It looks like a road crew is finally getting around to doing something about the gravel-filled sewer repair hole that's been in front of my house for weeks. So far it's just removing the metal plates partially covering the mess, but I'm crossing my fingers that repaving is on the agenda sometime today (rather than digging things back up).
Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 04, 2026 7:24:50 am PST #11827 of 11835
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
-t - Mar 04, 2026 7:33:08 am PST #11828 of 11835
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good luck, Matt
Just having my usual Wednesday morning “get up and work AGAIN?” blahs. Three days in a row really is too much, we should break up the week more.
Dana - Mar 04, 2026 7:33:19 am PST #11829 of 11835
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Went up a dose on Zepbound, and godddddd the insomnia is real.
ohhhh possibly this is why I didn't get to sleep until 4:30.
Steph L. - Mar 04, 2026 8:03:24 am PST #11830 of 11835
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Went up a dose on Zepbound, and godddddd the insomnia is real.
ohhhh possibly this is why I didn't get to sleep until 4:30.
The insomnia has happened with every dose increase; for the first couple-few days after the shot, I just cannot fucking fall asleep. By night 3 or 4, I can sleep normally again. This pattern lasts for a few weeks, maybe a month, and then the insomnia goes away. It's maddening. I'm so tired right now that I'm bug-eyed and twitchy. Tonight had better be a sleep normally night.
Jessica - Mar 04, 2026 8:09:34 am PST #11831 of 11835
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Shir thanks for the frequent check-ins.
kat - Mar 04, 2026 8:19:53 am PST #11832 of 11835
"The thing about dorks is we stick together. Mostly for gaming purposes but also because it wards off jocks, gutter clowns and other Stephen King-like threats." - Lauren Okie
Steph, have you had any insomnia prior to Zep? I agree with -t that the dosing of a frying pan to the head seems tough.
Steph L. - Mar 04, 2026 8:42:48 am PST #11833 of 11835
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Steph, have you had any insomnia prior to Zep?
Once in a while. But it seems pretty closely linked to increasing the dose, since it's happened with all 3 doses now. If it keeps following the pattern, it'll stop after a couple of weeks. Fingers crossed!
I agree with -t that the dosing of a frying pan to the head seems tough.
It's more of an art than a science.
kat - Mar 04, 2026 9:00:54 am PST #11834 of 11835
"The thing about dorks is we stick together. Mostly for gaming purposes but also because it wards off jocks, gutter clowns and other Stephen King-like threats." - Lauren Okie
Insomnia is just ugh. Mine got bad during menopause and I'm still dealing with it. I'm on nightly trazadone (as is my dog when there is fireworks!!) which knocks me out but doesn't keep me asleep. But the occasional gummy also does the trick. Just not as consistently. Sometimes I wonder if I should switch from trazadone to just gummies?
-t - Mar 04, 2026 9:19:49 am PST #11835 of 11835
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Insomnia is indeed ugh and I hate that we are all expected to just keep doing our jobs or whatever when we are so damn tired. It's not even that frequent for me, but it feels like the effects never really go away
Now imagining Tim rigging up the infamous drill press to precisely bonk Tep in the head...