I Enjoy Being A Girl- Page 41

[StockardFan]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 4:48pm

I was too young too drink in the 70's! LOL!

So I'm bringing Zinfandel and Smoked Gouda. We were each assigned a wine and a cheese that is supposed to go with. The last time we tasted them together for like the first 3, and then we just started eating and drinking whatever. HAHA!

And ewww, on the blood drinking!

[IAMWHATIAM]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:00pm

The legal drinking age in NYS was 18 when I was a teen. It then went to 19 for a little while, and then up to 21. But those wine and cheese places allowed in people who were not of age (and we got a special designation on our tables) so we probably started going when I was 16 or so.

[danmag]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:03pm

Totally unrelated to anything, but I could so go for some fondue....

(I think it was the cheese + 70's reference that made me think of that)

[justagirl2]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:04pm

danmag, that sounds amazing. Wow. Fondue's one of my favorite foods...and considering my throat feels like it's getting torn apart right now, warm cheese is REALLY tempting. Yum.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:05pm

That's so weird that you say that, because the fondu cheese was right next to the smoked gouda at Wegmans and I almost picked some up. I love cheese fondue.

[danmag]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:07pm

There is a Melting Pot restaurant near me and I just have to get over there. Cheese fondue to start and chocolate fondue for desert.

I am drooling on my keyboard.

[lusciouslace]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:10pm

To the vampire thing...WTF? That's cah-razy. I've heard of it, but that's always my reaction.

To the period thing- That's quite a sore spot for me right now, because I just finished my third period in just over a month. It's about week and 1/2 maybe two weeks in between. Arghhh. See I have a pituitary tumor and it makes my hormones crazy. Sometimes I lactate, sometimes I act like a whacko, and sometimes it affects my periods. Although my doctor said he doesn't think that part is related to the tumor. So now I'm thinking it could be polycystic ovarian syndrome. I don't know. I'm trying to get into Johns Hopkins right now, because they have a whole division dedicated to pituitary tumors. We'll see.
But I'm SICK of periods! And I can't take birth control anymore, because of this, so the controlled periods are long gone. Now it's constant cramps (although I have a high pain tolerance, so they're definitely not as bad as what some of you have described) and I bleed like somebody shot me for a lot longer than it was when I was on the pill. BOOOOO. Oh and it attacks my skin like I'm in puberty again...lovely mess of zits during that time. BOOOOOO.

[Jane2]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:13pm

jag, thanks for the research and info. I guess I should have done it myself, duh!

I wonder where they get the blood. I'm going to google it myself and see what I can learn.

Luscious lace, I'm so sorry to hear about your condition.

[Madcap Maisie]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:17pm

Updated On: 6/11/20 at 05:17 PM

[lusciouslace]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:20pm

Thanks...yeah it's mostly just frustrating at this point. Causes trouble at work sometimes, too...cause it affects my behavior, but it's sort of like pyschological warfare, because they can't see anything wrong with me. If I was puking or lost my hair, they'd get it. But I seem perfectly fine most of the time. So it's confusing for all parties.

[StockardFan]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:26pm

That really sucks, luscious!

[lusciouslace]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:57pm

Thanks Stockard.

Okay ladies, I'm off to celebrate my last night of freedom before my diet goes on lockdown. :)

[StockardFan]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 5:59pm

Have fun!

[justagirl2]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 6:04pm

luscious, that seems rough...but you sound like you're handling it well, all things considered. Have fun tonight!

No problem, Jane! I couldn't remember that part of the discussion either and was curious. Let us know what you find!

[killertofu333]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 6:12pm

There is a Melting Pot restaurant near me and I just have to get over there. Cheese fondue to start and chocolate fondue for desert.

Ok Danmag, that's soooooo not cool!!! Tempting me like that immediately after I've worked out?! Cripes!!!

I want chocolate so bad it's almost humiliating. If I had zero self respect, I'd lick someone elses fingers after they'd had a Hershey's Almond bar. Sheer desperation at its finest. I'm trying to wean myself off of sugar and it's killing me!!! So right now Splenda is my CRACK. (mostly free-basing except for the occasional syringe) YAY!!!

Updated On: 2/9/09 at 06:12 PM

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 6:32pm

Ohhhh, Luscious, I feel really, really bad for you! Oh my gosh, that sounds realy dreadful. I have pretty terrible periods (basically lying on the floor screaming like I'm in childbirth) that last like ten days each... but this totally puts that into perspective. Eurgh.

But the worst period I ever had was during a production of Macbeth. I was writhing in pain in my seat, but the play was SO GOOD and one of my best friends was playing Seyton/Third Murderer, and he was fantastic, so I couldn't leave. But it was a really bloody production of Macbeth, and every time there was a spurt of blood onstage (like every five minutes), I'd feel like I was going to faint and like I needed to go to the bathroom at once. It was like standing at Niagara Falls when you have to go to the bathroom.

It doesn't sound like you've had a migraine yet, Shmergie. Consider yourself lucky. A migraine is more than just a bad headache, It is often accompanied by nausea and vomiting, seeing flashes of light, or persistent bright lights in your vision ("ocular migraine"). It can even cause temporary blindness. It is very debilitating, often leaving one bedridden during its course. It is thought to be due to neuro-chemical imbalances which can be provoked by the menstruation cycle. After the intense pain is gone one can still feel wasted for days, the "zombie phase" as I refer to it.

Eurgh, hopefully I never will have a migraine! My brother and sister both have TERRIBLE migraines all the time, and I never get headaches at all. They're always getting migraines, and it's a really scary thought.

[danmag]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 6:42pm

No chocolate fondue, but I did have a 3 Musketeers for dessert.

btw am I the only one here who HAS to have a dessert after both lunch and dinner? I don't mean like pieces of cake every day, but I need a few cookies or something.

That candy bar hit the spot.

Updated On: 2/9/09 at 06:42 PM

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 6:50pm

btw am I the only one here who HAS to have a dessert after both lunch and dinner? I don't mean like pieces of cake every day, but I need a few cookies or something.

No, that's totally me. I don't mind not eating lunch or dinner, but if I don't have something sweet twice a day around lunch and dinner time, I go spare. I just like can't function without sugar, it's so sad. Usually, I cheat and eat cereal for lunch or dinner so I will have had my sweets and something technically also 'healthy.' But a lot of the time, when I go out to dinner, I'll order carrot cake for my meal because it's my favorite dessert and I know I wouldn't have room for it if I ate food first.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 7:00pm

I don't want to seem insensitive here, Schmerg, but I find it somewhat amusing that you had period problems during Macbeth! I mean, that's like Shakespeare's big "Bloodbath Play."

LL, thank goodness you have a hospital like Johns Hopkins to go to. (The hospital ranked #1 in more treatment areas than any other hospital in the USA.)

THIS is hilarious: "If I had zero self respect, I'd lick someone elses fingers after they'd had a Hershey's Almond bar. TOFU, you go, girl!

Dan, are you talking about the Melting Pot in Germantown? That's where we always used to go. Oh, and that thing about having something sweet after lunch and dinner must be a "Philly Thing" because I am now that way because of my husband. Before I met him, I never ate dessert! (It's so nice to have someone else to blame this on. )

Just remember that all the things we, as women, have to endure, contribute to our being the stronger sex. My husband says, "I'm DYING!" when he has the flu. (I'm not kidding.) He could never deal with a period, let alone childbirth!

[danmag]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 7:02pm

That's the one, Miss P!! Did you live in Chestnut Hill when you were here?

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 7:10pm

I don't want to seem insensitive here, Schmerg, but I find it somewhat amusing that you had period problems during Macbeth! I mean, that's like Shakespeare's big "Bloodbath Play."

I think that's what it so awful! I was so nauseated by all this blood spurting onstage, while... you know..

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 7:12pm

No, Dan. I lived in the Art Museum area. Right down the street from Brigid's.

My husband lived in several different areas of Philly.

After we got married, we bought a house in Montgomery County and I commuted to Philly every day for work.

[blondebaby589]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 8:15pm

Lucious that's awful! But you are lucky to be near John Hopkins. I can't really relate to any of you girls with the whole period thing cause I don't get one. I have this thing called MRKH Syndrome where I was born without certain female organs, so I'll never get a period or have kids. It kinda sucks sometimes, but that's life.

Updated On: 2/9/09 at 08:15 PM

[Madcap Maisie]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 9:17pm

Updated On: 6/11/20 at 09:17 PM

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 2/9/09 at 9:27pm

Blondebaby, I'd never heard of MRKH before, and I had to go Wikipedia it! That must be really weird for you, especially hearing people talk about all of the girly bodily stuff. I'm sure you'll be a fantastic adoptive mom someday, though!