Erin, hopefully something will come of your mad skillz (woot!) will garner you something so awesome, the new contract won't matter. That's my wish for you!

Erin, that's excellent about the response on the Content Writer gig! And, I guess, whether good or bad, at least you'll know soon about your current position.

I am home sick with probably the worst migraine I've ever had. I have thrown so many drugs at it over the past 16 hours that it should be obliterated, and yet it just laughs at me. It's slowly getting less-bad, though; I'm just now able to eat something without getting sick. (You all know my love of peanut butter; this morning I thought that might be the only thing I could keep down, plus it's calorie-dense and has protein. I ate about half a teaspoon and had to give the rest to Kato, the happiest dog in the world [because he loves peanut butter as much as I do].)

I called the acupuncturist this morning, and she's able to see me tomorrow. I am thrilled. We talked a little bit on the phone about my symptoms and history, etc., and she told me that while she obviously can never make a guarantee of effectiveness, she's had a lot of success in treating people with migraines.

She said something like, "I love to work on them, because they respond really well to treatment," and I couldn't help laughing, and said, "Well, I'm glad I can bring you more to work on!"

So. Fingers crossed. While I obviously would love them to just go the hell away forever, I'd be happy for a reduction in frequency and/or severity. Because this is getting ridiculous. I'm getting one almost once a week at this point. I almost feel like it's one long migraine that never quite goes away, but just ebbs to the point that I *think* it's gone, and then returns.

And my feeling is that, since acupuncture really doesn't have side effects, the worst outcome would be no change in my migraines, but at least I don't have to worry about the side effects that can come with drugs.

Also -- did I mention this? -- her last name is Paine. I kind of think with a last name like that, you're obligated to go into a profession where you stick needles in people all day.

her last name is Paine. I kind of think with a last name like that, you're obligated to go into a profession where you stick needles in people all day.

Or become a revolutionary propagandist.

Teppy, good luck with the acupuncturist, and I hope you're feeling better very soon.

My acupuncturist friend did a treatment on my yesterday to help with the allergies and it really worked. It ended up being mostly about overall balance...and I'm still snuffly...but I feel a whole lot better.

Did I already report on this yesterday?

She said no sugar, but in clearing out the fridge for rubbish day, I found a bit of a coffee milkshake from the morning. What could it hurt, I thought.

I took a drink and it tasted like ACID. No lie, it was awful, when hours before it had tasted like the nectar of the gods.

I ran into her on the street later in the day and she gave me her very best 'told ya' look. I deserved it.

Beets! I need a nice beet recipe to take for a business pot luck this evening. The main dish is going to be a pot pie of some variety, so I thought beets would make a colorful, nutritious side dish...but I have no interesting recipes.

Any favorites?

====== Steph, good luck with the acupuncture treatment. I hope it helps. That headache sounds evil.

She said no sugar

!!!!!

If the acupuncturist can make it so that sugar tastes bad to me, like with your milkshake, then I'll happily give it up. But dang, I love it like The Fly.

I love roasted beets. Just drizzle them with some olive oil, salt and some rosemary. Tasty.

That headache sounds evil.

It's slowly easing up, but I am so doped up right now that I think I could cut a finger off and not feel it. (Which means my head hurts more than a severed digit. Hmmm.)

If it's that severe and constant, Steph, I know my specialist would tell me to go into the ER and break it with the big guns. Of course, he tells me I should break them after two days, but he understands now how laughable that is.

However, trying acupuncture is much more low impact to start out with. It never quite broke the big ones for me. Then again, 8mg of dilaudid doesn't always either.