River: The human body can be drained of blood in 8.6 seconds given adequate vacuuming systems. Mal: See, morbid and creepifying, I got no problem with, long as she does it quiet-like.

'Safe'


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. - Aug 14, 2025 10:07:13 am PDT #8786 of 8797
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

3 bags may have been excessive, though.

Never!


JenP - Aug 14, 2025 10:15:13 am PDT #8787 of 8797

I had a feeling that "too many blueberries" was not really a thing...

Turns out you are right! It looked like I was eating a bowl of squid-inked oatmeal, though. Funny and tasty.

Debet, that cake sounds like a glorious bday treat. Two years, though? What? I think your island time runs faster or something.


JenP - Aug 14, 2025 10:16:02 am PDT #8788 of 8797

And...

Where is vacation, meara? Vicariously traveling minds want to know.


askye - Aug 14, 2025 10:49:38 am PDT #8789 of 8797
Thrive to spite them

I'm glad Matilda is moved in and excited about college. And yay for Mac signing up for college courses.

I keep reading and meaning to comment and then end up being overthinking or something.

I saw the dietician on Tuesday. He didn't have any magic cure for me or a special meal plan that would solve all my problems. I didn't think he would but it would have been nice. It was a full hour appointment (or maybe 50 mins ) which is longer than I expected. I did a whole history of my medical stuff and various issues

The gist of it is. Instead of doing an elimination diet he said if I eat something and have any kind of problems write down what I ate and what the problems are and then avoid those for awhile and try a bite of whatever I think it is and see what happens if I'm fine wait a few days and then try 2 bites and so on. If there are multiple ingredients it may take a bit to figure out what could be the issue but I won't be so restricted in trying to cut out everything that could possibly be an issue

Also artificial sweeteners can cause problems for people with GERD and I should avoid them. That will be a little harder because a lot of the protein bars and protein yogurts and things have suraclose in them.


DebetEsse - Aug 14, 2025 12:35:09 pm PDT #8790 of 8797
Woe to the fucking wicked.

The small human who woke me up yesterday at 530 yelling for the ukulele I think I may make a practice cake this weekend to take to work.

Yay, college!

Askye, that sounds moderately onerous but not as bad as it could have been. I hope the cause become clear quickly.


-t - Aug 14, 2025 12:43:22 pm PDT #8791 of 8797
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

OMG small human with musical instrument! Previously unsuspected lethal cuteness vector


meara - Aug 14, 2025 12:59:41 pm PDT #8792 of 8797

Adorbs, Debet!!

Vacation is first a weekend trip to a dance convention, then after Labor Day a trip to Seoul and Chiang Mai.


-t - Aug 14, 2025 1:35:35 pm PDT #8793 of 8797
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Ooh, nice!


Trudy Booth - Aug 14, 2025 2:09:28 pm PDT #8794 of 8797
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

("boodiddies" which manages to sound both dirty and racist)
Maybe you could get him into Bo Diddley and then its an homage. He looks ready to jam...


lisah - Aug 14, 2025 3:06:06 pm PDT #8795 of 8797
Punishingly Intricate

Askye, is there any reason you can’t have talk sugar? (Also, I don’t understand what “protein yogurt” is? Yogurt is a great source of protein!)