Okay, valet parking yes. One problem solved.
You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
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.
Steph L. - May 03, 2026 6:53:37 am PDT #12502 of 13138
That which does not kill you should RUN
-t - May 03, 2026 6:54:54 am PDT #12503 of 13138
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh no, Tep! Good thinking on the valet parking or Uber thing. Will be thinking of you both.
DavidS - May 03, 2026 7:01:24 am PDT #12504 of 13138
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That's awful, Tep, I'm sorry.
You are officially beleaguered.
Laura - May 03, 2026 7:32:52 am PDT #12505 of 13138
Our wings are not tired.
Yikes, sending love and ~ma to you and Tim. Let us know what they have to say at the hospital. Yay Valet! And yes, the hip stuff is awful. Walking on tile and concrete is no fun.
Steph L. - May 03, 2026 8:34:14 am PDT #12506 of 13138
That which does not kill you should RUN
Fixing the collapsed lung is complicated because of the surgery he had to prevent the lung from collapsing again (irony). Waiting for a doctor to explain what the next step is. Could be caused by pneumonia, although he doesn’t really have any symptoms (and apparently you can have walking pneumonia with minor or no symptoms, so it’s a possibility).
I am so fucking tired.
Jessica - May 03, 2026 9:10:36 am PDT #12507 of 13138
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh Tep, what an awful stressful situation.
Ethan had a health scare this weekend that turned out to be mostly a false alarm (most importantly, it was Not A Heart Attack), but still needed an overnight hospital stay which meant I wound up driving to Boston late Friday night to help Dylan move out of his dorm. I drove home around 2pm yesterday which made it almost exactly 24-hours round trip and I never want to see another car again as long as I live.
Dana - May 03, 2026 9:12:29 am PDT #12508 of 13138
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
No more health problems, people. Cut it out.
JenP - May 03, 2026 9:54:15 am PDT #12509 of 13138
Oh, geez, yeah, what Dana said.
Sending ALL of the healing ~ma Tim's way and the dealing without collapsing ~ma your way, Tep.
Glad you're done with that crappy 24 hours, Jess. And that Ethan's thing was not A Thing. Jesus.
Steph L. - May 03, 2026 10:58:29 am PDT #12510 of 13138
That which does not kill you should RUN
Glad Ethan’s thing was not a thing!
The surgery Tim had in 2022 was meant to keep his lung from collapsing again, and the way it worked was that the top part of his lung was basically attached to the inside of his chest wall (in a normal situation, our lungs are otherwise not attached to the chest wall).
So he’ll need that surgery again, to attach MORE of the lung to the chest wall. Think of it as stapling construction paper to a bulletin board.
He does not have pneumonia, which is yay. This lung just likes to collapse, apparently. And stapling it to the bulletin board of his chest wall is the best way to fix it.
Compared to cancer, this is no big deal. Still a pain in the ass, though.
Anyway, the surgery will be tomorrow or Tuesday; we don’t know yet.
My hip is cordially invited to fuck all the way off.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 03, 2026 11:15:16 am PDT #12511 of 13138
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.
Here's hoping all goes smoothly and Tim's lung learns its lesson, Steph.