Of the two medical studies forwarded to me recently, Rick, I certainly give more credence to the idea that migraines make me stupid. Retarding memory loss? Not yet here, that's for sure.
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§ ita § - Apr 30, 2007 5:54:17 pm PDT #4965 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
sarameg - Apr 30, 2007 6:00:24 pm PDT #4966 of 10001
So, according to the surgeons, my aunt Carol's OPEN HEART SURGERY went well, better than expected. Which, yeah, good, considering OHS! Now if only dad actually recalled the details. I like details. Provides a semblence of control. Dad canb't recall a detail to save his life. Oh well. Aunt Carol is alive and ok.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 30, 2007 6:05:19 pm PDT #4967 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
I definitely don't feel as mentally sharp as I was in college. More frequently right due to life experience, sure, but the ol' gray matter does not work with the same speed and efficiency of memory as it did back in the late 80s and early 90s. And while I'm as technically proficient as I've ever been (except maybe with oils, which I've used once in the last decade), I know I'm not as creative or prolific with regard to my artwork.
On the flip side, the part of my brain that governed worrying about what other people think seems to have experienced a nearly complete early die-off.
Ginger - Apr 30, 2007 6:18:07 pm PDT #4968 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
This [link] is probably part of my current feeling of stupid.
§ ita § - Apr 30, 2007 6:19:12 pm PDT #4969 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was totally dumber than when I was in university before the onslaught of migraines. But the major thing is--I'm really quite dumb while I'm having migraines, and if you count the ones with no pain too, well, I don't want to tot up what %age of my waking life is spent with one active. It's depressing enough as is.
tommyrot - Apr 30, 2007 6:21:47 pm PDT #4970 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.
And in migraine news: happy happy joy joy.
I've had a few of the mini-stroke things without the migraines. (Dunno what caused them.) They're starting to think they're fairly common, but they've only recently noticed the extent of the problem due to the recent popularity of MRI brain scans.
§ ita § - Apr 30, 2007 6:26:02 pm PDT #4971 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm scheduled to die of a stroke anyway (I think that's how all my grandparents went), so this is just warmup.
Aims - Apr 30, 2007 6:31:23 pm PDT #4972 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Anyone here ever used Google checkout for payments of stuff?
Consuela - Apr 30, 2007 6:37:42 pm PDT #4973 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I had some Americone Dream a few weeks ago. It was plenty tasty to me; too much, instead, and so I'm back on the diet. Bah.
Still, I thought it was very yummy.
Liese S. - Apr 30, 2007 6:41:12 pm PDT #4974 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hmph. I do not believe those of you who claim to have had the ice cream. I think you could be part of the vast right wing conspiracy, but masquerading as left wing ice cream eaters.
Okay. It is also possible I live in very, very small town.