So. I went to the library yesterday to look up answers for a class. No, that isn't cheating, it's what we're supposed to be learning to do. Unfortunately, most of the questions she asks are extremely easy to answer via Google, so I have to go out of my way to find other ways to answer these siliy things, or at least document the answers I find on ( Read more... )

I just got a surprise.... a book I read was much better than I expected. I remembered liking Guy Gavriel Kay's work in the past but the last one of his I tried to read was.... well, awful, at least given the mood I was in at the time. I'm never sure how much of "great" or "awful" is my mood and how much is their skill. Anyway, I saw his new book ( Read more... )

Unpleasant day. I had a list of things I needed to do, including several phone calls. It can be hard to get myself organized enough to make phone calls, so that in itself was no small feat. Then I woke up with a migraine. Not a killer one; just enough to make me put a little extra caffeine in my usual mix of caffeinated and decaf coffee. A couple ( Read more... )

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This article has a ton of information about migraines. Yep, it's Wikipedia, about which I have expressed doubts in the past. I still would not use it as a source for serious research, but I see that it can be very helpful. Way down at the bottom of this article, it not only lists herbal and alternative treatments, but in many cases gives statistics ( Read more... )

Well, I made my Pot-au-feu and am now reminded why a friend calls it "pot o' food." My god, even with the vastly reduced quantities I used, I still have huge amounts of food. I got smart, though, and packed up a bunch of single servings and stuck them in the freezer. I think the variety of all the meats and veggies is what makes it so good; I don't ( Read more... )

I spent yesterday in bed, I suspect recovering from the Kentucky marathon. I had the worst migraine I've had in forever-- right up there with, and maybe worse than, the one I had Christmas day. I would get up to check email, eat, and use the facilities, and that's about it. As long as I didn't have to move my head I could distract myself from the ( Read more... )

Ah, the luxury of a week with no classes, and a week and a half before the next project is due, though it is a big one, and you WILL be hearing more about it. I also had the luxury of finishing my paper yesterday without a migraine, which was bliss ( Read more... )

I voted this morning, so I've done my civic duty, albeit probably at the lowest possible level. I am now waiting to see how the Dems manage to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory this time. Will the polls have been wrong? Or will we/they actually win and then sit and do nothing, allowing the Reps to continue doing whatever crap they've been ( Read more... )

I've gotten so much done today! I started getting the edge of a migraine this morning but it didn't feel serious, so I put some caffeine in my coffee, went for a walk, ran a bunch of errands, and finished up the bed table-- in other words, did not just sit down at the computer for the day, which is my usual inclination, especially with This Damned ( Read more... )