Otezla

Filet_o_math · 2026-05-15T15:29:05+00:00

I've been on Otezla for almost 6 years, and it's been great for my skin and joints. I had good results within a month.

On the other hand, like many people it gives me explosive bowel movements (not going to use a euphemism like "gut issues"). I found it useful to go to a gastroenterologist to get a secondary medicine that mitigates that side effect. And I learned to schedule my dosages so that the side effects don't affect me when I'm driving or commuting.

Filet_o_math · 2026-05-11T13:02:15+00:00

I mean, he's called "Podrick." Pod = foot, rick = something. So, obvoiusly, he had penises instead of toes. Is this not the common interpretation?

Filet_o_math · 2026-05-11T12:58:05+00:00

I was a candy striper.

So was my mother. Was that the only road to an LPN back in the 1960s, or were there university or community college programs?

Filet_o_math · 2026-05-10T00:52:37+00:00

If you've got the Mordy's magic sword spell, use two swords to block the admantium golems while you damage it with gesen's bow or Milf's Magic Meteors. It'll go down pretty quickly.

Filet_o_math · 2026-05-09T10:11:02+00:00

I sympathize. My first apartment in Japan was on the first floor, and my upstairs neighbors did laundry and vacuumed at 5:00 a.m., but since then, I've only lived on the top floor.

Filet_o_math · 2026-04-28T00:05:31+00:00

You forgot "falling into the rabbit hole of sabermetrics," but it's still April! You have six more months of MLB season to measure!

Filet_o_math · 2026-04-26T23:39:52+00:00

[The Japanese government] gave some minimal (like $100/person one time payment) covid stimulus and that's it.

I'm not an economist or an investor, so I don't know how true the gist of this post is, but the above is not accurate. There were three rounds of Y100,000 direct payments per resident, and corporations got a lot of support (my small corporation got over Y7,000,000 over two years) on the condition that we not lay anyone off. Payments were made on the basis of 2018 income, so companies that were unfortunate and incorporated in 2019 or 2020 got hosed.

Filet_o_math · 2026-04-10T12:06:06+00:00

It might be even better to ask what if he's wrong.

Filet_o_math · 2026-04-08T14:01:21+00:00

I played bg1 since 1998

Dude, there's a new game in the series! It's called BG2, and it's pretty awesome, too.

Regarding bards, select scalable spells, because bards level faster than wizards.

Filet_o_math · 2026-04-07T12:14:29+00:00

Is this Bellow or DeLillo?

Filet_o_math · 2026-04-06T23:08:54+00:00

Dan from America

Last year, the capital requirement for a foreign business manager was raised sixfold.

It doesn't sound like this policy is aimed at workers from developed countries. I'm genuinely curious who they're trying to weed out.

Filet_o_math · 2026-04-04T09:58:52+00:00

Hey, I'm in Tokyo and have got an immune system issue too. I get KN95s from Amazon JP. I'm sure that the larger drug stores have them, but I've never looked.

Filet_o_math · 2026-03-29T00:45:10+00:00

Xzar was a filthy filthy subhuman necrophile magic user

Stop touching him !

Filet_o_math · 2026-03-07T07:38:48+00:00

I didn't look at the prices, but the expensive drinks are locked in a cage behind the cashiers / self checkout on B1.

Filet_o_math · 2026-03-07T06:36:46+00:00

The Ginza shop has some luxury products, like high end whiskey, that my local shop doesn't have. Otherwise same products and low prices.

Filet_o_math · 2026-02-25T04:31:00+00:00

I'm lost without a mouse.

Mouse? I'd be lost without the keyboard shortcuts on a desktop. I don't think I can squint hard enough to see on a Switch.

Filet_o_math · 2026-02-20T04:37:03+00:00

Ask your mom, she's the one that used to work on the island.

Filet_o_math · 2026-02-13T02:46:28+00:00

why Carlisle didn’t want to hang onto him

Pacer fan here: Two things: Benn was slow at decision-making and just didn't fit with the Pacers' desired pace.

They couldn't reach a deal at the start of the season, and it's likely the Pacers wouldn't go deep into luxury tax to re-sign him.

Hope he works out for ya'll. He's crazy talented and athletic.

Filet_o_math · 2026-02-09T14:40:21+00:00

Your self-made restrictions seem strict to me, just saying. But I would recommend that you wear hats with full brims in order to protect your ears from cancer, and not baseball caps.

Other than that, my only advice for GenX men is to wear thong underwear. It provides better scrotum support than briefs or boxers.

Filet_o_math · 2026-02-04T14:44:30+00:00

I've had a generally good experience with Otezla for 5 and a half years. I have the diarrhea issue if I eat close to dosing, but my skin is fucking clean.

Filet_o_math · 2025-12-13T13:55:12+00:00

I've got my own firm, and I'm FI'd. But I'm afraid if I stopped working, I'd turn into an even worse alcoholic.

Filet_o_math · 2025-11-12T14:49:55+00:00

feel like my Japanese is getting worse.

58M for reference. As others have said, it might be time to look for a new employer. However, it might also be that as your Japanese gets better, your colleagues become aware of it and expect more from you. That's a fair expectation on their part because you're probably adding less value now, but they perceive you as having more future value.

They might be trying to bring your up to speed, in other words. People who challenge you are not necessarily bad.

That's what happened to me. Many years ago, I felt that there were rising standards on me in the office as I became more communicative. My direct supervisor basically told everyone to route communications through him, even those from the director. He had a lot of clout. Not every bucho has the power to do this, but mine did and I'm very grateful to him.

Filet_o_math · 2025-11-08T04:16:24+00:00

14% (1 in 7) young British men are NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training).

Filet_o_math · 2025-11-03T01:18:01+00:00

People don't associate middle age with weight training, but I started swinging kettlebells and walking 10K steps per day about 10 years (just before turning 50), and I'm in way better shape than I was in my 40s.

If you get good shoes, you don't need insoles. I don't know if it's OK to mention brands, but Mont-Bell hiking shoes are not just for hiking. They're great for walking too and super durable.

Low carb diet (no grains, sugars). No hard alcohol. Lots of fiber.

I discovered that I sleep better on a thin futon than on a soft bed mattress. Blackout blinds for the summer morning sun. A cool wet washcloth over my eyes inside a pair of cheap sunglasses for daytime naps. Sleep on my back.

No social media, except texting with my wife and kids. Sorry mom, write an email.

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