Posts by brightmarlin44

Any idea where I can actually track down a program like that? Like, what’s the damage on the price tag and all that good stuff?

I was thinking about pitching this to Ava. They’ve got an open call for scripts right now—apparently, they’re dropping $350k for a soap opera and $50000 for a sitcom, a feature, or maybe a 45-minute pilot. Does anyone know if that call is even still active? I can't help but wonder how much interest there actually is in Hollywood for writers who haven't exactly broken the bank yet.😕Do I actually stand a chance here, or is the whole thing just a rigged game where everything is already decided behind closed doors?🙄I’m just trying to figure out if I should be wasting my precious time on this (though, honestly, I have plenty of time on my hands, so I might just pivot to something else instead), my talent (or so people tell me), or if I should just temper my expectations. That kind of cash feels almost too good to be true, you know?

Man, I can't thank you enough!!!🙏 🙏 👍 😘 🙂

So, I’ve been spiraling down this rabbit hole lately and I need some intel. Does anyone know where I can actually get my hands on a copy of a movie script? Or better yet, a full TV series pilot? I’m trying to study the craft, but finding the actual pages is harder than it looks. Also—and please don't judge my ignorance here—what exactly is the difference between a standard script and a "film Treatment"? Is it just a fancy way of saying a summary, or am I missing something fundamental? Any help would be huge, I'm kind of on a deadline here.🙏

It took me two whole years to drop 20 kg, but honestly, you’re going to crush it way faster since you're still growing!
1. Cut out every single type of juice. I don't care if it's sparkling, loaded with sugar, or packed with artificial sweeteners—just ditch it. If you absolutely have to drink something while you're out and about, stick to plain mineral water.
2. Eat a little bit of dark chocolate every day (I'm talking about three rows of baking chocolate—just let it melt slowly in your mouth). It helps with your serotonin levels, which keeps your mood from tanking while you're doing this.
3. Completely DITCH the gym and any kind of intense, anaerobic training that burns through glycogen. Those workouts just leave you starving. What you actually need is aerobic exercise—specifically brisk walking. Don't go running, seriously, NO running! Just walk fast for anywhere between 45 to 90 minutes every single day.
Swimming is great, too, but don't go at it like an Olympic athlete; keep it slow and steady for about an hour. Doing that two or three times a week is plenty.
4. Head over to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., near the good valley (I think that's the area), and they can give the kid a specific plan tailored to what works best.👍 (It doesn't even matter if you don't have diabetes)👍
5. Plan on needing about 10 to 12 months to lose around 30 kg. The key is tracking your daily intake and cutting your calories by about 700-800 per day. Basically, you want to burn more than you consume!
That first month is going to be rough while you're adjusting, but once you find your rhythm and start understanding the energy density of different foods, everything will go smooth as silk. You won't even feel like you're on a diet.🙂
6. Forget about L-carnitine and all those other supplements. You're young, and you're getting plenty of what you need from red meat. You don't need extra substances—unless, maybe, a daily multivitamin if your doctor clears it.
7. Doctors who push acupuncture usually recommend crash diets. Avoid that trap. Ideally, you should aim to lose about 6 or 7 pounds a month (maybe 2-4 kg)—nothing more than that!
8. Hot dogs, canned meat, chips, puffed snacks, deli meats (except for some lean ham or prosciutto, but stick to the red stuff, skip the white fat), butter... forget them all. Limit yourself to no more than 15 grams of oil (about three small teaspoons), and stay far away from mayo and stuff like that.
9. And alcohol? Don't even dream about it. It'll make you ravenous, and the calorie count is insane.
10. Trust me, feeling good after losing weight is incredible. It takes time, but it is absolutely worth it. Honestly, feeling healthy feels better than driving a brand-new luxury car.

The Holy Spirit clinic—I think they call it the Pain Management Center or something—is only open in the mornings from 7:00 to noon. They have Dr. Rajko Savić there, who’s a neurologist. It’s tucked away in an attic space, so it's pretty cramped and always crowded, but the upside is it's free if you've got a referral from your doctor. My sister-in-law had to go there for her migraines, so I ended up playing chauffeur for her once.😉

Does anyone know where I can pick up some actual club soda—you know, just plain water infused with CO2? I’m looking for the stuff used for old-school seltzer makers. I remember back in the day, you could get these CO2 canisters that you'd hook up to a siphon device to carbonate your own water at home. Is there anywhere to buy decent sparkling water now that hasn't been loaded up with extra minerals or weird additives? Just pure bubbles and water, please.🙏

It’s honestly such a relief when you stumble upon someone who actually knows their way around an ear. Most of the time, if you have even a minor laceration that needs stitches, they just shuffle you off to surgery because they don't have the skills to do it themselves. Honestly, half the staff can't even handle a basic IV injection. It feels like most people working there are just glorified administrative clerks meant for cranking out prescriptions and paperwork rather than actually practicing medicine.🤣

Engineering and Computer Science? It’s just endless studying, technical drawing, and way too many lab sessions. Mechanical Engineering is the same deal. Dentistry and Medicine are basically the whole package minus orthopedics—plus enough practical exams to drive you absolutely insane, even if the groups are small. Now, Medicine involves a massive amount of memorization, but there’s a silver lining: things repeat. For instance, once you nail physiology and pathophysiology, everything else in clinical rotations becomes a piece of cake because it all ties back together. Honestly though, the doctors we see today are becoming relics of the past. Genetics and molecular biology are where the real action is moving; traditional medicine is kind of losing its grip. I'm a doctor myself, and I'll be blunt: if I could go back and choose my path now, I’d pick something else entirely. As it stands, I ended up in administration rather than clinical work—I'm in the public sector, so I don't deal with $1833 too much directly, though I have to say, the pay is actually great. If I were still in a hospital wearing a white coat in Internal Medicine, say Cardiology, I’d be looking at maybe $7,000 to $8,500 with on-call shifts included. Anyone who actually understands what it means to pull a 12-hour shift in a hospital knows that kind of money is pathetic. And if you’re thinking about opening a private practice? Unless you’ve got at least $450,000 just for the space and equipment, you don't stand a chance. But hey, it's your call. 😍

Lexapro (escitalopram) is basically the upgraded successor to Celexa, which we’ve been using for decades to tackle everything from major depression to panic disorder, anxiety, and OCD. Honestly, it’s a solid med. Now, look—that drop in libido? It can happen because of the depression itself, or it could be a side effect of the antidepressants. But since this is such a high-quality SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) that helps keep more serotonin flowing in your brain, there’s a really good chance your drive will bounce back after a few months on it. The key is staying the course; even once you start feeling like yourself again, you really need to stick with it for at least another six months. Don't sweat it too much, you'll get your groove back 👍 to the delight of all your 😘 😉

First things first: get a second opinion. Seriously, fire your physiatrist. I actually had to nudge my own doctor and suggest, "Hey, could this maybe be de Quervain syndrome?" She ended up running that specific test on me—I’m no expert, but I think it’s called the Finkenstein test—and it came back positive. You know that sharp, nasty pain when they squeeze your thumb with their index finger? Yeah, that's the one.😲
What she recommended—which actually worked for me—was using ice packs on the spot constantly. Also, let your wife carry the baby. You need to minimize how much you're lifting as much as humanly possible.👍
Since I was the one carrying the kid more awkwardly than my wife did for a while, I was the first one in the house to deal with this. Once I finally got out of the "baby-carrying" business, it cleared up in a few months. But then, because I was being extra protective of my right hand, the pain migrated over to my left one. Now my wife is dealing with it too, though just in her right hand. Since the grandmas around here would rather spend their time pampering their dogs than helping with the grandkids, we've been doing everything ourselves since we left the hospital... maybe by the fall, we'll finally get some help from daycare.
So, bottom line: find a new physiatrist, use cold therapy (you can buy those gel packs you keep in the freezer), wear that splint—if you don't have one already, get one, because you really need to immobilize that thumb! Just avoid whatever movements trigger the pain as much as you can, and you'll be fine.👍

Look, you might be dealing with some arthritis in that joint, but honestly, between what the radiologist said and the symptoms you’re actually feeling, the picture is pretty clear. Don't go digging the hole deeper—just take it easy and let things cool down.

Basically, what you’re looking at is a thickened tendon that's scraping through its bony tunnel instead of gliding smoothly, which ends up pinching the nerve. Look, I’m no physical therapist, but I’ve been dealing with this exact same nightmare myself—I’ve got a little one at home and I’m constantly carrying them around, and honestly, what else am I supposed to do? 😘 It’s been dragging on for about 12 months now. Usually, the go-to moves are icing it or wearing a brace, but if the pain gets unbearable, doctors might suggest corticosteroid shots to knock down the inflammation, or even surgery.
Try this: bend your thumb, put your index finger over it, and then rotate your whole hand downward. If you feel a sharp sting just above that wrist bump, that’s a positive sign for this condition. It's often called "washerwoman's thumb"—it’s basically what happens to people who do repetitive, heavy motions with that joint for long stretches. I’d bet a coffee that it feels even worse in the morning when you first wake up, right?

In my opinion, the best way to handle titles in the States is to tuck everything behind the name, except for the actual job title—like professor or something. You just list it out, like professor, Arslan Arslanagic, MD, PhD.

The real secret to passing the entrance exam? Being easy on the eyes.

And you know what? I’m still gonna keep putting "Dr." before their names and basically ignore the Higher Education Act:-)

Hey Justin Fox, where on earth did the doctor go when he visited that lawyer who passed the bar back in the mid-1900s? :-)?

Look, I’ve got some serious ego issues, so I’m slapping "Dr." in front of my name even though I don't have a PhD. If Ivić Pašalić can pull it off, why shouldn't I?😛

I mean, if you're stuck in a correctional facility in Pittsburgh, things are looking pretty rough, aren't they, Lawrence Wells?

To be honest, those physical features on a woman's body have never actually interested me from a professional standpoint—not even the ones on her back.😬 Wouldn't it be much nicer to be a psychiatrist, for instance?😎 Maybe I’ve just got some untapped psychic potential lying around somewhere.🙂 Anyway, like I was saying, my own complexes have settled down a bit since I started going by Dr.—even if the title is supposed to go after the name, I always stick it in front; it just feels right to me.😍