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[Long Con]

I like it because ours is a couple weeks after yours, so for those few weeks the time difference between me and my family and friends is only 4 hours instead of the usual 5.

You ever think of moving back over here?

[fingersplints]

All the time @Long Con. We probably will stay in London a few more years then move over to the states. Keys dreams of the west coast, but I’d like to go home to NY for a bit. I want my kids to know their cousins!

[G-Man]

I have reached the conclusion that my dreams grow ever stranger the longer I try to sleep in.

[JaggedJimmyJay]

testing testing (don't mind this post)

[MissSparkles]

testing testing (don't mind this post)

this is jjj testing testing

[Long Con]

I have reached the conclusion that my dreams grow ever stranger the longer I try to sleep in.

No no, it's just that the best dreams happen when you wake up from a good sleep, but then go back to sleep. This is the way.

[nutella]

Some of you may know by now but I'm moving to Chicago at the end of this month! My partner and I along with two close friends from college bought a big old house and it's gonna be super cool. I'm keeping my current job continuing to work remotely which is nice, and will be in the central timezone which is new and different for me lol. We're going to miss Portland a lot though. Somewhat busy with the moving process for the next few weeks, but excited for the change!

[G-Man]

Some of you may know by now but I'm moving to Chicago at the end of this month! My partner and I along with two close friends from college bought a big old house and it's gonna be super cool. I'm keeping my current job continuing to work remotely which is nice, and will be in the central timezone which is new and different for me lol. We're going to miss Portland a lot though. Somewhat busy with the moving process for the next few weeks, but excited for the change!

Are you moving to Cubs territory or White Sox turf?

[nutella]

do i look like i know or care what that means

[Long Con]

do i look like i know or care what that means

[G-Man]

do i look like i know or care what that means

You sound like you’ll be a tough-as-nails White Sox fan. Cubs fans exhibit more Mid-Western charm.

[Long Con]

[G-Man]

It seems that I am becoming more and more of a stranger around here, and that is partly (mostly?) my own fault. I’m still very busy at work (don’t ever ask school district business office staff what they do all summer or you may get slapped), but I am also dealing with some medical fun as well.

Over a month ago, my bad knee (ACL replacement in 2008) crunched in a way that it sometimes does but this incident didn’t let up like in the past. I thought it might get better in time but after two weeks it was clear it wasn’t just going to go away. Luckily I had my annual physical coming up.

The week before my appointment, my knee swelled up like a grapefruit and the swelling seemed to cause more pain than the previous few weeks. My doctor put me on a hardcore ibuprofen regimen for a week to bring down the swelling and said he would send a referral in for an orthopedic appointment.

The swelling went down, but the doctor didn’t send in my referral for a full week. Then it took almost another full week for the ortho to call. At the appointment last Friday, the doc spent all of three minutes in the room and told me we needed to do some imaging to figure out what’s up. He also wiggled my leg around and said it didn’t seem to be my ACL at the very least.

The earliest they could schedule me for imaging is August 1st- the day I get back from my family vacation. Then the doc will be on vacation the rest of that week, so my follow-up appointment for him to read the MRI will be a full two months after the initial crunch that started it all.

In the meantime, I can’t fully straighten my knee joint and I get sudden flashes of stabbing pain stronger than anything I have felt in a long time. Happy summer to me, right?

Anyway, it might take me longer than I hoped to get back into action around here than I thought it might. Just wanted to let you know why.

[fingersplints]

I’ll never forget you G Us old timers got to stick together.

Sorry for all the medical problems. Sounds quite painful and frustrating

[Epignosis]

It seems that I am becoming more and more of a stranger around here, and that is partly (mostly?) my own fault. I’m still very busy at work (don’t ever ask school district business office staff what they do all summer or you may get slapped), but I am also dealing with some medical fun as well.

Over a month ago, my bad knee (ACL replacement in 2008) crunched in a way that it sometimes does but this incident didn’t let up like in the past. I thought it might get better in time but after two weeks it was clear it wasn’t just going to go away. Luckily I had my annual physical coming up.

The week before my appointment, my knee swelled up like a grapefruit and the swelling seemed to cause more pain than the previous few weeks. My doctor put me on a hardcore ibuprofen regimen for a week to bring down the swelling and said he would send a referral in for an orthopedic appointment.

The swelling went down, but the doctor didn’t send in my referral for a full week. Then it took almost another full week for the ortho to call. At the appointment last Friday, the doc spent all of three minutes in the room and told me we needed to do some imaging to figure out what’s up. He also wiggled my leg around and said it didn’t seem to be my ACL at the very least.

The earliest they could schedule me for imaging is August 1st- the day I get back from my family vacation. Then the doc will be on vacation the rest of that week, so my follow-up appointment for him to read the MRI will be a full two months after the initial crunch that started it all.

In the meantime, I can’t fully straighten my knee joint and I get sudden flashes of stabbing pain stronger than anything I have felt in a long time. Happy summer to me, right?

Anyway, it might take me longer than I hoped to get back into action around here than I thought it might. Just wanted to let you know why.

"Old age has little to recommend it, but at least I can do as I please."

Pretty inaccurate quote, it seems.

Get well G. Let me know if you kneed anything.

[G-Man]

So, parenting-

We’re on vacation with my wife’s parents and my sister-in-law (plus her husband and two-and-a-half-year-old son). My knee has been surprisingly cooperative for the first three days. My oldest daughter, however, has caused me to earn new parenting merit badges.

Yes, tonight I earned the “Figure Out How to Rinse Vomit Out Of Sheets, Pajamas, and Pillow in an Outdoor Shower Because the House You Are In Lacks a Proper Wash Basin, All Without Waking the Rest of the House” badge. I also earned the “3:00 a.m. Emergency Store Run For Sick Kid Supplies in a State Where Almost Every Store Closes By Midnight” badge and the “Salvage Your Daughter’s Favorite Stuffed Animal After It’s Been Soaked in Vomit” badge.

I’m all merit badged out, but there’s still laundry running. I think I will take in the sunrise an hour from now.

[G-Man]

I experienced a scintillating scotoma last night. It freaked me out for a good while.

[Scotty]

I experienced a scintillating scotoma last night. It freaked me out for a good while.

I had to look this up and I didn’t know that was what those were called! I get those right before my biannual ocular migraines and they’re a right annoyance. Starts as a pinwheel in the center of one eye, and then gets bigger to envelop my other eye. Takes me out of commission for a couple hours.

Sorry you had one!! Keep drinking your water

[G-Man]

I experienced a scintillating scotoma last night. It freaked me out for a good while.

I had to look this up and I didn’t know that was what those were called! I get those right before my biannual ocular migraines and they’re a right annoyance. Starts as a pinwheel in the center of one eye, and then gets bigger to envelop my other eye. Takes me out of commission for a couple hours.

Sorry you had one!! Keep drinking your water

I saw the correlation with migraines when I was Googling to figure out what it was. The weird thing is that I don’t get migraines. At first I was freaking out inside my head, worrying that something was wrong with my rods or cones. I have any number of eye floaters, but a shimmering technicolor one was not something I ever imagined. I have an eye doctor appointment coming up, and I plan on mentioning it to them.

[bea]

Ressurect means 2 bring back 2 lyfe

DHC FOREEEEEEEEEEEVER!!!!

*CLICKS THE DAMN LIGHTS ON IN THE RANDOM THREAD!!!*

[Scotty]

Ressurect means 2 bring back 2 lyfe

DHC FOREEEEEEEEEEEVER!!!!

*CLICKS THE DAMN LIGHTS ON IN THE RANDOM THREAD!!!*

*shields eyes from the light show*

I’m trying this thing where I wear blue-blocker glasses 2 hours before bed. Supposedly helps with light exposure and makes it easier to fall asleep. Except for the fact that I look like Cyclops from X-men, I’d highly recommend

[juliets]

Ressurect means 2 bring back 2 lyfe

DHC FOREEEEEEEEEEEVER!!!!

*CLICKS THE DAMN LIGHTS ON IN THE RANDOM THREAD!!!*

*shields eyes from the light show*

I’m trying this thing where I wear blue-blocker glasses 2 hours before bed. Supposedly helps with light exposure and makes it easier to fall asleep. Except for the fact that I look like Cyclops from X-men, I’d highly recommend

lol! @bea I was thinking last night how I would explain to anyone here how and why we had a mafia site named hedville!

Scotty, I'm so sorry you weren't with us at Lostpedia/hedville. Soooo many shenanigans, you would have had so much fodder for your humorous quips.

So the blue light glasses, let me know how they work. I have flux on my computer that nutella shamed me into loading years ago, but lately I end up disabling it to make my screen brighter. I got new glasses last week and they were looking at my last order and confirmed that I wanted the blue light blocker again - I was shaking my head yes and suddenly realized I don't wear glasses when I'm on the computer so no!! no I don't want to pay extra for that lol!

[Scotty]

Ressurect means 2 bring back 2 lyfe

DHC FOREEEEEEEEEEEVER!!!!

*CLICKS THE DAMN LIGHTS ON IN THE RANDOM THREAD!!!*

*shields eyes from the light show*

I’m trying this thing where I wear blue-blocker glasses 2 hours before bed. Supposedly helps with light exposure and makes it easier to fall asleep. Except for the fact that I look like Cyclops from X-men, I’d highly recommend

lol! @bea I was thinking last night how I would explain to anyone here how and why we had a mafia site named hedville!

Scotty, I'm so sorry you weren't with us at Lostpedia/hedville. Soooo many shenanigans, you would have had so much fodder for your humorous quips.

So the blue light glasses, let me know how they work. I have flux on my computer that nutella shamed me into loading years ago, but lately I end up disabling it to make my screen brighter. I got new glasses last week and they were looking at my last order and confirmed that I wanted the blue light blocker again - I was shaking my head yes and suddenly realized I don't wear glasses when I'm on the computer so no!! no I don't want to pay extra for that lol!

Oh yeah, blue blockers should be their own glasses. I would only use them for the home imo winding down before bed

[fingersplints]

Ressurect means 2 bring back 2 lyfe

DHC FOREEEEEEEEEEEVER!!!!

*CLICKS THE DAMN LIGHTS ON IN THE RANDOM THREAD!!!*

I was so trying to remember how we worded the rez thing lol

What ever happened to Diarmy?

[G-Man]

Good gracious- I've spent a few hours clearing out my Syndicate PM inbox, which was about 98% full. Around 650 of my inbox messages were from Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3.

My 'sent messages' folder is about 99% full. I wonder how many of those messages will be from CC123 as well?

[S~V~S]

@fingersplints

[fingersplints]

@fingersplints

I love it still! After all these years!