02 June 2010

a magic day

The cutest little measuring spoons in the world.
From the Container Store. (link)
I give them as stocking stuffers for Xmas.
They say "drop" "smidge" "pinch" and "hint."

I realized I was getting dehydrated (twice now)
so I crawled to the kitchen and zipped up a little Potassium slurry.

Took the world's hottest (and longest) shower
with Dr Bronner's Magic Soap - peppermint.
Must be. It worked. Like magic, eh?

It's just allergies, but with a vengeance.
That little furrow between a person's eye brows - 
it's a "facial grimace" and seems to be an almost 
reflexive response to pain. Aka: headache.
I had allergies in the Army, which I had forgotten all about.
They said it was either exercise-induced asthma
or I was just out-of-shape. Or both.
Perhaps it was both this time, as well.
Hmmpf...
Did you see "Big Momma's House" when Martin Lawrence says
"Oh - I could never forget that ass...(what?) ...ma!
Asth-MA!"

Truth in advertising?

The quintessential "5 pounds of fat"  allegory

Fun for nerds: the etymology of the word "quintessential":
 is quinte essence, quinta essentia, literally, fifth essence!

I once took a Sabbatical from Nursing. I read the dictionary.
[Also the Septuagint - I'm trying to not call it the "Old Testament"
because that implies "New."]
I really like to learn what words mean, and their origin.

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Monster LoCarb Energy Drink w/egg white protein
Coffee w/cream 
Powerade Zero
Tried to eat half a hamburger - but no - it was not meant to be
Half an Atkin's bar
Sudafed and Advil - 
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Off today - going to see "Ave Q"
Off to find a handy-dandy mast-cell inhibitor (allergy medicine)
More magic, I'm sure.
Do not start with your magician's tricks young Moses! I am Pharaoh
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And thanks, everyone who stopped by to wish me well yesterday.
I read a little online - I googled my own name.  
It appeared in some blog I've never heard of.
I spent some 3 hours reading all about it.
Oh what a tangled web we weave!
That's what sucks air... to find out the hard way
that you think it's one thing, but it's really something else.
:(

14 comments:

  1. Those spoons are precious! Glad you are feeling better and I look forward to your review of Avenue Q!

    Do you suppose your country time caused your flare up? Are you allergic to donkeys?

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  2. In the past, the only thing that could ever stop me was a "triple storm."
    I'm too strong to be stopped by just one variable.
    So yeah, maybe the combination approach was just too much.

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  3. Lovin' the spoonfuls. :)

    Sorry about the raging allergies. They do suck. I've googled my name too. Apprently there is more than one of me and I come in various ages. Interesting.

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  4. poor Anne.. i hear ya on the allergies. I take Tylenol or Advil cold n sinus.. and sleep in really cold A/C..

    stay away from the interweb when you're bored.. it's evil. :)

    from my understanding.. the Septaguint is the greek translation of the Hebrew bible.. a more literal translation of the "OT" would be the books of the law and the prophets??

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  5. I Googled my own name once. It wasn't pretty...

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  6. The five pounds of fat is pretty yucky. I can sympathize with the allergies. Me too.

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  7. Weird how allergies can come & go & come back again. Last year when I first started bike riding, I had horrible allergies. My eyes would weep and my nose - OY! I tried everything but it only reduced the symptoms minimally. But I kept riding. This year, just a few sneezes now & then. Weird. I'd forgotten about that soap. Sounds refreshing.

    Hopefully, this bout of allergies will pass soon & not ever come back.

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  8. I've googled my name before, I found myself (the real me) listed on my University's site and didn't even know I was there. Plus others that don't apply- always a fun search!

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  9. Allergies suck!!
    Love those measuring spoons, that's pretty much how i cook. Jen will say what did you put in this and honestly i don't know. A pinch of this and that :)

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  10. Love those spoons. I have a set too-- they make me smile.

    Hope you are feeling great for the show tonight-- I hear it's wonderful. Can't wait to hear all about it.

    jj

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  11. Glad to hear your are feeling better! Dang allergies!

    I just love itty bitty things :)

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  12. Love the spoons....the fat is yucky..... going forward to see how the show was....:-) Hugs

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  13. Ok...those spoons look very pharmacological...or for cocaine...LOL...use them wisely!

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  14. Nah - it's always cut so bad ya need a much bigger spoon.....
    I'm told.....or so I'm told.....

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