Pride duly swallowed...

[brianrdu]

...I had to strip to my drawers today and get inspected by multiple people at the dermatologist's office. Instead of my suspected food allergy, NO, sorry...poison ivy. All over, everywhere. Cortisone shot in the ass, why-not-since-I'm-there-and-stripped mole check, and I was on my way. Hopefully I can sidestep the possible steroid-y side effects of

Comments

[mellowtigger]

Were you drinking poison ivy tea? How did this effect come about?

Twice, neither time to me --

[sandor_baci]

-- my mother, when she wore clothes that were put through the washer along with my dad's overalls (he'd been out clearing brush);

a neighbor, who was tidying a yard and spent some time downwind from, yes, a brush and yard-trash fire. His gloved hands were fine. His torso, exposed to the poison ivy smoke...

Re: Twice, neither time to me --

[brianrdu]

It's nasty, and it is growing around my house. Every time I go to lift it out with a shovel, a tendril or whatever seems to curl around and lash some part of my body. I hate it! That being said, I can spot it peripherally, just like my police car spotting superpowers. I amaze my parents when I go to their house and point it out...they can't ever seem to see it in their flowerbeds.

Guess you need a RoundUp spot applicator

[sandor_baci]

With a long handle.

Our garden is the size of a bedsheet, so every dandelion gets highly personalised attention.

[digitalfriction]

Did you take pictures? :P

I hope everything clears up for you and the itchiness is gone!

[brianrdu]

I got your picture alright. My latest post.

[jpeace]

God that is the fucking most miserable shit I know. I'm sorry.

[brianrdu]

What is this? I don't know how to respond to sweetness from you, so I'm pretending it didn't happen.

[jpeace]

SORRY ABOUT YOUR SYPHILIS SORES, SLUT. NEXT TIME WEAR FRESH PANTIES WHEN YOU GO TURN TRICKS.

[brianrdu]

Tanks!

[thafuzz]

Does this office double as a modeling agency?!

[brianrdu]

If you saw what you are talking about, you would rescind this questions ASAP. Hives! On my body!