It was a drag to get in, makes blood draws easier, and I had enough surgery recently, so I'm hanging on to that sucker as long as they'll let me! Just got it flushed this afternoon, as it happens- a saline/heparin lock to keep it from clotting (ew). Once a month and worth it. And, thanks!

Ugh, PICC! That option was described to me and I noped out pretty quick. Late in my chemo, a nurse asked me to tell a PICC-having patient what it was like to have a port, and I'm pretty sure I sold her on the idea. My own veins are the worst possible for IVs- a special nurse had to be called in every single time an…

26 months of chemo? Holy crap, dude. I did six intense months and that was plenty. My hat's off (my baldie head) to you!

Suspect it wasn't written correctly, because the port does have a long tube threaded into a vein that dumps into the heart, but it isn't itself directly installed in the heart. And this is extra on my mind today, because I just got my port flushed today: when it's not in regular use, every four weeks it needs to be…

Cue the rounds of "if those two crazy kids can't make it, what hope is there for the rest of us!" Because, lol.

And dentists.

I just lived through six rounds of chemo, and yes, it was fucking awful. But you know what? It sure beats the alternative, which was dying. "Possibly having issues for the rest of your life" is a far better option that "certainly not living."

It's true! Heads of surgical departments are *also* in that age range, as long as they're pretty enough!

heart_of_pyrite, I love everything about this comment- everything- including the freudian type of "desecration" instead of "discretion."

You are correct, though I credited Miss Honeychurch with the catch too soon- you were first!

I was mistaken, and the beautifully-named Miss Honeychurch has supplied the correct source for the line: it was delivered by Goldie Hawn in First Wives Club. And yeah... male actors have it far, far, far better than female actors, ever and always. Very irksome when they pretend that isn't the case. Equality will…

YES. You nailed it. Sure wish an actress had come up with it as a bon mot of her own rather than delivering a line from a writer, but it's sharp and sadly perfect either way. Thank you!

Years ago, there was an actress- wish I could remember who, Jessica Lange maybe?- who said that roles for women come in three age categories: ingenue, District Attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy. Which means that if you're a woman in Hollywood aged between 25 and 45, or 50ish to 70, you are SOL.

Yep. A large international carrier. I mean, she definitely informed the Captain, and he was cool with whatever she felt was the safest option. Maybe it varies from airline to airline? Or I guess the one high-profile story she told me about, maybe the Captain just said "you choose" when it *should* have been his call?…

I also can't help but look at men carrying flowers in public. Doesn't matter if it's the sad subway roses in a little paper cone, or a big lush arrangement in an origami of clear wrap and fancy ribbons: I just think about where he's going with those, how thoughtful a gesture, how lucky the recipient. Funny thing- I…

It's rightly said that "abs are made in the kitchen." Also right: weight loss is 80% what you eat, 20% in the gym. Tough numbers but pretty much accurate.

I used to work in film wardrobe, and on one low-budget production there were murder scenes and not enough clothing doubles, so guess who was handwashing undies and men's ties in the sink and ironing them dry between takes? Show biz is so glamorous, y'all.

Well, bitch away, internet stranger! That's part of what we do here. To get him started on period sex, because, agreed- that's some bullshit right there- maybe some shower sex? And, you can tell him that a random lady on the internet really likes giving bjs (even more than getting head, unless really in the mood) and…

This sounds really awful. Heard it said that sex is like money: if you have enough you don't really think about it, but if not then it's all you think about. You guys sound really incompatible sexually, sex is important to you, and he's not very GGG. Do you think things will get better, or are you prepared to settle…

On Songza, I like Pysbient, Ambient Bass, and Bedroom Chillout. Also Neon Seduction Lounge, and Downtempo Instrumentals. And then there are some fond memories of a rainy Sunday morning with Hawaiian Folk playing in the background. Good luck, and good jammin'!