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[kleenexwoman]

I'm at my mom's house, hanging out with the dog and the contractor, snacking on pistachios and wearing someone else's robe. It's nice. Quiet. Mom has cable and interesting things in the fridge and the dog is really sweet. It's like a vacation. I'm doing my homework (research on the writer of "American Beauty") and watching "Real Housewives of New York" as research for my Yuletide project. I seem to have lost my Down the Chimney challenge in the shuffle of my inbox, but I do vaguely remember what it's about, so I'm looking up obscure jazz songs and stuff on aquatic apes for that.

What are you guys up to? Working on anything you need to do research for? Learned anything cool?

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[cobaltnine.livejournal.com]

I learned that you can just pick up someone's foot when they're in external fixation and they don't complain and barely notice. Although that may have been the Haldol/Valium combo he was on.

Also, you can't do an eye exam on someone that sleepy.

Finally, whatever they're washing the hospital sheets in is partially Scotchgard, I'm sure of it. You're not supposed to bleed that much into a pillowcase and have nothing on the pillow. It's just weird.

[kleenexwoman.livejournal.com]

I think if I had a grid sticking through my foot I'd be more comfortable on a lot of tranquilizers too.

Huh. Hospital sheets are funny :/ I guess it must save on bleach?

[cobaltnine.livejournal.com]

Actually, he was on Haldol because he was seriously DTing and had punched some people on Day 2 and the Valium alone wasn't cutting it. His wife claiming, then and while I was there, that he barely drinks at all.

[kleenexwoman.livejournal.com]

holy shit.

how long does it take to recover from the DTs?