what's on your mind, right now?

hauntingfamiliar

Selling my m'fn house!!! Well not yet but hopefully soon. Met with a realtor today and she thinks it will sell quickly. Putting on market next month and hoping to be out of hurricane f*ck central by June!!

23scidoo

HughFreakin agDillon said:

23scidoo said:

https://youtu.be/GEWnXmDfVZg

that is fantastic

Our modern world my friend..

Pap

PAOK FC U19 - Campeones -> ✔

PAOK Women's Volleyball - Pre League Champions -> ✅

PJ_Soul

Embarrassment! I just bailed SO dramatically out on the street in front of about 200 people. I went flying, and rolled a couple times upon impact. I'm miraculously unscathed though... i think because of the roll, lol.

Of course, everyone just stared and tried to hide their grins instead of checking to make sure I was okay. But I suppose if I'd stayed down and hurt, someone probably wouldn't have come along to help eventually.

dankind

hauntingfamiliar said:

Selling my m'fn house!!! Well not yet but hopefully soon. Met with a realtor today and she thinks it will sell quickly. Putting on market next month and hoping to be out of hurricane f*ck central by June!!

Good luck!

Ayedavanita

That my son snow_foxth is now on the board! Everyone PLEASE welcome him here!

njnancy

PJ_Soul said:

Embarrassment! I just bailed SO dramatically out on the street in front of about 200 people. I went flying, and rolled a couple times upon impact. I'm miraculously unscathed though... i think because of the roll, lol.

Of course, everyone just stared and tried to hide their grins instead of checking to make sure I was okay. But I suppose if I'd stayed down and hurt, someone probably wouldn't have come along to help eventually.

Check back in about 24 hours and let us know if you still feel okay. Sometimes injuries don't show up right away, especially when the adrenaline is still going. 

I've found that for the most part, people in cities such as yours and mine, don't much give a shit about interrupting their important lives to notice much less help someone. When it does occur, it is usually an older woman. Not being sexist, I'm sure that a guy would break his routine if you had been in your early 20's and 'the right type'. Some people are nurturers and it usually turns out to be women.  There are anomalies and this is completely subjective and unscientific. (disclaimer)

I wonder how long you would have had to stay on the ground before someone actually approached you? Might have been a good social experiment and I have no doubt you could have pulled off the 'awakening' from your fall. Glad you are okay though.

njnancy

dankind said:

hauntingfamiliar said:

Selling my m'fn house!!! Well not yet but hopefully soon. Met with a realtor today and she thinks it will sell quickly. Putting on market next month and hoping to be out of hurricane f*ck central by June!!

Good luck!

Good luck also Meredith!!  Do you have a place picked out to relocate?

PJ_Soul

njnancy said:

PJ_Soul said:

Embarrassment! I just bailed SO dramatically out on the street in front of about 200 people. I went flying, and rolled a couple times upon impact. I'm miraculously unscathed though... i think because of the roll, lol.

Of course, everyone just stared and tried to hide their grins instead of checking to make sure I was okay. But I suppose if I'd stayed down and hurt, someone probably wouldn't have come along to help eventually.

Check back in about 24 hours and let us know if you still feel okay. Sometimes injuries don't show up right away, especially when the adrenaline is still going. 

I've found that for the most part, people in cities such as yours and mine, don't much give a shit about interrupting their important lives to notice much less help someone. When it does occur, it is usually an older woman. Not being sexist, I'm sure that a guy would break his routine if you had been in your early 20's and 'the right type'. Some people are nurturers and it usually turns out to be women.  There are anomalies and this is completely subjective and unscientific. (disclaimer)

I wonder how long you would have had to stay on the ground before someone actually approached you? Might have been a good social experiment and I have no doubt you could have pulled off the 'awakening' from your fall. Glad you are okay though.

Oh no, I'm totally fine. I have fallen down a LOT of times, so am an expert at knowing whether or not I'm hurt. I've never had such a "soft" landing on concrete in my life, lol! But yeah, good question... I think if I'd lain there for more than maybe 10 seconds, someone would have come over for sure. It's a university campus after all, so a somewhat lower asshole ratio than on the regular city street.

You know, I get the impression that a lot of people don't react when they see someone fall down because they are embarrassed for the person, and think that just pretending it didn't happen is best to avoid making it more awkward than it already is ... But as a person who has been the faller so many times (just because I tend to walk around with my head in the clouds too much, lol), that is not the best thing to make the faller feel less humiliated. It is actually WAY nicer for someone to ask if you're okay. That actually lessens the embarrassment, and gives the faller a chance to say thank you to someone for caring, which distracts them from the fact that everyone saw it happen. And once in a while this does happen (can't say I've noticed a gender/age commonality - it's been all over the board). Once when I bailed in a mall, this one man passing saw that I'd slipped on something someone has spilled on the floor, and he was angry on my behalf, and hauled me over to some mall staff and complained for me. I think he wanted me to sue them! That seriously made me feel better... I injured myself that time, and he made it hurt less too with the distraction, haha.

njnancy

Ayedavanita said:

That my son snow_foxth is now on the board! Everyone PLEASE welcome him here!

Welcome @snow_foxth !  It's awesome that you and your mom share an interest in such good music!!

23scidoo

Ayedavanita said:

That my son snow_foxth is now on the board! Everyone PLEASE welcome him here!

Welcome boy!!

SD48277

PJ_Soul said:

Embarrassment! I just bailed SO dramatically out on the street in front of about 200 people. I went flying, and rolled a couple times upon impact. I'm miraculously unscathed though... i think because of the roll, lol.

Of course, everyone just stared and tried to hide their grins instead of checking to make sure I was okay. But I suppose if I'd stayed down and hurt, someone probably wouldn't have come along to help eventually.

Tuck and roll! 

RogueStoner

The good old days

njnancy

Finally got my preventative lung ct scan yesterday - age and courage and insurance finally came together. 

I have been in an absolute state of terror for the past day - the scan wasn't anything at all, except for the consequences if they find something. And I read negativity into the face and tone of the imaging guy and nurses, etc. They could have told me everything is fine and I would have read into that.

Had it at around 2 yesterday and they said 24 hours for results so I'm sitting and waiting for the call. The imaging guy said to call the doctor (WHY???) but I can't get up the courage. But every muscle twitch and breath suddenly feels suspicious and I made the mistake of reading the American Cancer Society's page on the effectiveness of low dose CT scans on ex/current smokers and it was a huge mistake. 

I'm at the very beginning of the age range allowed for it, but if you are 40 or older and just quit or are still smoking - the guidelines are quit in last 15 years or still smoking. So quit!  I did two years ago, but I have gobs of smoking (pack) years on top of that so I am screwed. 

This is probably the most scared I have been in a very long time - my life could change with one phone call. And I'm not an optimist of late. So as of right now, I am not aware that I have lung cancer or some other cancer but that could change at any moment. Oh and I made a mammogram appointment for Friday - haven't had one in too long and figured why not just get all the bad news at once. 

My support system is non-existent so that is why I am typing my panic on a rock band forum. And I get to do this every year for the next 20 years (unless I get a bad one and then.....).   Positive energy in short supply and I'm rambling.

Hope everyone else is having a good day. Seriously.

hedonist

I'm sorry, Nancy - that "make the call" feeling can be rife with emotions and what-ifs.

For what it's worth, I had my very first mammogram a few months ago - and breast cancer is quite common in our family.  Fear and intentional blindness is a wonderful delay tactic, I know, but it'll drive you nuts.  It did me, anyway.  The knowledge, for better and worse, is much more manageable - even the really heavy stuff (again, for me - still scary, but not...floating and not knowing).

If therapy's not your thing (I know it isn't for many), let us also be your support system as you need it

Lots of good energy sent your way.



On a lighter note, some actors' head shots are so strange.  I've noticed some are really big on the head-in-hand pose.

njnancy

hedonist said:

I'm sorry, Nancy - that "make the call" feeling can be rife with emotions and what-ifs.

For what it's worth, I had my very first mammogram a few months ago - and breast cancer is quite common in our family.  Fear and intentional blindness is a wonderful delay tactic, I know, but it'll drive you nuts.  It did me, anyway.  The knowledge, for better and worse, is much more manageable - even the really heavy stuff (again, for me - still scary, but not...floating and not knowing).

If therapy's not your thing (I know it isn't for many), let us also be your support system as you need it

Lots of good energy sent your way.



On a lighter note, some actors' head shots are so strange.  I've noticed some are really big on the head-in-hand pose.

Thanks - therapy is an integral part of my life but people on here are part of my support system - you are one of them.

Had a mammo at 39 and 43 and then just went stupid for a long time. I'm at least doing the lung cancer thing at the beginning (oh goodie - getting older and dealing with past bad habits really bites).  

I'm gonna make that call now - deep breath and thank you.

And LOL about the head shots. 

njnancy

PJ_Soul said:

njnancy said:

PJ_Soul said:

Embarrassment! I just bailed SO dramatically out on the street in front of about 200 people. I went flying, and rolled a couple times upon impact. I'm miraculously unscathed though... i think because of the roll, lol.

Of course, everyone just stared and tried to hide their grins instead of checking to make sure I was okay. But I suppose if I'd stayed down and hurt, someone probably wouldn't have come along to help eventually.

Check back in about 24 hours and let us know if you still feel okay. Sometimes injuries don't show up right away, especially when the adrenaline is still going. 

I've found that for the most part, people in cities such as yours and mine, don't much give a shit about interrupting their important lives to notice much less help someone. When it does occur, it is usually an older woman. Not being sexist, I'm sure that a guy would break his routine if you had been in your early 20's and 'the right type'. Some people are nurturers and it usually turns out to be women.  There are anomalies and this is completely subjective and unscientific. (disclaimer)

I wonder how long you would have had to stay on the ground before someone actually approached you? Might have been a good social experiment and I have no doubt you could have pulled off the 'awakening' from your fall. Glad you are okay though.

Oh no, I'm totally fine. I have fallen down a LOT of times, so am an expert at knowing whether or not I'm hurt. I've never had such a "soft" landing on concrete in my life, lol! But yeah, good question... I think if I'd lain there for more than maybe 10 seconds, someone would have come over for sure. It's a university campus after all, so a somewhat lower asshole ratio than on the regular city street.

You know, I get the impression that a lot of people don't react when they see someone fall down because they are embarrassed for the person, and think that just pretending it didn't happen is best to avoid making it more awkward than it already is ... But as a person who has been the faller so many times (just because I tend to walk around with my head in the clouds too much, lol), that is not the best thing to make the faller feel less humiliated. It is actually WAY nicer for someone to ask if you're okay. That actually lessens the embarrassment, and gives the faller a chance to say thank you to someone for caring, which distracts them from the fact that everyone saw it happen. And once in a while this does happen (can't say I've noticed a gender/age commonality - it's been all over the board). Once when I bailed in a mall, this one man passing saw that I'd slipped on something someone has spilled on the floor, and he was angry on my behalf, and hauled me over to some mall staff and complained for me. I think he wanted me to sue them! That seriously made me feel better... I injured myself that time, and he made it hurt less too with the distraction, haha.

I would think that you being on a campus would change the dynamics a bit - not like you're walking down the middle of Vancouver (NYC for me). I usually do the really awkward trip and then, for no apparent reason, turn around as if I am really interested in what made me stumble.  I have really bad ankles and feet though so at this point, anytime I trip I have a 50/50 chance of spraining something.

The guy probably wanted you to sue. I am not a sue type person but they are all over the place. I have someone suing me right now for my car being in the way when she hit it. People are really greedy and petty. I don't want to profit off someone for no reason. 

Glad you are okay though. I think about Dave Matthews explaining the song So Damn Lucky as being about that second when you know you are about to completely faceplant and there is nothing you can do to stop it but the song is written in that moment right before it happens. Random, I know. Have a good day, Alli. 

23scidoo

njnancy said:

Finally got my preventative lung ct scan yesterday - age and courage and insurance finally came together. 

I have been in an absolute state of terror for the past day - the scan wasn't anything at all, except for the consequences if they find something. And I read negativity into the face and tone of the imaging guy and nurses, etc. They could have told me everything is fine and I would have read into that.

Had it at around 2 yesterday and they said 24 hours for results so I'm sitting and waiting for the call. The imaging guy said to call the doctor (WHY???) but I can't get up the courage. But every muscle twitch and breath suddenly feels suspicious and I made the mistake of reading the American Cancer Society's page on the effectiveness of low dose CT scans on ex/current smokers and it was a huge mistake. 

I'm at the very beginning of the age range allowed for it, but if you are 40 or older and just quit or are still smoking - the guidelines are quit in last 15 years or still smoking. So quit!  I did two years ago, but I have gobs of smoking (pack) years on top of that so I am screwed. 

This is probably the most scared I have been in a very long time - my life could change with one phone call. And I'm not an optimist of late. So as of right now, I am not aware that I have lung cancer or some other cancer but that could change at any moment. Oh and I made a mammogram appointment for Friday - haven't had one in too long and figured why not just get all the bad news at once. 

My support system is non-existent so that is why I am typing my panic on a rock band forum. And I get to do this every year for the next 20 years (unless I get a bad one and then.....).   Positive energy in short supply and I'm rambling.

Hope everyone else is having a good day. Seriously.

My thoughts are with you Nancy..

23scidoo

once again, fuck your civilazition..
https://www.facebook.com/leci.silvamachado/videos/2028220453942129/

23scidoo

WOW!!

https://youtu.be/t433PEQGErc