Hey, Liese (or anyone else) - any interest in a bunch of back issues of Orion magazine? I also have about 20 back issues of Bust, and probably the same of Bitch.
Early: You folks are all insane. Simon: Well, my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.
'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
smonster - May 24, 2011 4:17:48 pm PDT #21965 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Liese S. - May 24, 2011 4:25:18 pm PDT #21966 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Totes! I would happily pay postage for the Orions.
smonster - May 24, 2011 4:44:27 pm PDT #21967 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Sweet. Shoot me your address at my profile addy. Should be able to send them media mail, so it shouldn't be much. Damn, I have five packages to send out. I should do some of that tomorrow.
Strix - May 24, 2011 5:14:08 pm PDT #21968 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
smonster, I would pay postage for Bust and Bitch, as they are On The List of mags I want to eventually pitch to.
I think you know my profile addy...
Steph L. - May 24, 2011 5:33:42 pm PDT #21969 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Huh. I went to Tim's ADHD meeting tonight, because the presentation was on medication in adults with ADHD, and that stuff interests me.
Wellbutrin is often used off-label for ADHD because it's a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, and norepinephrine is basically the neurotransmitter responsible for vigilance and arousal (not sexual arousal, but arousal in the sense of "I'm awake! I'm WIDE GODDAMN AWAKE AND AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT MIGHT BE CREEPING THROUGH THE WINDOW TO KILL ME!"). And people with ADHD often have deficiencies in that area -- not so much, I think, with the arousal thing, but more with the vigilance thing -- if you have low levels of the neurotransmitter responsible for being aware and attentive, then of course your attention is going to be diminished.
But really, what I was most struck by (hello to the egoism) was Wellbutrin's clear ability to OVER-amplify arousal and vigilance in people who were already okay on that front.
In other words, it's no fucking surprise that it can give people (and by people, I mean me) insomnia and JACK UP THEIR ANXIETY.
That's (1) super interesting from a nerdy POV, and (2) makes me even more sure that going off it is the right decision. Holy moly.
smonster - May 24, 2011 5:46:45 pm PDT #21970 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
smonster, I would pay postage for Bust and Bitch, as they are On The List of mags I want to eventually pitch to.
Awesomecakes. I still have that other package to send you, guess it just got a little bigger! Or wait, I guess I'll ship them separate so I can do media mail for the mags.
Steph, not just you. I also find that interesting.
billytea - May 24, 2011 6:11:55 pm PDT #21971 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Wellbutrin is often used off-label for ADHD because it's a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, and norepinephrine is basically the neurotransmitter responsible for vigilance and arousal (not sexual arousal, but arousal in the sense of "I'm awake! I'm WIDE GODDAMN AWAKE AND AWARE OF EVERYTHING THAT MIGHT BE CREEPING THROUGH THE WINDOW TO KILL ME!").
I have just watched Up, and I read this as saying "norepinephrine is basically the neurotransmitter responsible for SQUIRREL!!"
Steph L. - May 24, 2011 6:13:20 pm PDT #21972 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Oh my god IT TOTALLY IS!!!!!
Seriously. That is brilliant.
Theresa - May 24, 2011 6:16:54 pm PDT #21973 of 30000
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
In other words, it's no fucking surprise that it can give people (and by people, I mean me) insomnia and JACK UP THEIR ANXIETY.
That is interesting. I'm still pissed at the doctor that was experimenting with meds and tried Wellbutrin with me. I never want that feeling again. I won't have that feeling again. I promised myself that.
Strix - May 24, 2011 6:32:31 pm PDT #21974 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Also find it interesting. It sounds like D might be a good candidate for trying Wellbutrin for stopping smoking with his ADHD, but I would definitely NOT, with my anxiety and insomnia.
I ALREADY have problems getting Le Brain to switch off.