If one is not a classical music fan this video will help you appreciate the finer things in life. Must see.
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If one is not a classical music fan this video will help you appreciate the finer things in life. Must see.
I have no audio, but I suppose there is some timing with the music. The self-mutilated women are just sickening.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
At least you can look forward to bad skin and hair in some fantastic new places. It's just like being a teenager.
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
The bottoms of your feet?
sedrosken
Florida Man
Puberty all over again? How about no.
No. Just -- no. So much nope. Not doing it again.
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, I'M NOT EVEN FINISHED WITH THE FIRST ROUND YET! (sound of a blowdart being, well, blown) No -- I.. will not...
No. Just -- no. So much nope. Not doing it again.
FOR CHRIST'S SAKE, I'M NOT EVEN FINISHED WITH THE FIRST ROUND YET! (sound of a blowdart being, well, blown) No -- I.. will not...
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Fatwah on Western Digital
The lycanthropy should only be temporary. You're going to get some of that when you start a new medication.
No, it's a small molecule. Anyway I have to go in on Friday. I'm not sure what they will do this time.
sedrosken
Florida Man
I got new glasses a couple days back. Went with some with more vertical space, so I look even more like your stereotypical "nerd" than ever. Mom says they make me look like Hank Hill, and keeps trying to get me to say "I sell propane and propane accessories." It's a lot to get used to, but being able to see is a plus. I'm too young for laser surgery apparently, and all in all I'm not comfortable with laser eye surgery anyway. It's still too "prototypical" for me. Contacts would be another option, but not on the Meridian plan, and then we get into me being unable to touch my eye. Hopefully later on I'll have decent insurance and laser eye surgery will be a little more far along in its development.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
That's what many people said fifteen years ago. It WAS fifteen years ago. I think they've had the time to get it right.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
I had laser eye surgery about 8 years ago. No issues.
Stereodude
Not really a
An elective surgery on a vital organ, no thanks.
Howell
Storage? I am Storage!
What, you wouldn't have a mole removed? Would you have eye surgery if you had glaucoma?
Howell
Storage? I am Storage!
I would do it if I had the spare change. And then again one I got glaucoma.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
My eyes are bad enough that the surgery wouldn't be sufficiently helpful. I would still have to wear glasses. If I did anything, I'd probably have a bunch of extra skin cut off my midsection.
sedrosken
Florida Man
I guess its an option, but not right now. Our insurance barely covers glasses.
Stereodude
Not really a
Which of those is an elective surgery on a vital organ? :scratch:
Howell
Storage? I am Storage!
Your skin is an organ essential for life. Surgery for glaucoma and cataracts is elective, quality of life surgery. I suspect you would have either surgery if the quality of life benefits outweighed the perceived risks.
Stereodude
Not really a
Uh... I can't tell if you're attempting to troll me or not.
There's very little risk / possible downside to getting a mole removed. Glaucoma and cataracts aren't on par with needing glasses / contacts. Glasses and contacts can't fix those. So, you can go blind for sure, or risk ending up blind if the surgery goes all sideways. They're very much not comparable.
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
Without glaucoma surgery you can go blind. It is not an elective surgery. Cataracts can also impair your vision to the point you can be classified as legally blind.
Medicare does not pay for elective surgery but it will pay for both these operations.
I have glaucoma in both eyes and a cataract in one. I treat the glaucoma with eye drops and the cataract is not bad enough for surgery. In a conversation with an eye surgeon, I was told you are awake for both these operation. If that is the case, they are going to have to give me some really good shit to get it done.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
If it's anything like the laser eye surgery I had, it's not terrible. They will give you a valium if you are freaking out.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
Congratulations on 4k posts, Howell!
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Yeah, congratulations to Howell for sticking here long enough to reach 4000 posts.
Also, this made me think about Lunarmist for no special reason :
Also, this made me think about Lunarmist for no special reason :
How bad is your vision Sed? Mine was 20/200 in one eye, worse in the other. BTW (x/y) = see things at x feet, that you should be able to see at y feet is how I remember it?!?
I've seen more and more kids (18-25 yo) going back to the "Hank Hill" type glasses and not the smaller "trying to look cool" glasses. Almost no stigma these days. Old style is the now style.
You don't want to do any eye surgery before your 35+ years old as by then you eyes aren't going to get any worse, except for close up/reading.
Modern laser eye surgery has been mainstream for 15+ years now. It's all computerized anyways. Doc lines up laser/eye, (imagine binocular eye piece that sticks to your eye so there's no movement) then when computer sees everything is lined up laser auto-fires for 0.1s or whatever and does what is has to do. The doc doesn't stand there with laser in hand and "burns your eye!" He just presses the button and collects his $4k.
My sis had radial keratotomy 20 years ago with a perfect result and no issues. Laser is even better.
This.
Now don't go to a cheap $299/eye doc with shitty/old equipment. Plan on spending $1500-2000/eye. Find a doc that has done the surgery on other docs.
Same here. 2006.
Of course now that I'm getting closer to my late 40s my reading vision has taken a shit the last 9 months. <cry> I almost need reading glasses.
Tummy tuck might be worth it. Gotta do the research to find right doc. Probably cost a shit-ton of cash but there are probably some top notch docs in Chicago area. And you definitely would want to go high end. If you haven't had your eyes looked at in a few years there may be some new options but if your cornea is to thin/curved/flat/etc there's nothing that can be done.
Don't know if lasik would even be covered or if it was they'd low ball the cost/allowance anyways.
I've seen more and more kids (18-25 yo) going back to the "Hank Hill" type glasses and not the smaller "trying to look cool" glasses. Almost no stigma these days. Old style is the now style.
You don't want to do any eye surgery before your 35+ years old as by then you eyes aren't going to get any worse, except for close up/reading.
Modern laser eye surgery has been mainstream for 15+ years now. It's all computerized anyways. Doc lines up laser/eye, (imagine binocular eye piece that sticks to your eye so there's no movement) then when computer sees everything is lined up laser auto-fires for 0.1s or whatever and does what is has to do. The doc doesn't stand there with laser in hand and "burns your eye!" He just presses the button and collects his $4k.
My sis had radial keratotomy 20 years ago with a perfect result and no issues. Laser is even better.
This.
Now don't go to a cheap $299/eye doc with shitty/old equipment. Plan on spending $1500-2000/eye. Find a doc that has done the surgery on other docs.
Same here. 2006.
Of course now that I'm getting closer to my late 40s my reading vision has taken a shit the last 9 months. <cry> I almost need reading glasses.
Tummy tuck might be worth it. Gotta do the research to find right doc. Probably cost a shit-ton of cash but there are probably some top notch docs in Chicago area. And you definitely would want to go high end. If you haven't had your eyes looked at in a few years there may be some new options but if your cornea is to thin/curved/flat/etc there's nothing that can be done.
Don't know if lasik would even be covered or if it was they'd low ball the cost/allowance anyways.
Howell
Storage? I am Storage!
Not only does the lazer machine do all the work it will map your eyes and customize the surgery by the eye. My natural vision has been 20/400 for more than a decade but my glasses correct to 20/15 so I have not been in a rush.
Howell
Storage? I am Storage!
Thanks for the nod guys. It's hard to make time, but when I make time this is where I come.
sedrosken
Florida Man
Congrats on reaching 4k posts, Howell. I'm a bit late to the party, as usual.
No one's commented on my glasses yet, but I'm pretty sure that's because people at my school just don't care what you look like. As long as you're taking care of yourself, they don't care, and that's how it should be. Function over form.
No one's commented on my glasses yet, but I'm pretty sure that's because people at my school just don't care what you look like. As long as you're taking care of yourself, they don't care, and that's how it should be. Function over form.
I looked into laser eye surgery but learned that my eye shape doesn't qualify. My doc said to wait until they've perfected the flexible version of the lens replacement similar to what is used when people have theirs eyes done for glaucoma.
Stereodude
Not really a
So my buddy recently bought himself a 2nd pair of AKG 540 headphones from a Japanese seller on Amazon's marketplace. They also have same issue of not sounding like the older pairs we all have. I guess AKG tweaked the design or some of the components which results in a change in sound that's not for the better (IMHO).
ddrueding
Fixture
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Fatwah on Western Digital
We have those concerts every year here, too. The performances are awe-inspiring, held at dusk on the night of a full moon in a forest preserve with an outdoor amphitheater.
Not to say I wouldn't still move to California if I had a reason to go, though...
Not to say I wouldn't still move to California if I had a reason to go, though...
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
I saw the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform the score from return of the King last summer at Ravinia.
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Fatwah on Western Digital
I know there is something terribly wrong with my 15 year old Grace cat. I don't want to take her to the vet because I'm sure I won't be bringing her home.
Stereodude
Not really a
That sucks man. 
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
If you think the cat is suffering, you are being selfish by letting it in pain by fear of losing it. In the odd chance that it is fixable, the more you wait, the lesser the chances it will be curable.
Go to the vet.