How Do You Feel Today? v4

Post by **Sorus** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 2:16 am

Yikes. Not a fan of surprises when it comes to food.

Post by **Skyweir** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:15 am

Iolanthe wrote:Hi Nanothnir. First time we've met, I think. Welcome to the Watch.

Don't give up. I know it doesn't anyway equate, but I took my grade 8 piano exam 3 times. First time aged 16, got a low pass. Second time when 7 months pregnant with my daughter - got 2 marks more than the first time. Third time one year later (1978) got my distinction. Keep at it and it will work out. Wish I had been brainy enough to do what you're doing. I hear that medical school is tough.

Exactly

Nano Donaldson tried numerous publishing companies to get his books published .. stay with it .. form a study group .. dont dishearten .. keep at it.

Its probably a shock to the system given its the first time youve not passed. Youll get there.

Post by **Skyweir** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 3:21 am

Whooo hooo good food free .. almost worth the crushed plastic margarita lol

My dear old nan loved cooking for her grandkids.. I was eating this yummy cheesecake she made us and like you felt something hard and crunchy that felt weird .. after swallowing some I spat some out and realised it was ground glass

.. not sure if wed pissed her off or what .. lol

She was getting old and was very embarrassed. LOL

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:46 am

Chin up Nanothnir, you'll get it next time.

Uh...I don't really have any funny or unpleasant food stories. I'm a very fussy eater so I'm careful about what I eat.

Friday at last (already). Hooray.

Think I might be getting a touch of flu. Meh.

--A

Post by **Skyweir** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 11:47 am

Funny Ive been getting a sore throat .. on the left side. Probably too many late nights, early mornings and changes in weather

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:15 pm

For the first time ever I was offered a flu jab this year but declined, and I haven't had flu (touch wood). Apparently I'm now on the "at risk" list. Maybe that sub arachnoid haemorrhage I had a couple of years ago, or just because I'm 65. Anyway, I'm now feeling very well. Just one blister from two long walks today. Had to get off the bus early this morning as a car had gone into a bus in front of us and the road was blocked, then had to walk home 2 miles from the hairdresser as no busses between there and home.

Post by **Sorus** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:53 am

I've avoided the flu so far, though it's been going around at work.

Have gotten the shot every year since I ended up on the "at risk" list, which is about ten years ago now. It's not perfect, but it's better than nothing.

Post by **Skyweir** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:20 am

well Im feeling 100 percent today.

Throat was still sore yesterday but feel nothing today.

Another HOT one today 35C and its 30 now at 8.20pm. Supposed to be cooler tomorrow

Post by **Linna Heartbooger** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:49 am

Nanothnir wrote:Just came here to vent a bit. Took a final and scored just below passing. It was a particularly tough exam (out of two total in the class), and since I didn't do so hot on the first test, I will fail the class. This means I will have to remediate the course over the "summer" (in reality a little over a month before I start rotations). This is at the same time that I have to study for my boards, and failing remediation most likely results in expulsion from medical school. Apparently, this isn't uncommon (for people to fail a class in medical school), although most people pull through and graduate even if they have to remediate.

So, failing remediation would likely result in expulsion - yowzers, that's a big consequence!
Is the timing for when you take your boards in a very fixed, immovable timeline?
That all sounds like STRESS.

nanothnir wrote:This is the first class I failed, and I feel absolutely miserable. Fun times.

Of course! Some of my experiences of failing classes didn't even have so much on the line as you describe, but I was wretched over it.
A friend of mine made fun of me during undergrad because once I took a class because I thought it was an interesting & fun topic even though it wasn't in my major.
And I then failed it.

samrw3, nanoth, and Sky - RE food experiences - Eeeeks!

'nuff said.

Av, I just imagined "what if the posts were in reverse?" (b/c they scroll in reverse when you click "reply")
If that were the case, you'd be saying "don't worry; you'll get it next time" in response to Nanothnir saying he was trying to avoid the flu.
(I'm easily-amused.)

Over here, I am having a pretty good day. Lots of talking to people. pretty hyper.
Re-connected with a friend who is probably moving soon and I was worrying, "I won't get to see her!"

Post by **aliantha** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:45 pm

Hi all.

So after bitching about my brother and my mother's estate here, a long time ago, I should probably report back. At long last, we settled everything in January. I had to take him to court to get him to buy me out of the house (dunno whether I had shared that I'd filed suit against him or not, but I did, and it took more than a year to settle

).

I guess the good news is that it's over. And I'm in the process of turning the whole mess into a memoir, so I may *really* have the last laugh...

Other than that, not much new. I still have the same crappy job but I'm closer to retiring -- less than two years now before I'm eligible.

And I get to install a zipper in a sweater today. Exciting times...

Post by **Linna Heartbooger** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:50 pm

awwww maaaan... that sounds like a whole lotta not-fun, ali.

the lawsuit against yer brother sounds like the most delightful time I can imagine.
And by that I mean:

glad to see ya around, though!

Post by **Sorus** » Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:30 pm

Ali!

Glad it's all finally settled. What an ordeal. No drama like family drama.

Post by **Avatar** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 5:07 am

Good grief, Monday again? Really over this.

Looks like I managed to shake off the flu. Just sorta drifting about...not really in the mood for anything...

--A

Post by **aliantha** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:59 pm

I hear ya, Av. The time change Saturday night kicked my butt.

Good to see you, too, Linna!

I may just suck it up and start bringing my iPad to work so I can post here during the work day again. I had IT unblock the Watch several years ago, but they blocked it again sometime last year and I'm pretty sure the current management won't unblock it again.

They have *really* cracked down on accessing personal stuff of any type -- I can't check Gmail, can't upload anything to Dropbox, can't upload/download any photos here or on FB or anywhere else. And if I spend too much time on FB, the page stops loading automatically.

I know, I know, I'm supposed to be working at work. But sometimes there's not much to do, and sometimes you just need a break, y'know?

Sorus wrote:Glad it's all finally settled. What an ordeal. No drama like family drama.

No kidding. Thanks.

Website · Post by **Iolanthe** » Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:50 pm

Hi Ali. Glad to hear all that stuff with your brother is sorted. Retiring in 2 years? Why not take a trip over here? I miss you all. Could have done with Lorin last week when I had a blister - she always had a blister plaster with her when I was around.

I've actually spent quite a bit of time today at the computer transcribing stuff. Got sore eyes again now though. Can't hack it any more - used to be able to spend a whole day or evening in front of the screen.

Post by **Waddley** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 2:20 am

Speaking of food, Av, do you have a good recipe for Skilpadjies? (I mean, I could google it... and I have, but I figure it'd be best to ask a real South African

)

Since you asked, I'm well. I'm headed back to Hawaii (first time returning since I moved off island) for a week and a half on Friday and it's hard to stay focused at work, but I have SO. MUCH. to do, I'm likely going to put in two week's worth of work this week to make up for the time off. I'm not sure this is how vacations are supposed to work...

Also - hello to all of you, old faces and new! You all look absolutely fabulous!

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:08 am

You moved off-island? You see, this is what happens when you don't keep in touch.

Sorry Wadds, no, I don't do organ meat, so I don't eat skilpadjies. So I don't have a recipe.

Good to have you back though Wadds. Hope we see a lot more of you.

--A

Post by **Waddley** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:31 am

Yeah, I moved back something like seven years ago to go back to school. Then I went to school and got a job where I could take vacation to go back and visit the place I once lived. I know. It doesn't make any sense to me, either.

I will, as always, do my best to stick around for a while. I need to read the latest Donaldson books, but I feel like I need to start from the beginning to properly enjoy them. But I'm also in the middle of my third or so Malazan re-read, soooo... One thing at a time.

I DID read Seventh Decimate... I can give an opinion on it later, if there's a thread for it (which I'm sure there is) but it's late and I'm about to turn into a pumpkin, sooooo Nighty night!

Post by **Avatar** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 5:38 am

Well, there goes my "I know somebody who lives in Hawaii..."

There's a whole forum for the new book, so go ahead. I don't have it yet.

And don't forget the Malazan forum, there's a few reread threads in there for chatting in.

I look forward to your continued visiting...and participation...

--A

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:32 am

Welcome back, Waddley!

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