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Mark Hamill liked my comment on Facebook today so I'm pretty much a celebrity by proxy.

Thank you for this. As the world knows, we are definitely on strike. Two good things-- One, I booked a job and got paid the first chunk right before the strike, and turned in everything I could on all the little stuff-- so in a weird way, I am now the least stressed I have been about work in years. I've got everything I needed to in, I've been paid a bit, I CAN'T work, and I have the job ready to continue on the other side of the strike. Two, the strike has made it clear that it wasn't just me having this problem, it's an industry issue, and some people have it way harder than I do. This is the worst thing. I always say I won't get another pet so as not to have to go through this again, and yet, I always do.

Bonus for you, those characters have a cameo in the movie!

I say I won't every time. Jesus and Roy are going to be 15 and 14 this autumn and I think my last permanent cats. I hope-I want to travel. But when having more was an option, I always thought they need us as much as we need them. This helped me adopt again easier and sooner. Tank, it's good to know you prepared for the strike. Fran Drescher called me today about it (I'm still SAG Aftra). I hope it's short and fruitful. Strikes suck but at least the union is responding.

Thank you, everyone. I appreciate it. So, the date has been set for June 9th for Nygyl to go in for the procedure. It's starting to get real.

Tina Turner. She told me she loved me I was at a concert in Chapel Hill, might have been a wee bit drunk and/or high, and she started into "Private Dancer". I yelled "I love you, Tina!" (like a dumbass) and she said " I love you too, baby," in her unforgettable speaking voice. RIP. Simply the best.

I got a 2020 Corolla when I moved here. I Love it so far! It fits me and it has a backup camera and bluetooth, which were my only considerations. I did research after I bought it and found out I made a good decision, thank gawd.

Beachy goodness

Is the mcguffin going to be a CG face replacement device that will allow Harrison Ford's likeness to keep playing Indiana Jones for the next thousand years?

I'm really debating taking Q to one last lacrosse practice. This season has not gone well, which I kind of expected but hoped for better. The coach played lacrosse for a military academy, so you can guess at what kind of attitude and coaching philosophy he has. He plays favorites and cares too much about winning for a recreational level program. She left the last practice feeling like absolute crap. She has 3 games this weekend and then one more week of practice. She opted out of the holiday weekend tournament because the last tournament we traveled to, the coach treated her like crap. Soccer starts next week, so we've already decided to blow off practice next week. I told her let's go to Saturday's game because the A team won't be there. She likes the B team coach and girls. She is much more relaxed and plays well with her own team. But Sunday, the A team plays right before them, so they are going to stick around and take playing time from the B team girls like they do every time there is a back to back game. So I'm debating whether we even show up on Sunday. It will largely depend on her mood. But I think we are done with this sport. With her going back to premier (year-round) soccer, I think it will be asking too much of her to play 2 sports in the spring. There is also a local performance choir in the area and she has always really enjoyed that at her old school and she definitely has more of a stage presence than the other kids at her new school. So she is going to audition for that next month, and I think that will be a fun activity for her with not too much commitment (one practice a week after school, 3 concerts a year). She is also continuing with Girl Scouts next year. We also find out next week if she gets into the gifted program. If she does not, I will be asking for her test scores and appealing if she met the benchmarks. We took E to his genetic testing appointment and they said they don't think we need to worry about Williams Syndrome or NF1 (it looks like he and I are both carriers of NF1 but it can mutate during your lifetime). However, they still want to test him. When he was in the NICU, they did an echocardiogram and apparently noticed a small abnormality but didn't tell us about it. So we are going back for an echocardiogram. Honestly, I think this might explain why he is so thin and near failure to thrive. So right now I'm waiting on insurance authorization for testing.

I had the shits last week and lost 2 lbs. Best I've done since January.

After two rounds of blood tests, I got a prescription for Ozempic/ Wegovy. It is going to take 2-3 weeks to negotiate the costs with insurance. I think it is based on a sliding scale of how many conditions you have (pure weight loss versus full on diabetus). I will let you know how it shakes out for me--I think we are in a similar boat health wise.

The possible side effects of semaglutide injections look pretty damn horrible. If you're gonna get on it I'd seriously think about the risk versus reward if it's right for you. I've heard that some of the weight loss includes loss of muscle mass, bone density, and connective tissue. But a cursory Google I can't find any articles about that but ya know..pharma are going to surpress that so you might have to dig to find those results/articles. I can't find anything about the connective tissue loss but here is a breakdown of the negative risks, just to balance the annectdotal success stories/sponsored hype: https://www.drugs.com/sfx/semaglutide-side-effects.html# All that said, if you're over 30-35% body fat it might be worth it. But if you're looking to cut a few pounds I'd say stay away

Yeah this one will hurt. But I can't not have a pet. When it is time, I will get another pet, but only after I heal from this.

I lived in Phoenix for 3 years, while attending a tech school. It hit 118 degrees and I had to wait for a bus to take me across town, to get a part for my car. I had a 72 oz Big Gulp, that I tried to nurse while waiting at the bus stops. My mouth was dry and my belly was full of soda. I honestly can't believe that anyone would want to live here, during the time before AC. Sure, the Navaho's got sent to this living hell to live, which in itself was an asshole move by those in charge of the US government. I'm surprised that they didn't surpass the Trail of Tears, with their march into that furnace of a state. The one thing about Arizona though, is that you barely sweat, because it just evaporates right off of you.

I worked for Sirius briefly. SERIOUSLY underpaid but I wanted it on my resume

I gave it ten and haven’t heard a word since. Probably won’t either, which is fine by me

If it's a virtual day he can IM you when he's available. Wait 5 minutes and bail.

I remember doing those---I think we called them stabs? Maybe I am remembering those wrong. I graduated in 2001 and I was doing evenings on the KC rock alternative station and I loved it. I wanted to go into the programming side (I was SM/PD of my college station) and wound up in Vail as a MD at Radio One (my first day on the job was 9/11). It was satellite network and stations would buy our feed and play their advertising (mid markets usually had their own morning drive). We had about 30 markets. The largest was Ft. Lauderdale and the coolest was Maui. We had two regional spots per hour (I quickly burned out) and the stations would send us regional stuff to plug. I still remember one small town in Oklahoma sending us information on a book swap at the local library and I had to somehow talk about that for 25 seconds twice an hour for over a week. I received demo tapes daily from DJs even when we weren't even hiring. Most were 10x better than me and were willing to work for nothing. When Radio One and moved to Iowa, I decided I needed to find something else. I moved to Florida and found a job teaching--one of the reasons I got this job was they were looking for a TV Production/ Media teacher and the principal liked I had real world experience (the other being if you had a degree in science or math you didn't need teaching experience of ANY kind to teach). I made more as a first year teacher in FL than as a MD of a satellite network. I think if I stuck with it, I would have been a respectable station manager, but not an on-air talent--but at the time, unless you are in a major market, you had to be on-air to be a PD. I still miss it, but I haven't really listened to any radio stations since 2005--I was an early adopter of Sirius and podcasts.

It's weird but whenever I go to Florida I take five showers a day. But the humidity is so bad it's like you're just always wet from a semi-warm flaccid shower. LOL

I'm not sure why I didn't type this all out last December, but I can so identify with this. Radio is the same and it used to be you'd get 2-10 years out of a gig-now you're lucky to get a whole year. The owners are beholden to the tech side so streaming and the websites get their attention-live, on-air presentation takes a back seat. The more they disconnect from their live listeners, the more the business suffers, the more they wonder why. I've been off the air more than 3 months now and while I know it's no reflection on me or what I do, it's hard to make money in the down time. I'm too old to learn another industry and nothing I could do can pay me as much as voiceover and radio-although radio is paying me less than burger flipping wages right now. This is us getting trapped in the war between wages-the wealth gap just keep widening and I don't see a cure other than a reset of capitalism. ALSO: I added Abillify to my meds and it made a really big difference with no side effects

Awww giant HUGS Zathras. It's the worst.

I'm so sorry

Every time I go outside, I feel like I'm walking into a greenhouse. Turns out, I'm on stations in all 6 US time zones. I'll get a short list soon. It's a fascinating system. I recorded about 300 liners for these stations this past week. Then when I'm on live, they mix them in. Hot AC=Adult top 40. I have to bone up on Ava Max and her ilk.

Sorry to hear about your buddy.

I'm sorry to hear. Losing our pets is always devastating. Its.not fair that they have such short lives.

Oh man--that's the worst. Sorry man.

I am so sorry to hear that.

A true legend of the music industry. I've been wondering what's been going on with her, for the past several months.

The Luis stories in the first Ant Man were the DNA that made it clear just how much Edgar Wright had actually put himself into the thing.

I'm loving the hot weather. It's warming the pool up enough that i don't have to run the heater. I'm making it goal to teach my pup to like going in the water.

Funny you should mention this. Growing up in Florida, I heard a joke once: In Florida, there are two seasons: hot ... and fucking hot.

Not having Michael Pena telling a Luis-ified version of the Infinity Saga was a major lack.

I felt the same right after I quit the second job. There was a kind of background noise of worry worry worry about money and doing stuff. I still haven't even finished settling all of Tina's estate. There was a tax thing I had to do and I've been waiting ages to get a letter from the IRS. I could spend all day on hold but I have other things I want to do instead. I've been asked to garden around the pool! It's super shady so we are limited to what can grow. I found some hostas and someone gave me two turks cap plants. I think the always hot feeling is why I could never live in Florida. I get rage-y when it's hot. LOL How the heck did people live without air conditioning? I am glad you got a part time job. Giant hugs!

I caught this on streaming this weekend. Really good movie, even if you're not familiar with D&D too much. I know some things, like the character classes and some of the creatures but none of this knowledge is needed to enjoy it. Highly recommended if you're just looking for a fun adventure movie!

It sure was! I thought they did a great job moving things on and creating a storyline that looked to the far past with a view for helping their immediate future. Cal has really grown nicely and hope to see him in a live action at some point if poss. The rest of the crew also, especially Merrin who is such a fun character! Working my way though the previously closed off areas to finish all the trophies and then on to the new Zelda!

Thank God that's over. Of course we are not playing for the team we expected but it's a good fit and I think a closer drive. And it only took 2 days instead of 5 like last year.

I watched a cutscene walkthrough on youtube. Fabulous story!

Turns out high pressure colonics fix everything.

I have pretty top tier Hollywood douche insurance…

Hey Boo Boo

nah you’re good

I mean, yes...I watched it due to someone having it on their Plex server that they share with me, so... <_<

I tried to read up a few things about semaglutide on some bodybuilding forums (cause there are big time pharma nerds in that community). From their reports semaglutide seems to work differently than other appetite suppressants in that it uses specific pathways and hormone regulation so surpress hunger rather than simply masking it like other 'surpressors'. In other words it's the nuclear option for appetite suppressants, not to be taken lightly. Think of it as a pharmacological/seriousness equivalent of taking anabolic steroids only for totally different purposes, obviously.

Basically it is a weekly on monthly shot that curbs your appetite. Ozempic is the per-daibetic shot and Wegovy is the same shot but higher dosage. https://ro.co/health-guide/wegovy-vs-ozempic/

Usually, I AM the one boomers are ranting and raving to, for issues like this. I hate them. I hate them all.

I had to have whiskey after last night's Girl Scout meeting, but not a Xanax. But I also don't have any Xanax, so...

I was watching a show on player development in baseball in the Dominican Republic and their entire system is rooted in teaching fundamentals and even things like general baseball strategy in youth development is not a high priority-because the belief is that undercuts the individual player development. I really like the rec league here, they don't keep score until upper elementary and the kids actually love the game. I have terrible vision. My contact prescription is -12.0 in both eyes. I didn't have any issues passing--it is more about tracking when the ball is high in the air. Just got a text the other day they are staying open for another two weekends. I went there a few weeks ago and it was pretty bad--so I am out. Don't want to mess up my new skis. I am playing men's league soccer. We are the old guys team that beats everyone except the kids right out of college. We have a D2 college in town so there are like 2-3 teams that have all the former college players on it. Anyways--here is a shot of our field (that's my son in the foreground). Love the view on a gorgeous spring morning

I think you're right that the model needs flipped. But as you and I have said before, pay to play is all about money. It just kills me because select soccer was so fun when I was a kid, I played U14-U19. We started Q at U9 because it was clear she had an exceptional talent (she is sure as hell going to be better than I was). And I just found it to be weird. Even at U9, it was development is on your own time and coaches with A licenses trying to run 8-year old girls through drills that I wouldn't have run until middle school. First coach didn't care about winning, at least. But the parents did. I admittedly didn't like seeing my kid get stomped by some of the power clubs but I also didn't like when they would beat up on teams 9-0 the next year in the low division. I've also noticed that there's a lot less creative play and more emphasis on 1v1. I had to talk to Q because she kept busting out stepovers at tryouts and they weren't fooling anyone. I told her that the fancy moves are for getting yourself out of trouble. If you aren't in trouble, pass or dribble, because a step over is only going to slow you down if you are at speed. The best players I played with growing up did not do the fancy shit. They were just fast and very good at the small touches and direction changes, and change in speed. They knew how to avoid people, they didn't take people on or dick with the ball unnecessarily. Were you nearsighted by any chance? That might explain why your "range" is optimized at 1 meter and why you don't have good depth perception. I was far-sighted as a kid. Might explain why I could put the ball on a dime as a midfielder but hated tight 1v1 situations. (My depth perception is also not fabulous, but for some reason judging distance is easier for me.