The doctor I saw looked exactly like the pictures I've seen of you. It was weird.
Angry and two-dimensional?
She was the nicest person there. The X-ray tech was a bully, the pulmonologist looked like he wanted to kill himself, and the registry lady was curt and unfriendly. Northside Hospital is rather known for shitty service and poor bedside manners.
I'm uhh.... I'm going to go run on the treadmill until it's time for my next dosing, and then I'll probably just run on the treadmill some more. God, so much energy.
So, I was getting really frustrated, because I couldn't find anyplace that offered helpful information on this.
Then I found a link to my local Gay and Lesbian health center. Free STD testing on a walk-in basis, lots of helpful information.
They said they help Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transsexual folks (although anybody is welcome), but do you suppose they'll care if I haven't actually been with a dude in like a year?
What are they gonna do? Deny you? Of course not.
Dude, VH, you've fucked a boy. You're bi. Or if you're not, you're close enough to it.
I know this wont help but I can't help but say it. Vh go and get a goddam test because your life is worth much more than an abstract social construct like pride, shame, dignity, duty or honor.
Alright. You are a human fucking being made of flesh and blood like everyone else you deserve to live. Go fucking get one anywhere you can and goddam lie if you have to if they're a fucked up enough institution that they discriminate for any reason, because they don't deserve the respect of the truth to judge between human life like that.
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I'm uhh.... I'm going to go run on the treadmill until it's time for my next dosing, and then I'll probably just run on the treadmill some more. God, so much energy.
It's weird, because it's really just your body using up your reserves more. The energy isn't being pumped into you from someplace else. You're just using more of it than normal because your brain is telling you to.
Drugs are a strange thing.
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Had sex with polar bears
While sitting in a reclining chair
Now there are Zim-Bear hybrids
Running around and clawing eyelids
Watch out, a Zim-Bear is about to have sex with yooooooou!
I know this wont help but I can't help but say it. Vh go and get a goddam test because your life is worth much more than an abstract social construct like pride, shame, dignity, duty or honor.
Like I said, there are technically very small but very not-abstract reasons to take your testing/not take your testing at particular clinics. Honestly, given where VH lives, if he calls the county health office instead of trying to do the research himself he would probably have a list of a dozen places offering subsidized or insurance-covered testing. He has a choice. :P
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I'm uhh.... I'm going to go run on the treadmill until it's time for my next dosing, and then I'll probably just run on the treadmill some more. God, so much energy.
It's weird, because it's really just your body using up your reserves more. The energy isn't being pumped into you from someplace else. You're just using more of it than normal because your brain is telling you to.
Drugs are a strange thing.
Well, "energy" in the terms of the human body isn't so much a tank of gas or a resource to be consumed as it is a biochemical state.
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Honestly, given where VH lives, if he calls the county health office instead of trying to do the research himself he would probably have a list of a dozen places offering subsidized or insurance-covered testing. He has a choice. :P
This.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
I know this wont help but I can't help but say it. Vh go and get a goddam test because your life is worth much more than an abstract social construct like pride, shame, dignity, duty or honor.
Like I said, there are technically very small but very not-abstract reasons to take your testing/not take your testing at particular clinics. Honestly, given where VH lives, if he calls the county health office instead of trying to do the research himself he would probably have a list of a dozen places offering subsidized or insurance-covered testing. He has a choice. :P
I missed that sorry, was involved in the great fluffy dog debate. What are these non abstract reasons? I'd assume them but the minute of American life has proven significantly different to australian in ways that constantly surprises me.
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I missed that sorry, was involved in the great fluffy dog debate. What are these non abstract reasons? I'd assume them but the minute of American life has proven significantly different to australian in ways that constantly surprises me.
The short answer is that our medical system is incredibly fucked-up and our "network" (if it could be called that) of resources for poor and underserved populations is patchy and convoluted at best.
In this particular case, a clinic offering free services needs to have what's called a Scope of Care that limits their liability and expenditures. They only have so much staff and so much money to provide services, so they might need to limit it to specific populations that aren't getting well-served by other clinics or hospitals in the area. Going in to one of these clinics and lying to get service is basically taking money away from somebody else who might need it.
That said, VH wouldn't be lying. This is a clinic for queer people, and VH is not entirely straight. He's part of their Scope of Care.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
I mean Christ I'm still in disbelief of the fact that the community hospital here doesn't have a doctor on staff on Sundays
oh, that's the Lord's day
but don't you worry, we can just call his telephone, dearie
So, the thinking here is, what, that people don't get sick while they're at church?
I think it's more that the private hospital is right across the street, and they just route the state medical patients and their ambulances to the private hospital on Sundays. And, since the care is provided regardless of where it is, they're going to get care there, but ... I don't know what that means for their insurance. I get the impression it's not good, because I have no insurance there and I would've had quite a hefty account if I had gone to the private hospital instead of the community.
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I missed that sorry, was involved in the great fluffy dog debate. What are these non abstract reasons? I'd assume them but the minute of American life has proven significantly different to australian in ways that constantly surprises me.
The short answer is that our medical system is incredibly fucked-up and our "network" (if it could be called that) of resources for poor and underserved populations is patchy and convoluted at best.
In this particular case, a clinic offering free services needs to have what's called a Scope of Care that limits their liability and expenditures. They only have so much staff and so much money to provide services, so they might need to limit it to specific populations that aren't getting well-served by other clinics or hospitals in the area. Going in to one of these clinics and lying to get service is basically taking money away from somebody else who might need it.
Wow.
I literally can just go into a gp and get it all done and sent to a lab on government health care for free. I might have to wait all afternoon if the line is long and that's about it.
I really did not know that, thanks for the info, will help me advise americans in the future.
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I'm uhh.... I'm going to go run on the treadmill until it's time for my next dosing, and then I'll probably just run on the treadmill some more. God, so much energy.
It's weird, because it's really just your body using up your reserves more. The energy isn't being pumped into you from someplace else. You're just using more of it than normal because your brain is telling you to.
Drugs are a strange thing.
Well, "energy" in the terms of the human body isn't so much a tank of gas or a resource to be consumed as it is a biochemical state.
Not exactly how I would describe it, but I know what you mean.
Energy is, quite literally, the amount of sugars we can convert into elecrical energy for our muscles and brain functions. This comes from the food we intake and nothing else.
"Energy" as a feeling is merely a biochemical state. This is why (to use an outdated model) "Type A" people feel more energetic, etc. Your energetic feeling is not necessarily tied to or related to the amount of reserves you have stored up in fat cells or your digestive tract. This is why drugs like meth can make you feel energetic even as your body destroys itself after constant use.
I'm uhh.... I'm going to go run on the treadmill until it's time for my next dosing, and then I'll probably just run on the treadmill some more. God, so much energy.
It's weird, because it's really just your body using up your reserves more. The energy isn't being pumped into you from someplace else. You're just using more of it than normal because your brain is telling you to.
Drugs are a strange thing.
Well, "energy" in the terms of the human body isn't so much a tank of gas or a resource to be consumed as it is a biochemical state.
Not exactly how I would describe it, but I know what you mean.
Energy is, quite literally, the amount of sugars we can convert into elecrical energy for our muscles and brain functions. This comes from the food we intake and nothing else.
"Energy" as a feeling is merely a biochemical state. This is why (to use an outdated model) "Type A" people feel more energetic, etc. Your energetic feeling is not necessarily tied to or related to the amount of reserves you have stored up in fat cells or your digestive tract. This is why drugs like meth can make you feel energetic even as your body destroys itself after constant use.
If you wanna be pedantic mikeman it's not electrical. It's chemical.
There's no such process as conventional electricity within say a copper wire in the human body. It's significantly more complicated.
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Energy is, quite literally, the amount of sugars we can convert into elecrical energy for our muscles and brain functions. This comes from the food we intake and nothing else.
"Energy" as a feeling is merely a biochemical state. This is why (to use an outdated model) "Type A" people feel more energetic, etc. Your energetic feeling is not necessarily tied to or related to the amount of reserves you have stored up in fat cells or your digestive tract. This is why drugs like meth can make you feel energetic even as your body destroys itself after constant use.
Yeah exactly.
I know my comment wasn't exactly revolutionary, it was pretty obvious.
Technically, a 400-pound guy who sits around all day is going to have more "energy" than a 120-pound guy with 10% body fat who runs a mile every day because fat is just stored energy.
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every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
I'm uhh.... I'm going to go run on the treadmill until it's time for my next dosing, and then I'll probably just run on the treadmill some more. God, so much energy.
It's weird, because it's really just your body using up your reserves more. The energy isn't being pumped into you from someplace else. You're just using more of it than normal because your brain is telling you to.
Drugs are a strange thing.
Well, "energy" in the terms of the human body isn't so much a tank of gas or a resource to be consumed as it is a biochemical state.
Not exactly how I would describe it, but I know what you mean.
Energy is, quite literally, the amount of sugars we can convert into elecrical energy for our muscles and brain functions. This comes from the food we intake and nothing else.
"Energy" as a feeling is merely a biochemical state. This is why (to use an outdated model) "Type A" people feel more energetic, etc. Your energetic feeling is not necessarily tied to or related to the amount of reserves you have stored up in fat cells or your digestive tract. This is why drugs like meth can make you feel energetic even as your body destroys itself after constant use.
If you wanna be pedantic mikeman it's not electrical. It's chemical.
I'm uhh.... I'm going to go run on the treadmill until it's time for my next dosing, and then I'll probably just run on the treadmill some more. God, so much energy.
It's weird, because it's really just your body using up your reserves more. The energy isn't being pumped into you from someplace else. You're just using more of it than normal because your brain is telling you to.
Drugs are a strange thing.
Well, "energy" in the terms of the human body isn't so much a tank of gas or a resource to be consumed as it is a biochemical state.
Not exactly how I would describe it, but I know what you mean.
Energy is, quite literally, the amount of sugars we can convert into elecrical energy for our muscles and brain functions. This comes from the food we intake and nothing else.
"Energy" as a feeling is merely a biochemical state. This is why (to use an outdated model) "Type A" people feel more energetic, etc. Your energetic feeling is not necessarily tied to or related to the amount of reserves you have stored up in fat cells or your digestive tract. This is why drugs like meth can make you feel energetic even as your body destroys itself after constant use.
If you wanna be pedantic mikeman it's not electrical. It's chemical.
electrochemical then
sheesh!
Is that even a word?
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Energy is, quite literally, the amount of sugars we can convert into elecrical energy for our muscles and brain functions. This comes from the food we intake and nothing else.
"Energy" as a feeling is merely a biochemical state. This is why (to use an outdated model) "Type A" people feel more energetic, etc. Your energetic feeling is not necessarily tied to or related to the amount of reserves you have stored up in fat cells or your digestive tract. This is why drugs like meth can make you feel energetic even as your body destroys itself after constant use.
Yeah exactly.
I know my comment wasn't exactly revolutionary, it was pretty obvious.
Technically, a 400-pound guy who sits around all day is going to have more "energy" than a 120-pound guy with 10% body fat who runs a mile every day because fat is just stored energy.
Doesn't that depend on their relative altitudes as well?
In this particular case, a clinic offering free services needs to have what's called a Scope of Care that limits their liability and expenditures. They only have so much staff and so much money to provide services, so they might need to limit it to specific populations that aren't getting well-served by other clinics or hospitals in the area. Going in to one of these clinics and lying to get service is basically taking money away from somebody else who might need it.
Yeah. For the most drastic example, funding for trans- concerns is extremely short-handed and, because incidence of HIV in urban trans- populations is also among the highest for any demographic in the nation (in 2000, among black transpeople in New York City, incidence of HIV/AIDS was over 50%), care for the trans- population is often dictated by whether you have HIV/AIDS or not.
[All examples here from NYC] There are housing subsidies, but their Scope of Care limits them to working with HIV+. There are hormone subsidies, but they're limited to people who illegally acquired and injected hormones once or more, giving them a similar expiration date if not put on proper medical care. There are counseling services, but their staff prioritize and if you're not one of the demographics staring death in the eye, you're not likely to ever see anyone. These clinics also tend to offer more mundane services, but their entire string of benefits is typically exhausted within the first three weeks of the month. I was only in NYC for one month, but the other crashers at my emergency shelter [Sylvia's Place, a shelter specifically for LGBT youth] said that it was a pretty common sight to see the clinics closed in all capacities for the last one or two weeks of the month.
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Well, I'm going to have to do it at a later date, because unless I pay a heap of money, the results aren't going to come in before she gets here, and I don't really have time to go to a clinic this week, I was just going to squeeze it in sometime.
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She was the nicest person there. The X-ray tech was a bully, the pulmonologist looked like he wanted to kill himself, and the registry lady was curt and unfriendly. Northside Hospital is rather known for shitty service and poor bedside manners.
YOU GIVE ME BACK MY MOUSEPAD
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Pirates like large quantities of rum.
You should make grog at home. It is gross.
I know this wont help but I can't help but say it. Vh go and get a goddam test because your life is worth much more than an abstract social construct like pride, shame, dignity, duty or honor.
Alright. You are a human fucking being made of flesh and blood like everyone else you deserve to live. Go fucking get one anywhere you can and goddam lie if you have to if they're a fucked up enough institution that they discriminate for any reason, because they don't deserve the respect of the truth to judge between human life like that.
oh, that's the Lord's day
but don't you worry, we can just call his telephone, dearie
It's weird, because it's really just your body using up your reserves more. The energy isn't being pumped into you from someplace else. You're just using more of it than normal because your brain is telling you to.
Drugs are a strange thing.
That's a gp clinic, not a hospital. I don't care what they put on their door.
Well, "energy" in the terms of the human body isn't so much a tank of gas or a resource to be consumed as it is a biochemical state.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
This.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
So, the thinking here is, what, that people don't get sick while they're at church?
I missed that sorry, was involved in the great fluffy dog debate. What are these non abstract reasons? I'd assume them but the minute of American life has proven significantly different to australian in ways that constantly surprises me.
I got the full set!
The short answer is that our medical system is incredibly fucked-up and our "network" (if it could be called that) of resources for poor and underserved populations is patchy and convoluted at best.
In this particular case, a clinic offering free services needs to have what's called a Scope of Care that limits their liability and expenditures. They only have so much staff and so much money to provide services, so they might need to limit it to specific populations that aren't getting well-served by other clinics or hospitals in the area. Going in to one of these clinics and lying to get service is basically taking money away from somebody else who might need it.
That said, VH wouldn't be lying. This is a clinic for queer people, and VH is not entirely straight. He's part of their Scope of Care.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Wow.
I literally can just go into a gp and get it all done and sent to a lab on government health care for free. I might have to wait all afternoon if the line is long and that's about it.
I really did not know that, thanks for the info, will help me advise americans in the future.
Not exactly how I would describe it, but I know what you mean.
Energy is, quite literally, the amount of sugars we can convert into elecrical energy for our muscles and brain functions. This comes from the food we intake and nothing else.
"Energy" as a feeling is merely a biochemical state. This is why (to use an outdated model) "Type A" people feel more energetic, etc. Your energetic feeling is not necessarily tied to or related to the amount of reserves you have stored up in fat cells or your digestive tract. This is why drugs like meth can make you feel energetic even as your body destroys itself after constant use.
The Ingredients of Grog:
Kerosene
Propylene Glycol
Artificial Sweeteners
Sulphuric Acid
Rum
Acetone
Red Dye No 2
Scumm
Axle Grease
Battery Acid
and/or pepperoni.
If you wanna be pedantic mikeman it's not electrical. It's chemical.
There's no such process as conventional electricity within say a copper wire in the human body. It's significantly more complicated.
Yeah exactly.
I know my comment wasn't exactly revolutionary, it was pretty obvious.
Technically, a 400-pound guy who sits around all day is going to have more "energy" than a 120-pound guy with 10% body fat who runs a mile every day because fat is just stored energy.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
electrochemical then
sheesh!
Is that even a word?
Is too! I have video proof!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaYsLrdq-eQ
it is now!
just call me Shakespeare
Doesn't that depend on their relative altitudes as well?
[All examples here from NYC] There are housing subsidies, but their Scope of Care limits them to working with HIV+. There are hormone subsidies, but they're limited to people who illegally acquired and injected hormones once or more, giving them a similar expiration date if not put on proper medical care. There are counseling services, but their staff prioritize and if you're not one of the demographics staring death in the eye, you're not likely to ever see anyone. These clinics also tend to offer more mundane services, but their entire string of benefits is typically exhausted within the first three weeks of the month. I was only in NYC for one month, but the other crashers at my emergency shelter [Sylvia's Place, a shelter specifically for LGBT youth] said that it was a pretty common sight to see the clinics closed in all capacities for the last one or two weeks of the month.
Why the emoticon?
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
boooo
get off the stage!
Since I am bound by logic currently you win because there's no reason why a word cannot be made up as long as it is defined.
Wait define electrochemical. I have a chance!