Posts by dirktwolf

Dear Coworkers,

There is this fancy invention called a "dishwasher."  You might have heard of it.

PLEASE USE IT.  Do not place your dishes in the sink so that you can then pour water on them and wait for me to have to touch them at the end of the day.  I promise you the dishwasher is empty, you have plenty of room to place your dishes on the rack.  And do not place your dishes on top of the dishwasher.  Is it so hard to open a door and move them a foot?  I didn't think so.

I'm the admin/office manager/customer support/shipping and receiving/Accounts Payable and Receivable.  NOT DISHWASHER/MAID.  You're grown men, you can handle this.

Thank you,

Dirktwolf

Ooo, Violet would be fun.  Possibly simple too.

I did the Queen of Blades from Starcraft once.  That was rather fun- lots of syrofoam for the wings and then green goo makeup and such.

Barbarella's another fun one since it's classic sci-fi.  And 60s.

What's the definition of fancy dress for this party?  Are they just trying to have people avoid the cheap "sexy" costumes or is it more along the lines of black tie?  (What I think of when I think of fancy dress costume is masquerade: 1700s clothing, edging towards fantastical and masks.  This is why I ask.)

I haven't had gall bladder surgery but I have had a laparoscopy under general anastetic.

The worst part for me personally was waking up afterward, mostly because I didn't want to wake up. :)  I was all groggy and all I wanted to do was sleep.  I didn't come out of it too well, groggy and dizzy, but all that happened was that I had to stay in the outpatient facilities longer and sleep it off a little more (I was in there three hours more than they wanted me to be).

I was terrified before hand though, so I understand your anxiety.  Mostly you're just goggy and sleepy.  I hope that helps!

Oh and try not to "fight" it going under.  I tried to do that, it didn't work and just induced a panic attack before I lost consciousness. :)

Over here in Colorado, we really like to give things spanish names.  I have no idea why.  It's hilarious to watch people ask for directions though. XD

Like Tejon is with that spanish J (tay-hon).  Not "tee-john."

Flamenco dancing is not "flamingo dancing."

And weirdest of all Nevada is not "nuh-vee-duh."  I mean, really?  It's a state.  Not that hard.

What Jules said. :)

To the OP- honest conversation is probably your best bet.  Let him know how you feel.  And as a shy person I know how hard that is, but communication is key no matter what comes out of it.

While the cost of college is completely insane and it'd be nice if there was a way it could be dropped someday in the future, eventually- all this screams to me is a bunch of students not wanting to pay their loans anymore.  And while I understand the resentment of paying out the nose for a degree that you won't get a job without, don't kid yourself that you're "stimulating the economy" by getting rid of it.

Innie.  I used to have no problems with it until I got a laparoscopy.  Now, 10 months later and I'm just able to touch it without pain.

I kind of hate it now.  The scar freaks me out and has changed the look and shape of my belly button.  I've now got this one spot that's impossible to clean and will try to keep getting infected.

Stupid surgery.

I always thought outies were cute. :)

Original Post by lesaw:

I am halfway through my second pack of yaz.  I have been bleeding for 2 weeks!  I've gained weight and I'm an emotional wreck!  My poor boyfriend!  We can't do anything romantic and I cry at the drop of a hat!  I have no idea what to do.  Should I finish the pack and switch to a new birth control.  Should I stop the pack halfway through?  Anyone else out there had similar experiences?

The usual guidelines are to wait three months to see if your body "adjusts" to the hormones.  That said you absolutely do not have to stay on it if you can't stand it.  My advice is to switch to a different pill.

The excessive spotting sounds to me like Yaz is too low dose to tell your body to stop.  (I had a three month period on the Nuva Ring.  So not fun.)

Yeap, I've noticed it hanging at the "sponsored links" loading.  It's been supremely frusturating, and I'm on a T1 connection.

I was on the Ring for 12 months for endo treatment.  There were so many things I liked about it: the conveniance, the low dose, the fact that it didn't seem to screw with my weight or my sex drive.  But it gave me a horrible depression that just kept creeping on, I cried all the time, and my acne was insanely bad.  I also was supposed to stack them back to back to skip periods, but my body loved to ignore them and bleed anyway.  That's a major reason I gave up on them- I had a three month long period at the end of it and I was so depressed I couldn't function.

It never did anything to my boobs either.  The 3 pounds sound like they might be water retention, which HBC is known for.

It usually takes 3 months to have the temporary symptoms of HBC go away.  I'd say if you want to, stick it out and see what happens and if you want to switch another low dose non oral option is the Mirena IUD.  If you want an IUD that is (some people, including me in the past, don't like the idea and that's fine too).

Unfortunately it sounds like the stress he's under isn't helping anything.  You say you feel rejected; how is he telling you he's not into it?  Is he nice about it or kind of pushing you away, because that factors into it a lot.

Talk with him.  Tell him you feel unloved- and that doesn't mean that he has to have sex with you right that instant- but that you miss intimacy.  Take sex off the table so he doesn't have to stress about it as well, but tell him you'd like to be touched, held, kissed.  Just simple intimacy.  That might help you both get through this stressful time and hopefully ease him back into the mood.

And you're not alone with a high libido, nor is it "unusual" at all. :)  it does always suck when you're not synched up with your partner though, and I understand the feeling of rejection in that situation.

I have no idea when it became acceptable that admin = janitor, but it sucks.  I'm the only woman in our tiny 10 person company and the admin.  It sucks.  Guys are such slobs.

We have a dishwasher sitting right there.  You don't think it would be a foreign concept to place their dishes in the dishwasher, but no... And I'm not touching the microwave.

Original Post by santonacci:

(facepalm)  Candide?  Blech?

*does not compute*

Hey, at least you're not reading Hemmingway.

English lit has made me hate Hemmingway with the firey passion of 1000 suns.  God I hate reading his stuff.

Candide on the other hand is awesome. :D  My dad read it to me when I was a kid and I loved it.

Original Post by jewelsmcblah:

Too late.  I've heard "Hung Fu" so far.

God.  What is wrong with people?

He killed himself without meaning to kill himself.  It doesn't get a lot more tragic.

Original Post by madamq:

It is all tongue and cheek dirktwolf!

Truthfull I had not thought about a real revolution.  But now that it has been mentioned there is some serious appeal there! 

If y'all go to work tomorrow and find all the furniture has been lowered...well, let's just say the munchkins have had an uprising.  lol

Oh I know!  Sorry if my comment didn't come off tongue in cheek as well. :)  The brain does not work before coffee.  I'm all for a revolution against the illusive average height people. :D

And man, to be able to find pants long enough would be awesome.  But then again my roommate, who's 5'3 or 5'4 always complains about finding pants short enough.  There just aren't pants in this world for anyone.