Oh man, Cindy. That's terrible.
Inara: We thought we lost you. Mal: Well, I've been right here.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Feb 14, 2007 10:41:45 am PST #891 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
tommyrot - Feb 14, 2007 10:41:55 am PST #892 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
From Cocktail Party Physics:
Love might be a drug, however. This is also the time of year when the media resurrects the "love is all in your head, literally" stories: namely, that the body manufactures loads of dopamine and sends to all the regions of the brain associated with love -- the same regions assciated with, um, the rush of cocaine addiction. As for what happens when the initial infatuation wears off, we give you Helen Fisher, an anthropologist at Rutgers University and author of Why We Love: The Nature and Chemistry of Romantic Love:
"There are two stages of love, the first being attraction. During that stage, you get a brain bath of three chemicals that are natural amphetamines. You can stay up all night and talk till dawn, and feel giddy and euphoric. In time, these wane, and the second stage of love kicks in, attachment, and that's associated with a different brain chemistry, the endorphins, which have natural narcotic-like qualities."
Or, in the inimitable words of the Washington Post's Joel Achenbach: "So, over time, you become narcotized in a relationship. The cocaine buzz of infatuation gives way to a dull, blissed-out heroin addiction."
Heh.
Relatedly, you can go to Bad Cupid and check out the Breakup Haikus: [link]
Topic!Cindy - Feb 14, 2007 10:43:25 am PST #893 of 10001
What is even happening?
If I get a stomach virus before I get over this bronchitis and sinusitis, I think I'm going to need to be institutionalized.
lisah - Feb 14, 2007 10:44:07 am PST #894 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I just bought this. Hooray.
ooh pretty!
I don't know what's going on. Someone should just take us all out.
Out to a really nice dinner where they give you a million dollars, right?
msbelle - Feb 14, 2007 10:44:08 am PST #895 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Cindy, I hope they cancel your schools and that you all start feeling better.
shrift - Feb 14, 2007 10:45:00 am PST #896 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
"Like." Sure.
I have a strict policy against performing satanic rituals at work. Not after what happened last time. You wouldn't believe the vengeance a traumatized goat can wreak.
erikaj - Feb 14, 2007 10:45:13 am PST #897 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I don't think you will, Cindy. That's more my luck.
Daisy Jane - Feb 14, 2007 10:45:41 am PST #898 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Love that comforter Steph!
Gudanov - Feb 14, 2007 10:50:07 am PST #899 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I sure hope y'all get better Cindy. Sick kids and sick self are no fun.
Lee - Feb 14, 2007 10:59:21 am PST #900 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I hope you get better soon, Cindy.
I just bought this. Hooray.
Oooh. I've been looking for a comforter in those shades for a while. Hmm.