I second the call for pseudephedrine for congestion. Can you take that?

Not really congested. It all just hurts. Like my sinuses are trying to escape. Shifting position helps. For the first few minutes of being on my back or side, the pain goes away. Then it comes back. Going to try breakfast.

she thinks that you should add her favorite, Audrey Hepburn.

Done, and done.

do you regularly use perfume, soap, or something else to scent yourself? Why or why not? If so, what?

Unsurprisingly, I neither own nor wear perfume. Some scented soaps are okay--jasmine scents don't set me off, and the Neutrogena shower gel and body oil are just fine. Oh, and Johnson's baby oil. Whatever of those scents linger past getting ready--that's how I smell. I have to be very careful with deodorant, because baby powder (and not all version) is all the scent I can take.

if one had a lot of pictures to submit to Venus, should one perhaps put a zip file up somewhere and submit the location for download to Venus?

Zip and submit, o generous one.

That's hilarious. (The Roomba on the town, I mean.)

Man, I wish palak paneer didn't look so yucky, because once it's in my mouth, it's so good! But in the bowl, NSM.

Zip and submit, o generous one.

Rock. I shall do so this evening, then.

I shall do so this evening, then.

Yeehaw!

I can't believe I'm floored by a headache that's not a migraine. It seems cheap and wrong.

OH OH OH! ita and other migraine suffers - From NPR this morning: [link]

ita, I don't suppose you have Afrin around? Afrin is my "die now, you bastard sinus headache" medicine.

What's in Afrin, Dana?

Thanks for the article, msbelle. I'm reading the list of triggers now.

Thank dog I already tested chocolate--it doesn't seem to be a factor. It's weird, but the triggers taste bad. I used to be able to eat pepperoni fine--loved it. Now it tastes funny and I get a migraine. Same with too much olive oil (and many vegetable oils), and especially with artificial sweeteners.

Life would be so simple if that were a clear marker.

I second the call for pseudephedrine for congestion. Can you take that?

Not really congested. It all just hurts. Like my sinuses are trying to escape. Shifting position helps. For the first few minutes of being on my back or side, the pain goes away. Then it comes back. Going to try breakfast.

ita, the hurtyness is likely from your sinuses being swollen, and pseudoephedrine will definitely help reduce the swelling.

What's in Afrin, Dana?

Um. It's a nasal spray. Um.

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Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride. If that helps. It's a decongestant, and since I find that my sinus headaches are always caused by allergies, this really helps, even if I don't feel congested.

the hurtyness is likely from your sinuses being swollen, and pseudoephedrine will definitely help reduce the swelling

Can you go buy me some? I don't want to get dressed and leave the house.

Yeah, I do feel that whiny. But if anyone sends me brackets I will kick them in the groin.

In news not about my head, teaching was fun yesterday. I'm trying to remember to concentrate on keeping my energy up and transmitting it to the class. I can't remember for the whole class, but I think I started off well.

Haven't heard from the nose chick--I tried calling her, but I don't think it was the right number. I have left a note for her at the centre. Hope everything was way minor.