I havent posted a blog entry for over nine months. Blogging is so 2005. I've got my Facebook thingy going on. I abandoned my MySpace page cause it's shite.
And... I haven't seen many good movies lately. I keep watching the same ones over and over. We did pick up seasons 1 and 2 of Dexter. That's a damn fine show. I am currently watching Dodgeball, Anchorman, Spaced, Mystery Men, The Office, Wrath of Kahn, First Contact. All the usual suspects - basically anything that makes me feel not lonely.
As many of you know, *Daisy* and *Colin* have been living apart from me for many months now. And we are nearly back together and that's a good thing. I'm looking forward to buying seasons 3 and 4.0 of Battlestar, sitting down and watching them.
Of course too, we will be watching Shaun of the Dead for Halloween. It's a tradition.
I played an insane amount of WoW during this summer of bachelorhood. I also won a doll from FigurePrints. I chose the Hunter, Jthu. He was my first 70 and into whom I put the most work. Besides, the Druid, Jynd, is kinda boring to look at. My server is Vashj, feel free to join me.
The good news is that we've got a buyer for the house. If the inspection clears (no problem) and the finance clears (hopefully no problem) then the deal is done.
Guess I will think about more things to write later.
Friday, October 03, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The Science of Sleep
Hey! That's a funny title. Here's why:
Sleep is my enemy... um, no.. sleep is my firend. I have found out that I need a regular and LENGTHY sleep pattern and I don't get headaches! Hooray! I can eat any crap I want. Dr. Gillian McKeith thinks so. SO... MIGRAINES ARE GONE!
So *Daisy* and I watched Science des rêves, La (2006) a.k.a. The Science of Sleep. This is by the same director as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). Its the same KIND of movie but more of him. Well done, well acted and Gael García Bernal (a.k.a. Che Guevara) did a fantastic job.
The main character in this movie has a difficult time telling dream from reality. Throw in a love story and that's pretty much the plot. Chaos ensues. I remember being a kid and having the same KINDS of thought... what is dreaming and what is awake. I don't know if everyone had these same ideas. I think of myself as a creative person, but probably more privately than publicly.
My *Daisy* also bought me "Firefly" (2002) and Serenity (2005). This has led me to want THIS coat. So that's the first thing you can buy for me. DO IT.
Sleep is my enemy... um, no.. sleep is my firend. I have found out that I need a regular and LENGTHY sleep pattern and I don't get headaches! Hooray! I can eat any crap I want. Dr. Gillian McKeith thinks so. SO... MIGRAINES ARE GONE!
So *Daisy* and I watched Science des rêves, La (2006) a.k.a. The Science of Sleep. This is by the same director as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). Its the same KIND of movie but more of him. Well done, well acted and Gael García Bernal (a.k.a. Che Guevara) did a fantastic job.
The main character in this movie has a difficult time telling dream from reality. Throw in a love story and that's pretty much the plot. Chaos ensues. I remember being a kid and having the same KINDS of thought... what is dreaming and what is awake. I don't know if everyone had these same ideas. I think of myself as a creative person, but probably more privately than publicly.
My *Daisy* also bought me "Firefly" (2002) and Serenity (2005). This has led me to want THIS coat. So that's the first thing you can buy for me. DO IT.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Not Cheese
It's not cheese. It may be an erratic sleep pattern that began when 1) *Daisy* moved to Moscow and 2) my work schedule shifted to early shift/late shift on alternating days.
more investigation to come.
more investigation to come.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Cheese or Not Cheese
Right now I am leaning for NOT cheese. On Sunday we went to Seattle and I ate some pizza for lunch with sheese and then some mac and cheese for dinner. So that's Mozzarella and Gruyère. It wasn't your orfdinary Mac and Cheese it was Lobster Mac and Cheese from Purple Cafe and Wine Bar. Mmmm. Best Mac and Cheese EVER.
So that was lots of cheese. Monday I felt fine. Not even a little hint of a migraine. Last night I had taquitos and queso and that's cheese too. Nothing conclusive yet.
So that was lots of cheese. Monday I felt fine. Not even a little hint of a migraine. Last night I had taquitos and queso and that's cheese too. Nothing conclusive yet.
Friday, November 16, 2007
Food
I ate a turkey sandwhich and a couple bites of *Daisy's* french dip (NOT a euphamism). The french dip had cheese on it. I am going to have pizza for dinner. Probably thin crust from Papa Johns. Yes it will have cheese on it.
So rather than avoiding cheese I guess I am gonna eat some and see how I fair tomorrow. Oh yea.. I'm gonna have Smart Food for snacks later. Maybe you can see why I can't give up cheese. Although I am not sure that Smart Food has ANY actual cheese in it.
So rather than avoiding cheese I guess I am gonna eat some and see how I fair tomorrow. Oh yea.. I'm gonna have Smart Food for snacks later. Maybe you can see why I can't give up cheese. Although I am not sure that Smart Food has ANY actual cheese in it.
Super Size my Migraine!
If you haven't seen Super Size Me (2004) you're missing an awesome documentary. Maybe the best one ever made. And for you nay-sayers who think it's just a McDonald's bashing fest, well, you're mostly right. But the documentary is still perhaps the best one ever made. Morgan Spurlock does some good work... if you ever have the chance to watch any episodes of "30 Days", do so.
As for me, yesterday I ate Frosted Flakes (they're GREAT!) with Milk. Then I had a hamburger with fries for lunch. I ate a burrito for dinner with cheese and sourcream. That was all I ate. Oh, and about 48 ounces of Diet Pepsi. I drank roughly 48 ounces of water too.
So cheese and sour cream have Tyrabanksamine in them. But starting today NO tyramine containing substances. Let's see how we do. I have no opinion as to whether this will work or not, but it's worth investigating. I think I have done this before many years ago, but I don't remember.
This morning I had some more Frosted Flakes. For lunch I am having a turkey sandwhich. I don't know what's for dinner yet. Mmmm, dinner. Yes I love food.
As for me, yesterday I ate Frosted Flakes (they're GREAT!) with Milk. Then I had a hamburger with fries for lunch. I ate a burrito for dinner with cheese and sourcream. That was all I ate. Oh, and about 48 ounces of Diet Pepsi. I drank roughly 48 ounces of water too.
So cheese and sour cream have Tyrabanksamine in them. But starting today NO tyramine containing substances. Let's see how we do. I have no opinion as to whether this will work or not, but it's worth investigating. I think I have done this before many years ago, but I don't remember.
This morning I had some more Frosted Flakes. For lunch I am having a turkey sandwhich. I don't know what's for dinner yet. Mmmm, dinner. Yes I love food.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Tyramine and You
So I have decided to avoid foods high in Tyramine to see if there is some relationship there. Maybe there will be maybe there won't be. I have no bias. Here is from the Wikipedia Article:
Tyramine occurs widely in plants and animals and is metabolized by the enzyme monoamine oxidase. In foods, it is often produced by the decarboxylation of tyrosine during fermentation or decay. Foods containing considerable amounts of tyramine include meats (fish, poultry, and beef) that are potentially spoiled or pickled, aged, smoked, fermented, or marinated, most pork (except country cured ham), chocolate, alcoholic beverages, and fermented foods such as most cheeses (except ricotta, cottage cheese, cream cheese), sour cream, yogurt, tofu, miso soup, soy sauce and soy bean condiments, teriyaki sauce, shrimp paste, sauerkraut, broad (fava) beans, green bean pods, Italian flat (Romano) beans, Chinese (Snow) pea pods, avocados, bananas, eggplants, figs, red plums, raspberries, peanuts, Brazil nuts, coconuts, processed meat, yeast, red wine, and an array of Cacti.
Damn! I was going to have Cactus coconut banana soup for dinner. Ok, so it's good to know I can eat cottage cheese... I love that stuff. Cream cheese too. Hooray! So I will give it a shot and see.
Tyramine occurs widely in plants and animals and is metabolized by the enzyme monoamine oxidase. In foods, it is often produced by the decarboxylation of tyrosine during fermentation or decay. Foods containing considerable amounts of tyramine include meats (fish, poultry, and beef) that are potentially spoiled or pickled, aged, smoked, fermented, or marinated, most pork (except country cured ham), chocolate, alcoholic beverages, and fermented foods such as most cheeses (except ricotta, cottage cheese, cream cheese), sour cream, yogurt, tofu, miso soup, soy sauce and soy bean condiments, teriyaki sauce, shrimp paste, sauerkraut, broad (fava) beans, green bean pods, Italian flat (Romano) beans, Chinese (Snow) pea pods, avocados, bananas, eggplants, figs, red plums, raspberries, peanuts, Brazil nuts, coconuts, processed meat, yeast, red wine, and an array of Cacti.
Damn! I was going to have Cactus coconut banana soup for dinner. Ok, so it's good to know I can eat cottage cheese... I love that stuff. Cream cheese too. Hooray! So I will give it a shot and see.
Jar Trek II - The Wrath of Cheese
Cheese: Jarataur, you're still alive, my old friend.
Jarataur: STILL... OLD... FRIEND. You've managed to kill everyone else but like a poor marksman, you keep missing the target."
Cheese: Perhaps I no longer need to try, Admiral.
[beams the Fridge device away]
Jarataur: Cheese... Cheese, you've got the Fridge, but you don't have me. You were going to kill me, Cheese. You're gonna have to come in here. You're gonna have to come in here!
Cheese: I've done far worse than kill you, Admiral. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her: marooned for all eternity in the center of a meat drawer, buried alive. Buried alive.
Jarataur: CHEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!!!! CHEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!!!
Ok, so my goal over the next few weeks is to find out if CHEESE is the culprit - my nemesis. CHEESE contains tyramine. I assume that's the stuff that makes Tyra Banks evolve differently from the rest of us. Tyramine can trigger migraines as can Tyra. You see the connection now, yes?
So my cycle has been roughly 8 days. I would expect Turkey day to be my next migraine. It has been very erratic, but that's gonna be my guess. So I can either PIG OUT on Cheese on like Monday and see if that does it or I can AVOID cheese for this entire next week and see what happens. Alcohol may also be a trigger for me... it certainly intensifies it. It may contain the same Tyra-spooge.
I feel much better today. Tired, but no headache. Usually afterward I have a little headache creature living in my head for several days. And now that I started talking about it it IS in there, but like a small fraction of what it normally is. Butabital, despite the drunk feeling it gives me is pretty good at mitigating the pain.
More laters, I need to clean the house as *Daisy* is coming home early this week. Hooray!
Jarataur: STILL... OLD... FRIEND. You've managed to kill everyone else but like a poor marksman, you keep missing the target."
Cheese: Perhaps I no longer need to try, Admiral.
[beams the Fridge device away]
Jarataur: Cheese... Cheese, you've got the Fridge, but you don't have me. You were going to kill me, Cheese. You're gonna have to come in here. You're gonna have to come in here!
Cheese: I've done far worse than kill you, Admiral. I've hurt you. And I wish to go on hurting you. I shall leave you as you left me, as you left her: marooned for all eternity in the center of a meat drawer, buried alive. Buried alive.
Jarataur: CHEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!!!! CHEEEEEEEEEEEEESE!!!!!
Ok, so my goal over the next few weeks is to find out if CHEESE is the culprit - my nemesis. CHEESE contains tyramine. I assume that's the stuff that makes Tyra Banks evolve differently from the rest of us. Tyramine can trigger migraines as can Tyra. You see the connection now, yes?
So my cycle has been roughly 8 days. I would expect Turkey day to be my next migraine. It has been very erratic, but that's gonna be my guess. So I can either PIG OUT on Cheese on like Monday and see if that does it or I can AVOID cheese for this entire next week and see what happens. Alcohol may also be a trigger for me... it certainly intensifies it. It may contain the same Tyra-spooge.
I feel much better today. Tired, but no headache. Usually afterward I have a little headache creature living in my head for several days. And now that I started talking about it it IS in there, but like a small fraction of what it normally is. Butabital, despite the drunk feeling it gives me is pretty good at mitigating the pain.
More laters, I need to clean the house as *Daisy* is coming home early this week. Hooray!
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Kung Fu Migraine
I got another migraine today. I have it right now. It's a mean bastard.
I watched Kung fu (2004) aka "Kung Fu Hustle" last night. I bought it a few months ago and hadn't watched it yet. I mean, I have seen it, just not my copy. Very entertaining. I declared once that it was the best martial arts movie - ever. I think that's still true.
So I had no symptoms this morning... no depression, no anger. For breakfast I had two bacon, CHEESE and egg sandwhiches. They were good. I went to lunch @ 11:45. At about 12:30 I had a diet Pepsi and a glass of water. I ate fish and chips and about 1/2 cup of cole slaw.
I got back to my office about 1:30 or so and just about 2:00 I got my first twinge of pain and began to lose sight in my right eye. The right side of my right eye. I can't see out of it. I took my Butabital and rode my bik home at about 2:10. Played with the dog for a few minutes but then got into bed. That's where I am now.
I capitalized CHEESE above because my Dr., with whom I am not satsfied on the subject of migraines, suggested that an increase of CHEESE might be a trigger. I had nachos last night with some CHEESE. I would be willing to give up CHEESE if that were the trigger.
Tonight is Ninja Warrior night on G4TV. They are showing Sasuke 19 - it's brand new. Normally I would wait for *Daisy* to watch Ninja Warrior, but I think I will watch it if I can stay awake.
I watched Kung fu (2004) aka "Kung Fu Hustle" last night. I bought it a few months ago and hadn't watched it yet. I mean, I have seen it, just not my copy. Very entertaining. I declared once that it was the best martial arts movie - ever. I think that's still true.
So I had no symptoms this morning... no depression, no anger. For breakfast I had two bacon, CHEESE and egg sandwhiches. They were good. I went to lunch @ 11:45. At about 12:30 I had a diet Pepsi and a glass of water. I ate fish and chips and about 1/2 cup of cole slaw.
I got back to my office about 1:30 or so and just about 2:00 I got my first twinge of pain and began to lose sight in my right eye. The right side of my right eye. I can't see out of it. I took my Butabital and rode my bik home at about 2:10. Played with the dog for a few minutes but then got into bed. That's where I am now.
I capitalized CHEESE above because my Dr., with whom I am not satsfied on the subject of migraines, suggested that an increase of CHEESE might be a trigger. I had nachos last night with some CHEESE. I would be willing to give up CHEESE if that were the trigger.
Tonight is Ninja Warrior night on G4TV. They are showing Sasuke 19 - it's brand new. Normally I would wait for *Daisy* to watch Ninja Warrior, but I think I will watch it if I can stay awake.
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