A doctor once told me that the surgeon's code is: It can't hurt you if it's in the trash.
Out. For. A. Walk. ... Bitch.
Spike ,'Selfless'
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.
bennett - Jan 15, 2026 9:45:25 am PST #11118 of 11623
erikaj - Jan 15, 2026 9:53:03 am PST #11119 of 11623
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
My mom used to hate it when therapists or doctors called her "Mom"
-t - Jan 15, 2026 9:57:25 am PST #11120 of 11623
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, I can't imagine I would like that
JenP - Jan 15, 2026 10:09:45 am PST #11121 of 11623
My mom used to hate it when therapists or doctors called her "Mom"
Um, yeah she did!
erikaj - Jan 15, 2026 12:54:49 pm PST #11122 of 11623
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
"I'm your mom, not theirs." She might still go off about it actually. It used to come up a lot. I thought of it the first time I saw In The Heat Of The Night and "They call me Mr. Tibbs," came on.
erikaj - Jan 15, 2026 1:05:10 pm PST #11123 of 11623
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Cereal: We were just out getting COVID shots. Kind of a drag, especially since my stomach was kind of like Happy Fun Ball last night, having one of its freakouts. (Anything that happens in my body that's slightly out of regulation, it's just always the worst LOLCat ever, like "I can haz vomit?" Argh.) But it makes me feel better to know that Bobby Junior can *suck it*--For every non-Nuzzi value of that slightly vulgar statement.
Atropa - Jan 15, 2026 1:49:14 pm PST #11124 of 11623
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I still am suffering bronchitis. I did some digging in MyChart, because I’ve suffered this bronchitis thing at least once a year for the past few years, and mine and Mr. Loomy’s suspicions were correct: the clinic doctor I saw over the weekend, who was abrupt and didn’t listen to either of us, prescribed me less than half of the dosage of prednisone that I’ve had previously. No wonder I’m not getting better. So back to the clinic I go.
And yesterday was the last two of five MRIs. Now I wait for my doctor to give me information so I can call the back specialist.
If I’m going to be a sickly invalid, I want laudanum. And a trip to the seaside where someone will push me around in a fancy wheelchair. Then more laudanum.
erikaj - Jan 15, 2026 2:19:40 pm PST #11125 of 11623
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
My friend Jill actually has one of those old-school wicker wheelchairs. It would suit you--not that I'm recruiting.
Cass - Jan 15, 2026 7:18:08 pm PST #11126 of 11623
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
If I’m going to be a sickly invalid, I want laudanum. And a trip to the seaside where someone will push me around in a fancy wheelchair. Then more laudanum.
Cosigned
chrismg - Jan 16, 2026 6:55:33 am PST #11127 of 11623
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Sorry, I need to get something off my chest:
Thirteen billion light-years away, there is an electron. Like all electrons, its mass is minuscule and its gravity undetectable by human senses. But across all that distance, it's pulling on you right now.
The interconnectedness of all things is not just a punchline.