Been slacking on the posting again

Have some old posts from the past week! I haven't been on the internet in 4 whole days woooooohhhh:

Tuesday:
It's that time again. That time when I go back on all the anal restrictive tasks I set up for myself back when I was feeling energetic. Around and around it goes. I bit off all my nails last night. It was great. I watched tv instead of going to the gym. I ate cakes for dinner last night. I didn't listen to some people when they talked about things I don't care about, and made no attempt to pretend to be listening. I don't care I don't care anymore. I'm tired of trying. Work is bad today, there is too much to do. I'm mildly impressed with how efficient I'm being. And time's flying. I suppose there are benefits to being busy.

And there are benefits to this mood too. It makes me cut out excesses. Things that are not essential (shaving legs, being anal, looking and acting FABULOUS, setting up appointments, money stuff) get cut out. I spend less, sleep more, obsess less, read more, don't get drunk or talk too much, or use overplanning as a crutch. I don't need a man when I'm in this state, maybe it's time to celebrate?

The allergies returned in full force today. Here I was feeling all cocky because this past week people around me have been suffering. Then my allergies barge in today and beat everyone else's. It's very easy to locate me today, just follow the explosive sneezes. God forbid I have to hide in a closet from a rapist in the next few weeks.

Thursday:
I don't know about this new allergy medicine. Or maybe I'm getting sick. Or maybe I'm just sleep-deprived. I can't concentrate on anything right now though. I'm a zombie.

It's really great not having hayfever though. Nothing's ever worked for me before. I'm taking both Zyrtec tablets and that steroid nasal spray, which is maybe a bit of overkill but I was just so miserable 2 days ago I wanted to punch this thing into the ground. I imagine the zyrtec is what's making me out of it. I just wanted to take it for a few days until the nasal spray kicked in, but maybe I'll stop today and see how that goes. Can you believe all this crap is over-the-counter here? I was overwhelmed by the wall of allergy medications. I'm positive stuff like allegra and long-term nasal sprays are prescription-only back home. You can buy pretty powerful codeine-based pain relievers here too. The only thing they crack down on more heavily than the states is pseudoephedrine products (sudafed) because meth (or "P" as they call it) production is such a big concern. Well, it's a big concern everywhere, but here they don't have quite as many other problems so it becomes a huge focus. An ugly ugly drug for sure. My migrainous coworker advised me to pick up the OTC drug Mersyndol, which apparently has codeine combined with another heavy hitter, for those times when it's too late to stop the migraine and all you want to do is pass out and let it do it's thing. All you have to do is sign for it and they'll give it to you. I still have a hippy fantasy that eventually I'll be able to eliminate migraines from my life through physical and dietary methods, but it's slow going getting myself to behave perfectly. I'm changing my ways, but there are lots of steps back, especially during PMS, when mersyndol and the like are the only things that could get me to stop eating around the salty/fried --sweet/fatty circle again and again. Lots of people claim acupuncture helps them, I've been meaning to do that for years but it's just one of those things...you know, another appointment to make and remember, more money to spend. I mean I LOVE massages, but I only remember to get about one a year and that's usually from a gift certificate I feel obligated to fill.

Ooh, speaking of appointments, I finally went to a dentist yesterday. Phew, my mouth is not that bad. One new cavity, but just a tiny one, and my gums and bones all look healthy. The regular chastizing for lack of flossing, but in a kinder way than usual. She was a nice lady, Mary McBride. Very Irish and chatty, and the ceiling had a gorgeous photo show. Maybe my most pleasant dental experience! It's certainly more fun these days now that I don't have to sit through a fluoride treatment for eternity. Kids have it rough, with all the vaccinations and treatments and chicken pox and crap. Wait, do they even get chicken pox anymore? They're missing out if that's been irradicated. I remember once the initial fever had died down I almost enjoyed the experience. It was bizarre being sick for more than a week, and having parents expose their kids to me. I think zoe only had like 3 chicken pox because she was about 3 years old at the time.

Hmmm, vaccinations. Am I supposed to get my kids vaccinated or what? I'm tired of all the rumors that vaccines cause autism and immune systems disorders. I want cold hard facts people! Vaccines have so dramatically improved our standard of living, I can't just toss them aside without some more evidence. Good thing there are no kids on the way yet.

Argh! I left Hawthorn at about 11:15 last night and APPARENTLY some famous people showed up around then. It better not have been Brett and Jemaine!!! Damn it! I had a good time sitting in front of the fire toasting marshmallows and drinking a lightly fruity beer, but decided to be sensible and leave. Garrrrr!


UPDATE:
Aaagghhhh! It was them!

Also someone from Friends and the guys of Fat Freddie's Drop.

I'm a foooool! I give up. Famous people, you are dead to me. I am tired of being surrounded by people who have met you. I have never met you, and that's what's important. I can't bear any more of these stories.

Well, I'm awake and alert now. That's good I guess.



Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.