Agreed. And even if you don't know how you feel, you should own that. Decide whether ambivalence is a state in which you wish to bring a new human being in the world.

No, but neither do I think we should wholeheartedly assume she's healthier because she lost weight. That's what people say anytime anyone loses weight, no matter if they weren't very fat to begin with and no matter how nutso the diet they used was.

Marry me. You're a work of art.

I know this is gonna seem OT or derailing, but I actually mean it to be an interesting possible-fact. I'm not sure how true it is; I think about a 20% chance. I read that in some Japanese schools, kids whose hair is naturally lighter than average are required to dye their hair darker.

Hah. Person after my own heart. I got away with so much shit thanks to reading the handbook.

No, and I don't know why I didn't just go somewhere else. Now, a few years later, I know better, and I wish I'd gone around her.

Oh, god, no.

I know, he's not even a good troll.

Sorry, what's an N count?

I never liked the old logo, and I'm only half a pro (the other half is a pro developer), but that new logo is ... more awful.

OTOH I have an anxiety disorder and am a caffeine addict, but my blood pressure is always "great!" (even though I'm fat). I wonder if it's low when I'm not at the doctor?

I get tested every year or three, depending on my sexual activity. I insist every time on all the tests, everything. Herpes, HIV, everything.

I was told I couldn't get the HPV shot at the upper end of the approved age range because, "you're almost out of the age range it's approved for, and by your age you've probably been exposed already, and when you leave the approved age range by that age most people are in a long-term monogamous relationship".

I used to swear by nurse practitioners, having had only good experiences. But the ARNP at my current doctor's office is so terrible. It's ridiculous to feel so strongly about it, but I hate her.

So timely, considering yesterday's weight loss GIF.

Interesting, right? Turns out it can be really good for you, but it sounds rather chancy if you're not medically supervised. It's called a Ketogenic diet.

Right, which means it's mostly about the diet (and presumably if her exercise level is healthy now, it was healthy before).

Yes, exactly.

Yeah, I feel like I'm body snarking now, but that's exactly what I thought, too.

For epilepsy, prescribed and supervised by doctors.