I do enjoy cooking (sometimes) but absolutely fuck this whole “wellness” thing.

This is a new low for teleology in biology.

Like cicadas?

I’ll have to listen to those.

I have fine hair and have been pixied basically since I was 14 (with a weird break for long hair when I was 20ish). Don’t let it stop you! If you’re concerned about limpness, there are a ton of products that really help give structure/volume.

Cost and lack of options for people with less common dietary restrictions are my biggest issues with all of these services.

The level of aggression here is just wild.

I don’t know about a lot of people, but my phone is my alarm clock and my e-reader, so I generally need to take it to bed with me.

That’s really really great, I’m so glad you were able to have your daughter and get the blockage removed. Best wishes for keeping the rest of the intestines and a very long-term remission.

Me: Able to afford my $6000 of monthly medication for my chronic disease because it comes out to about $20 with ACA insurance. A plus: I get to keep my large intestine for a while longer.

At the moment, not too bad, but my medication’s getting changed up in the next few weeks, so we’ll see how that goes.......

Oh no :( I’m sorry to hear that, I really hope the flare dies down soon

I don’t have anything useful to say, but I’m very sympathetic, especially with regard to the shitting blood and the exhaustion (recently diagnosed with Crohn’s)

I’m on enforced vacation due to health issues and so just got back from visiting Washington State, and will be leaving for New York in about a week!

Yeah, the dry socket isn’t necessarily caused by lack of antibiotics (although it’s pretty standard, from what I understand, to prescribe them anyway), it’s when you lose the “scab” and sensitive bone is exposed to the elements.

As a person who didn’t have an orgasm until after I had graduated high school, I would say a wide range of factors can contribute.

As someone who’s had multiple colonoscopies, preparing for one while packing for plane travel? Going through security?? No, thank you very much.

Ah, I was going to ask if you’d had some health issues - my chronic disease has dropped my weight to 110, no matter what I do. After I got out of the hospital I was under 100 and the doctors were very keen for me to gain weight again.

Sheesh, I find myself really resenting the dude, and I will probably never interact with him in any way.

must be a California thing? In WA we call it the I-5.