I am very angry at my brother for commandeering my television for that idiot. I missed "Girl With A Pearl Earring" which I'm not even sure I would like, but, hey...Colin Firth vs. Dubya? Tough call. Not. That's what I get, being such a non-territorial neo-hippie. (Sometimes I'm still sorry I didn't get to meet Diana Kerry. It'd be nice to swap "My Brother the Candidate? So Obnoxious." stories with somebody who's been there.) My only thought about "fighting the enemies of freedom"? I intend to. But I includeDubya and his posse. He would call that "a radical interpretation of the text."(/Oz)

I don't see any hives. I do have awful dry skin despite my best attempts to moisturize. I will check more closely for hives. I think it's just my brain fucking with me though.

I will endeavor to shake this off though. I feel like such a whiner and a downer.

Mine was very minor in the scheme of things, vw. But thanks.

{{{sail}}}

erika, Girl with a Pearl Earring isn't the best Colin Firth movie I've seen but really, it's gorgeous to look at. Scarlett Johansson has some incredibly kissable lips. Mmmm. And Cillian Murphy has a bit part--although with REALLY bad hair.

You are SO not a whiner and a downer, Nora. Although, I do wish you would have come and hung out with Cass and I at 4am :). But, I'm selfish that way. I don't get nearly enough Nora time.

They do that, brains. Yeah, ok, but better than an hour long ep of "That's My Bush" que no? And we know HBO doesn't ever replay stuff. :)

Piffle, Nora. You're not a downer.

I also suffer from the worst winter dry skin. Bleh. I've tried everything to deal--my best bet is usually to apply baby oil while I'm still wet from the shower and then towel dry. But I'm often too lazy to add this extra step.

Although, I do wish you would have come and hung out with Cass and I at 4am :).

You know, I was thinking about that, but I was afraid if I got out of bed and turned on the computer, it would wake up Tom.

The winter dry skin thing is totally exacerbated by the fact that when I go to the gym/ go swimming, I take an extra rinse off. I re-apply moisturizer afterward, and I don't use soap, but it still dries the skin out something fierce. Also, the swimming itself.

VW--it's fantastic that you've found a med that works and that therapy is really working for you.

I had a med break through at my shrink's office yesterday -- I've had a hard time falling asleep and I upped my Seroquel to the max dose I'm allowed trying to get drowsy and nothing. I also mention (like I thought I had in several past appts) that I'm taking my full dose of Lamictal at night. Shrink says "Lamictal can make people stay awake, try taking it in the morning." So last night I skip the Lamictal and I started falling asleep immediately. Took the Lamictal this morning and I'm bright eyed and bushy tailed -- something that hasn't happened in a while.

((((Cass))))

Nora -- Grandma suffers from dry, itchy skin and she uses a special lotion, I'll get the name of it for you.

my best bet is usually to apply baby oil while I'm still wet from the shower and then towel dry. But I'm often too lazy to add this extra step.

Try not towel drying -- I put on my robe over my wet and oil, and putter for five minutes or so, and it works really well. I'm lazy too, and even though I love the smell (and feel) of my normal lotions, they take sitting down and applying and I rarely bother.

Nora -- I remembered the name of the lotion. Sarna. Info here [link]

It's expensive but Grandma said a little goes a long way. According to the reviews on that website it's helped people with excema as well.