I remember you telling me your success story ita so that's what's pushing me to give it a try now. My supplementary health care plan covers acupuncture but not a visit to a naturopath so I thought I'd try the pinhead route first.
Now I did a job. I got nothing but trouble since I did it, not to mention more than a few unkind words as regard to my character so let me make this abundantly clear. I do the job. And then I get paid.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Atlantic Canadian Monday Madness
[NAFDA] We used to get Buffy the day before everyone else, now we get Angel a week after everyone else. And Firefly every Monday!
Megan E. - Sep 19, 2003 5:04:47 am PDT #3723 of 6793
MechaKrelboyne - Sep 19, 2003 6:28:22 am PDT #3724 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Today I recieved my first ever piece of mail at my current apartment. It was an ominous letter from the EI folks, along the lines of
'We've started processing your claim. A decision will be rendered soon'
'PS BA-BA-DOOOOOOOOOOM'
Maybe it's just ominous because of it factor's so heavily into the whole being able to buy food and rent and stuff equation. Seemed ominous to me, anyway.
Megan E. - Sep 19, 2003 6:35:43 am PDT #3725 of 6793
It's that word "rendered". Brings to mind slaughter houses and animal remains.
MechaKrelboyne - Sep 19, 2003 7:19:38 am PDT #3726 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Exactly. Which brings me back to the food...
Megan E. - Sep 19, 2003 7:48:11 am PDT #3727 of 6793
Mmmm... rendered meat.
MechaKrelboyne - Sep 19, 2003 8:16:19 am PDT #3728 of 6793
... and that's a Pantera's box you don't want to open. - Mister Furious
Sugarman's Potted Meat Product. You can REALLY taste the meat!
Megan E. - Sep 19, 2003 9:30:11 am PDT #3729 of 6793
My friend G. recommended an acupuncturist to me so I'm all set, once she calls me back.
Sue - Sep 19, 2003 10:55:44 am PDT #3730 of 6793
hip deep in pie
Megan, I think Lori's had acupuncture.
I've heard good things about the place on Wionsor Street. I think it's called North Wind, and they do acupuncture there.
Ouise - Sep 20, 2003 7:58:18 am PDT #3731 of 6793
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
The kind of treatment where they do electricity at the acupressure points instead of sticking a needle in works just as well, according to a study I read about in Skeptic Magazine (which concluded that acupunture did indeed work). So if you don't like needles, there is another option with the same effect.
I also
strongly
recommend that you do not try to use a muscle that has a needle stuck in it. That experience is definitely right up there in the pain-I-have-undergone list.
§ ita § - Sep 20, 2003 7:59:14 am PDT #3732 of 6793
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My treatment involved both electricity and puncture -- electricity was shot down some of the needles.
'Twas weird.