Couch 215: The Overcoming Couch

Does anyone remember a few years back there was a commercial for an antidepressant where there was a woman constantly weighed down by an elephant on her chest?

For some reason I feel weighed down by that elephant right now. I have this unshakeable sense I’ve wasted my life. And yet I’m pretty sure I haven’t.

*goes to get drunk with chihiro*

I thought that was COPD.

Eta - and you met me

:My father is having people over tonight for a bbq. Totally not social distancing at all. My oldest went outside and told them, "Hasn't anyone heard of social distancing?!" I'm keeping my distant. I don't care if our state lifted it's restrictions at the beginning of the month, I don't want to have a bunch of people over at my house.

I didnt think twice about writing "blow out candles." But when i saw it on tv the other day, i was cringeing! And yes, NO SINGING!!! We have to use the Think Method from The Music Man, where you THINK the song.

Im reading Leaving Home by David Celani, and its REEEEEEEEEALLLLY good.

That makes a lot more sense.

This... Ive always wished I could just download my experience and hand it over on an HD DVD ... that would save so much time

Add me to the group getting drunk tonight.

Me too then... party on!

Anyone awake?

Meeeeeeee

*Wakes up, looks around, shares hangover cure with the assembled crowd*

Oh, also my fellowship interview is today at 3pm my time--wish me luck??

Good luck, Chihiro...you'll own it!

Good luck, chihiro! And I hope the hangover passes quickly.

@@, I keep thinking about your toilet paper comment. 24 rolls will last you a year?! What am I doing wrong?! Or do you have a bidet like the classy ivory tower type you secretly are?

Good luck!!!

Went on a couch to 5k walk/run like a good little depressed person trying to wrench herself out of it.

Geez, are you the new unaluna with your cross-examination of bathroom habits?

It’s Scott 1000 paper (which I grew up on, so it’s my preferred brand). So right away that’s 24 real rolls, not 12 like it’s Charmin or AngelSoft or Fluffy or Be Kind to Your Butt. And it’s only me here. Average Americans use 20000 sheets/year, 1000 sheets per roll = 20 rolls/year. I’m above average!

Our apartment in Greece has a bidet. Not here.

I dont like scott. Unless theyve changed it.

When i was in college, btw, we had slick BROWN PAPER with no perforations.

I agree that the Scott lasts way longer than any of the random variety of brands I've been stuck buying since this pandemic started.

Good luck!!

Good luck with your interview, chihiro!

Then alas we were not meant to be.

ETA: or we could have two bathrooms, one with Scott and one with your Precious Tushie brand.

Ah, jeez. My roommate and I are pretty sure she has bedbugs. (She has little bites on her waist and arm and ankle--they don't look exactly like the bedbug bites I've seen on my patients but she has scratched the hell out of them so it's hard to tell what they looked like originally.) We can't find any live bugs or eggs or anything but still. Since she's been maintaining good social distancing, it seems like she probably got them at the laundromat, which apparently is a thing??

This is going to be a real pain in the @**.

Oh, that sucks. I hope not...Any chance it could be like chiggers or something? Though I thought those were mostly angle.