I decided to spend $15 getting up to the level where the World of Warcraft Cataclysm upgrade is even available. I mean, so what if I don’t eat over the weekend? I’ll overeat on Thanksgiving anyway. I am such a nerd. Or is that geek? I can never keep them straight, because I am both. Yes, it does hurt. Thanks for asking.
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Mike Huckabee lauds ousting of Iowa justices over gay marriage, courts evangelicals
22 NovMike Huckabee lauds ousting of Iowa justices over gay marriage, courts evangelicals.
Mike Huckabee is one scary guy. And this isn’t a recent revelation for me. Allow me to direct you to my past commentary on his 2008 Presidential run. Pay particular attention to An Alternative Future History. Change a few minor details, and this is still a very real scenario. The people in question (Palin, Huckabee) really do seem to believe that a Christian theocracy is the only thing that would “save this nation” from itself.
Transgender Day of Remembrance
21 NovLast night, I attended the Houston Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony on the campus of the University of Houston. I had the good fortune of being in the right place at the right time, and ended up attending with Vanity Wilde and some of her friends. If I hadn’t gone with them, I probably wouldn’t have been able to attend. Read elsewhere about my ongoing medical issues. That’s not what this post is about. Continue reading
Why Do We Deny Ourselves The Right To Grieve?
19 NovI think it is time we stop trying to treat grief as a mental illness, and allow people the right to grieve in this society. There are valid sociological, psychological, and physiological reasons for grief, or we wouldn’t experience it. Continue reading
HMO Incompetence – Why Am I Surprised?
18 NovJust found out when my appointment with the HMO psychiatrist is. My PCP referred me for treatment of the withdrawal from Cymbalta, and evaluation as to need for any other treatment for depression. So how important is treatment for symptoms of physical withdrawal? Continue reading
Latest on my recovery from Cymbalta
18 Nov- Can’t reach the psychiatrist assigned by my HMO. Left message at intake, and got zero response.
- Still having physical symptoms. Intermittent nausea, constant headache, intermittent dizzy spells.
- Brought my dog home. Laura graciously brought her last night. She assumed, rightly, all along that I would want my Taz back once I was able to care for her.
So, 2 negatives, one positive. Not the best report, I guess. But life happens, and there is no use sugar-coating it.
Withdrawal arrives
17 NovWell, the first of my withdrawal symptoms have arrived. I am fighting extreme sleepiness (somnolence) and severe dizziness. I guess the good news is that I am starving. I’m actually hungry for the first time in months. The bad news is that I don’t feel competent to go down to the kitchen.
And a customer is pushing me to deal with a problem while I am in this state.
The Dangers of Cymbalta
15 NovOK, for a while there, it seemed as though Cymbalta was helping me cope. This past weekend, though, the truth raised its ugly head and bit me. I developed severe adverse reactions to it. Not any serious physical ones, but mental and emotional ones. I became combative, depressed, and suicidal. When I wasn’t depressed, I developed mania. I frightened a lot of people, myself included. Continue reading
RIP Porthos
6 NovPorthos, elderly statescat of my home, expired overnight. It was expected, as he suffered from cancer. The hard part will be telling the girls.
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An Aging Trans Woman 