Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.

Buffy ,'Sleeper'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

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.


dcp - Jun 26, 2014 3:38:36 pm PDT #848 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

this tour package

Tempting, very tempting.


Consuela - Jun 26, 2014 4:37:41 pm PDT #849 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Flea, I'm there with you. I'm convinced this is genetic. I may push back and ask for a more detailed workup on my next blood test, because the regular test doesn't break out the different kinds of LDL.


Steph L. - Jun 26, 2014 5:31:40 pm PDT #850 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Shit, I still need to get my follow-up cholesterol test. It's been 6 months, so I should see if oatmeal, roasted veggies, green smoothies, and that goddamn elliptical machine have made any difference. (I seriously only need my total cholesterol to drop 9 points any my doctor will be happy. It's not like my cholesterol is 500 or anything. [True story: one of my aunts once had a triglyceride level into FOUR digits. For real. 1,000-something. Go Langs.])


Pix - Jun 26, 2014 11:21:03 pm PDT #851 of 30000
The status is NOT quo.

Just catching up. Aims, my sympathy to you, MM, and Em. What a difficult situation. Hugs.

ita, I wish you relief and better doctors.


Laura - Jun 27, 2014 4:08:20 am PDT #852 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Also, I'm living proof that you can TOO be a skinny, reasonably active person with bad blood numbers!

You already are eating right. I got mine down to borderline with oats but never further. If you don't have any other related health issues, then my totally non-doctor opinion is that this may be your body normal. The doctor has to make the suggestions; he would be irresponsible if he didn't. But I wouldn't go crazy with denying yourself.

He says he's got a redtailed hawk perched on his windowsill waiting out the rain.

Nice visitor!


Sparky1 - Jun 27, 2014 5:11:26 am PDT #853 of 30000
Librarian Warlord

It is my anniversary today, which means it is also JZ's birthday, I think! Happy birthday JZ!

My DH is in Maputo, so I am celebrating by taking two 5-year olds to a swim lesson and ordering pizza at the pool.


JZ - Jun 27, 2014 5:32:34 am PDT #854 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Happy anniversary, Sparky!

I am geography-ignorant and had to Google Maputo, and... wow. That's quite far away and quite a place. Is he at the UN meeting that's going on there right now, or on other business?

I'm celebrating by going to work, which I have to get dressed for any minute. Possibly the red dress. Then this afternoon Matilda's circus camp student show, then a splitting-the-difference dinner for all of us with my dad (his birthday was yesterday and Hec's is tomorrow).


Laura - Jun 27, 2014 5:39:56 am PDT #855 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Happy anniversary to the Sparky couple!

Happy birthday to the lovely JZ!


Amy - Jun 27, 2014 5:47:07 am PDT #856 of 30000
Because books.

Happy anniversary, Sparky! I will also have to look up Maputo, though.

Happy birthday, JZ!


Sue - Jun 27, 2014 5:48:36 am PDT #857 of 30000
hip deep in pie

Happy anniversary Sparky and DH!

Happy birthday JZ!