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Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
:: is now curious ::
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Ah, but thread deletions affect postcount do not. Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
What type of artwork?
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
And now for something completely random...
I can't stand female commedians. They're always like "my uterus my uterus my uterus my mother my vagina my uterus."
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
TomD is treating me and Christy to a night of role-playing.
Yay for Tom. I missed this so much.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Bwahahahah!
Posted by dabbler (Member # 6443) on :
Tom, Christy, and you are going to... role-play?
How exciting
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
That laughter was addressed at sarmup.
For Sara: Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
A picture of my vile little snivelly-nosed character.
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
dabbler
twinky, yeah. Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
*bows*
Posted by dabbler (Member # 6443) on :
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Cool! What's your character like?
And on a completely different subject, damn my feet hurt. I've got a couple of plantars warts that are in the final stages of going away, and I went to the dermatologist this morning to have them frozen again. One is on the ball of my right foot, and the other is on the big toe of my left foot. Now I can barely walk.
A month or so ago the dermatologist gave me a perscription for Aldera cream, which triggers an immune response that helps the body to fight off the wart. When I was getting it filled, the pharmacist said "Now, I see that your doctor wrote here that this should be applied every other day. Every three days is more common." I said "Well, I think she wanted me to do it every other day so that I could alternate between an acid pad and the cream." She looked at me kind of funny, and I remembered reading something about Aldera being more commonly perscribed to combat genital warts. I said "this is for treating my plantars warts you know." She looked very relieved.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Is it going to be just the three of you?
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
This is what I sent TomD:
quote:Craven
Abandoned as a tot, he has wormed and squirmed his way through a short, miserable, brutish life. His is small, scrawny, and generally rat-like in appearance, with bow-legged legs from rickets and a scraggly whiskerish beard.
Of course, Craven is an accomplished thief. He had to be in order to survive. Most would peg him in his thirties, although he is actually 23. Alcohol, cigarettes and other indulgences are all weaknesses to him, but he does harbor a secret fondness for animals (yes, a dog kept him alive through the winter with warmth and shelter -- and shared bones) and things of beauty.
He covets beauty and hates that which makes him covet, for it makes him weak.
Would he betray someone? In a heartbeat, but not a true friend. Of course, he's never had a true friend.
Regarding the plantar warts, had you tried (or discussed trying) duct tape as part of the treatment regimen?
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
PS: Noemon, I'm so sorry about the pain. I hope you feel better soon.
twinky, I'm not sure.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
I forsee friction between Craven and Christy's character Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Just the three of them?
How many more would you want/need?
[ November 18, 2004, 11:45 AM: Message edited by: Kwea ]
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Ibuprofen, Noemon? And maybe some corn cushions cut to relieve pressure at that site by transferring the pressure to surrounding areas?
Posted by Intelligence3 (Member # 6944) on :
Mayfly! Mayfly!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Sounds like a fun character. Wish you were doing it PBEM so I could "watch".
Eh, the foot pain's no big deal--I was just kind of talking. I mean, it hurts, but it's nothing serious.
I do use duct tape on them, actually. I've read that the minor irritation that it produces helps trigger an immune response as well.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
[ November 18, 2004, 01:15 PM: Message edited by: kaioshin00 ]
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
But it would be nice if you could walk without so much pain. Poor Noemon. Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
what would the duct tape be used for?!?
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Am I who? Huh? What?
Sara--I had to walk down to the post office over my lunch hour, and figured out how to kind of walk around the frozen points without too much trouble. I had kind of a strange rolling gait, but I made decent time, and the frozen places burned a bit but didn't throb or anything. Of course, I'm also on Excedrin kicked off with coffee, so I expect that's helping too.
Seriously, it's no big deal. I'm having a great day except for the foot stuff.
Sarmup, if you put duct tape directly over the wart, it irritates the skin slightly, and as a result an enhanced immune response is triggered in the area, making your system more capable of fighting off the wart. That's what I've read anyway. I can't vouch for whether it works or not.
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Noemon--good. I was envisioning ripping actions...
Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
Just don't let them get so bad and deep they leave holes the size of a dime after they anesthetise them and dig them out. I also would suggest Uggs as alternative footwear during this time.
AJ
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Good, Noemon.
From Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2002 Oct;156(10):971-4.
quote:"The efficacy of duct tape vs cryotherapy ["freezing" treatment] in the treatment of verruca vulgaris (the common wart)." by Focht DR 3rd, Spicer C, Fairchok MP.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if application of duct tape is as effective as cryotherapy in the treatment of common warts. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized controlled trial with 2 treatment arms for warts in children. SETTING: The general pediatric and adolescent clinics at a military medical center. PATIENTS: A total of 61 patients (age range, 3-22 years) were enrolled in the study from October 31, 2000, to July 25, 2001; 51 patients completed the study and were available for analysis. INTERVENTION: Patients were randomized using computer-generated codes to receive either cryotherapy (liquid nitrogen applied to each wart for 10 seconds every 2-3 weeks) for a maximum of 6 treatments or duct tape occlusion (applied directly to the wart) for a maximum of 2 months. Patients had their warts measured at baseline and with return visits. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Complete resolution of the wart being studied. RESULTS: Of the 51 patients completing the study, 26 (51%) were treated with duct tape, and 25 (49%) were treated with cryotherapy. Twenty-two patients (85%) in the duct tape arm vs 15 patients (60%) enrolled in the cryotherapy arm had complete resolution of their warts (P =.05 by chi(2) analysis). The majority of warts that responded to either therapy did so within the first month of treatment. CONCLUSION: Duct tape occlusion therapy was significantly more effective than cryotherapy for treatment of the common wart. [bold added]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
They're well on their way to being gone actually. I wouldn't be surprised if this freezing is the last treatment I'll need. Christine had a couple of plantar's warts on one of her feet that she let go for about a decade before making a concerted effort to get rid of them. Before she'd have them frozen now and then, but wasn't persistent enough with it to actually get rid of them. At my urging, she started working on getting rid of them two years ago, and is just now succeeding in doing so; I'm definitely not letting mine get entrenched like that. Somehow I find plantars warts to be just utterly repellant. I can't wait until these things are off of me for good.
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
I've had one before, back when I was in junior high school. It was murderous. My mother treated it with salicylic acid and (don't do this, anyone, please) digging around with a scalpel to "remove the seed."
*shudder
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
quote:Duct tape. In a well-publicized October 2002 study, duct tape wiped out more warts than cryotherapy did. Study participants who used "duct tape therapy" covered their warts in duct tape for six days before removing the tape, soaked their warts in water and then gently rubbed warts with an emery board or pumice stone. They repeated this process for up to two months or until their warts went away. Researchers hypothesize that this unconventional therapy may work by irritating the wart and surrounding skin, prompting the body's immune system to attack. This study didn't focus on plantar warts, but it does make a case for a promising, new, inexpensive, convenient treatment that may be especially good for children who find cryotherapy to be painful and frightening. [bold added]
Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
*laugh* Wow. Guess I'll have to do some frantic scribbling to come up with a character sketch!
I believe we're still on. Tom was pretty excited and was going to talk to one or two coworkers who were also interested. He's probably in meetings since Thursday is his evil day of meetings which is why he hasn't responded.
Speaking of artwork, though...the Union is doing their Holiday Student Art sale today and tomorrow. I may just have to drag you there first.
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
I am certainly flexible. I have my cell phone on and fully charged -- call me when you have any plans. (Yay!)
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Yo. We're good for tonight, but I've had some difficulty rounding up other players on short notice; I'm ashamed to admit that I completely forgot about it until last night. Shall we say six? We can do pizza.
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
Or we could do another night, if you prefer.
I was so wrapped up in travel to New Mexico & work shenanigans that i forgot, too. But I spent my playtime in front of the fireplace making up stories about Craven. Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
It was just the two of us and we were a bit distracted by the baby, but loads of fun and we should definitely do it again!
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
quote:Because I am an orc of action and thrive on helping the needy...
BWAHAHAHAAHAHAH!
Priceless. "Orc of action." Ah ahahahaha! Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Yeah, I enjoyed that one too.
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
That was a blast. Spark the teenage Orc was quite the professional, although Craven kept fumbling and poking himself with the poisoned traps (and driving one of his own darts into his eye, and so forth). Still, his tumbles were of legendary quality.
*grin
The Davidson House?
best. gaming. ever.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
You just haven't read the Overlook campaign, that's all.
Posted by Sara Sasse (Member # 6804) on :
It was on my list; I will move it up.
Still, did the Overlook campaign ever literally make you fall onto the floor, wheezing with laughter?
The standard was raised. The food was top-notch, the gamemastering unparalleled (Tom really is amazing), and the side entertainment in the form of Sophie's new Bronx cheer skill was exquisite.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
No, but it has made me mutter "oh my god!" and "Slash, you bastard!" under my breath more than once.
I haven't played a funny game of D&D in a decade. Actually, my funny games were usually Gamma World.
I expect that the food Tom served was better than Slash's usual fare though, I'll give you that.
It can be a lot of fun sitting around with friends using a role playing game as an excuse for silliness, can't it?
Posted by Christy (Member # 4397) on :
Ha! Sara brought the food and even girly beer -- Corona with a lime in it. We just provided the usual pizza and soda.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
What kind of food did she bring?
I had no idea that Corona with lime was a girly beer.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Corona with lime is a girly beer in Wisconsin, perhaps. But, then, Christy drinks tequila straight, so YMMV.
The reason this game wound up "funny," IMO, is that Sara's self-deprecation extends to her PCs -- which, coupled with her uncanny ability to roll only 20s and 1s the entire night (and I'm not kidding, here; the number of 1s in particular was unequalled in my experience), made for some truly amusing moments.
Christy's orc's rather cheerful and co-dependent nature was also something for which I as a DM was not quite prepared, having mostly encountered orcs of another sort. Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
Mayflies are good for fishing.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
quote:Christy's orc's rather cheerful and co-dependent nature was also something for which I as a DM was not quite prepared, having mostly encountered orcs of another sort.
:: actually laughing aloud ::
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
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