You'll fight, and you'll shag, and you'll hate each other till it makes you quiver, but you'll never be friends.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


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.


askye - Jun 19, 2025 5:13:23 am PDT #7815 of 7828
Thrive to spite them

Happy Birthday Plei!! And belated Birthdays to Cash!

I had a great birthday. Got some awesome cooling shorts and shorts from Mom. I had to check something in the freezer yesterday at work and had to scurry out quickly because my clothes just absorbed all the cold.

Hec-- when I want to Vitamin D supplements it helped my mood and energy levels so much ! I went from just lying around, struggling to go to work, not feeling emotionally depressed but had all the other depression stuff. It didn't take too long after taking the supplement that I started feeling better. My Dr had me on once a week but I would forget to take it so he switched it to once a day and I just take it with my other meds. It's prescription and that works for me because my copay is so much cheaper than buying anything over the counter. I hope it helps Matilda..

It's been raining a lot here and the interstate between Western NC and Tennessee that washed out because of Helene is washing away. It looks like NCDOT may have rushed the reopening. But I know that there have been some small mud slides on 276 going up to Mom's. It's a loss of trees and also just the ground not being as stable.

I have my endoscopy on Tuesday. I'm glad it is happening finally.

And then I've been having cold feet, pins and needles in my feet and hands some and my feet hurting all the time plus not mystery bruises but bruising badly when I run into things so now I have to get tests for my circulation. I'm getting an ultrasound the week after next.

I feel like since Jan my body is just falling apart but I'm stronger than I've ever been. I'm back down in the 220 lb range but unlike last time I got down to this weight I have more muscles. But only what I use at work. I need to start working the muscle groups that I don't use every day to balance things out.


JenP - Jun 19, 2025 6:24:10 am PDT #7816 of 7828

Productive testing ~ma, askye. I am also on super duper Vit D dosing because now, on my own, I am severely underD-d. A lot of people are, in fact (well, maybe not severely, but it's a thing.)

Just got my ICD checked, and it's at 36% battery life, so another year before they check again. I was hoping to get the full ten years as optimistically offered, but what can you do. It's been five years.

Going to be a hot one here today. Short doggo walks and chilling inside.


JenP - Jun 19, 2025 6:25:08 am PDT #7817 of 7828

Happy Birthday, Plei! Enjoy the day, and sending all good wishes for the year ahead.


Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 19, 2025 6:58:53 am PDT #7818 of 7828
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Happy Birthday Plei!


DebetEsse - Jun 19, 2025 9:52:56 am PDT #7819 of 7828
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Happy Plei Day!


lisah - Jun 19, 2025 10:21:46 am PDT #7820 of 7828
Punishingly Intricate

Happy birthday, Plei!


erikaj - Jun 19, 2025 10:50:56 am PDT #7821 of 7828
Always Anti-fascist!

Happy Plei Day!


Susan W. - Jun 19, 2025 11:11:36 am PDT #7822 of 7828
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Happy birthday, Plei!


-t - Jun 19, 2025 11:31:59 am PDT #7823 of 7828
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Happy Plei Day!


Steph L. - Jun 19, 2025 1:15:52 pm PDT #7824 of 7828
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Happy Birthday, Plei!!!

Tim’s weird lump is most likely benign, based on the ENT’s exam and the color of the fluid he took a sample of. Results should be back in a week. I am tentatively mostly relieved.

Surgery went fine — my hand is numb and I am full of ibuprofen and, most importantly, eating a Reuben.