My grandparents have put slips of paper with names with all the items they think are worth anything. It's like the Easter Egg version of a will.
Gunn: Well, how horrible is this thing? Lorne: I haven't read the Book of Revelations lately, but if I was searching for adjectives, I'd probably start there.
'Hell Bound'
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.
aurelia - Apr 29, 2007 5:54:39 pm PDT #4823 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 29, 2007 6:34:38 pm PDT #4824 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
Thanks Cindy!
If I'm ever in a position to force Jamie Bamber to do anything, I doubt cheesecake will be the first thing that leaps to mind. But I'll mark your post just in case...
The cheesecake feeding can be the second thing, once he's too worn out to resist.
There's a Bamber workout?
Just a few tips he gave Men's Health about how he keeps cardio workouts interesting. I can vouch that the frequent sporadic sprint thing keeps your heart rate elevated.
§ ita § - Apr 29, 2007 7:19:39 pm PDT #4825 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ah, yes. I had that sprint thing suggested for me when I was trying to bump up my cardio for krav.
I feel sluggish and obscenely out of shape (in shape, out of shape--why are these terms for fitness couched in form?) but I suspect it's because of the neck and shoulder pain.
I guess I have to go see a doctor about it as well as my favourite masseuse. I already have chronic migraines and consider my life borderline ruined because of it. I can't lose my neck and shoulder health too. This is remarkably remarkably painful. I'm on the biggest drugs I know how to take safely and I'm scared to turn my head. The informal massage helped, and dramatically. I just hoped it could get me to bedtime.
Theodosia - Apr 30, 2007 2:54:02 am PDT #4826 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I've had enough experience now with chronic pain to state that if you've not experienced itself, you won't really understand just how sucky it really is. It's far easier to "suck it up" with a finite injury or temporary condition. Even a mild chronic pain can be like 400 1-lb canaries landing on your back.
Yes, I'm aching a lot this morning, as it happens. :-(
megan walker - Apr 30, 2007 3:04:43 am PDT #4827 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Well, that was incredibly frustrating. I am not at lisah's show. Why? I couldn't find the place. Why? I wrote down the wrong address. I'm feeling really stupid and irritated right now.
If it makes you feel any better, we all missed it. Lisah told me to arrive early 'cause of the lines, but did I listen? No. So, although we got there about six, we spent the next half hour in the "will call" line. Very frustrating. At least we got to see other buffistas. And roller derby. Which was all I hoped it would be, and more.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 30, 2007 3:12:37 am PDT #4828 of 10001
What is even happening?
Local news is reporting a high school in Holden will be closed tomorrow because of a bomb threat. what is this world coming to?
Sometimes there will be a big, psychotic spree, and then a bunch of aftershocks. Maybe we're seeing the ripples from the Virginia Tech murders.
I'm glad everyone's everyone in Kansas City is safe.
I guess I have to go see a doctor about it as well as my favourite masseuse. I already have chronic migraines and consider my life borderline ruined because of it. I can't lose my neck and shoulder health too. This is remarkably remarkably painful. I'm on the biggest drugs I know how to take safely and I'm scared to turn my head. The informal massage helped, and dramatically. I just hoped it could get me to bedtime.
A doctor is a good idea. Depending on what kind of injury this is, a cervical collar might help. What happened, ita? If you said, I missed it.
Thanks Cindy!
The cheesecake feeding can be the second thing, once he's too worn out to resist.Yeah see, that was crystal clear to me all along. I don't know why it wasn't to Jess.
It's far easier to "suck it up" with a finite injury or temporary condition.It really, truly is. And pain in some locations is easier to keep in a mental box, than pain in others. Head, neck, shoulder, and back pain? Not so much.
ita and Theo, I hope you both feel better.
eta...
The Boston Globe has an article about Botox treatment for migraines: [link]
Sue - Apr 30, 2007 3:48:27 am PDT #4829 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I have reentered the world of the regular coffee drinkers. Just one cup a day. Some days, like today, one cup is still too much. I am almost too jittery to do anything. I wonder if drinking a lot of water will dilute it's strength.
I have a friend who gets botox injections for rigidity cause by her MS. It's injected into the muscles and then there's physio to helo get movement into the muscles. It helps, but she dislikes it.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 30, 2007 3:56:44 am PDT #4830 of 10001
What is even happening?
Sue, one cup of regular coffee became too much for me (I think because I completely abused coffee with abandon from about September through January). We started making our coffee with two scoops of regular and three scoops of decaf. I can now drink quite a few cups of it. The slower caffeine delivery is making a huge difference for me.
Sue - Apr 30, 2007 4:18:37 am PDT #4831 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I think for me, it's drinking it on an empty stomach, because it seems to hit harder first thing in the morning.
Fred Pete - Apr 30, 2007 4:32:39 am PDT #4832 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Another Teddy update --
He had another vet appointment yesterday afternoon. He'd gained half a pound, so the appetite stimulant has been cut back to 1/4 pill once a day because we don't want him to get fat. Turns out it's also an anti-anxiety pill, which may explain why he's also seemed happier over the past few days. And even fighting back when Max and Marie try to bully him.
He took well to sub-cutaneous fluid, at least in the vet's office. He gets 200 ml every three days, so we'll have a better idea of his regualr reaction on Wednesday. He also seems to be taking well to the lower protein diet.
The regular vet also explained the situation better than the specialist did. So best guess at this time is, we're dealing with low-grade kidney disease, which is pretty normal for aging cats. He also may have a low-grade heart murmur, which is also pretty normal for aging cats.