I’m thinking of one, but it might take a while to hatchet.

I am honored to be axed to consider the offer.

I fear the pun thread for this story is going to have a bit of an edge to it

I’d take a whack at it.

I’ve been on the pill forever, so nothing’s changed for me--in fact I’m starting to feel kinda creepily suspended, like something different should be happening, right? I’m 49 years old!--but just the same train pulling out every month.

The note from my iphone today was “Your period may start any day in the next two weeks.”  Super helpful.  I’ve never been super regular, I skipped about two month back and retained about 10 pounds of water.  The only plus is my periods are lighter.  Most of it changes because of my workouts, the strongest workout is…

49 here. Skipped my first month December, after my period had moved to a 40 day cycle. I hear you. My pms has been horrible for the last 3 years. My boobs are always swollen and painful and my gut got bigger. YET my endo says my numbers look fine. It’s a long, icky journey. Hugs! (margartias worked well for me)

I feel for you on the periods changing for the worse. I can’t say I’ve ever had super terrible periods (certainly not like endometriosis patients), but they’re always unpleasant, even disruptive, and they did seem to get more painful and worse for my mood every year. For about 8 years I’ve had a hormonal IUD, and I’m…

“Irregular, painful, hormone migraines, moody”

I attended a panel on Frankenstein a couple of years ago (the 200th anniversary of the publication). There were publishers, writers and academics, and it was really, really interesting taking a deep dive into the story. One person mentioned that Victor could be seen as Mary Shelley’s alter ego; he was able to create…

I’ve been deep into junk lately. I’m finishing the latest season of Star Trek: Discovery tonight. It ain’t great (it’s still making me smile, because it’s Star Trek, and it has its moments). I joined half of the country, it seems, in watching Bridgerton over Christmas. My highlight was the most recent season of Letterk…

Shelter Catstravaganza!

I survived my trip to Michigan for my friend’s surgery. She’s doing great and everyone else survived as well. It was close since most people apparently find it impossible to get a well fitting mask and keep it on their fucking face; even when doing something risky like traveling. If I didn’t want to make sure I could…

I’m giving Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus a try. Even though I’m used to Elizabethan language via Shakespeare, Marlowe was much more ‘educated’ so his language is a bit denser, but I’m trudging through. Also reading a posthumously released collection of Terry Pratchett called A Blink of the Screen. Funny, even if…

Ooooh, good choices. I have read Jane Eyre once a decade or so since I was nine (granted, when I was nine, I pretty much stopped after Jane’s angry childhood and horrible school experience). There’s always something new to be found in that book. I’m even kind of past Jane’s snobbery now.

I love Jane Eyre!

I’m reading The Evening and the Morning, a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth, it’s ok, one of the main characters seems like a male version of a Mary Sue, is there a name for them? Mark Sam?

Oh JFC. Can the members of the group be arrested? Can the group have its 501(c)(4) status revoked?

How is everyone?

So I think we managed to avoid getting Covid. Big human tested negative and tiny human and I have had no symptoms. Thank goodness !Not gonna lie tho, it was a stressful few days of wondering “ Is today the day we get sick. “ ... Being cooped up even more than usual, we finished our learning set on the Rainforest. Tiny…