Random Rants LXIX: Life is a Dismal Chore
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Snerk
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I've grown even slimier. So much slime.
I intend to, in the fullness of time.
I think SMAC is old enough to run on DOSBox.
It's nice to see you, too.
Broken_Erika
Play with me.
Bacon Grease is not a skin care product!
Welcome back.
warpus
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On my hiking trip last weekend I must have come into contact with poison ivy. At first I didn't realize it. On Sunday's part of the hike I started feeling some itching on my hands, but I figured they were mosquito bites. They kinda looked like it at first.
On Tuesday morning my boss was like "Hey that's poison Ivy"
By Wednesday afternoon my right arm, right above the elbow, was blowing up in red and oozing out some slimy see-through stuff. Orange crust was starting to form in places too. The affected area was maybe 10 cm in diameter. My left arm was affected too but it was smaller splatches as opposed to a big wound. I put bandaids on the smaller things and used my first aid kit to put on some proper non-stick wound stuff on the big wound. Went to bed with a mental note to definitely go see a doctor in the morning.
By Thursday morning I was at the doctor's and they were like "damn" and "that's infected" and put me on 2 types of antibiotics. I think. At least one of them is.
So now it's Monday and the antibiotics are working. Slowly though. All the oozing has stopped and the big wound on the right arm is a lot better. But it still looks like a pretty big deal. Nothing bad is going to happen, but it is probably going to leave a mark.
If this rate of improvement continues then I will be fine, but I will be done the one set of pills tomorrow, so I will probably go see the doctor again. The other set of pills lasts me for 10 more days but I think the other pills do a lot of the heavy lifting.
I sleep with everything bandaged up and in long sleeves (and over the weekend gloves) so that I don't scratch myself when I'm asleep.
Initially my doctor gave me the choice of a creme or the pills. And she said that the pills work a lot faster but there are a lot of side-effects: insomnia, irritability, occasional stomach issues, and a couple other things. "All those things already happen to me all the time anyway" I said to the doctor and went with the pills. With all that I can deal, what I can't deal with is getting a creme all over everything. Plus I want it gone ASAP
I don't even seem all that irritated either, which I find disappointing. I was hoping to turn into a jerk. And no stomach problems either, at all, which is great. As for insomnia, I have been chilling myself out with extra strength ibuprofen before bed and that works great.
Stupid poison ivy
On Tuesday morning my boss was like "Hey that's poison Ivy"
By Wednesday afternoon my right arm, right above the elbow, was blowing up in red and oozing out some slimy see-through stuff. Orange crust was starting to form in places too. The affected area was maybe 10 cm in diameter. My left arm was affected too but it was smaller splatches as opposed to a big wound. I put bandaids on the smaller things and used my first aid kit to put on some proper non-stick wound stuff on the big wound. Went to bed with a mental note to definitely go see a doctor in the morning.
By Thursday morning I was at the doctor's and they were like "damn" and "that's infected" and put me on 2 types of antibiotics. I think. At least one of them is.
So now it's Monday and the antibiotics are working. Slowly though. All the oozing has stopped and the big wound on the right arm is a lot better. But it still looks like a pretty big deal. Nothing bad is going to happen, but it is probably going to leave a mark.
If this rate of improvement continues then I will be fine, but I will be done the one set of pills tomorrow, so I will probably go see the doctor again. The other set of pills lasts me for 10 more days but I think the other pills do a lot of the heavy lifting.
I sleep with everything bandaged up and in long sleeves (and over the weekend gloves) so that I don't scratch myself when I'm asleep.
Initially my doctor gave me the choice of a creme or the pills. And she said that the pills work a lot faster but there are a lot of side-effects: insomnia, irritability, occasional stomach issues, and a couple other things. "All those things already happen to me all the time anyway" I said to the doctor and went with the pills. With all that I can deal, what I can't deal with is getting a creme all over everything. Plus I want it gone ASAP
I don't even seem all that irritated either, which I find disappointing. I was hoping to turn into a jerk. And no stomach problems either, at all, which is great. As for insomnia, I have been chilling myself out with extra strength ibuprofen before bed and that works great.
Stupid poison ivy
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Zkribbler
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It could be worse. When I was in college, one of the guys on my dorm floor took a leak into a bush that turned out to be poison oak. Yep, he also swelled up and began oozing. He dared not leave his room, and his roommate had to bring him all his meals. 
It must have been terrible for him, but I thought it was funny as hell. 
It must have been terrible for him, but I thought it was funny as hell.
warpus
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How does the chemical end up on the penis via the urine though? Maybe I'm missing something. You know what, don't even answer that
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My roommate's "I'm having a friend over tomorrow" turned into "my girlfriend from Japan is coming here and is staying in our tiny apartment for at least 2 weeks".
I'd say it's a 'lost in translation' situation since he's a foreign student, but that seems like quite the deviation from the original statement...
I'd say it's a 'lost in translation' situation since he's a foreign student, but that seems like quite the deviation from the original statement...
Snerk
Smeghead
You need to counter with "my Hungarian flamboyant gay lover is coming too". It's a commitment but totally worth it to prove your point.
shadowplay
your ad here
"If you're going to be my room mate, I need to know... you're not a homophobe are you?"
"No."
"That's good, because I'm a male prostitute and sometimes I bring clients back to our apartment."
"when you phrase it that way I might be a homophobe."
"No."
"That's good, because I'm a male prostitute and sometimes I bring clients back to our apartment."
"when you phrase it that way I might be a homophobe."
Akka
Moody old mage.
I'm not really sure that objecting with having a roommate being a prostitute bringing clients back home has really anything to do with homophobia 0_o
shadowplay
your ad here
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Akka
Moody old mage.
It's the Internet. There is people on these very forums who would probably hold these views in all seriousness.
warpus
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Embrace the fact that you will be paying less in rent and utilities, since she will now have to contribute to half of all the bills.
warpus
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Since she's staying there for 2 weeks they should probably sit down and hammer out a deal that makes everyone happy. In theory she should pay 1/6th of everything, since she's there for half a month. Of course "at least 2 weeks" usually means "7 months" so..
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