RSI from overclicking has spread from my hand to my elbow, shoulder, and upper back. A brace has helped this week. So did the time in NYC away from computers.
I have a cyst in my left wrist which is too big and too locked in the joint to remove. It swells up every time it gets hotter, and right no my wrist is killing me - but since they can't remove it, the only option is to suck it empty with a syringe, which, apparently, hurts like a m***f**** for days afterwards, so...Yeah. I know the feeling. Sucky wrists suck.
Been overdoing it with "The Stranger," eh?
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The Owner's in town today. He keeps asking me for something we've never done and has never existed. I've shown him all the places in the system where it WOULD be if it existed, and he still has to go ask his conniving pet accountant for where it is, not believing me that it doesn't exist.
I hope she convinces him it doesn't exist, rather than using it as another opportunity to ingratiate herself by undermining those of us actually doing the work.
I hope she convinces him it doesn't exist, rather than using it as another opportunity to ingratiate herself by undermining those of us actually doing the work.
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That movie came out in 2001, man.
Edit AGH it always causes me pain when I say things like that. I'm still of the mind that no year starting with 2 can be old... but then I just change it so that it says "this is 1985, that movie came out in 1971" and all of a sudden I need geritol.
...how would *I* know that? I don't even know what movie it is!
(Aside from Jon's hair not being grey yet, that is)
--Patrick
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I still think of the 90's as being 10 years ago...
This just means your BIOS is not Y2K-compliant.
Just try to remember that "Back to the Future" was ... 30 years ago. That'll help keep you grounded.
--Patrick
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NO NO NO
They did wait a little too long to make a song about the 80's and Ronnie.
But I still love this song...
But I still love this song...
My throat is sore and starting to swell...again!
I can barely speak at work today and most everyone is being cool. One dude comes in and talks for almost an hour and I'm croaking back. Email dude...
And my recent ENT is an ass. I get sore throats constantly and he won't do anything other than prescribe reflux meds. If it were chronic, sure but reflux doesn't cause disgusting swollen on one side throat infections multiple times a year. I would love to see my old ENT who helped with my nose but he was over a year to get into back then and I'm sure even longer now.
Bleh.
I can barely speak at work today and most everyone is being cool. One dude comes in and talks for almost an hour and I'm croaking back. Email dude...
And my recent ENT is an ass. I get sore throats constantly and he won't do anything other than prescribe reflux meds. If it were chronic, sure but reflux doesn't cause disgusting swollen on one side throat infections multiple times a year. I would love to see my old ENT who helped with my nose but he was over a year to get into back then and I'm sure even longer now.
Bleh.
... why do you have hissing cockroaches?
And more importantly, why is that particular building not being nuked from orbit?
Aw, I think cockroaches are neat.
You'd like living here. If I remember correctly there are 19 types of cockroaches in Hawaii.
LOL Poor Doc. I think I bitched at him about the cockroaches about every time we were on chat together. Now I just smack 'em and move on.
I really hate cockroaches. I wish ill to their kind. I strike down upon them with great vengeance and furious anger. They all must be smotten to smits.
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We got a bag of hand-me-downs when I was a kid, and it had german (i.e. domesticated) cockroaches in it, and they spread. We could not get rid of them for years despite heroic efforts. Also, in the south, the big tree cockroaches (palmetto bugs or waterbugs, or whatever local name your area has for them) come in in the summer looking for water, no matter how tidy your house is. They're less nefarious, but still, it only takes one running across your face while you're asleep...
Good grief Fade. If I slept with a gun, I would shoot myself in the face.
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My old roommate in Atlanta kept lizards as pets, and decided having a bug farm would be cheaper in the long run than having to get bugs at the pet store.
If you were wondering, roach farms fucking stink. Thankfully we had a patio and keeping the lid on most of the time kept the smell at bay.
If you were wondering, roach farms fucking stink. Thankfully we had a patio and keeping the lid on most of the time kept the smell at bay.
They live in our garage. We call them B-52s.
I had one fall from the ceiling, land on my thigh while I was sleeping... then the little fucker bit me! I was freaked out for days.
...and they fly too! Nothing like turning on a light in a room and having one startle and fly down at you.
Odd housekeeping tip of the day:
Single serve Minute Rice cups actually work pretty well at trapping palmetto bugs. Just set an empty one on the floor near where you think they may be crawling out of the woodwork. Often they climb in, but don't climb back out (or fly out). Wait a day, pour some rubbing alcohol into the cup, wait a few minutes for the bugs to expire, and then throw the whole thing away.
Single serve Minute Rice cups actually work pretty well at trapping palmetto bugs. Just set an empty one on the floor near where you think they may be crawling out of the woodwork. Often they climb in, but don't climb back out (or fly out). Wait a day, pour some rubbing alcohol into the cup, wait a few minutes for the bugs to expire, and then throw the whole thing away.
You only say that because they are really rare here.