Coffee Moaning for Friday. I have stuff I have to do today, I don't feel like doing it, but I have to drag my sad sorry arse around.
Alrighty then, here is my first summary since this thread was released from the penalty box. Let's focus on what we are here for people. Title is "Facebook, Menopause, 5 Signs Blood Sugar High, Vending Machines, VAPING & Postcards."
They are singing Good Morning with Mark playing his air drums and he is no Phil Collins or Steve Morris.
Nadia was chatting about Vlogmas on Insta. She says her Insta peeps don't know about them on YouTube.
Ignorance is bliss. Mark asks where these people have been. He also says he has had peeps say not to do HELLOS, but they will continue. Nadia asks why and Mark says he doesn't know, if you don't like it (no he doesn't say piss off) he says spool ahead 2 mins and they will be done. Roll call!!! Nadia likes to imagine CMs like going into work and meeting for a coffee and chat before it all starts.
I never did that. Nadia is fluffing her hair and it looks like she put her finger in a socket. "There's something really weird going on with my hair...it looks so ridiculous." Hi to Ethan who is 7. Talking about watercooler chat about TV shows. COVID testing centres and Nadia says they are vacant, "can't they reduce it, put it in a corner?" Mark says people are bored with COVID. James is graduating today. Laura says school nativities are still cancelled and Nadia can't believe it. "You can't cancel children's events, it's just lunacy" says Nadia. There's somebody at the door, there's somebody at the door! Off goes Mark and Toffee barks.
Nadia tells us about the dogs and how Chi Chi nearly died, changed their diets and then got itching where they were tearing their skin open. Vets says the diets needed changing again and Mark was Googling, 10 week lag on diet change. Mark diagnosed the dogs with mange on the first time he went to the vet, cuz you know, he knows everything. They went to the hospital yesterday and they didn't want to admit this was mange because it is so rare.
The vet hasn't seen their home. The vet took a scraping and saw the mites under the microscope and in all his years as a vet, he has never seen it. So the vasculitis made Chi Chi immunocompromised and thus she picked up the mange from the fox faeces.
Okay, wait a sec. Did Chi Chi have the mange when she went to the groomer and met with Lisa's dog? That stuff is contagious. The whole lot of them need a bloody Silkwood shower now. "It's been fascinating and Mark diagnosed before 3 vets!"
BFD. I diagnosed piraformis syndrome on a relative 5 years ago and I don't have a Master's or an almost Phd. Back to the dogs, they have been given drugs and they are calmer now. Rachel is asking about mange and I say GOOGLE IT WOMAN! Happy 9th birthday Isla.
BOOK OF FACES changes name to Meta. Nadia asks if anyone else thinks Mark Zuckerberg looks like a robot. Mark thinks they have made a vital mistake with the name change.
Yeah, cuz Mark is a regular captain of industry. Meta is the name of corporate and Occulus not the apps and websites. Zuckerberg says Facebook is part of the metaverse and Mark says he is venturing into Marvel Universe territory.
Nadia decided to read further to state that it doesn't apply to their platforms.
Reading is fundamental kids. "Oh there's no story there."
Dilweeds.
Menopause bill presented today: Free prescriptions for HRT. Nadia does her menopause speech. Mark brings up the HRT being dangerous. Nadia says it has evolved and the report done did not have reliable sources. "You need an expert."
Not Nadia, she is a conduit. Mark goes on about Big Pharma. Mark asks who is in the menopause now?
None of your business! Kate is getting her HRT today. Talk about the 40 different symptoms of HRT and menopause creeping up on you. Talk about privatizing prescriptions and the cost of a stamp. It's a leap. Mark wants to know what meno and pause mean.
I will guess stopping menstruation and Nadia there is peri, then menopause, the postmenopause. Mark thinks the meno relates to the moon. Okay dude. Monica is fed up with other women dismissing its impact. Someone says meno is Greek for period. Nadia says it shouldn't be pause because it doesn't end and I say see my previous comment.
Five signs blood sugar is high. Mark says 9 signs. "Blood sugar is so important for our health" says Nadia. Increased thrist and dry mouth, need to urinate more than you did, tiredness, blurred vision. On the last one, Nadia read in the article that sometimes your vision can improve.
Weird. Dry, itchy skin can be a sign. Weight loss of 10 lbs can fix it. "That's why we do the 16/8." Yeah, yeah less calories, more energy expelled. "I've lost so much weight in the last couple of months, it's fantastic." Mark tells us the 2nd winner for the video is being recorded today. Nadia:"It's a really nice perk."
Member Area spiel and they are doing another Mark cooks thing.
Vaping prescribed on the NHS, do you think it is as antisocial as smoking? Nadia has a friend to which Mark says "Have you? Bloody hell?" About 10 years ago was prescribed nicotine spray for the nose. Everyone around her, it is eyewatering for them. This friend is still using the spray, as she is now addicted to the spray. Counsellor Nadia says there is loads of mental stuff around smoking, recognizing why they smoke. Mark sees cross addiction is a step down, not always bad.
Vaping is less harmful, but you are still ingesting it. Nadia talks about them being big smokers and Nadia is still in awe of herself quitting.
Good for you Nadia! Yes, I said what I said. I'm not made of stone.
Vending machines are making a comeback. Nadia hates them.
And I'm back to thinking Nadia sucks again. Thanks universe! I love the idea of an automat and as a kid I was fascinated by vending machines. Nadia says she loved them at swimming, because getting the crisps you wanted "was the best feeling, but how often did you get your crisps?" Nadia wants more healthy things in vending machines.
My gym got rid of the junk food and now it's all water, juices, power bars, fruit, nuts, boiled eggs, milk, etc.
Welcome to Dawn. HIT THE SUBSCRIBE AND NOTIFICATION BELL, HIT THE LIKE BUTTON! Someone asked what the builders are doing and they have vlogging it and Nadia is very excited.
I guess that means we will see it on Christmas Day then? THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVELY MESSAGES ON MY SOBER BIRTHDAY. END OF HALF TERM SO WHO KNOWS WHEN THEY WILL BE ON. HAVE A LOVELY DAY, IT'S THE WEEKEND, IT'S FRIDAY HASHTAGE FRIDAY FUN. Laters all!