Monday, January 24, 2011
The Coke Experiment
One possible side effect of Topamax is that soft drinks taste off. So yesterday I bought a small Coke cause I was curious. It tasted a bit less cola-ee, but I don't drink Coke very often. So. What do I know?
this is a rather interesting quote
I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Saturday, January 22, 2011
My boiling head
Yesterday was a weird headache day.
No headache.
Small headache.
1 Zomig.
Got worse.
Went to bed at 3:30 AM, sleeping on side of headache, reading Charles Dickens. Usually that works.
Got worse.
4:30 turn off light.
Owwwwwwweeeeeee.
2nd Zomig.
Head huuuuurtiiiiiiiing.
5:30 AM
Can't wear eyemask cause too painful, but ok because not light out yet.
Ow. Ow. Ow.
Trying to not take Tylenol-Codeine cause Doctor doesn't like that.
6:30 AM
Pain pain pain pain.
Can't roll over because pain worse if I lay on non-headache side.
Why why is someone beating up a quadrant of my skull?
#*#&$ my doctor.
7:30 AM
Take Tylenol-Codeine.
Now I can't sleep because it's light out.
Put pillow over head.
Boiling hot.
Drift off into weird dream about kids drawing in chalk on busy street.
8:30 AM
Pain gone. Put on eyemask and go to sleeps.
Ahhhh.
If the Topamax doesn't get rid of the need to take so much meds, I'll need to address this Tylenol thing with my doctor. Because it gets rid of certain types of headaches that Zomig doesn't. I don't know how to describe it to her, but I can tell the difference.
I was also BOILING HOT. I put on my usual space heater and blankies, but ten minutes later I felt like I was in the seventh circle of hell. I remembered that one possible side effect of my new drug is decreased sweating. It's only dangerous with children--they can overheat while playing--but what about adults overheating while sleeping? I never noticed just how much sweating brings down temperature.
No headache.
Small headache.
1 Zomig.
Got worse.
Went to bed at 3:30 AM, sleeping on side of headache, reading Charles Dickens. Usually that works.
Got worse.
4:30 turn off light.
Owwwwwwweeeeeee.
2nd Zomig.
Head huuuuurtiiiiiiiing.
5:30 AM
Can't wear eyemask cause too painful, but ok because not light out yet.
Ow. Ow. Ow.
Trying to not take Tylenol-Codeine cause Doctor doesn't like that.
6:30 AM
Pain pain pain pain.
Can't roll over because pain worse if I lay on non-headache side.
Why why is someone beating up a quadrant of my skull?
#*#&$ my doctor.
7:30 AM
Take Tylenol-Codeine.
Now I can't sleep because it's light out.
Put pillow over head.
Boiling hot.
Drift off into weird dream about kids drawing in chalk on busy street.
8:30 AM
Pain gone. Put on eyemask and go to sleeps.
Ahhhh.
If the Topamax doesn't get rid of the need to take so much meds, I'll need to address this Tylenol thing with my doctor. Because it gets rid of certain types of headaches that Zomig doesn't. I don't know how to describe it to her, but I can tell the difference.
I was also BOILING HOT. I put on my usual space heater and blankies, but ten minutes later I felt like I was in the seventh circle of hell. I remembered that one possible side effect of my new drug is decreased sweating. It's only dangerous with children--they can overheat while playing--but what about adults overheating while sleeping? I never noticed just how much sweating brings down temperature.
comment lols
I was just gathering a comment from a CNN article about porn, for my comment-webs. (Figured an article about porn was bound to bring about a good comment.) But I also came across one of my favorite comment phenomenons, when people have those not-really-the-point replies, list the two posters talking about Mamma Mia: (I couldn't make it any wider, so just click on the picture to make it bigger.) (For the record, I'm married to someone who saw Mamma Mia without me.)
Friday, January 21, 2011
Now the government is involved - CRTC and the Dire Straits decision
Ahh, I was expecting this:
The problem I had with this decision is that it was made by such a small body--just the Atlantic arm of the CBSC. I mean, you're setting a pretty big precedent. I feel like they should have had some public forums or something. Maybe not the way they usually make their decisions, but if you're going to add a new word to the Ban List (which is essentially what they were doing), it should be done carefully.
I don't even know what they ban now, because... and here's the catch... who still listens to radio?? I listen to the CBC while working in the kitchen.
In the context of this song, I could understand banning "faggot" for the same reason as swear words, so that kids don't hear it. BUT. Do children listen to classic rock radio? Does anyone under the age of 40 listen to classic rock radio? Does classic rock radio still exist? I guess in Atlantic Canada.
I'll be interested to see how this progresses.
The CRTC wants a second look into the recent decision to ban the unedited version of the Dire Straits song Money for Nothing from Canadian radio.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission is urging the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) to review the decision made earlier this month by its Atlantic Regional Panel.
The panel deemed the Grammy-winning 1985 rock tune unfit for Canadian radio in its unedited version, after a listener of CHOZ-FM in St. John's complained about the use of the word "faggot" in the song's lyrics.
The broadcast regulator reported receiving more than 250 complaints from the public over the CBSC's decision.
The problem I had with this decision is that it was made by such a small body--just the Atlantic arm of the CBSC. I mean, you're setting a pretty big precedent. I feel like they should have had some public forums or something. Maybe not the way they usually make their decisions, but if you're going to add a new word to the Ban List (which is essentially what they were doing), it should be done carefully.
I don't even know what they ban now, because... and here's the catch... who still listens to radio?? I listen to the CBC while working in the kitchen.
In the context of this song, I could understand banning "faggot" for the same reason as swear words, so that kids don't hear it. BUT. Do children listen to classic rock radio? Does anyone under the age of 40 listen to classic rock radio? Does classic rock radio still exist? I guess in Atlantic Canada.
I'll be interested to see how this progresses.
Return to Meowee East: My Tiger Daughters
Who has time to worry about Tiger Mothers when you have Tiger Daughters?
Minion continues to drive Haley nuts. The water bottle only semi works. It'll keep Minion off Haley for a couple hours, but only if I can squirt her really good.
Tonight I kept hearing SQWAK! -- the sound of Minion really jumping on Haley, getting her about the neck or something. So I got hold of Minion... which isn't easy, cause she runs and hides... which is part of the fun, I'm sure. (She's all "squeeeek!" when I catch her, but she's in SUCH a hyper mood, and tries to attach me too, I'm sure she's enjoying herself.) I took her to the tub, and turned the cold water tap on over her head.
I thought... this would be worse than the water bottle, right?
Not 2 seconds later. SQWAK!!
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| Minion takes on her nemesis. |
Minion continues to drive Haley nuts. The water bottle only semi works. It'll keep Minion off Haley for a couple hours, but only if I can squirt her really good.
Tonight I kept hearing SQWAK! -- the sound of Minion really jumping on Haley, getting her about the neck or something. So I got hold of Minion... which isn't easy, cause she runs and hides... which is part of the fun, I'm sure. (She's all "squeeeek!" when I catch her, but she's in SUCH a hyper mood, and tries to attach me too, I'm sure she's enjoying herself.) I took her to the tub, and turned the cold water tap on over her head.
I thought... this would be worse than the water bottle, right?
Not 2 seconds later. SQWAK!!
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