This cold is seriously weirding me out. (white fonted for gross TMI) No runny nose, not much coughing or sneezing, when I hack up congestion or blow my nose everything's thick and even almost dry in the latter case, as if I'm badly dehydrated. But I've been drinking like a fish since last Friday, so the fluid just isn't getting incorporated into my body's mucus-producing system. Makes for less-constant respiratory misery with occasional spikes (though the sore throat and cotton-headed feeling are constant), but the unfamiliar symptoms are worrying me.
That's the thrill of living in the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage ... Pardon me for finding the glass half-full.
Giles ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 11, 2007 5:05:36 am PDT #1845 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Jessica - Apr 11, 2007 5:13:27 am PDT #1846 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jessica, do non-air-permeable cushions pose less off a problem? I mean, the mites live in the stuffing as well as the covering, don't they? Not that I'm about to go whole hog on leather cushions or anything--but I'm wondering if they'd be less bad.
I'd imagine so, but I'm not an expert. (If my allergy symptoms were chronic migraines instead of just itching/congestion/etc, I'd probably be more vigilant, but I just have the basic allergy covers on my mattress and pillows. I don't even have a HEPA filter.]
Ailleann - Apr 11, 2007 5:19:17 am PDT #1847 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
ita, I think you can still keep some cushions around, but you'll want to go with something you can air out and/or wash. Removable covers and either hypo-allergenic or washable cores. But, like Jessica said, my dust mite allergy doesn't manifest in migraines, so maybe you'll need to be more vigilant.
tommyrot - Apr 11, 2007 5:30:21 am PDT #1848 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.
Some trivia:
In Thailand, a certain amount of people believe cutting hair on Wednesday will bring bad luck, many traditional barber shops in Thailand close on this day.
A "certain amount of people"?
Dana - Apr 11, 2007 5:41:52 am PDT #1849 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I got four hours of sleep last night, people. If you don't dance to amuse me, I will faceplant into the keyboard, and you'll be forced to read a series of posts that contain nothing but "bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb."
tommyrot - Apr 11, 2007 5:43:24 am PDT #1850 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.
If you don't dance to amuse me, I will faceplant into the keyboard
I am the Lord of the Dance.
Wait, no I'm not.
sarameg - Apr 11, 2007 5:46:38 am PDT #1851 of 10001
Getting stuck behind a HMO shuttle with nasty exhaust has made me queasy all morning. Then I read an article about a bacon sandwich. And now I'm hungry and queasy. Not a good combination. I think I'll wait a bit longer before I start my lunch.
But, in the interests of entertaining Dana: bacon sandwich. Ingredients?
Daisy Jane - Apr 11, 2007 5:46:49 am PDT #1852 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
::Does the Electric Slide for Dana::
Dana - Apr 11, 2007 5:49:00 am PDT #1853 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
But, in the interests of entertaining Dana: bacon sandwich. Ingredients?
Bacon!
shrift - Apr 11, 2007 5:49:16 am PDT #1854 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I got four hours of sleep last night, people.
Aww. I'm going to get coffee, and after I wake up a little bit more, I'll try to write some SN or something.