I glanced at the list and was amused to see this:
Hum. You might find that it's difficult to gag and hum at the same time.
Wonder if this is how the hummer came to exist.
Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?
Xander ,'Get It Done'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Vortex - Apr 22, 2011 7:55:57 pm PDT #4850 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
meara - Apr 22, 2011 8:52:22 pm PDT #4851 of 30001
I imagine the gag reflex thing would help with any need for it. And I'm fascinated by that link. And TOTALLY agree with the dentist-mould think causing gagging. GAH.
Yay Kat swimming! Y'all and your swimming make me want to do it, and then I remember I'm awful at (a) managing to breathe while swimming and (b) I hate getting water in my eyes, nose, and ears. Minor details.
Does anyone else find the smell of aveda products awful? I was dancing with a woman tonight who was flirting with me, and owns an aveda salon, and all I could think was "but I could never date you, you smell bad" just because she was wearing their stuff.
Cass - Apr 22, 2011 9:07:01 pm PDT #4852 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I really like some of it (when it smells like wet desert) and loathe some others. But there's a wet sage-y note in some of their stuff that I love.
Smells are fairly divisive though. I can't stand the smell of baby powder scented deodorants, for instance. Thankfully, I rarely notice it on other people though because it's one popular scent.
erin_obscure - Apr 22, 2011 9:27:08 pm PDT #4853 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Yay Perkins!
Yay Greyhound!
Yay Swimming!
Booooooo vomitting blood.
Hil R. - Apr 23, 2011 2:13:46 am PDT #4854 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
This is weird. Some police officers -- state troopers, I think -- just walked into my backyard, then they saw me in the window, and turned around and walked back out. Now they're standing across the street talking, and there are two police cars parked there with lights on.
Hil R. - Apr 23, 2011 2:18:55 am PDT #4855 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
And now they're gone. Odd.
SuziQ - Apr 23, 2011 2:56:58 am PDT #4856 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Bizarre, Hil.
We were watching movies with friends last night and in the duration of Meet the Parents I went from feeling fine to not being able to breathe through my nose. I haven't been able to sleep more than 30 minutes without waking up to blow my nose. Me no likey.
Theodosia - Apr 23, 2011 4:29:57 am PDT #4857 of 30001
'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"
Best gag reflex suppressor I know is to hold your breath as full and long as you can. The diaphragm is wired up to the same system as the gag (enteric nervous system) so it tends to put a hold on things like hiccups and gagging.
The hold-your-thumb-in-your-left-fist could be a variation of some chi/accupressure method. I suspect it works by misdirecting your conscious attention from your throat, which may tip the balance against feeling sick.
§ ita § - Apr 23, 2011 4:43:03 am PDT #4858 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Best gag reflex suppressor I know is to hold your breath as full and long as you can
How does this help with most of the scenarios in which a gag reflex is going to go wild?
Amy - Apr 23, 2011 5:30:39 am PDT #4859 of 30001
Because books.
This was on Nerve this morning: One woman looking for female-friendly porn.