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goose
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response 177 of 413:
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Oct 23 02:15 UTC 2003 |
IBB Elliot Smith aparently committed suicide.
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/03-10/22.shtml
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michaela
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response 178 of 413:
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Oct 23 07:20 UTC 2003 |
Sindi - the only side effect he reports is a lack of creative juices, which
sucks since he's a writer and musician.
Brooke - I'm not sure. He REALLY hates taking daily medication. It's the
routine of it that bothers him. I'm used to taking my daily pill, but he never
gets used to it. He was on it for three months a couple years ago, and it
helped, but the fact that he had to take it every day started to grate on him
and override the benefits. :-P
Mynxcat - no, he is not bipolar. He suffers from Major Depressive Disorder,
which is a lighter version and lacks the manic periods (thank god).
Back to Brooke - I'm really not sure what he'd do with diabetes or high blood
pressure medication. He'd probably take it since it's not something he can
"ride out" like the depression. He knows the depression is just as biological
as a heart defect, but it's that damn stubborness about daily medicine. I love
him, but I want to slap him. ;)
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bru
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response 179 of 413:
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Oct 23 11:18 UTC 2003 |
not wanting to take medication is apparently common. I know I hate taking
medication even for a headache, and my daughter is the same way.
Unfortunately, sometimes you need to take medication.
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anderyn
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response 180 of 413:
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Oct 23 12:53 UTC 2003 |
They'd suck to be me. I'm on three daily medications. I can't take them all
at the same time, unfortunately, but I've got it down to taking the one at
waking up time and the other two at bedtime. That seems to work and I don't
forget. Since they're blood pressure/thyroid related, I can't forget them,
or just not take them.
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keesan
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response 181 of 413:
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Oct 23 13:57 UTC 2003 |
Sometimes losing weight, or cutting down on salt, can eliminate the need for
blood pressure medicines. My mother discovered that if she never ate sugar
she did not need epilepsy medication.
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anderyn
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response 182 of 413:
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Oct 23 14:02 UTC 2003 |
I've done the cutting down on salt and lost some weight, but I have to watch
it because my Dad had a stroke at forty-four, so the meds are probably going
to be a constant. This is not a big deal, really.
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edina
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response 183 of 413:
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Oct 23 15:10 UTC 2003 |
It's better than a stroke. ;-)
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aruba
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response 184 of 413:
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Oct 24 00:22 UTC 2003 |
I used to hate routines too, because my parents spent so much time on them,
and it seemed like wasted time. But mostly because it felt controlling, and
I hated to be controlled.
I got over it by realizing that taking care of myself and providing
structure for myself is a way of, if you will, being a good parent to
myself. Not taking care of myself is being an abusive parent to myself.
But, I was in my thirties before I accepted that.
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rcurl
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response 185 of 413:
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Oct 24 01:07 UTC 2003 |
I know what people mean by hating "routines", but one has to admit that
they save a lot of mental uncertainty and time. I think the answer is to
use the mental processing and time saved by routines to do new nonroutine
things. It is only sad when the routines themselves become the purposes of
one's existence.
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beeswing
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response 186 of 413:
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Oct 24 03:56 UTC 2003 |
I'll start an item about routines...
IBB I just realized my haircut looks a lot like Ellen Degeneres's. Feh.
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mynxcat
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response 187 of 413:
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Oct 24 13:37 UTC 2003 |
I think Ellen degeneres is hot. And her hair's pretty cool.
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jiffer
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response 188 of 413:
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Oct 24 20:27 UTC 2003 |
Glenda and I are in the same boat. I have the vacation time, I just
don't have the time without school. Unless you count Xmas time (no
thanks), or the week of Masters (golf tourney), I guess I will have to
wait till May to get in that Vacation. At which time I am sure I will
be visiting AA instead to see if some of my friends have new additions
to their family by then.
IABB the dress I am making for my neice is not behaving, stupid
velveteen.
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anderyn
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response 189 of 413:
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Oct 27 00:17 UTC 2003 |
My grandmother was taken off life support today. Don't know how long she'll
last.
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jep
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response 190 of 413:
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Oct 27 00:25 UTC 2003 |
I'm sorry, Twila.
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keesan
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response 191 of 413:
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Oct 27 01:12 UTC 2003 |
I don't know anyone else who has both a grandson and a grandmother. I hope
your grandmother is not in pain and that you are taking this okay.
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other
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response 192 of 413:
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Oct 27 03:45 UTC 2003 |
I seem to have misplaced $5 today. Either that or I spent it and can't
remember where or on what.
In the time it took to make a simple salad this evening my back caused me
so much pain I had to sit down and ask my niece to finish setting the
table for me.
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jep
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response 193 of 413:
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Oct 27 14:38 UTC 2003 |
I'm feeling pretty sick today. I'm at work, but have warned my manager
I might not make it through the day.
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tod
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response 194 of 413:
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Oct 27 16:49 UTC 2003 |
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glenda
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response 195 of 413:
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Oct 27 17:50 UTC 2003 |
STeve is home sick today. He was sick yesterday. He was going to make his
wonderful chicken cataccicori (I know I murdered the spelling on that) for
dinner yesterday, but felt so lousy that he finished the chicken soup he made
on Saturday while Staci and I ordered pizza (Damon was out gaming with
friends).
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goose
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response 196 of 413:
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Oct 27 20:11 UTC 2003 |
IBB I took some Tylenol3 last night and still slept terrible due to my
neck/back muscle being pulled. Oddly enough Excedrin helped.
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jep
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response 197 of 413:
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Oct 28 02:29 UTC 2003 |
I was sick Saturday (tired, achy), then felt fine yesterday. This
morning I felt terrible (diarrhea, bad stomach), and also (strangely)
couldn't get enough to eat. I had lunch at 11, then again at 1:30,
and have felt fine ever since. I hope it lasts this time!
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keesan
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response 198 of 413:
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Oct 28 02:42 UTC 2003 |
Try a hot water bottle for pulled muscles, or a hot bath. Aspirin relaxes
muscles too.
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goose
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response 199 of 413:
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Oct 28 13:58 UTC 2003 |
Ahh..maybe it was the asprin in the Excedrin.
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gelinas
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response 200 of 413:
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Oct 28 14:07 UTC 2003 |
(Aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen are non-steriodal anti-inflammatories
(NSAID); acetominophen is not. The first three can help heal muscle-pulls,
sprains, etc, while acetominophen merely dulls the pain. Sodium naproxen
is the active ingredient in Aleve.)
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richard
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response 201 of 413:
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Oct 29 07:12 UTC 2003 |
IBB I got my new drivers license in the mail (the old one expired this
month), and the picture came out lousy. They only took one picture, and
they should have taken three or four and chosen the best one. It'll be a
pain in the ass to have the picture taken again, and I'll have to pay more
money to get a new ID issued. But it is either that or have this horrible
picture of myself in my wallet for the next four years *sigh*
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