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.

Mwah! One of my bestest friends from college, who I never ever see, even though she only lives an hour away, will be in NOLA the same time as the F2F. Bizarre and wonderful.

I'm so sorry people are having bad mornings.

I did not watch SotU. I'm kind of in this weird political fatigue place, where I just feel like putting my hands over my ears and going LALALALALA really loudly. I almost don't want to know what the Bush regime is doing, because it's not like it'll be a)good or b)anything I can do anything whatsoever about, and I just don't have any room for pointless anger left.

So I watched Sex and the City reruns on TBS instead.

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.

Oh, good, askye! I hope it helps!

I almost don't want to know what the Bush regime is doing, because it's not like it'll be a)good or b)anything I can do anything whatsoever about, and I just don't have any room for pointless anger left.

Yes, this is me.