The Dino-Aspie Ex-Café (for Those 40+... or feeling creaky)

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made an ass of myself today at work. It was so simple but I could not stop it from coming out of my mouth.

the Subject was 9/11, of course, and a woman co worker was lamenting 'oh, the world is so different now. . .after (sniff) 9eleven. and I just blurted out, 'oh, the world is the same, only now you notice it' and the silence was deafening.

she huffed off, and the other two co-workers turned to their computers. And later, after I had my head down on my desk, trying to sob quietly as to not bother the other cubicles, my supervisor came to me and, among other things said "do you think you are the only person with a mental illness?"
oh, my. . .then I turned and said " I am not mentally ill, I am a ret*d! and I know this conversation is inappropriate and (beep in my headphone signaling another call) and I am on a call, now. " Thank you for calling Customer Service, My name is Merle, how may I help you?"

then I worked for another hour and a half, paying attention to my adhearance and my HiPPA laws and verifications until it was time to get on my scooter and go to my Shrinks' office.

Where what I got of out him was my FMLA (up to 12 weeks a year to take time off to deal with my health issues and Oregon has medical parity laws where mental or physical it is all the same to insurance and businesses. Now I can go home 20 mintues before I feel like pounding my head against the wall over and over and over and over and over and over.
Sometimes I think his whole purpose in my life is for 50 minutes a week, I communicate with another person that intellectually understands me.

So, I stopped at the chinese takeout on the way home so I didn't have to cook, and I am wrestling with a few moddly issues here on WP and petting my beautious kitteh kat, Macushla.
another day in the life.

Merle

Funny you should mention it, Merle. I become irked whenever I hear, "After nine-eleven, the world will never be the same again." Because the world is, in fact, exactly the bloody same as before. Other than airline travel being, if possible, even more of a pain in the arse. Think you can carry a half-litre bottle of tap water onto the plane? Think again. What was most hilarious, though, was watching the security guard uncap and pour the offending liquid into an open garbage bin less than a metre away from her station. Obviously not troubling herself about whether there was some reactive compound therein.

O


• O'Brian's Law Everything is always done for the wrong reasons.
  
• O'Reilly's Law of the Kitchen Cleanliness is next to impossible
  
• O'Toole's commentary on Murphy's Law Murphy was an optimist.
  
• Occam's eraser The philosophical principle that even the simplest solution is bound to have something wrong with it.
  
• office automation, n. The use of computers to improve efficiency in the office by removing anyone you would want to talk with over coffee.
  
• Ogden's Law The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
  
• Old Japanese proverb There are two kinds of fools -- those who never climb Mt. Fuji, and those who climb it twice.
  
• Old timer, n. One who remembers when charity was a virtue and not an organization.
  
• Oliver's Law Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
  
• Olmstead's Law After all is said and done, a hell of a lot more is said than done.
  
• omnibiblious, adj. Indifferent to type of drink. E.g. "Oh, you can get me anything. I'm omnibiblious."
  
• On-line, adj. The idea that a human being should always be accessible to a computer.
  
• One-Shot Case Study, n. The scientific equivalent of the four-leaf clover, from which it is concluded all clovers possess four leaves and are sometimes green.
  
• Optimism, n. The belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, good, bad, and everything right that is wrong. It is held with greatest tenacity by those accustomed to falling into adversity, and most acceptably expounded with the grin that apes a smile. Being a blind faith, it is inaccessible to the light of disproof -- an intellectual disorder, yielding to no treatment but death. It is hereditary, but not contagious.
  
• optimist, n. A proponent of the belief that black is white.
  
• optimist, n. A bagpiper with a beeper.
  
• Oregano, n. The ancient Italian art of pizza folding.
  
• Osborn's Law Variables won't; constants aren't.
  
• osteopornosis, n. A degenerate disease.
  
• Ozman's Laws
  1. If someone says he will do something "without fail," he won't.
  2. The more people talk on the phone, the less money they make.
  3. People who go to conferences are the ones who shouldn't.
  4. Pizza always burns the roof of your mouth.

Okay, I figure someone in here probably knows the answer...

When the doctors finally agreed to schedule H's double thryoidectomy (called about a week and a half ago; she met with the anesthesiologist today, the surgery will happen on the 18th), the person who spoke with her mentioned a particular sort of cell found in the biopsy that concerned them. She thought the person said they had found Herfel cells; I've tried every variant on Herfel, Herschel, and Hersel that I can think of, but can't find any information online. Does anyone here know what she's talking about? Thanks!

Nada, dude. Good luck with that!

There seems to be some thyroid pathology associated with "helper cells". I'm not clear whether it is a good or bad thing to have. (I don't read medical texts fluently.) I Googled - thyroid biopsy "helper cell"

My mother is having a health crisis so I will be travelling an hour south to Brisbane to be with her.

I doubt that I will have internet contact in the next few days.

Robyn

I hope this crisis resolves well.

Come back soon.

Best wishes to you and family, Rob.

...

Omnibiblious? Omnibibulous?

Thanks for the Google suggestion, Lau! I used "thyroid biopsy cells", and got a reference to Hurthle cell carcinoma. Apparently, Hurthle cells can be present in either benign or malignant follicular tumors of the thyroid, and the growth rate of these tumors leads the doctors to believe that they are probably malignant. (According to the article I found, approximately 25% of suspicious lesions turn out to be cancerous on surgery; we also have to take into account a family history that includes cancer.)

Now we're really looking forward to getting those thyroids out...

PoopyLungStuffing and Flakey are youtubing Hurricane Ike

http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp1705270.html#1705270

Merle

Ozman's Laws
If someone says he will do something "without fail," he won't.

I have always turned and ran the other way when someone said "oh, chose me, you won't be sorry!"

If they KNOW the worst case scenario and that is the first thing that jumps to their mind, I don't need/want what they are selling.

Merle

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwUpjRdny1Q&eurl=http://www.wrongplanet.net/postp1705887.html[/youtube]

more Poopylungstuffing and Flakey in the Ike the Hurricane

Lurking. Isolating. Perseverating...

...for "physics rap" lovers:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j50ZssEojtM[/youtube]

Best wishes to all in all that you are going through! I've been "living" at work lately, and will continue doing so for just a bit longer. Hope that you are all well!

Chuck