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That's great! :) - Amy

And no one's piped in with "Your brain shrunk?" yet... :) - Thomas

Awesome - Josh Haley

Thomas: lol! I don't think that'd be classed as 'good' news - Amy

I dunno, Amy. Someone talking about how their voodoo head shrinking training was going might say it like that. Ditto for someone who was *desperately* trying to fit in that one, perfect hat... - Thomas

There is a Seinfeld line here somewhere... (PS, WAHOO!) - Johnny Worthington

Great news, Sarah! - WorldofHiglet

Good to hear Sarah :) - Fee501st

Hurray! Congratulations Sarah! - Jennifer Dittrich

thx guys. not out of the woods yet, but things are looking up today!! - Sarah Lane

Sarah, that is fantastic :) - Andru Edwards

Any word from the doctor on when you might be off the meds if the shrinkage continues? - Thomas

:) - Rodfather

:) - Ayşe E.

Congrats Sarah! - Jesse Stay

Sarah, I just read on your blog about what you're going thru. Congrats on the shrinkage and on scoring the meds you need until 2099 :) Get Better soon! - Gunny doesn't side-hug™

Very happy to hear that. Stay strong. Hopefully the shrinkage will continue and you'll be off those meds sooner than later! - Jim Bednarz

Quite an astounding talk ... what a woman. http://bit.ly/hnUf - Jeff

Everyone should see this. Amazing. Thanks, Sarah. - Drew

:) - Sarah Lane

Abed from Community is based on my ability to tell the future - RAPatton from iPhone

I'm pretty sure Captain Awesome on Chuck is based on me - Alan Simpson

I haven't had that feeling since I watched the Goonies and saw Sloth... - Thomas

Is Sarah taking a stab at Gary Vaynerchuk here? - Richard from iPhone

I'm not taking a stab at anyone. I liked what Eric said, that's it! - Sarah Lane

Same here. That's puzzling the heck out of me, at the moment. :( - Tyson Key

What a genius idea. What are they up to?! Get yourself a Brizzly invite - they still have the 'in reply to' implemented. - Amy

Yeah, what the hell? I think they did that by accident, because it's impossible to effectively use their website without those links. - Otto

Free invite code for Brizzly, good for the first 10 people to use it: http://bit.ly/1rHPQ5 - Otto

We should be able to click an "in reply to" link that will bring up the other comment in our own timeline. - aldenoneil

Well, on the plus side, all the client apps that supported in-reply-to still do so... I don't use the web interface unless forced. - Roger Benningfield

It looks like they're working again now, at the moment. - Tyson Key

Looks that way. :) - Sarah Lane

good q Jude, I haven't tried it yet. Also with videos, even though going straight to SS would be awesome, I like them to be wrapped in the Vimeo player for consistency, so I still have to do it the hard way with videos, right? I swear these concepts shouldn't be so hard for me to wrap my head around. - Sarah Lane

I see you aren't using Posterous for Twitter posts...do you intend to? I just don't like how Posterous tags everything back to their site. - Jude

I tried a post to twitter@posterous.com and the URL wasn't shortened in twitter. Not looking good for Pos - Jude

No worries, just a long-overdue project! - Sarah Lane

OK, good - just checking :) - Thomas

I haven't yet, but I plan to today. On the street. On the bus. Wherever it'll upset people the most. - Sarah Lane

Make sure you leap around - parkour-style - while you're at it... - Thomas

I think there should be some explosions going on too, you know, for dramatic effect. - Amy

Honestly, it's not hard to figure out the difference. It really chaps my hide when somebody goes off on my bad etiquette without knowing how Twitter works. Although I do have terrible etiquette in general *picks nose* - Sarah Lane

Talking about twitter etiquette on FriendFeed? That's bad FriendFeed etiquette... - Thomas

What's nice is in the video clips about it, nobody's cured or gets better, the dumb host just talks about how deadly and awful it is. I shouldn't even have watched. - Sarah Lane

I'm not surprised you'd watch something about what you have - it's human nature. Sounds like they were going more for shock value and ratings, though. I wouldn't put too much stock in their portrayal of those afflicted... - Thomas from FreshFeed

Well, that definitely makes sense. If I were excluded from the "most awesome persons" list, I'd be kind of discouraged. :P - Jon, the Beartato of FF

on the same token, and a more serious one, I'd probably get kind of pissy if I were put on a list that somehow insulted my character or said something mean toward me. - Jon, the Beartato of FF

I'm offended I'm not on any 'Future baby-daddy' list - Rodfather

None have pissed me off but one or two have been interesting to see, in regards to how someone differentiates their personal connections. It's a mistake to try and read too much into a label someone uses but it is - interesting to say that least. - pea

+1 patricia elizabeth - chaz2b

Nope. - Mellissa Claus

I made a post about this a week ago. How long till we see the 'Sluty Girls At My School' list, and the media run with it - Johnny Worthington from iPhone

I wanna be the slutty girl at someone's school. :P - Jon, the Beartato of FF

@rodfather, check out the lists now. You'll be pleasantly surprised that you are on a Future baby-daddy list. :P - Jon, the Beartato of FF

Also, I need to find myself some more future baby-daddies. - Jon, the Beartato of FF

Not gonna like - doesn't look good! - Jesse Stay

That brain is hawt! I'd do it. - Dave Friedel

Eviction order being served currently... Vamoose! - Amy

wow... - J. Abdul-Qahhar

At least you know what your fighting now. - Dave Friedel

yup - looks like a cysticercus. If you're right handed, it should be fairly straightforward... Best of luck. (your friendly neighborhood epilepsy surgeon) - Oren Sagher

Only 10? - Thomas from FreshFeed

She'd be more at home in a pre-revolutionary house in Massachusetts. 7 foot ceilings and tiny doorways. - Dave Friedel

+1 Thomas - Jerry Perez

I know I'm dumb, but no idea who Chris Hansen is. - Sarah Lane

He hosts "to catch a predator"... :) - Thomas from FreshFeed

People, I was 12 once. I wore this outfit on game days. I am older than that now, and it still fits and I feel like a metabolic warrior. Good grief with the pedo commentary! - Sarah Lane

Sarah, they're MALE, they clearly have no understanding of how this is a good thing. :) Also: *thumbs up* - Amy

12? You look sixteen at least. - George Brickner

What, you gonna deny a poor little woman with a brain tumor? I think not. ;) - Sarah Lane

Also! My Google Voice number is in this segment for all to admire. And so's my cell phone number, but I tried pretty hard to blur that one out. :) - Sarah Lane

I have some good stuff, will post tomorrow during the living hours. - Eric @ CSTechcast.com from iPhone

Sorry, Sarah - can't be monitoring FF *all* the time... :) I honestly haven't used Google Voice much for some of the same reasons you mentioned. For some reason my number is firmly stuck in my head, but I haven't given it out to many folks (more out of laziness than anything, since my friends all have my cell number already). Haven't run into the issue with voicemail (even though I have... more... - Thomas

Sarah - you're right - it pretty much sucks if you don't give out your Google Voice number. The lack of Visual Voicemail integration is also a big let-down. I've experimented with it by distributing my GV number to Facebook contacts who I don't want stalking me (I made a group for them). I've found that the inbound calling, and SMS forwarding is really cool and works flawlessly. Outbound calling and voicemails requires a visit to the GV mobile page (which I keep open in Safari on my iPhone). - Ankush Narula

Thinking about it some more, I can see a use where you give the GV number to all your creditors and potential telemarketers. I use my land line for that now, but eventually I want to get rid of that. Another use - if you want a number in a different area code. As someone who wants to eventually sell a screenplay, it might behoove me at some point to get a number in the 310 area code to... more... - Thomas

One more thing. Here are a couple of useful links I found courtesy of LifeHacker: Making the Transition - http://lifehacker.com/5311254... and Potentially getting unlimited calls with GV - http://lifehacker.com/5382770... I'll need to try out both... :) - Thomas

awesome, thx for those Thomas! - Sarah Lane

I love Sarah because she hasn't abandoned FriendFeed like the rest of the geeks. Keep using it Sarah! I'm even more a follower now than ever. - Jesse Stay

Happy to help :) - Thomas from FreshFeed

I agree that giving it to people who I really don't want to have my number is nice. If you don't really want to hear from them, just let it go to voice mail. And if you do, no worries, you can add them to your friend group. Also if you're in some networking environment, you really don't have to worry about who exactly you give your number out to. I did try to tie it to my Skype account but it did not like that at all. - Jerry Perez

I like GV's send to VM between certain times. So when I sleep I don't have to hear a phone ring unless so are so important to me I allow your call to come through. This way I can sleep but still receive potentially emergency phone calls. Also, I have used one is a home phone replacement so if people call it, it will ring my phones, my gf, and the kids. And I can see other great... more... - Philip Griego

Google Voice works really well *if* you have a good application to deal with the Voicemails. I installed GV Mobile on my (jailbroken) iPhone. Since they recently added the "use GV as voicemail" feature, I find that I'm using it a lot more than before. The basic problem with GV is that it's not a voicemail replacement, as such (though it has that sort of functionality now). It works best... more... - Otto

I'm using Google Voice and like it. It's still better than the crappy voicemail from the cable company or cell phone company. I don't have any app to run it on my phone and don't need one. I voice dial to get the messages. Works great. - Dave Friedel

I use GV as the voice mail for my Podcast. Works great for that. Also use it for all of my phones, ...well, that is mmm, okay. I really wish it was a bit more flexible. - ‘-.-’ Tutivillus Grift

Hate the lack of support to visual voicemail and that I have to go to Google Voice's page to make a call if I want my number to show on outbound calls. LOVE the fact that I can give my GV # to potential employers so they don't have to worry about reaching a number I'm not at. - ChiliMac

If I could get Google voice to just let voicemails go to my IPhone I'd be happy. - ChiliMac

google voice just seems redundant. unless you give up your cell phone (which nobody will do) its just another way to do the same thing with (as you said) one more phone / log in / password / gadget. It wont last. Friend feed, Skype, and Twitter are NEW ways to communicate. I just got rid of my TV to watch everything online (Hule, Twit.tv...etc.) This was a way to get rid of a redundancy. Creating consolidation tech is where its at, not new ways to do old things, I think it will fade away. Gr8 vid. - echostreamer

The real feature for GV is small business. So many telcos have SMBs over a barrel with terrible features. These people can't afford a PBX with forward and follow features. They could hook up a GV number, including their established line, and allow for forwards to any number, without the need to put 5 different numbers on their business cards. This is really a killer feature, and visual voicemail won't matter to those people. (also posted to current) - Eric @ CSTechcast.com

I'm probably a minority here, but since I have an Android phone I'll chime in: GV works like a charm (including masking my number on outbound calls/sms) using the GV app for my phone. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

My use case is probably different then most. I use GV almost exclusively as a web based PBX. Very rarely do I use it on a cell phone unless the number is being forwarded there. I also use the number experimentally with widgets or by posting on developmental sites to track conversions that take the route of inbound phone traffic as opposed to an online sale. I also like the fact that messages are recorded online so I can forward them as needed. - Eric Logan

I thought you were against sexy costumes! ;-) - jccalhoun

So are you going for the full on 80's cheerleader look? :) - Thomas

So what you are saying is that you haven't gotten any taller since the 7th grade? - Philip Griego

philip- yep, that's what i'm saying. - Sarah Lane

I'd pay good money to be the size I was in 7th grade. - EricaJoy

Wow. In 7th grade I think I weighed half what I do now. - Lo is a Quitter

This I gotta see. Pictures or it didn't happen! - Faraz Mullick

In 7th grade, I was almost a foot shorter than I am today. As for fitting into those clothes... well, you couldn't get me back into corduroys and terry-cloth, v-neck shirts even on Halloween. - Roger Benningfield

So in essence for Halloween you are going as you? Won't you be embarrassed if somebody else shows up with the same costume! - Joe Pierce

You know you have to do 80's hair for your costume. - Philip Griego

Let 'em be - Mark

P.S. Sarah Lane is freaking awesome - Mark

Sigh. More sexism. :) - Chad McCoskey from iPhone

Exactly, Chad. Who's to say that the slutty teacher isn't helping dozens of underprivileged children with their SAT's, or that the well-dressed teacher isn't having a tawdry affair with a 15 year old student? And the sexy nurse? She could secretly researching a cure for cancer while the comfortably dressed nurse is outside during breaks fighting bums for cash. Basing ability on how they dress - I call sexism! Sexism, I say... :P - Thomas

Don't get any of those sights in Oz!! But then we don't do Halloween very much in the mistaken belief that it is an American invention. - Simon Bryan from twhirl

That's OK - we've corrupted enough countries with our holidays that I'm sure we'll get to you guys soon... :) - Thomas

++ Sarah - well said. Men, TAKE YO PANTS OFF. - Jennifer Dittrich

Hmmmm, Successful Woman Pirate.... My I suggest the most successful pirate of all time? You see, it was a Chinese woman by the name of Chang or Lady Chang. They argue about her name. When her husband died, she inherited his empire and continued to build it. Before the Chinese government sued for peace in around 1810, she was in charge of >70,000 pirates and > 400 ships. The government... more... - David Eckard

I honestly thought it was just a cliche, then I went to the Halloween store to get some stuff for my son's costume, and ventured into the ladies section. Unbelievable. Every single option (and I mean literally EVERY one) was a 'sexy' version of some themed costume. Ridiculous. This may prompt you to ask, "But Fleagle, why did you wander into the ladies section in the first place." But alas, I've run out of room. - Fleagle

:( At least you're closer to knowing what it is now, I guess - Amy

You're closer to an answer and they both sound treatable (based on initial feverish Googling). Hang in there. - Thomas

Aww.. It's hard to be a pimp. - Haggis (Sean Loyless)

Well at least it's not lupus, hope you get better soon. - Jimminy

Tumors are lame, but your attitude is freaking awesome! - Lo is a Quitter

Can we get a #blamesarahstumor ? - Rochelle

Wish that eveything will be allright, our prays are we you - Robert Martin

I pray that things will get better. Love your positive attitude. - Jerry Perez

Prayers b with u - LANjackal

Hoping, wishing and praying for you Ms. Sarah... :) - JA Castillo

Praying your days get better soon - Eric Logan

:(, but love your great attitude - chaz2b

keep that great attitude and positive out look. prayers and hopes kid. - echostreamer

All the best and a mountain of hope for a full recovery. You're a treacherous ball of steel. Knock it out. - Dave Friedel

thanks guys. xo - Sarah Lane

Let us know if there's anything we can do. I'm totally willing to donate one of Dave's kidneys if it'll help... - Thomas

Gee thanks. Think maybe you should ask me about that first? I might be using it... wait... yup, I'm using it right now. - Dave Friedel

Yeah, but both? C'mon, Dave - be a team player... - Thomas

Don't be selfish Dave. - Jerry Perez

Yeah, but she may not need an extra kidney. I mean, just leaving a perfectly good kidney laying around the cottage?? Nobody wants that... except maybe Colleen who will hook a 12 monitor gaming computer up to it... but still.... - Dave Friedel

Embrace the joy of giving, Dave... - Thomas

Fine. But I'm keeping my remaining lung. - Dave Friedel

Deal. And if she can't use your kidney she can sell it - maybe get Mad Men on DVD or something... - Thomas

( PS- For context, this is a continuation of http://ff.im/8WkWA ) - Dave Friedel

Sarah, much love to you. I read up on those conditions. The neurocysticercosis just sounds.... ewwww. I hope the doctors take care of it and you heal up quickly. This kinda stuff weighing on ones mind can be hard to handle sometime.Think positive and focus on healing! - Jim Bednarz

Eeek ... good thoughts your way. - Kalidor

Best wishes and hope to you, Sarah. xx - Andrew Terry

Best wishes from here as well - Charlie Anzman

We love you! - Veronica

Damn... That kid from Kindergarten Cop was right? :-( - Otto

Truly wish you all the best! - Charles Alden

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Sarah! - George Brickner

May G-d grant that you merit a complete and speedy recovery to full health. - David C. Cooper

Very cool. - Thomas

I went looking for some Bob Seger music on iTunes and Amazon but couldn't find any. Then one day, the album with 'Night Moves' appeared and I bought the song. After a while, I went back to get another song and the album was gone. Perhaps Seger doesn't like downloadable music? - George Brickner

Me either :D Now I have Sarah in my iphone! Don't worry Sarah its warm and full of delicious snacks! - Fee501st

Set up rules for a drinking game and I will subscribe! - Philip Griego

you could make it easy on yourself. "every time sarah says 'hi, i'm sarah lane' , drink" - Sarah Lane

What if I don't drink? - Dave Friedel

Just make it a *really* large drink and you're in business... - Thomas

Dave, heroin works just as well... (kidding, btw) - Thomas

thank you... still keeping today's appt because i'm having some medicine side effects, but next week i'm seeing someone recommended as one of the best in the bay for my particular case. Go Jay!! - Sarah Lane

Very cool. Hopefully you'll be med-free and drinking again in no time... :) - Thomas

So, did things turn out well after new MRI? - Jerry Perez

I have a followup appt with my doctor today to discuss MRI results. Fingers crossed!! - Sarah Lane

Good luck! - Thomas

Good luck :) - Mike

Afterward are you tuning into Leo's Windows 7 house party? The install might still be going on by then...:) - Thomas

Good luck. - Jerry Perez

It has a "don't drink yourself under the table or it could compromise your meds" requirement. It mostly metabolizes in the kidneys, rather than the liver, as Dilantin did. So basically I'm cool to drink a little wine here and there. LIFE BEGINS AGAIN!!! - Sarah Lane

And there was much rejoicing... - Thomas

i know my town won't be there, but a cool site! - Fee501st

You guys should request your cities. - Sarah Lane

That's the one. God it makes me want to punch someone. - Sarah Lane

"does your hair make you giggle?" NO, IT NEVER, EVER DOES, AD EXECUTIVES. EVER. - Sarah Lane

*slowly backs up* :) - Thomas