I've not run into the problem of bad smells from cooked broccoli. Well, not in the first few hours after eating it, anyway...

Wouldn't it work out better to roast vegetables that actually have flavor before they're roasted?

Roasting caramelizes the sugars and brings out a lot more flavor.

I *just* remembered they haven't refilled the prescription I called in on Monday.

I went to CVS today to pick up a migraine med refill that *should* have been called in on Monday. I came without it, because (1) doctor's office didn't call it in, and (2) the drug -- and its generic -- is not made anymore. FML.

(It's an old drug -- Midrin -- because I'm trying to avoid triptans for as long as possible, since one of the potential side effects can be heart stuff, and I just worry that I have a greater than average chance of heart problems, so I don't want to up the chances if I don't have to. So for now, they're switching me to another old drug, Fioricet.)

But DAMN. Why they gotta stop manufacturing a drug???

Obligatory post where I tell new parents to throw their baby's first laugh party!

Zoya: On the list. Fedex: On the list. I specifically negotiated Fedex shipping when I placed the order. On my shipping address I added a second line that says NO US MAIL. In asscaps. They ship it: Fedex "Smartpost" which means it gets to my town, and then goes to the post office. Where it's been since Tuesday. But it will never get to me because the post office does not deliver mail to me. This is not my fault! I tried to get them to deliver mail to me! They declined! Woes.

But in good news, I got my Kona coffee in. Nom.

OH! And I think my furnace is working! When I was out hauling wood, I saw steam coming from the furnace vent pipe. And when I came in, it was 71 in the front room and 68 in the back (north side). Which is higher than it's been getting with the woodstove alone. So I think it's working!

We still have to resolve the last of the power issue. But we are making progress!

They stopped making Midrin? WOE!

Bad Zoya and bad FedEx!

I'm "on vacation". For values of vacation that include not getting paid. ::sigh::

Screw it. I'm going skiing.

I would say "don't blow up the internets while I'm gone," except I'm bringing my new smartphone, so I can still check in if I want. Oh brave new world that has such technology in it!

They stopped making Midrin? WOE!

According to my pharmacist. Let me know if you find it or hear of it. I can't say it always worked great, especially if I waited too long to take it after the first ominous pain under my cheekbone (sometimes I guess wrong and think it's sinus; the way I can tell it's not sinus is if -- shock! -- sudafed does nothing). But if I take it right away (along with a handful of ibuprofen), 85% of the time it keeps the pain from turning into a full-blown, 3-day migraine.

Dang, if you google Midrin, the first suggestion in the drop-down box is "Midrin discontinued." Feh.

Why they gotta stop manufacturing a drug???

I'm getting one of my prophylactic drugs from Britain. Can't fuck up on that reorder. No longer made in the US, no longer made in Canada. I expect it's going to kill me, or make me like boiled food.

Liese, your mail is COMPLICATED. It kinda blows.

I had many onerous tasks today, but finishing my taxes and submitting them was at the top of the list! YAY.