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MrAngryFace
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Just a few more months....
lost_insaniti
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SILENCE AND THE MIND-DEAD TORPOR OF SLEEP'S PERFECT CRADLE
Getting healthy. I've been sick as hell for over a week -- laryngitis so bad I couldn't talk earlier this week, and bronchitis so bad that I hadn't slept through an entire night since Friday -- and I MIGHT be turning the corner at long last. Either that, or I'm still high. Do NOT mix alcohol with dextromethorphan...BAD idea.
(I suppose I ought to explain that one. The doctor was going to prescribe me a codeine-containing cough syrup when I saw him on Tuesday, but I can't handle any opiates -- they make me VIOLENTLY sick to my stomach. In the past, I've reacted badly to dextromethorphan -- the over-the-counter cough suppressant in Robutussin DM, for example -- by getting some of the psychoactive effects even at normal dosages, so I have avoided it for years. Seeing that I was at my wit's end because of being sick and not being able to sleep, a friend of mine semi-jokingly suggested that I do a couple of shots before bed since alcohol is a CNS depressant, which would also help reduce the cough reflex. Tried it, caught a buzz...but didn't stop coughing. My girlfriend gave me some Sucrets with dextromethorphan, and even given my past bad history with DM, I simply HAD to get some sleep last night...so I took the recommended dose. Those suckers worked great -- no urge to cough, dropped right off to sleep. However, when I woke up at 4 AM to take a leak, the whole UNIVERSE was spinning around me. I staggered to the bathroom, almost threw up while pissing, and staggered back to bed. Turns out that you don't want to mix alcohol with DM...and I'm hyper-sensitive to DM as it is. I was still woozy when I drove into work, but now -- thankfully? -- I just feel hung over. At least I slept through the night...damn.)
(I suppose I ought to explain that one. The doctor was going to prescribe me a codeine-containing cough syrup when I saw him on Tuesday, but I can't handle any opiates -- they make me VIOLENTLY sick to my stomach. In the past, I've reacted badly to dextromethorphan -- the over-the-counter cough suppressant in Robutussin DM, for example -- by getting some of the psychoactive effects even at normal dosages, so I have avoided it for years. Seeing that I was at my wit's end because of being sick and not being able to sleep, a friend of mine semi-jokingly suggested that I do a couple of shots before bed since alcohol is a CNS depressant, which would also help reduce the cough reflex. Tried it, caught a buzz...but didn't stop coughing. My girlfriend gave me some Sucrets with dextromethorphan, and even given my past bad history with DM, I simply HAD to get some sleep last night...so I took the recommended dose. Those suckers worked great -- no urge to cough, dropped right off to sleep. However, when I woke up at 4 AM to take a leak, the whole UNIVERSE was spinning around me. I staggered to the bathroom, almost threw up while pissing, and staggered back to bed. Turns out that you don't want to mix alcohol with DM...and I'm hyper-sensitive to DM as it is. I was still woozy when I drove into work, but now -- thankfully? -- I just feel hung over. At least I slept through the night...damn.)
Jill Sandwich
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Skiing season here, can't go for 2 weeks though. The Mardi Gras on 4-8th of August. Good times to be had.
In the nearer future, I'm going to a friends 25th tomorrow night and have taken it upon myself to get drunk on tequila shots only from sober to fall down. huzzah.
In the nearer future, I'm going to a friends 25th tomorrow night and have taken it upon myself to get drunk on tequila shots only from sober to fall down. huzzah.
Hmmm
Wed07/21/04 The Icarus Line Crocodile Cafe
Sat07/24/04 !!! (Chk Chik Chick) Neumo's
Wed07/28/04 Sufjan Stevens Neumo's
Fri07/30/04 The Hives Showbox (Sorry Ratatat, The Hives get priority)
Wed08/11/04 The Robot Ate Me Sunset Tavern
Those are the next 5 do-not-miss shows that aren't Bumbershoot on my roster, and those are what I'm anticipating most.
Wed07/21/04 The Icarus Line Crocodile Cafe
Sat07/24/04 !!! (Chk Chik Chick) Neumo's
Wed07/28/04 Sufjan Stevens Neumo's
Fri07/30/04 The Hives Showbox (Sorry Ratatat, The Hives get priority)
Wed08/11/04 The Robot Ate Me Sunset Tavern
Those are the next 5 do-not-miss shows that aren't Bumbershoot on my roster, and those are what I'm anticipating most.
Extreme Short Term (~4 Hours) - Sleep
Short Term (~24 Hours) - Friday Night Sushi Dinner! Wh00t.
Short Term (~36 Hours) - Saturday BBQ @ Friends
Long Term (~Few Months?!) - Nintendo DS & PSP
Long Term (~8 Months) - 24 Season Four!! Their new format better be worth the wait.
Long Term (~9 Months) - My new house!
Short Term (~24 Hours) - Friday Night Sushi Dinner! Wh00t.
Short Term (~36 Hours) - Saturday BBQ @ Friends
Long Term (~Few Months?!) - Nintendo DS & PSP
Long Term (~8 Months) - 24 Season Four!! Their new format better be worth the wait.
Long Term (~9 Months) - My new house!
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