Teppy, I really hope it is not a disc problem. Do you think the lessening and increasing of the pain could be related to the weather at all? My back pain is often much worse on damp/rainy days.

Goodness, Steph, I hope the back problem is something easier to resolve than a ruptured disc.

Much ~ma for Zoe.

I'm slightly gronked on cold meds, and the desire to work the last 45 minutes of my work day is ebbing rapidly.

Do you think the lessening and increasing of the pain could be related to the weather at all?

Hmm. I know that when the weather changes in one of those weird high pressure/low pressure switcheroos, my sinuses act like a barometer from hell, and I often get bad sinus/migraine headaches.

Maybe my back is getting into the act now. I know we're going from high 20s today to 50s on Sunday, so maybe my back is getting all predict-y. If only it could tell me what the lotto numbers are....

I just took a big dose of percocet ("big" = "the upper limit of what's prescribed," NOT "altering my dosage on a whim"), and I really forgot how loopy it makes me. Kinda fun.

Ha! TCG makes the same joke about my weather predicting body and the lotto numbers.

The weirdest weather-related physical predictor I've heard is from my brother (unsurprisingly). His very first tattoo was the word "IRELAND," across his upper back between his shoulder blades. (Yes, the family is *maybe* 1/4 Irish, probably less. It's not like we just came over on the boat.)

Anyway, the person who did the tattoo -- in big Gothic script letters -- was apparently just learning how to tattoo. I don't know what mistake would lead to this effect, but whenever a big rainfall is on the way, my brother's IRELAND tattoo actually *raises up* slightly, like a topographical map.

Fucking weird, no?

I've heard that tattoo needles going too deep can cause a raised effect but I never heard of it being controlled by the weather. freaky.

IIRC some inks have metal in them, which can be painful in MRI's. I wonder if it's related to that. Still very weird!

So? Should I feel guilty for spending most of the afternoon playing around on Netflix? Doing ratings, adding junk to the cue. And I find it very funny that one whole page of recommendations was stuff I already own on DVD. Of course, the boss keeps asking *me* is it time to go yet, so I think I'll be leaving early today! Woot! Gotta love being salaried.

aaand I just got a mileage check! Woot! trip to the bank! (sorry, for the past 11 years my job didn't reimburse for work related travel, so to get $200 for driving here/there in 4 or so months is awesome!

I've heard that tattoo needles going too deep can cause a raised effect but I never heard of it being controlled by the weather.

Right? It's a regular flat tattoo most of the time -- until it rains. Fucking bizarre.

Hubby can predict weather changes to the hour, depending on which joint gets involved when.

He'd like to be surprised by the weather again.