"Such stuff as madmen tongue, and brain not."

Cymbeline, Act V, Scene 4, Line 146.

I can't be-lieve how many med refills I've had to do just since 6 this evening. It's as if everyone forgot that it was going to be a three-day weekend, and just put off getting their meds refilled until all the clinics closed...

Anyway, at 8am tomorrow morning, I can start my weekend.

How are the Lounge night-owls doing tonight?

Gorgeous...

Soothing...

Happy Friday, Loungers. I love you all...

I'm going to engrave his name on a brass plaque and mount it over the door to the exam room...

Cross-posted in the Lounge.

Just once, I'd love to see a film protagonist listen to classical music and or opera with knowledge and enjoyment. But in films where someone is listening to classical music, they are almost always rubbing their hands in glee at some evil deed they have just committed, or are about to commit, and the music offers a dramatic counterpoint to the scene.

Cross-posted in the movie group.

Just once, I'd love to see a film protagonist listen to classical music and or opera with knowledge and enjoyment. But in films where someone is listening to classical music, they are almost always rubbing their hands in glee at some evil deed they have just committed, or are about to commit, and the music offers a dramatic counterpoint to the scene.

"You are not worth another word, else I'd call you knave."

All's Well That Ends Well, Act II, Scene 3, Line 258.

The Japanese believe that getting stinking drunk now and again, instead of being a character flaw, releases evil spirits and cleanses the soul, restoring wa, or harmony.

Mrs. Aristus strongly disapproves of alcohol. So my only chances to get plowed are when she's out of town. It's been a couple of years since that happened. Circumstances at home and in the news right now make me yearn for a chance to get completely lubricated. Don't worry; when it happens, I don't drive anywhere; I just stay home and either post a few drinking threads in the Lounge, or watch my favorite 'drunk-off-my-ass' movies, Blade Runner and Dark City.

I envy people who do a little weed on a regular basis. I love that giddy, lightheaded euphoria that accompanies mind-altering substances.

Anyway, thank you for joining me for this catharsis.

(BTW, I'm sober as a judge right now. Just looking forward to my next drinking night...)

Ask us anything...

There's me and Mrs. Aristus, my father-in-law, my step-daughter, my son-in-law, and four kids under the age of ten.

Ugh.

No end in sight.

Hold me...