Couch 236: NY PS Langston Hughes

SlumberKitty · Mar 02, 2022 at 12:53 PM

I'm kind of glad that I don't have to see her until the 8th. Because it will give some time for the awkwardness to die down.

LonesomeTonight · Mar 02, 2022 at 01:42 PM

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I don't want nuclear war.

Same. It was nice not having to really worry about that for a long time (my childhood was in the '80s, so...).

I suspect the only person who might want that is Putin. Or people who are very devoted to him.

LonesomeTonight · Mar 02, 2022 at 01:44 PM

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Well I caved and got Julieanne a birthday present. Since she TOLD me it was her birthday (twice) I sort of felt like she wanted it acknowledged. I thought and thought about what to send her. So I finally sent her a gift on text message on Monday, some Amazon stock. She was like OMG Thank you. And xxxx (my name) you're so sweet! I responded back with an upside down smiley face. I have no clue what she wanted from me. But I distinctly felt like she wanted something from me. Because she brought it up twice! Very odd. I have never had a T disclose like that before and it was very awkward for me.

Oh, that kind of stock! You mentioned something about giving a T stock in another thread, and I thought you meant stock like you'd use to make soup! Like you'd made homemade stock and gave some to her. Apparently I was hungry at the time...

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 02, 2022 at 02:19 PM

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I hope your H's appointment goes well, Artie! I've been having lots of random dreams lately as well--maybe something in the air?

thanks. We just got back, ran a couple errands after since i have the whole day off. they did an ekg today, and are sending him for a PET scan and then he'll wear a halter monitor or something for 24 hours also. Waiting for insurance approval before they schedule him.

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 02, 2022 at 02:20 PM

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Artie - jayne meadows played jackie gleason's wife on the honeymooners. I love the twist of jane meadows - it sounds more like anne of green gables, so wholesome! Anyway i think it represents you hiking - in meadows! And your h's hat looks like the one art carney often wore, all smushed down. Your h is all bluster then he turns to mush, just like jackie.

Thats my pre-coffee dream analysis. I admit i am terrible at them.

i am just sitting down to start reading up on her, thanks! that is so true of my h, btw.

ArtieTheSequal · 02:42 PM

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I don't want nuclear war.

me either and i've been laying awake at night (taking a long time to get to sleep, but thankfully once I sleep am dreaming interesting stuff and not nightmares!) staring at the ceiling and worrying about that. talk about the ultimate cut your nose off to spite your face. i know i'm an incurable romantic (L's "diagnosis"?

) but seriously.

SlumberKitty · Mar 02, 2022 at 02:51 PM

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Oh, that kind of stock! You mentioned something about giving a T stock in another thread, and I thought you meant stock like you'd use to make soup! Like you'd made homemade stock and gave some to her. Apparently I was hungry at the time...

Lol. That would be hard to do since I have only ever had phone calls with her, texted her or had Zoom conversations. Plus I have no idea how to make soup stock. This cheered me.

unaluna · Mar 02, 2022 at 03:42 PM

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i am just sitting down to start reading up on her, thanks! that is so true of my h, btw.

Or else she played art carneys wife.

LostOnTheTrail · Mar 02, 2022 at 04:43 PM

I was on the same page, LT...then I wondered whether 'stock' is broth in the US. Eventually I realised it must be 'stocks and shares' stock.

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 02, 2022 at 05:14 PM

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Or else she played art carneys wife.

actually it was her sister audrey that played alice. (I only saw the show in reruns of course but just learned that reading) although i'm reading that there was more than one actress for both alice and trixie over the show's run. i didn't know that. i'm reading now that someone named Pert Kelton was the original Alice.

and trixie was played by both joyce randolph and jane kean. or so i'm reading.

SlumberKitty · Mar 02, 2022 at 05:16 PM

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I was on the same page, LT...then I wondered whether 'stock' is broth in the US. Eventually I realised it must be 'stocks and shares' stock.

We usually say "broth" in my family. We live in So. CA. Don't know if that has anything to do with it. Also English is my second language. Don't know if that has something to do with it. Maybe T would have liked broth better. But that would require seeing her in person! But she could eat it without her dentures!

LostOnTheTrail · Mar 02, 2022 at 05:32 PM

Hehe...good point!

Lemoncake · Mar 02, 2022 at 05:34 PM

My brain also went to buying her stock cubes for soup. They're about £1 each so I did think it was still a nice gift esp as she hasn't been well.

SlumberKitty · Mar 02, 2022 at 05:35 PM

My Pdoc is changing one of my meds, slightly to a newer medicine that has two medicines in one. It's Olanzapine and Samidorphan. It's called Lybalvi. He'll have to get it approved by my insurance. But it is supposed to have less weight gain than Olanzapine. We'll see how it works.

SlumberKitty · Mar 02, 2022 at 05:40 PM

Pretzels (the cracker kind not the soft kind). The perfect afternoon snack. Crisp. A little salty. Crunchy. Quite tasty.

SlumberKitty · Mar 02, 2022 at 05:42 PM

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My brain also went to buying her stock cubes for soup. They're about £1 each so I did think it was still a nice gift esp as she hasn't been well.

I guess the couch has voted. Soup stock would have been a better gift!

Cheaper too. But it's not like I bought her a whole share of Amazon. I bought her $50 worth of Amazon stock through Stockpile.

SlumberKitty · Mar 02, 2022 at 05:44 PM

Also soup stock comes in cubes?

We always buy the carton of chicken or beef broth. It's kind of cardboardy like milk cartons used to be before they went to plastic. With a round pour top.

SlumberKitty · Mar 02, 2022 at 05:46 PM

Reminds me of my blessed old cat Esther who I had to put down last year. Sniff. She had to have her chicken broth. She had such a thirst and appetite with the diabetes and the chicken broth helped keep both under control. She loved the chicken broth and couldn't get enough of it. The no salt added kind of course. We would go to the grocers and buy like 5 cartons at a time!

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 02, 2022 at 06:09 PM

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Reminds me of my blessed old cat Esther who I had to put down last year. Sniff. She had to have her chicken broth. She had such a thirst and appetite with the diabetes and the chicken broth helped keep both under control. She loved the chicken broth and couldn't get enough of it. The no salt added kind of course. We would go to the grocers and buy like 5 cartons at a time!

Awwww sweet Esther. I wonder if she's met my Rascal, maybe she was on the welcoming committee when he crossed the rainbow bridge in December...

ArtieTheSequal · Mar 02, 2022 at 06:18 PM

I'm really enjoying the random acts of crochet kindness thing, it gives me positive things to think about, y' know, thinking that maybe one of my little hearts/worry worms/octopi/flowers will give someone who finds it a little spark of joy. I took 6 of them with me to h's appt this morning, and snuck them onto chairs in different dr's office waiting rooms (it's a big building) wherever nobody would see me leave them. My box is nearly empty, I need to make some more!! Currently I'm working on the shamrocks for st patty's.

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SlumberKitty Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!) 5 117.7k hugs given	Mar 02, 2022 at 12:53 PM #41 I'm kind of glad that I don't have to see her until the 8th. Because it will give some time for the awkwardness to die down. __________________ Dum Spiro Spero IC XC NIKA

LostOnTheTrail Tweaky Dog Member Since Aug 2011 Location: England Posts: 4,796 12 3,123 hugs given	Mar 02, 2022 at 05:32 PM #52 Hehe...good point! __________________ 'Somewhere up above the great divide Where the sky is wide, and the clouds are few A man can see his way clear to the light Just hold on tight, that's all you gotta do...' Steve Earle - Fort Worth Blues 'You have all the grace you need for today, and today is all that matters.' - Steve Austin

Lemoncake Luna's offical mini me. Member Since May 2017 Location: Cafe Nervosa. Posts: 9,697 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.2k hugs given	Mar 02, 2022 at 05:34 PM #53 My brain also went to buying her stock cubes for soup. They're about £1 each so I did think it was still a nice gift esp as she hasn't been well. __________________ "Love, like life, flows Through the heart. Feel the thrill of the flow And say nothing."

SlumberKitty Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!) 5 117.7k hugs given	Mar 02, 2022 at 05:35 PM #54 My Pdoc is changing one of my meds, slightly to a newer medicine that has two medicines in one. It's Olanzapine and Samidorphan. It's called Lybalvi. He'll have to get it approved by my insurance. But it is supposed to have less weight gain than Olanzapine. We'll see how it works. __________________ Dum Spiro Spero IC XC NIKA

SlumberKitty Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!) 5 117.7k hugs given	Mar 02, 2022 at 05:40 PM #55 Pretzels (the cracker kind not the soft kind). The perfect afternoon snack. Crisp. A little salty. Crunchy. Quite tasty. __________________ Dum Spiro Spero IC XC NIKA

SlumberKitty Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jul 2018 Location: CA Posts: 27,329 (SuperPoster!) 5 117.7k hugs given	Mar 02, 2022 at 05:44 PM #57 Also soup stock comes in cubes? We always buy the carton of chicken or beef broth. It's kind of cardboardy like milk cartons used to be before they went to plastic. With a round pour top. __________________ Dum Spiro Spero IC XC NIKA