Well, my character is in prime physical condition, but the reason he's had to fast for nearly 24 hours is he's been running for his life and then hiding. So he's exerted himself a lot more and been under more stress than if he'd been fasting for religious reasons or something.
Spike: At least give me Wesley's office since he's gone. Angel: He's not gone. He's on a leave of absence. Spike: Yeah, right. Boo-hoo. Thought he killed his bloody father. Try staking your mother when she's coming on to you! Harmony: Well…that explains a lot.
'Destiny'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
Susan W. - Dec 08, 2007 8:59:21 pm PST #6341 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Typo Boy - Dec 08, 2007 9:16:07 pm PST #6342 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Hmm - I suspect that even so, these would later than 12 hour symptoms for someone in prime physical conditions. If he is used to getting plenty of water though, by 24 hours his lips would probably be bleeding unless he had access to some kind of grease.
Theodosia - Dec 09, 2007 2:41:26 am PST #6343 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"
Sucking on a smooth stone (or using chewing gum, if it were in period) is one way of relieving thirst, at least in the sense that there's something liquid going from throat to stomach, so it's treating a symptom rather than relieving the cause.
It's also possible to lick at dew and condensation, and get a little relief.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2007 3:52:52 am PST #6344 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.
With apologies to migraine sufferers:
HELP WITH MIGRAINES (craigslist)
Migraines can be effectively treated with a combination of acupressure, energy and eye exercises and correct breathing patterns.
All of the people I have helped with migraines have been shown to breathe incorrectly and consequently the energy in the body gets stuck above the shoulders and becomes lodged in the head creating pressure, tension and headache.
With correct breathing, energy can be moved downward. Eye rotations and exercises help to disperse trapped energy and by stimulating specific acupoints on the face, feet, legs, head and shoulders, the energy can begin to flow in its proper channels.
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I have a healing room in my home in West Rogers Park
Ah, Rogers Park. Where the hippies live....
Jessica - Dec 09, 2007 3:54:47 am PST #6345 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Eye rotations and exercises help to disperse trapped energy
What a coincidence - I'm practicing eye rotations right now as I'm reading this!
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2007 3:58:20 am PST #6346 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.
Theodosia - Dec 09, 2007 4:01:03 am PST #6347 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"
He probably can't be prosecuted for practicing medicine without a license, though.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2007 4:02:07 am PST #6348 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.
Nora Deirdre - Dec 09, 2007 6:07:10 am PST #6349 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
What a coincidence - I'm practicing eye rotations right now as I'm reading this!
HA! Awesome. Well played, Jess. Well played.
-t - Dec 09, 2007 6:12:36 am PST #6350 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Susan, getting dehydrated gives me a headache (feels like a band of steel tightening around my skull) and can make me a little nauseous. Also, weak and tired feeling.