sick day in may
Overslept, and we're all congested and sorethroaty any way, so we're calling in, except for the gentleman, whose mistress SCIENCE rarely makes exceptions to the daily grind...at least the hours are mutable. V, still enjoying daycare but dreading going in the morning, will certainly be glad that he's in on the sick day. They're on the letter E this week, so he'll have to miss making a construction paper elephant or ewok or whathaveyou. J is still asleep, and that is unsurprising on the best of days and absolutely predicatable whilst being under the weather. It's funny how there are other symptoms to Asperger's, beyond social confusion and lack of natural athleticism. There's lack of eye contact, hyperlexia, repetitive speech, hyperfocus on one subject, and....tendency to not be a morning person.
I've been off caffeine for a spell, as my mania can be brought on or exacerbated by the caffeine. On the ward, they warned me that lithium can have "adverse reactions" with coffee, and to keep it to two cups a day. I tried that for the first few days, then cut it out completely, the day afterwhich ended up being the first time they saw signs of maniabatement. I also cut out sodas, mostly because I quit smoking (24 hours at the ER, no patch!), and was trying to curb the tendency towards post-nicotine fatassery. But also for the sodium content, which apparently can also react poorly with a salt of lithium, carbonate in this case. I'm also supposed to watch my sodium bicarbonate intake, more for the sodium than the carbonate, I reckon. At least I'm not on an SSRI, phew....I think psychological components will help as I am pretty much for as little (self/psych) medication as needed. I think if I get to a happier place mentally/emotionally, I can make a case for ramping down my meds, which after all I did reaasonably well without before the advent of children. Also, I need to get some more exercise, 'cause even with the...
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so what happens when J is awake, and V is running around tornado-style, is that J takes command of the computer which is nominally the family computer and does not relinquish it. He still seems stuck on geometry dash punctuated with some youtubers. I wish he still liked Dave Hax and the Slow Mo guys, so many fewer assanine remarks and cooler in general. Kids did play in the yard with Marcus (5) then Jaden (7) when he got home from school. Their dad Marcus is being given the task of removing weeds and grass from a plot in the deep back yard. Some of that grass has 6 foot roots, so I don't envy that task. I did go see Michael Pollan have a conversation with Chris Rush, an artist based in Tuscon, recent author and former teenage psychonaut. The book they were conversing on was Pollan's latest, on his experience with psychedelics and the future of using theses drugs to treat fear of death in cancer patients as well depression and addiction, with a smattering of transendental spirituality. It was good, but too short, which seems to be a reaction to too many oversharing psychadelics on mike in the past. Also, all the questions had to be turned in before the talk, so no way to react to the dialogue on stage. Also, the price of admission included a paperback of the book. Many of the attendees already had the book. And Penguin has this slightly cut off front cover and a color first page to make a front image. It look all right flat, but it doesn't protect the pages, which is the point of a cover, soft or not. I miss earl grey. I wonder if they make herbal tea with bergamot...they must
I've been off caffeine for a spell, as my mania can be brought on or exacerbated by the caffeine. On the ward, they warned me that lithium can have "adverse reactions" with coffee, and to keep it to two cups a day. I tried that for the first few days, then cut it out completely, the day afterwhich ended up being the first time they saw signs of maniabatement. I also cut out sodas, mostly because I quit smoking (24 hours at the ER, no patch!), and was trying to curb the tendency towards post-nicotine fatassery. But also for the sodium content, which apparently can also react poorly with a salt of lithium, carbonate in this case. I'm also supposed to watch my sodium bicarbonate intake, more for the sodium than the carbonate, I reckon. At least I'm not on an SSRI, phew....I think psychological components will help as I am pretty much for as little (self/psych) medication as needed. I think if I get to a happier place mentally/emotionally, I can make a case for ramping down my meds, which after all I did reaasonably well without before the advent of children. Also, I need to get some more exercise, 'cause even with the...
*************hours later*****************
so what happens when J is awake, and V is running around tornado-style, is that J takes command of the computer which is nominally the family computer and does not relinquish it. He still seems stuck on geometry dash punctuated with some youtubers. I wish he still liked Dave Hax and the Slow Mo guys, so many fewer assanine remarks and cooler in general. Kids did play in the yard with Marcus (5) then Jaden (7) when he got home from school. Their dad Marcus is being given the task of removing weeds and grass from a plot in the deep back yard. Some of that grass has 6 foot roots, so I don't envy that task. I did go see Michael Pollan have a conversation with Chris Rush, an artist based in Tuscon, recent author and former teenage psychonaut. The book they were conversing on was Pollan's latest, on his experience with psychedelics and the future of using theses drugs to treat fear of death in cancer patients as well depression and addiction, with a smattering of transendental spirituality. It was good, but too short, which seems to be a reaction to too many oversharing psychadelics on mike in the past. Also, all the questions had to be turned in before the talk, so no way to react to the dialogue on stage. Also, the price of admission included a paperback of the book. Many of the attendees already had the book. And Penguin has this slightly cut off front cover and a color first page to make a front image. It look all right flat, but it doesn't protect the pages, which is the point of a cover, soft or not. I miss earl grey. I wonder if they make herbal tea with bergamot...they must