So my poison ivy is back. My left arm was covered in weeping blisters and was swollen up to twice its normal size. I ahd another spot in my armpit and all over my chest, and one on MY FACE. Neither of the doctors at the campus health clinic could tell me what it was. I had to go to a specialist and pay ninety...
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I love school.
I have a 2-3 page essay on Mary Wolstonecraft's "Vindication of the Rights of Man" due on the 30th.
Rent and a $105 bill due on the 1st. $6 in my checking account.
Hung out with Prof A. a little today, then went a visited with one of my favorite profs from my first semester at UD. I'm totally obsessed with her...
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I have a 2-3 page essay on Mary Wolstonecraft's "Vindication of the Rights of Man" due on the 30th.
Rent and a $105 bill due on the 1st. $6 in my checking account.
Hung out with Prof A. a little today, then went a visited with one of my favorite profs from my first semester at UD. I'm totally obsessed with her...
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anaxarete:
sigh, i miss school and those kind of papers. i just finished nursing school but it was completely different. like trade school, not at all creative, just rote learning.
sometimes when i ride my bike uo a hill, i go so slow i fall off and then i have to walk it the rest of the way ... to hard to get the momentum going uphill and that sucks
i would like a sugar daddy too.
maybe we could split one......
sometimes when i ride my bike uo a hill, i go so slow i fall off and then i have to walk it the rest of the way ... to hard to get the momentum going uphill and that sucks
i would like a sugar daddy too.
maybe we could split one......
afterbirth:
Hey, hey - I'm the only sugar daddy around here!
In Vermont we live almost at the top of a BIG ass hill, and the school I hope to go to next year is almost at the bottom (2 miles away).
Town is another mile down at the bottom.
I look forward to the biking challenge!
Oh right, Mr. A!
I don't have a story, but he was my algebra (!) prof a couple years ago.
I loved him.
I got 100 on the final.
No story, but he had a saying that I stole from him:
"I'm Mr. A and I don't cheat and I don't lie."
He would say that when students complained about stuff they hadn't paid attention to and then accused him of it being his fault somehow...
Oh, you have to say it in a heavy (slurpee not casino) Indian accent.
Poison ivy came back huh?
I'm sorry.
Did they put you on Prednizone yet?
I need a sugar momma.
In Vermont we live almost at the top of a BIG ass hill, and the school I hope to go to next year is almost at the bottom (2 miles away).
Town is another mile down at the bottom.
I look forward to the biking challenge!
Oh right, Mr. A!
I don't have a story, but he was my algebra (!) prof a couple years ago.
I loved him.
I got 100 on the final.
No story, but he had a saying that I stole from him:
"I'm Mr. A and I don't cheat and I don't lie."
He would say that when students complained about stuff they hadn't paid attention to and then accused him of it being his fault somehow...
Oh, you have to say it in a heavy (slurpee not casino) Indian accent.
Poison ivy came back huh?
I'm sorry.
Did they put you on Prednizone yet?
I need a sugar momma.
From Philip Roth's American Pastoral
"You fight your superficiality, your shallowness, so as to try to come at people without unreal expectations, without an overload of bias or hope or arrogance, as untanklike as you can be, sans cannon and machine guns and steel plating half a foot thick; you come at them unmenacingly on your own ten toes instead of tearing up the turf...
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"You fight your superficiality, your shallowness, so as to try to come at people without unreal expectations, without an overload of bias or hope or arrogance, as untanklike as you can be, sans cannon and machine guns and steel plating half a foot thick; you come at them unmenacingly on your own ten toes instead of tearing up the turf...
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waldo_jeffers:
Re: the Phillip Roith quote...
I've known plenty of people who conduct arguments in this manner. They misconstrue their opponent's argument, turning it into a convenient man-of-straw argument. Some people will argue for an hour or more seemingly without listening to a word that their opponent is saying. I am sure that some people do this deliberately for no better reason than that they love the sound of their own voice.
I've known plenty of people who conduct arguments in this manner. They misconstrue their opponent's argument, turning it into a convenient man-of-straw argument. Some people will argue for an hour or more seemingly without listening to a word that their opponent is saying. I am sure that some people do this deliberately for no better reason than that they love the sound of their own voice.
sunshine:
Thank you!! I hope to see you go pink soooon! I started reading Roth's the plot against america a while back but it was too dense and i had too much on my mind...i think this is a sign for me to read it now 
xoxo
xoxo
I'm stressed out.
I might be looking for a new home for Claymensa soon. I just don't think I'll have the time to give her what she needs. I feel like a horrible person.
Artemis (my kitty) has adjusted well to her new home. She's very happy living with my friend Kierston. And Kierston loves the kitty to death! It's hard not to like that...
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I might be looking for a new home for Claymensa soon. I just don't think I'll have the time to give her what she needs. I feel like a horrible person.
Artemis (my kitty) has adjusted well to her new home. She's very happy living with my friend Kierston. And Kierston loves the kitty to death! It's hard not to like that...
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afterbirth:
Man I wish I could help you out in so many ways.
Well, the non-boyfriend ones anyway.
Not that you wouldn't make a swell girlfriend.
I mean I AM married.
But I'm not assuming you'd go out with me.
We'd have to meet, and you'd have to be into me and all that.
And we live so far apart.
Well. not THAT far, but far enough.
But I'm HAPPILY married.
Not that you were asking.
Or interested.
So.
If it were 1 year in the future I would totally consider adopting Claymensa.
But I live in manhattan.
Well, the non-boyfriend ones anyway.
Not that you wouldn't make a swell girlfriend.
I mean I AM married.
But I'm not assuming you'd go out with me.
We'd have to meet, and you'd have to be into me and all that.
And we live so far apart.
Well. not THAT far, but far enough.
But I'm HAPPILY married.
Not that you were asking.
Or interested.
So.
If it were 1 year in the future I would totally consider adopting Claymensa.
But I live in manhattan.
afterbirth:
So you chose to answer NONE of the questions.
You don't get answers till I get answers!
And yes, Rocky Horror is so 1979, but it's referring to someone else's decorating silliness.
Not mine.
No way.
You don't get answers till I get answers!
And yes, Rocky Horror is so 1979, but it's referring to someone else's decorating silliness.
Not mine.
No way.
Someone I care about very much is going through some issues, and is hurting those we both love. I don't think it's intentional-- at least I hope it's not-- but it's bothering me. I remember when I went through the phase s/he's in, and how much it sucked personally. I also remember how much I hurt those that were close to me. And seeing it...
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afterbirth:
It's so cute you think you're smarter than me!
I am sorry to inform you that Talk Sex Sue did, indeed lie to you.
And whaddaya mean she TAUGHT you?
Did she show you a diagram?
She gives lessons?
And congrats for being the only one to notice the "intimacy kit".
I thought that was the best part.
We almost bought it just to find out what was inside!
And make love to what present?
Did you buy someone an inflatable girl?
I am sorry to inform you that Talk Sex Sue did, indeed lie to you.
And whaddaya mean she TAUGHT you?
Did she show you a diagram?
She gives lessons?
And congrats for being the only one to notice the "intimacy kit".
I thought that was the best part.
We almost bought it just to find out what was inside!
And make love to what present?
Did you buy someone an inflatable girl?
afterbirth:
Oh and didja notice the makeup kit is $26????
Whatta buncha suckers!
Whatta buncha suckers!
I've been so stressed lately. On top of the medical problems, my puppy accidentally bit me and fucked up my hand, and I'm PMSing.
I went home today.
I can still smell the corn and cowshit a little. . .
I always feel so strange, sad but peaceful, when I'm up there.
Driving home as it got dark.
The mist that settled over the soybeans,...
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I went home today.
I can still smell the corn and cowshit a little. . .
I always feel so strange, sad but peaceful, when I'm up there.
Driving home as it got dark.
The mist that settled over the soybeans,...
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m69:
Nope. I have a dog. I also live 4 doors up the road from a dairy farm and 7 doors down the road from my family veggie farm, so I smell cow shit and corn all summer! It's great.
I don't know who Matt is, but if you'd like him to come home, you need to get your fellow Americans to get rid of George the Dunderhead. Good luck.
My stupid Prime Minister has decided to let our troops go over to Afganistan to get killed along with the Americans and Brits. War is stupid.
I don't know who Matt is, but if you'd like him to come home, you need to get your fellow Americans to get rid of George the Dunderhead. Good luck.
My stupid Prime Minister has decided to let our troops go over to Afganistan to get killed along with the Americans and Brits. War is stupid.
I woke up this morning with the itchiness everywhere. All over my hands, including my palms. THe soles of my feet, all down my arms and legs, my stomach, chest, and starting up my neck. I hurt everywhere. It was hard to even close my hands.
So I broke down and went to the doctor today. I have more than just poison ivy.
The first...
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So I broke down and went to the doctor today. I have more than just poison ivy.
The first...
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corpho:
Heh heh. A cuddle puddle. That sounds like something off of Cute Overload. They use loads of terms like "muzzlepuff" and other cuteness monikers. The pictures on there are enough to reduce even the most hardened soul to a heap of ooey gooey lovin'. For example:
holagatita:
That sounds horrid!!! I hope the shots and drugs are working!!
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corpho:
Yes, go to the emergency room. I knew someone who didn't have insurance, went to the ER and gave a fake name and address. I know that's crappy advice, but don't let not having insurance put your health at risk, it's not worth it. You should really not put it off any longer.
Good luck!
Good luck!
sunshine:
you really must go to the Dr!! Mine is totally gone after taking those steroids 
So it's not poison ivy.
It's poison sumac.
Which is worse.
A lot worse.
I'm dying.
I got some Aveeno and an ace bandage so I can treat it and then wrap it up so I can't get to it at all. I also cut off my fingernails. I've managed to bleach out part of my skin by using the peroxide to treat the itch....
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It's poison sumac.
Which is worse.
A lot worse.
I'm dying.
I got some Aveeno and an ace bandage so I can treat it and then wrap it up so I can't get to it at all. I also cut off my fingernails. I've managed to bleach out part of my skin by using the peroxide to treat the itch....
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holagatita:
Poison sumac?! No more nature for you little missy!!
mmmmm.....pie *is* good! Anything with a flaky crust is good in my book!
hmmmm.....so how long have you been a porn star?
mmmmm.....pie *is* good! Anything with a flaky crust is good in my book!
hmmmm.....so how long have you been a porn star?
corpho:
Ivy. Sumac. Oak. Looking all innocuous. Poisonous bitches!
I hope you find a time machine that can zap you into the future, after you're all healed.
I hope you find a time machine that can zap you into the future, after you're all healed.
corpho:
I can't tell you how badly I feel for you in your poison ivy hell. Nature is a bitch! Stories like yours are typical of why the health care system needs fixing, though.
As for tidiness, I'm not so fussy about being tidy if it's my mess, but other people's mess tends to irritate a bit more. I wish it weren't that way. Dusting is about the only thing I don't do very regularly. At work, I'm very vocal about cleanliness because people can be slobs.
As for tidiness, I'm not so fussy about being tidy if it's my mess, but other people's mess tends to irritate a bit more. I wish it weren't that way. Dusting is about the only thing I don't do very regularly. At work, I'm very vocal about cleanliness because people can be slobs.
hadjischlomo:
Poison ivy sucks. Maybe the peroxide is a good thing. I've had some success with using a simple, lye-based soap and leaving the lather slathered all over it.
It's been a few years since I caught any poison ivy, and have since discovered various clay mud masks, designed from cleaning one's pores. Have used this on insect and spider bites, and this herbal clay mud mask stuff really pulls out a lot of the toxins, just like some hillbilly poultice, or the old folk remedy of spiderwebs, dirt and spittle applied to the thing.
Gotta feel for you about this business. I've had both eyes swollen shut with it. Once I inadvertantly sat down in some poison sumac, and got it all over the insides of my thighs, scrotum, all in there.
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Your question: cannot abide other people leaving their messes in my space, or taking my shit without asking, or cleaning up my messes left in my own space.
It's been a few years since I caught any poison ivy, and have since discovered various clay mud masks, designed from cleaning one's pores. Have used this on insect and spider bites, and this herbal clay mud mask stuff really pulls out a lot of the toxins, just like some hillbilly poultice, or the old folk remedy of spiderwebs, dirt and spittle applied to the thing.
Gotta feel for you about this business. I've had both eyes swollen shut with it. Once I inadvertantly sat down in some poison sumac, and got it all over the insides of my thighs, scrotum, all in there.
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Your question: cannot abide other people leaving their messes in my space, or taking my shit without asking, or cleaning up my messes left in my own space.
Do you feel like smashing stuff?
Prednisone will do that.
And it's spelled "repartee".
One time, my ex-boyfriend and I were traipsing around in Riverside Park on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. We were crawling through bushes to get to some blackberries (and to get a closer look at a mysterious homeless peoples' shantytown set up in a hidden part of the park). A Parks Department employee came up to us and said, "Uhhhh. All that stuff you're walking around in is poison ivy. This stuff here, that stuff, over there, and over there." He was probably imagining us after we got home, writhing in agony and scratching all over whilst sobbing. It was a miracle we never were affected, or that we managed to avoid touching it altogether. It's some insidious stuff as you've shown!