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skryche. Plus, it's from The Onion, so it's funny. For a different kind of funny (the mean spirited kind) do check out the article about the Epcot Center ride that keeps killing people. And you people thought Epcot was boring!
My new foray into the world of anti-nuttiness meds consists of a steadily increasing dosage of something called TOPOMAX. Apparently it will help me "function better" and decrease my appetite as an added bonus. Funny, because I often forget to eat anyway. If I eat breakfast, I'll feel hungry in a few hours; but if I skip it I will likely forget to eat until I feel all sick and gross. Hopefully this will work without giving me any crazy side effects. Hives are terrible, but all my glands swelling up at once was awful, I felt like Mister MacKay from South Park (and probably looked like him too!)
Hopefully I'll be able to get my sleep schedule back to normal. I got like, 6 phone calls while I was sleeping tonight. I also forgot to watch Smallville, which may or may not have been "fresh." I don't really mind forgetting to watch seeing as how they've forgotten to not suck for quite some time now.
My new mood theme rules. I heart Colbert.
Went shoping for H's Easter candies. I got a bag of Hershey cherry cordial kisses, (which sound yummy) some tiny snickers, sour starburst jellybeans, reece's eggs, a plastic egg w/a tiny etch-a-sketch inside, some hotwheels, one of those punching balloons, and a giant Hershey almonds. I imagine I'll pop by the $1 store to fill that out a bit and get more toys. H loves getting cheap, funny toys.
I've been hearing a lot about Bush wanting to make some kind of "preemptive anti-nuclear strike" against Iran. This is mere weeks after his whole "Iran is not Iraq" speech. I realize that the US has a terrible habit of sticking it's big nose in everyone else's business, but actually laying a nuke down on someone because we don't approve of what their scientists are up to...it's just beyond the pale. The only country who has ever laid a nuke on someone is...oh, let me see...the United States. So if anyone shouldn't be allowed to have nuclear weapons, it's US. I am horrified that this is even being considered, and that people aren't protesting in the streets to make sure it doesn't. I know I feel more and more that protesting and letter writing, and even knowing the truth does almost no good. I feel utterly helpless to change what my government is doing, and I'm really frightened for the direction that this country is heading.
I swear, if we do this, I won't like my country anymore. I mean, I'm not one of these types who's always like Oh, I hate Bush I'm moving to Canada when they don't even vote except in the "big elections." But this is beyond scary. And you know what else? More than even the people who rigged the voting machines, I blame anyone stupid/naive/sheepish enough to have voted for that draft-dodging*, coke swilling*, red neck jackass in the first fucking place. Seriously, how could anyone have thought that was a good idea?
*Note: draft-dodging and coke-swilling only make you a bad person if you're sending other people's children off to die or spending billions of dollars on a "war" against drugs.
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skryche. Plus, it's from The Onion, so it's funny. For a different kind of funny (the mean spirited kind) do check out the article about the Epcot Center ride that keeps killing people. And you people thought Epcot was boring!My new foray into the world of anti-nuttiness meds consists of a steadily increasing dosage of something called TOPOMAX. Apparently it will help me "function better" and decrease my appetite as an added bonus. Funny, because I often forget to eat anyway. If I eat breakfast, I'll feel hungry in a few hours; but if I skip it I will likely forget to eat until I feel all sick and gross. Hopefully this will work without giving me any crazy side effects. Hives are terrible, but all my glands swelling up at once was awful, I felt like Mister MacKay from South Park (and probably looked like him too!)
Hopefully I'll be able to get my sleep schedule back to normal. I got like, 6 phone calls while I was sleeping tonight. I also forgot to watch Smallville, which may or may not have been "fresh." I don't really mind forgetting to watch seeing as how they've forgotten to not suck for quite some time now.
My new mood theme rules. I heart Colbert.
Went shoping for H's Easter candies. I got a bag of Hershey cherry cordial kisses, (which sound yummy) some tiny snickers, sour starburst jellybeans, reece's eggs, a plastic egg w/a tiny etch-a-sketch inside, some hotwheels, one of those punching balloons, and a giant Hershey almonds. I imagine I'll pop by the $1 store to fill that out a bit and get more toys. H loves getting cheap, funny toys.
I've been hearing a lot about Bush wanting to make some kind of "preemptive anti-nuclear strike" against Iran. This is mere weeks after his whole "Iran is not Iraq" speech. I realize that the US has a terrible habit of sticking it's big nose in everyone else's business, but actually laying a nuke down on someone because we don't approve of what their scientists are up to...it's just beyond the pale. The only country who has ever laid a nuke on someone is...oh, let me see...the United States. So if anyone shouldn't be allowed to have nuclear weapons, it's US. I am horrified that this is even being considered, and that people aren't protesting in the streets to make sure it doesn't. I know I feel more and more that protesting and letter writing, and even knowing the truth does almost no good. I feel utterly helpless to change what my government is doing, and I'm really frightened for the direction that this country is heading.
I swear, if we do this, I won't like my country anymore. I mean, I'm not one of these types who's always like Oh, I hate Bush I'm moving to Canada when they don't even vote except in the "big elections." But this is beyond scary. And you know what else? More than even the people who rigged the voting machines, I blame anyone stupid/naive/sheepish enough to have voted for that draft-dodging*, coke swilling*, red neck jackass in the first fucking place. Seriously, how could anyone have thought that was a good idea?
*Note: draft-dodging and coke-swilling only make you a bad person if you're sending other people's children off to die or spending billions of dollars on a "war" against drugs.
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I'd started to comment on this about my experiences with Mission: Space, but it turned into a novella, so I just made a post in my own journal. :)
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Luckily, it was only that I wasted 6 months getting migraines that could've been prevented... it's not like I went into a complete chemical imbalance spiral (which happened to someone I know).
Good luck!
I also hear what you're saying about Bush. I've wondered how Fox News (and their ilk) spun the whole Bush-being-the-source-of-the-leak. Apparently, they just redefined "leak"? I thought that, for sure, that would be the straw that broke the camel's back.
But no.
And now, impending war with Iraq when we're using our NATIONAL GUARD to fight a war in Iran. We've got our tentacles everywhere, we're spread so thin. It's almost as if they're setting us up to get attacked again... a more optimistic person would not point out that it's the only thing that would successfully get Bush's ratings out of the gutter.
And to think, his first presidential term started with jokes about him choking on a pretzel and banging his eye on a coffee table. And Comedy Central's "That's My Bush!" And jokes about his ineptitude and always needing his daddy for making presidential decisions. What a fucking change!
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Iran is not Iraq.
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As for the Topomax, my doc seemed to think it was falling out of fashion, at least for bi-polar. I also feel like I have wasted literally years while my ever changing cadre of docs figured out exactly what is wrong with me. They don't know for sure though, they just guess and use trial and error--any why not--they aren't the ones who lose time, jobs, money, freinds etc, when they make a mistake. /bitter mini rant.
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Luckily, it was only that I wasted 6 months getting migraines that could've been prevented... it's not like I went into a complete chemical imbalance spiral (which happened to someone I know).
Good luck!
I also hear what you're saying about Bush. I've wondered how Fox News (and their ilk) spun the whole Bush-being-the-source-of-the-leak. Apparently, they just redefined "leak"? I thought that, for sure, that would be the straw that broke the camel's back.
But no.
And now, impending war with Iran when we're using our NATIONAL GUARD to fight a war in Iraq. We've got our tentacles everywhere, we're spread so thin. It's almost as if they're setting us up to get attacked again... a more optimistic person would not point out that it's the only thing that would successfully get Bush's ratings out of the gutter.
And to think, his first presidential term started with jokes about him choking on a pretzel and banging his eye on a coffee table. And Comedy Central's "That's My Bush!" And jokes about his ineptitude and always needing his daddy for making presidential decisions. What a fucking change!
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Not that that is entirely reassuring by any means, but I just thought I should mention it.
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Bush has also said over and over that he is trying to come to a diplomatic solution. I want to believe it and I think that he will do what he can to avoid it escalating to yet another pointless war.
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But they refused to descend to our level.
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Though Dustin would like to add that Seymour Hersh has reported shoddy info before and that he's met him and he's completely looney toons.
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That would be awesome though, if you were like a "local man" who did something.
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Both Wollingsworth and Hendes command it!!
Seriously though, I was on a LOST site and someone referred to "Hibby" and I wanted to punch them. Then again, maybe I should give these meds a week or so to work before committing myself to that.
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Off topic....
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BEAR_ATTACK?SITE=OHCIN&SECTION=AMERICAS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
Re: Off topic....
Nobody tell Stephen Colbert!