butorphanol's not playing, I only have IV drugs left.


Hil R. - Feb 04, 2010 8:03:54 am PST #6153 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Worst sexual assault prevention tips ever, AKA victim-blaming 101. (And also: ladies, stay on the ground floor.) [link]

Always take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone.)

* Do not get on an elevator if your instincts tell you that something is wrong (Remember, bad men don’t always look bad).

Women are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP IT, it may get you raped, or killed.

If he’s driving, find the right time, and stick your fingers in his eyes. He must watch the road, so choose an unsuspecting time, and gouge him. It maybe your ONLY defense. While he is in shock, GET OUT. (This sounds gross, but the alternative is your fault if you do not act.)


Steph L. - Feb 04, 2010 8:05:17 am PST #6154 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Benadryl! I called work and the co-worker who answered also gets migraines. She suggested benadryl because the weather changing (which it is this week; that's my #1 trigger) makes her sinuses go haywire, and then that turns into a migraine. I took the behind-the-counter sudafed, but not an antihistamine.

Plus, it'll make me sleep, so I took 2 benadryl just now and am going to watch some Justice League until I fall asleep.


Hil R. - Feb 04, 2010 8:07:32 am PST #6155 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Something else that someone pointed out about that sexual assault prevention tips thing -- you're supposed to rely on the attacker being so stressed that he can't shoot straight if he's got a gun and you try to run away, but you, the person being attacked, are presumed to be calm enough to gouge his eyes out, and if you can't, then whatever happens to you is your fault.


Connie Neil - Feb 04, 2010 8:09:01 am PST #6156 of 30001
brillig

Actually, knowing the shooting statistics may give people the courage to run away rather than let themselves be intimidated into doing what ever somebody waving a gun says.

"I have a gun."
"Big whoop, I have the means to run away."


Steph L. - Feb 04, 2010 8:09:06 am PST #6157 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Unrelated to migraines, Cincinnati has Groupons now, which is nifty. Today's is for a restaurant literally across the street from my office. I definitely want in on that action.


Jesse - Feb 04, 2010 8:09:14 am PST #6158 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That shit is bananas. Really, Ted Bundy is your most likely attacker on a college campus? Really???


Dana - Feb 04, 2010 8:10:38 am PST #6159 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

the alternative is your fault if you do not act.

Wow, that's really shitty.


Hil R. - Feb 04, 2010 8:11:58 am PST #6160 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Also, what about those of us who physically cannot run? Supposed to stay inside all the time, or it'll be my fault if I get raped on the way to class, since obviously someone as weak as me shouldn't take the horrible scary chance of venturing outside?

They seriously say that, if your car breaks down in the middle of the afternoon on a business day, then it MIGHT be OK to leave the car and walk somewhere for help, but just maybe.


Sue - Feb 04, 2010 8:13:07 am PST #6161 of 30001
hip deep in pie

I feel for you Steph.

Iam back from the dentist. At home. A lot of the cramping and bloating I was having this morning seemed to disappear int he dentist's chair. I don't know if the whole unpleasant incident was over me worrying about the dentist, or if my body just needed all my focus on my tooth.

My mouth is very frozen,and I am trying to eat some yogurt. It's like I'm a baby, it's ending up all over, and some may make it in my mouth.