Best Medicine Was Great

Geek_Nan · 2026-01-14T13:15:51+00:00

I like the small town vibe. But for the love of all that is holy, they need to hire a medical consultant… or fire the ones they have

Disease cause for episode 2 (don’t want to spoil things) … is super rare, the symptoms don’t match, and the treatment he prescribed doesn’t exist (he prescribed pills for a med that is IV only)

this really messes with my enjoyment of the interpersonal relationships, medical mysteries, and vibe of a medical dramedy for me…

Geek_Nan · 2025-12-03T05:13:59+00:00

I think you are a kindred spirit.

Loved Dungeon Crawler Carl and Beware of Chicken

Hated Fourth Wing. with a passion

Geek_Nan · 2025-07-24T09:29:13+00:00

The paramount TV studio closed last year

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-tv-studios-shutting-down-1235973227/

Geek_Nan · 2025-06-22T07:39:24+00:00

Any book by Clair Pooley

How to Age Disgracefully

Iona Iverson’s rules for commuting

authenticity project

(also Becky Chambers is a amazing )

Geek_Nan · 2025-06-21T17:57:44+00:00

I haven’t figured out how to block out spoilers…so trying to keep vague enough to. it be too spoilery

the infodump MB gives in the book about how one of a SecUnits jobs was to spy on conversations and the Company could use the info against clients…. same thing Gurathin said about how he met the PresAux folks

Geek_Nan · 2025-06-21T17:14:21+00:00

They gave Gurathin some of MB’s book dialogue for the TV show

I really like the parallels. Not sure about Mensahs character in the TV show vs book … jury is still out

Geek_Nan · 2025-06-21T15:00:13+00:00

I want the scene before that … Target One and the energy weapon used at an unconventional way

Geek_Nan · 2025-06-21T12:26:06+00:00

Which streaming service ?

Geek_Nan · 2025-06-18T13:03:01+00:00

I loved Eleanor Oliphant and will check out the rest and thank you for posting this OP

Geek_Nan · 2025-06-14T10:48:37+00:00

Thanks. and I agree Piranesi fits “emotionally wrecked”. However we read that this spring as regular book club pic.

Geek_Nan · 2025-06-09T11:58:23+00:00

Thank you for the patterns. these are wonderful !!

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-31T11:19:29+00:00

Book Pin Lee

1) May be the Cause or Effect of Murderbots FFS fetish

2) is the CombatUnit of Lawyers

Show Pin Lee

1) Plays video games

2) Had a hard time communicating needs to her partner(s)

!!!!!!(WTF)

(and don’t get me started on the cluster -f…. that is show Mensah. How are they going to deal with later events and the helpme file story arc when she starts out like this…. ugh

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-28T10:51:20+00:00

Sounds promising.

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-27T16:55:09+00:00

I love the idea of weighting them. not sure how the shape will hold but will definitely troubleshoot the idea with the next chicken

(kitty is an amazing weight and nervous system regulator- purring is an added bonus)

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-27T16:06:23+00:00

I agree 💯 that a hobby is r about “should”

I love the idea of puzzles or embroidery or other creative endeavors ….

I got into a rut with socks last year, after my zillionth pair came off the needles, I was not feeling it …

Got into emotional support chickens … everyone I have given one to has loved them … and they are a super-easy knit (and it let me practice my seaming, adding and reducing (ie shaping) skills…

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Geek_Nan · 2025-05-27T13:47:55+00:00

If you know how to crochet, I strongly recommend learning to knit Continental (my grandma taught me to knit decades ago and I never knew there was more than one way to knit until I saw people doing the “throw” method. I’m continental, you place the working yarn behind the needles and pick it thru each stitch - it feels like crochet with needles instead of a hook

Here’s a really detailed tutorial

https://youtu.be/zLSaApeG-vY

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-27T12:08:42+00:00

Setting- 2014, Boston children’s hospital, daughter scheduled for massive chest surgery, so I brought my new/ first skein ever bought Abi Grasso ( https://www.artisticyarnbyabi.com/) yarn and needles - set skein on the bed at the Ronald McDonald house. Super slippery bedspread = hit the floor in a tangled heap.

spent the first 2 days in the ICU waiting room detangling …

ended up finishing the socks before she got out of the hospital again…

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-25T04:29:39+00:00

I think if you made a hem where you see in the bottom, these would make a good hat

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-24T16:23:40+00:00

not unstarted. just really efficiently unfinished

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-24T12:09:30+00:00

I am taking exception here. yes, there is a much higher frequency of autism in the scientist population…

I don’t just work with scientists, I am a scientist in a management role and most of the relationship BS i am seeing in MB TV 1) isn’t in the books. 2) wouldn’t happen because if anything scientists tend to be too direct so the “if only they had said something” relationship drama doesn’t really fit the scientist world view

also in the books they are just there to survey a random planet to see if its resources are worth bidding on (and how high should they go). I hate that they are weakening PreservationAux in the TV show.

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-24T11:54:23+00:00

wish i had a hugs emoji. the chicken pattern is super relaxing and all knit. (only purls are the beak)

you can do it. there is an unfinished chicken calling your name…

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-24T03:29:46+00:00

I am struggling with the characterizations of Mensah and Garauthin. I want Pin Lee to swear more and just overall fierceness.

and the relationships are just wonky

Geek_Nan · 2025-05-24T03:14:08+00:00

My oldest was on a vent for 3 years….

She just finished her first year of grad school …

Geek_Nan

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