Things that frustrate us all

[Butters]

This isn't a full on frustration more a curiosity, sort of an irritation. Why do couples say 'we're' pregnant? We may be becoming parents but are 'we' going to be giving birth?

Pregnancy is something that affects both parents to be, especially if there are complications, so I’ve no problem with the use of pregnancy as a ‘we’ thing, but only one can physically give birth.

To me, it’s a semantics thing. Being pregnant maybe a biological female state, but both parties are ‘expecting’ a child, and if the male half is pulling their weight, it’s definitely a collaborative effort.

For my parents generation, the man’s involvement ended with the wiping of the cock, things have changed a lot since then but the language is finding it’s feet.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

I'm probably the only one this annoys, but in review threads, say, for example, "Pet Sematary," when posters start their reviews with "PET SEMATARY - REVIEW," it just irks me to no end. I'm aware of which thread I'm in. It just seems overly pretentious. Like I said, I'm probably the only person this annoys.

 

[Avro Arrow]

(about to show my age here!)

So, unlike the guy that walked out of The Empire Strikes Back and yelled to the waiting crowd, "Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father!"

Wasn’t that Homer Simpson?

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[Turd Ferguson]

Wasn’t that Homer Simpson?

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UGH! I watched Endgame last night and some fucker did that halfway through the movie on his way out!

 

[KimMH]

Dear aggressive driver, when you abruptly stop your hate-tailgating to pull into the parking lot of a church; I am judging you SO HARD.

 

[MacLeod]

When the weather forecast gets it all wrong and instead of a sunny afternoon like they promised, you get clouds and light rain!!!

I just expect rain regardless, so anything better is a bonus.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

Argh! I upgraded a board only to find that the new software has several bugs. Spent the last hours finding and fixing the worst one (it wouldn't let anyone log in) and shall now have a look at the code changes in order to manually downgrade the board to the last bug-free version. I've been at the keyboard for almost 8 hours now *sigh* and shall be so for the next 2 hours at least.
I wish people would test new board versions before publishing them! I mean, a small bug can certainly go undetected for quite a while but a bug that refuses to let you log on is about as difficult to overlook as a whale in a teacup.

 

[KimMH]

I just expect rain regardless, so anything better is a bonus.

UK or Michigan? Equally applicable.

 

[Sibyl]

I should have been clearing out my room all day yesterday but I spent most of my time screwing around online.

So my mattress arrives (yay!) and then I get to work. I was able to work for about 5-minutes at a time before needing to sit on my couch to rest my neck. I was finally able to get to bed around 10 pm, but at least I was able to sleep most of the night. I did wake up once to pee and had to add a little more air to my mattress (they tend to stretch a little upon their first couple of nights) but actually slept until after 7 this morning! Actually, almost 8 am.

My room is still filled to the brim with what was in it before. We had turned it into a makeshift storage room with no organization at all. I have less than a shoe's length of foot room around my bed right now and this room is even smaller than I thought it was (a nearly-queen-sized bed takes up a LOT of it!), but I do think it'll work. I hope to get a lot of that stuff out today, but I'm not sure my neck will take it.

Mixed bag post. Some good, some not-so-good.

 

[Discofan]

I just expect rain regardless, so anything better is a bonus.

Into each life, a little rain must fall... Or so I am told.

 

[auntiehill]

I wish a little rain would fall HERE. I'm tired of watering the lawn. We're not expecting rain until Saturday.

 

[Peach Wookiee]

Migraines with aftershocks. Thank God for legalized marijuana...
Yet another thing I never thought I'd say.

 

[thestrangequark]

My BG is 86 and has been stable the last few hours. I want kinda want a snack. I'm kinda scared that it'll drop lower and I'll die in my sleep. If I eat the snack I will have the pleasure of hummus and the benefit of not dying, but I will risk another morning high BG. Or at least alarms waking me all night.
This is a frustration unique to type 1 diabetics, but it's one we all share.

 

[Butters]

Endgame Spoiler!

 

[SPCTRE]

here's my pet peeve for today

changing voice actors in franchises

it bothers me a lot, even if the new VA are a great match for the character and/or the OG VA

 

[Sibyl]

My BG is 86 and has been stable the last few hours. I want kinda want a snack. I'm kinda scared that it'll drop lower and I'll die in my sleep. If I eat the snack I will have the pleasure of hummus and the benefit of not dying, but I will risk another morning high BG. Or at least alarms waking me all night.
This is a frustration unique to type 1 diabetics, but it's one we all share.

I'm a semi-uncontrolled type 1-1/2, as my doctor used to call it. My body does not produce as much insulin as it used to and it also doesn't utilize the insulin it does produce as well as it used to. I do know exactly what you're describing, though. Last night I want to bed at 129 but was pretty sure I'd wake up low. Now, 96 this morning was not exactly low, but it's lower than I'm used to. I'm just happy I didn't go any lower. I've woke up several times lately in the 40s.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

96 mg/dl is excellent! It'd be the rate of a healthy person.
I'm a type 2 with enough insulin but a strong i.-resistance and am usually around 80 in the morning and 110-140 an hour after breakfast, but I admittedly take great pains to keep my blood sugar levels rather constant. Also, in the country with the world's most sorts of bread (3191 as of today, according to the German Bread Institute) it's fairly easy to find new low-carb ones every week so that the menu doesn't get boring.

As for the space problem in your bedroom: have a look at Ikea's Ivar-shelves. They are extremely easy to build, available in a wide range of sizes, cheap, sturdy and you get lots and lots of stuff stored in them. I use them for my books which I keep in special cardboard boxes with a lid (not available at Ikea US, I just learned) but maybe you can get a load of empty printing-paper boxes from copy shops. They'd only throw them away, so you'll propably get them for free. They are sturdy and can be stacked and labelled. They are ideal for storing little things and if you paper them with used wrapping paper from Christmas they look rather pretty

 

[Sibyl]

I could probably use those in other parts of my house but I will have just about as much furniture and storage as I'll be able to fit in my teensy room.

 

[thestrangequark]

@Scribble , are you on insulin? Is it like LADA? I'm always curious, there are so many types.

With type 1, even taking great pains doesn't always lead to success. I ended up having some radishes with hummus, hit a high of 174 around 6am and corrected, but I'm still adjusting to a new insulin and my sensitivity seems to be fluctuating rapidly depending on whether or not I'm on my period. So I overshot with 1unit and dropped to 60 by the time I got up at noon.
It's been an interesting experience these past two months. I was diagnosed at twelve, so managing diabetes is old hat, but in my mid 20s it became harder and harder to control. I went on a pump about 6 years ago, and that helped me bring down my A1C a bit, but I was still running in 8s and 9s at best.
A couple months ago my CDE and I decided to try going off the pump and switching to the newest insulins. They've been life-changing, and my A1C has already dropped to 6.5. But getting used to the sensitivity is insane. I've always been really sensitive to insulin, but now a single unit will drop me over 100 points. My carb ratio has is about 1:50, so i've been having to try and draw up tiny little half units.
Then I get my period and my sensitivity goes down, and just when I think I've got that figured out, the period ends and something like last night, where a half unit dropped me from 174 to 60 happens!
Still, it's overall been an awesome experience. I'm still on a CGM but it feels so good not to be connected to a pump anymore, and my health is so much better.

 

[Sibyl]

@thestrangequark, I've never heard any of my doctors mention LADA, but after reading the Mayo's writeup about it sure does sound familiar.

I was in my low-20s when I was first diagnosed and could manage with diet and exercise, not over 30, but I don't get that 30s is not a defining factor but simply a common one. It sure did confuse me when he called my diabetes 1.5. I was kind of in denial for a long time so I didn't ask about that descriptor for a few years after he mentioned it (bad!).

I'm on Walmart insulin right now, and that stuff is unpredictable! It actually takes about 8-hours for any dose I inject to take full effect. Humalog and Novolog used to have about a 3-hour adjustment period for me and my doctor denied that was even possible, but it's how it was for me. This Walmart stuff (less expensive) is made by the same company as Novolog but is obviously different.

My mom tried one of the new injections (non-insulin, I believe) and it didn't do much for her at all.

Thank you for pointing out LADA. I need to look into this more.