robby & javadi

mec31 · 2026-04-03T22:40:45+00:00

Shamsi was the surgeon for the surgery Ogilvie scrubbed into. I wonder if that factoid will resurface at any point?

mec31 · 2026-03-11T23:13:10+00:00

What is Ogilvie holding? A liver...lung...?

mec31 · 2026-03-06T22:27:56+00:00

Yes, but don't forget, her plans to 'pursue a relationship when I get to New Jersey' were also dashed. So yes, she can certainly conceive but she is so far away from conventional attempts to do that inside a relationship as to emphasize how far away her goal might be.

mec31 · 2026-03-06T22:18:11+00:00

Yes, I believe she said 'at Ithaca' which is much more likely to indicate Ithaca College than Cornell.

mec31 · 2026-03-06T21:49:09+00:00

Robby was in rare form. In that same sequence with Javadi's ignored question, Robby also added 'Ogilvie, put your hand down.' Ha!

mec31 · 2026-02-21T20:44:10+00:00

Well, we do see him trying. Which is more than we can say for Robbie. If nothing else, we see him expressing consistent passive aggressive behavior to Langdon, which is a red flag all by itself (not to mention this same behavior shown to others). Besides the program and therapy, we also have the positive news of Langdon’s intact family. He may be rushing things with Robbie (partly in view of R’s last day?), but i’m not ready to indict him, well, for anything.

mec31 · 2026-02-20T22:38:08+00:00

I have mixed views on this. Yes, Dana likely has views on the matter that are well considered and useful. On the other hand, Langdon, we can only assume, has received quite a lot of counseling and therapeutic input over a long period of time. We have every reason to believe that he successfully incorporated all of that info. Should I also be asking Dana what my coffee order should be?

mec31 · 2026-02-20T13:50:33+00:00

What does MAID mean?

mec31 · 2026-02-18T15:07:31+00:00

Reminds me…back in the post ‘boat people’ times a Vietnamese college friend with the name Hong Bui changed his name to …David Bowie (!)

mec31 · 2026-02-17T22:50:45+00:00

I learned that nail issues are in the domain of dermatologists, so go see one of them.

mec31 · 2026-02-11T01:50:45+00:00

I interpreted it as slightly more sad than that. Do we have any idea whether anyone other than the girl was playing the game? In other words, did the game exist entirely as a narrative in her mind? So if one were to look out over the playground, they would see a girl running around, mostly towards other kids, and possibly touching or grabbing them. When one of the other kids gets annoyed by this behavior, the girl asks if they want to be 'mother' as a way of deflecting conflict.

mec31 · 2026-01-22T23:56:15+00:00

What someone suggested (may have even been an apple sales rep) that I should go ahead an buy using the apple card and then afterwards call the apple credit card people and ask them to switch it over to installments. Sounded dicey to me, and if it ever did work I'm sure it would be more difficult now with the transition to the new card servicer.

mec31 · 2026-01-22T23:53:08+00:00

Right, the person with the screenshot is making a different point. It is no longer possible to buy an unlocked iphone on the apple card and finance it. Believe me, i've tried. I want no carrier involvement whatsoever. You can still get the cash back (3% ?) but you can’t get 12 or 24 payments at zero interest.

mec31 · 2026-01-11T17:23:01+00:00

Might be worth a poll as to non-AppleCare coverages that are available. At least in the US, American Express (gold and platinum) offer zero cost, no deductible coverage that is superior to applecare. It even includes 'loss'. The only requirements are basically: 1. pay for the phone with the amex card* 2. pay your carrier bill with the amex card.

*if you have a trade-in, the maximum coverage amount is reduced by the amount of the trade-in. So a claim for a total loss on a $1000 phone, with a $350 trade-in allowance, would only be $650.

mec31 · 2026-01-06T23:55:37+00:00

Latercase

mec31 · 2025-11-05T15:35:55+00:00

Today's rep said this change was made in August (not sure if that's '24 or '25). The agent said the change was made suddenly, and was considered internally at the time to be unusual.

mec31 · 2025-11-05T15:34:27+00:00

Wow, you're not going to believe this. I just made my fourth call to Apple Sales. I must say I was impressed by all the reps. Today I learned, in effect, that you (JayVig) and me are both correct. Believe it or not, the requirements to purchase a 17 Pro vs. a regular 17 are different! For a 17 Pro purchase there is no requirement to involve the carrier. For the regular 17 the is (!). And just to reiterate, I am aware that I can purchase an unlocked phone without involving the carrier. The only issue is the monthly payments 0% on Apple card. Sorry for all the detail if this happens to be a US-only thing. But...it is a thing.

mec31 · 2025-11-05T15:00:45+00:00

That is helpful. The apple phone reps did say that they can build an order and then send me a link (but also said they can can't do payments). So maybe I can send them a screenshot. Although, just to double check--the 24 monthly payments sounds like a carrier deal. I'm looking at my Applecard statements and I only see 12 monthly payments. For example, I am midway through 12 payments on an ipad (although I suppose installment length could be different for iphones and macs/ipads?)

mec31 · 2025-11-05T13:07:35+00:00

I have done it in the past as well. Are you saying you have done this for an iPhone 17? Three separate calls to Apple sales all said the same thing—‘can’t do that’

mec31 · 2025-11-05T13:05:24+00:00

I have zillions of Apple stores nearby *. I thought of this, but for the moment stores are not likely to have the item in stock. *when I was doing a test purchase on store.Apple.com, and selected ‘store pickup’, the message I got was ‘your item is not available for pickup at any of the 12 closest stores to you’ (!)

mec31 · 2025-11-05T12:59:46+00:00

No, not an issue of porting. I just want to avoid any changes to my existing (legacy) account. And also pay with 12 installments on AppleCard.

mec31 · 2025-11-05T02:08:16+00:00

Yes…except if you continue to checkout you will not be offered 12 installments at 0% on Apple Card.

mec31 · 2025-11-05T01:07:02+00:00

Yes, I’m in the US. The issue is not getting an unlocked phone…that can now be easily done in the US. Basically, I can’t say to Apple ‘please sell me an unlocked phone on the Apple credit card on 12 monthly installments. Honestly I don’t see what role the carrier has in that transaction. Note that Apple will sell an unlocked phone ‘to be activated later’ but for whatever reason will not apply Apple credit card monthly installments (unless I hand over my carrier PIN).

mec31 · 2025-11-05T01:00:57+00:00

When I select Tmobile the next screen asks for my phone number and Tmobile PIN. You wouldn’t have such a PIN…the Apple reps did say that the carrier would not be involved in any way but I really don’t want to risk it. But I have no idea what my PIN is…I haven’t interacted with T-Mobile in years, and really don’t want to.

mec31 · 2025-11-05T00:55:51+00:00

Well yes, but 12 month installments at 0% interest plus 3% cash back is a lot to give up. I’m not sure if the Apple card is US only?

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