Congratulations on the new member of the Family Robin!

Yay for new doggie, Robin!

Dogs do rock!

I'm so excited, my big fun surprise is almost finished. WOOT.

I've never understood how people can tell when a show jumps the shark as they watch. Is next week really going to be worse than last week? And is it never going to get better? How do you know already?

I'm betting that when people say that about a current show that they mean this last episode was so bad they don't care what future ones are like - they won't see them to find out. The particular show has offended them/ killed their interest in a character/ changed the meaning of all previous episodes or some such.

Okay, WRT the OC.

You know what would have rocked? If the big moment was actually Seth and Ryan kissing on the boardwalk instead of the two skinny chicks, which I just don't care about.

Open question to Imitrex users:

Is there a rationale behind designing the packaging such that it's difficult to get the pills out of, and not simple to carry one or two around with you? After all, this is a pill you take at onset for maximum effectiveness, yet it feels like a struggle to get each pill unless you decant in advance.

I HATE the packaging, ita. It is new as of this year and it is the most inconvenient thing possible.

I understand the Keanu will be playing John Constantine? I presume he's lip-synching...

No, on a quick google it's worse than that. I don't want to spoil - so I'll simply say they've taken one of the coolest plots in the whole comic book series, and reversed the whole premise in such a way as to as to remove much of the grey in Constantine's character, and lost most of the cleverness in the plot, along with losing the classic folk theme. (I'm betting they thought the plot change was a minor alteration. Er , what you changed was NOT a McGuffin folks.) In short they've turned Constantine into someone Keanu can play...

One film I will not be seeing.

congrates on being the meeting man , typoboy!

I found this on google:

The formulation of this migraine medication was changed recently, allowing it to be absorbed into the bloodstream faster. This made the medicine more moisture-sensitive, requiring an improved moisture barrier in the blister packaging material. (Imitrex has been packaged in blisters throughout its nine-year history to enhance its portability.)
To get the needed moisture barrier, GSK switched to an aluminum laminated cold-form blister material, supplied by Alcan. One of the biggest challenges proved to be meeting the child-resistance requirements— a tooth puncture counts as an “opening” even though a child doesn’t get to the pill. The package had to be hard for children to get into but easy enough for older consumers or people in the midst of a migraine attack, which can rob the ability to focus.
A new version of the Imitrex package is now making its way through the marketplace and features easier access combined with child resistance. GSK prints easy-to-follow opening instructions for adults on a trifold blister card, which doubles as a child-resistant feature.

It's a UK site, so it's possible they're not talking about the same packaging. Still, now that I know the medication is water sensitive I can't decant, can I?

And then this:

According to GSK’s Manager of Product Communications, Robin Gaitens, the incorporation of rapid-release technology doesn’t impact the tablet manufacturing process or cause any challenges in redeveloping the formulation. However, the reformulated tablets, which are now hitting pharmacy shelves, are packaged in a new punch-out card configuration, replacing the original Imitrex peel-out packaging (see Figure 1). The new packaging is intended to give patients easier access to medication, avoiding the fumbling often associated with the use of a peel-back cover—an important consideration for patients already suffering from migraine symptoms such as lack of coordination and unclear thought processes.

I admit that this last prescription is a shade easier than the last packaging, but neither of them are easy. It's horrible.