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rachg82Ah, the joys of having an addict parent. Let's say you go to the doctor for migraines, right? And let's also say you are given a prescription for pain pills to treat said migraines when they get severe. Within two days, you are 100% guaranteed to get a call from your mother asking you to give her some. And when you refuse? She will hang up on you. Good times![/sarcastic]
It's fine though, because while I'm annoyed about it (hence the current mood status), I'm not particularly surprised or upset. It's just irritating is all, so I felt the need to share. Sharing is caring, y'all. Heh.
Moving on, I'm feeling random tonight and think it's about time for one of my Random Posts of Random:
Random Point #1: I finally watched the Dollhouse finale this week and I have one question for all of you:
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP GOING WITHOUT OLIVIA WILLIAMS & HER PRETTY, PRETTY FACE ON MY TV SCREEN EVERY WEEK? HOW, I ASK YOU?
For serious, people, I may have to go into some kind of DeWitt Rehab Center to deal with the withdrawals (hey, Mom, you have your addiction, I have mine). And. . .clearly I have been single for far too long. Haha. But I need my Adellllllllllle, yo. *is sad*
Also, I am really, really going to miss this show. Like, really really. Was it perfect? No. Was it Joss Whedon's best show? Probably not. But did I love it? Absolutely. Right from the beginning I loved it, even when it was rocky. And even though I understand why it was cancelled (Hollywood IS a business afterall), I'll still always be bummed that we didn't get to see more. So, yeah, haters to the left. Dollhouse, you will be missed.
And while I'm not going to do my full review tonight (I still need to talk about the previous episode too, and I don't have time to cover both right now), I do want to at least say two quick things as a preview:
1. TOPHER! Oh, my sweet Topher. :(((((( HOW HARD DID I FUCKING CRY, OH MY GOD. My heeeaaaaaaart. *grabs handkerchief*
2. Adelle DeWitt and her long, gorgeous hair: ~reunited and it feeeeeeels so good!~[/sings] Hahaha. (What, you thought I wouldn't comment on this? You should know me better than that)
That's all I'll say for now, but I plan to hopefully have my full review/recap up for both of the remaining two eps by the end of this week. As for my general opinion though? Mixed. There were things I loved, things I was "meh" about, and things in between. Overall I'd say it wasn't perfect (I would've liked to have seen more build-up to what happened with Boyd--although I thought his ending was perfect in a twisted way--less cheesy techhead costumes, & more of an answer to what happened to Claire & Dominic), but I think they did a good job with the time they had left, and with all things considered I was satisfied. I was certainly moved, of that there's no doubt. But I'm definitely going to have to rewatch both before I can compose my thoughts here, that's for sure.
Random Point #2: I think the whole world is watching Lost right now. Except for me that is. At work yesterday, one of my neighbors (the same one who kept wishing me a Happy Birthday last week and who also fyi said it to me again yesterday, hee) mentioned that he had to make dinner for his room-mates that night and wanted to know what we considered a "Lost-y" meal in honor of the premiere. Hahaha. You have to admire that kind of batshit fan-devotion. I mean really. Not that it's enough to make me watch the show necessarily, but the fangirl in me appreciates the nuttery nonetheless.
Random Point #3: As noted above, I went to the doctor's this week. I don't think I feel like going into all the details right now (I might at some point in the next few days though, we'll see), but I talked with her about my migraines & stomach problems and the general game-plan consists of the following three things: 1. A low-dose anti-depressant because apparently my issues with stress/tension/anxiety are not totally of the past (or so she believes at least, which to be fair I can understand. Despite how much better I do these days, I have had problems with generalized anxiety my whole life & my life has been especially stressful lately. Jury's still out on whether I completely agree that I need it right now--and how I feel about taking one again in general--but I'm willing to give it a try because my body is just unrelenting fail lately & if anxiety etc is exacerbating that, I need to do something about it), 2. possibly taking Topomax in a month once we know how I react to the anti-depressant (Topomax is a drug that used to be meant for preventing seizures, but is now frequently prescribed to prevent chronic migraines), and 3. Stopping the excedrin for at least 7 days to eliminate rebound headaches from the mix, which should be fun in that impossible & hellish kind of way. I'm going to wait a few days to start that though, just so I can see what effects the anti-depressant does or doesn't have first. And somewhere in that timeframe I'm also going to see if there's some insurance I can afford that would cover prescriptions like Imitrex & Topomax, because I'm not really in the mood to go bankrupt and both of those drugs are mothereffing ridiculously expensive. So yes. On the bright side though, guess who lost seven pounds since she last saw her doctor in November? THAT WOULD BE ME. GO TEAM.
Sidenote: I'm also thinking of going on a gluten-free diet (for health reasons, not to lose weight. Although the losing weight would be a bonus), but I haven't decided on that yet as I need to do more research first. I just felt like mentioning it because one of my other coworkers and I were talking about it today, and it's always been something I've wanted to try. If any of you know anything about it or have actually done it, feel free to chime in with advice/information/etc.
Random Point #4: And finally, because I'm feeling extra random today,
Random Picpsam Of Cute, because everyone needs a little cuteness in their life
"Damn, it feels good to be the prez. And hot too. Can't forget that."
"Why, hello there, Madam President. Lovely evening, isn't it? Can't believe you chose that Space Slut Baltar as your Vice President. You taking chamalla again or somethin'? Oh wait, I don't know about that yet, do I? ~lol continuity fail, not just for show-runners anymore~!"
"Quit rambling and ask me to dance, Bill."
"Ooh, I like it when you get bossy."
"Shall we?"
"Let's shall."
"I wonder how long it'll take her to notice my hand is on her ass?"
"Keep it there, Bill. Neither of us is getting frakked for a long time. Make it count."
HAVE I MENTIONED LATELY THAT THEY ARE CUTE? BECAUSE THEY ARE.
And that's it for today, folks! For our Vid of the Day, I'm gonna stick with the random theme and post this one I came across last week by Scott Allsop (posted by dajbelshaw), which leads you through a half-century or so of history through the lyrics of Billy Joel. I was thinking of this song the other day (and about how perfectly it fit Dollhouse by the end, as well as BSG too if you think about it), when I found this vid on youtube. It's nothing all that remarkable--mostly just a set of pictures set to music--but it's put together really well & I thought it was neat from the perspective of someone who likes history. Plus I used to love this song (and its music video) when I was a kid, so it pleases my sentimental side too.
It's fine though, because while I'm annoyed about it (hence the current mood status), I'm not particularly surprised or upset. It's just irritating is all, so I felt the need to share. Sharing is caring, y'all. Heh.
Moving on, I'm feeling random tonight and think it's about time for one of my Random Posts of Random:
Random Point #1: I finally watched the Dollhouse finale this week and I have one question for all of you:
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KEEP GOING WITHOUT OLIVIA WILLIAMS & HER PRETTY, PRETTY FACE ON MY TV SCREEN EVERY WEEK? HOW, I ASK YOU?
For serious, people, I may have to go into some kind of DeWitt Rehab Center to deal with the withdrawals (hey, Mom, you have your addiction, I have mine). And. . .clearly I have been single for far too long. Haha. But I need my Adellllllllllle, yo. *is sad*
Also, I am really, really going to miss this show. Like, really really. Was it perfect? No. Was it Joss Whedon's best show? Probably not. But did I love it? Absolutely. Right from the beginning I loved it, even when it was rocky. And even though I understand why it was cancelled (Hollywood IS a business afterall), I'll still always be bummed that we didn't get to see more. So, yeah, haters to the left. Dollhouse, you will be missed.
And while I'm not going to do my full review tonight (I still need to talk about the previous episode too, and I don't have time to cover both right now), I do want to at least say two quick things as a preview:
1. TOPHER! Oh, my sweet Topher. :(((((( HOW HARD DID I FUCKING CRY, OH MY GOD. My heeeaaaaaaart. *grabs handkerchief*
2. Adelle DeWitt and her long, gorgeous hair: ~reunited and it feeeeeeels so good!~[/sings] Hahaha. (What, you thought I wouldn't comment on this? You should know me better than that)
That's all I'll say for now, but I plan to hopefully have my full review/recap up for both of the remaining two eps by the end of this week. As for my general opinion though? Mixed. There were things I loved, things I was "meh" about, and things in between. Overall I'd say it wasn't perfect (I would've liked to have seen more build-up to what happened with Boyd--although I thought his ending was perfect in a twisted way--less cheesy techhead costumes, & more of an answer to what happened to Claire & Dominic), but I think they did a good job with the time they had left, and with all things considered I was satisfied. I was certainly moved, of that there's no doubt. But I'm definitely going to have to rewatch both before I can compose my thoughts here, that's for sure.
Random Point #2: I think the whole world is watching Lost right now. Except for me that is. At work yesterday, one of my neighbors (the same one who kept wishing me a Happy Birthday last week and who also fyi said it to me again yesterday, hee) mentioned that he had to make dinner for his room-mates that night and wanted to know what we considered a "Lost-y" meal in honor of the premiere. Hahaha. You have to admire that kind of batshit fan-devotion. I mean really. Not that it's enough to make me watch the show necessarily, but the fangirl in me appreciates the nuttery nonetheless.
Random Point #3: As noted above, I went to the doctor's this week. I don't think I feel like going into all the details right now (I might at some point in the next few days though, we'll see), but I talked with her about my migraines & stomach problems and the general game-plan consists of the following three things: 1. A low-dose anti-depressant because apparently my issues with stress/tension/anxiety are not totally of the past (or so she believes at least, which to be fair I can understand. Despite how much better I do these days, I have had problems with generalized anxiety my whole life & my life has been especially stressful lately. Jury's still out on whether I completely agree that I need it right now--and how I feel about taking one again in general--but I'm willing to give it a try because my body is just unrelenting fail lately & if anxiety etc is exacerbating that, I need to do something about it), 2. possibly taking Topomax in a month once we know how I react to the anti-depressant (Topomax is a drug that used to be meant for preventing seizures, but is now frequently prescribed to prevent chronic migraines), and 3. Stopping the excedrin for at least 7 days to eliminate rebound headaches from the mix, which should be fun in that impossible & hellish kind of way. I'm going to wait a few days to start that though, just so I can see what effects the anti-depressant does or doesn't have first. And somewhere in that timeframe I'm also going to see if there's some insurance I can afford that would cover prescriptions like Imitrex & Topomax, because I'm not really in the mood to go bankrupt and both of those drugs are mothereffing ridiculously expensive. So yes. On the bright side though, guess who lost seven pounds since she last saw her doctor in November? THAT WOULD BE ME. GO TEAM.
Sidenote: I'm also thinking of going on a gluten-free diet (for health reasons, not to lose weight. Although the losing weight would be a bonus), but I haven't decided on that yet as I need to do more research first. I just felt like mentioning it because one of my other coworkers and I were talking about it today, and it's always been something I've wanted to try. If any of you know anything about it or have actually done it, feel free to chime in with advice/information/etc.
Random Point #4: And finally, because I'm feeling extra random today,
Random Picpsam Of Cute, because everyone needs a little cuteness in their life
"Damn, it feels good to be the prez. And hot too. Can't forget that."
"Why, hello there, Madam President. Lovely evening, isn't it? Can't believe you chose that Space Slut Baltar as your Vice President. You taking chamalla again or somethin'? Oh wait, I don't know about that yet, do I? ~lol continuity fail, not just for show-runners anymore~!"
"Quit rambling and ask me to dance, Bill."
"Ooh, I like it when you get bossy."
"Shall we?"
"Let's shall."
"I wonder how long it'll take her to notice my hand is on her ass?"
"Keep it there, Bill. Neither of us is getting frakked for a long time. Make it count."
HAVE I MENTIONED LATELY THAT THEY ARE CUTE? BECAUSE THEY ARE.
And that's it for today, folks! For our Vid of the Day, I'm gonna stick with the random theme and post this one I came across last week by Scott Allsop (posted by dajbelshaw), which leads you through a half-century or so of history through the lyrics of Billy Joel. I was thinking of this song the other day (and about how perfectly it fit Dollhouse by the end, as well as BSG too if you think about it), when I found this vid on youtube. It's nothing all that remarkable--mostly just a set of pictures set to music--but it's put together really well & I thought it was neat from the perspective of someone who likes history. Plus I used to love this song (and its music video) when I was a kid, so it pleases my sentimental side too.
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Date: 2010-02-04 12:42 pm (UTC)THAT SAID. Once I decided to eliminate the diss from my life, the headaches mostly went away. So the possibility of your stomach/head issues being because of low-level stress and anxiety is probably true! My friend pointed out to me that my life is always in a state of general chaos, but I don't realize it because that's my norm. I would argue the same for you.
Okay, now that I said THAT, I would honestly suggest starting with an allergy free kids or family cookbook. Those tend to be less information overload and more accessible information. Also, the recipes are less fancy schmancy and more stuff you'd (I'd) actually eat.
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Date: 2010-02-04 02:37 pm (UTC)I think the stress worsens the headaches/stomach issues, but I wouldn't say it's the only/primary cause. I've had migraines since I was a kid, they run in my family (my dad had them since he was four, my brother had them since he was like six or seven probably), and anti-depressants haven't gotten rid of them or the stomach issues in the past. BUT. That being said, I definitely agree that it worsens them, plus having to take excedrin every day probably has NOT helped my stomach over the years. So going off the excedrin to minimize that and adding an anti-depressant to the mix to deal with the stress is probably a good place to start fresh, and then we can deal with what's left (i.e. the topomax if necessary).
And who knows, maybe diet is a factor too. Worth checking into. Either way, I completely agree with you that my life has probably never been free of stress, at least not for very long, so while I don't think eliminating that would necessary solve everything, I do think it'd go a long way.
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Date: 2010-02-04 06:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-04 08:12 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-04 03:09 pm (UTC)OKAY I FEEL THE SAME AS YOU ABOUT LOST. I think it's just the hype of the season premiere that makes it seem like it's everywhere. OH WELL, I'LL JUST GO WATCH X-FILES, THE LOST PREDECESSOR AND TRUE ORIGINAL, FUCK YEAH.
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Date: 2010-02-04 05:55 pm (UTC)I still don't know if I want to watch it though, because it just seems like all the hype is over the twists & turns, and I really need to know a show has heart & something deeper than WTF moments to become invested. But as my coworker said, the whole thing is on hulu right now for free, so I might give in.
Also: watching X-Files is always a good solution. To pretty much anything really. Heh.
and when we are gone, it will still burn on and on...
Date: 2010-02-04 03:49 pm (UTC)3. I hope the new meds work well for you.
Re: and when we are gone, it will still burn on and on...
Date: 2010-02-04 05:56 pm (UTC)And thanks sweetie. :-) I hope so too.
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Date: 2010-02-04 08:55 pm (UTC)I am not watching Lost either, so you are not alone! I watched the first...two? Or two and half? seasons and then just...quit. I just, yeah, I didn't care about those people. Sorry. I totally get needing a show to have a heart. Like with Fringe - mostly I care about Walter, so that's why I keep watching.
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Date: 2010-02-04 11:08 pm (UTC)Fringe actually lost my interest after awhile, I hate to say. I did think it was a good show, but I just sort of stopped watching around the end of the first season and kept meaning to start again, but the motivation just wasn't there with it conflicting with other shows on my DVR. I'd be willing to give it another try though if you recommended it. Would you say it's worth checking out again for more than just Walter?
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Date: 2010-02-05 01:29 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-02-05 05:51 pm (UTC)