CrosshairCollie Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Pretty sure my body's the tired one. Dialysis day and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Pretty sure my body's the tired one. Dialysis day and all that. Sympathies. Definitely. Not entirely sure what that entails, but it sounds very uncomfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Sympathies. Definitely. Not entirely sure what that entails' date=' but it sounds very uncomfortable.[/quote'] Well, let's see ... first, I get two injections of anaesthetic in my arm. Ironically, the anaesthetic burns like hell before it kicks in. Then, I get two fifteen gauge needles inserted into my arm. These needles are wide enough you can almost see down them. The needles get taped down, then my blood run through a machine that filters out the toxins and drains excess fluid from me, because my kidneys are f**king slackers. This takes about four hours of sitting very, very still. Then, the needles come out ... and the anaesthetic has long since worn off, so sometimes that hurts like a bitch. The More You Know ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Well, let's see ... first, I get two injections of anaesthetic in my arm. Ironically, the anaesthetic burns like hell before it kicks in. Then, I get two fifteen gauge needles inserted into my arm. These needles are wide enough you can almost see down them. The needles get taped down, then my blood run through a machine that filters out the toxins and drains excess fluid from me, because my kidneys are f**king slackers. This takes about four hours of sitting very, very still. Then, the needles come out ... and the anaesthetic has long since worn off, so sometimes that hurts like a bitch. The More You Know ... ...Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Still, it beats the alternative, huh? ^^; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Still' date=' it beats the alternative, huh? ^^;[/quote'] I have had my doubts about that, actually. But that's an issue I've been trying to deal with for about 30 years, and a whole 'nother cranky on the side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I just found out through http://www.rehupa.com/ that E.C. Tubb died last month. He wrote two of my favorite science fiction series: Cap Kennedy (under the name Gregory Kerns) and Dumarest of Terra. Dumarest is similar to Conan in many ways and I consider Tubb the Robert E. Howard of science fiction. He was that damn good. My only consolation is that I still haven't read all of his books so I'll be able to read "new" E.C. Tubb novels for years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I just found out through http://www.rehupa.com/ that E.C. Tubb died last month. He wrote two of my favorite science fiction series: Cap Kennedy (under the name Gregory Kerns) and Dumarest of Terra. Dumarest is similar to Conan in many ways and I consider Tubb the Robert E. Howard of science fiction. He was that damn good. My only consolation is that I still haven't read all of his books so I'll be able to read "new" E.C. Tubb novels for years to come. I stopped reading Dumarest when I realized there were *Dozens* of books and he still hadn't gotten home. But if you like sci-fi and series you can read for a rather long time, I'd recommend it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I stopped reading Dumarest when I realized there were *Dozens* of books and he still hadn't gotten home. But if you like sci-fi and series you can read for a rather long time' date=' I'd recommend it.[/quote'] I'll take your Dumarest books if you don't want 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I'll take your Dumarest books if you don't want 'em. Don't think I have any; I was borrowing from the library. There's books I'd put on e-bay, but the last time I tried, it couldn't properly resolve my postal code. I got a bunch because of people who were moving and didn't want to pack them, so there's some I'm not interested in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I like the Buffalo Chicken Minis at Ruby Tuesday's. However, they do not like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I would really like to be asleep right now, but I have restless leg syndrome and can't stay still. This seems to happen when I take half a Nuvigil in the am and have ice tea with caffeine during the day. I read avoid caffeine to prevent it, but that doesn't help me now. Please let me sleep ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Sorry to hear that. Have you tried Ambien? That stuff works even for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwiggins Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I wish that the old guy on the computer next to me would learn that a computer isn't a manual typewriter and you don't have to pound the keys hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I wish that the old guy on the computer next to me would learn that a computer isn't a manual typewriter and you don't have to pound the keys hard. Hey, that sounds like the loonie who's always in the local Starbucks. Frizzy beard, baseball cap, cracked iBook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I WONDER HOW FAR I COULD THROW MY PRINTER? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I threw a broken printer off a third story building into a dumpster. That was satisfying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Hey' date=' that sounds like the loonie who's always in the local Starbucks. Frizzy beard, baseball cap, cracked iBook?[/quote'] ... Would that by any chance be a description of your good self? ^^ Anyway, NSFW because of baaaad language: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su1ERZC74zA&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted October 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I'm a bit cranky recently it seems, perhaps overly touchy, I may be reading too much into folks. I have a niece who just had her tonsils removed and she's miserable, so that may be a factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archermoo Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Re: The cranky thread I threw a broken printer off a third story building into a dumpster. That was satisfying. One of my brothers used to somewhat regularly go up into the mountains (from Denver) with old computer equipment and some firearms and have some enthusiastic target practice. Very cathartic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Lone Star has already been cancelled but Hawaii Five-O is the #1 new show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrosshairCollie Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Re: The cranky thread So ... sick ... of ... eating ... Tums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Lone Star has already been cancelled but Hawaii Five-O is the #1 new show? That's right! From an economic perspective, I am well pleased. From an artistic and accuracy perspective, not so much. It is basically a cheesy mainland cop show that happens to be set here. I like it for what it is, but episode 2 alone had more gunplay than occurred in the entire state over the past decade. I assure you life is much more boring here, canine bounty hunters notwithstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Ack! Writer's block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narf the Mouse Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Re: The cranky thread Ack! Writer's block. Do something else. I'd suggest watching Pinky and The Brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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