Monthly Archives: May 2010

May
3

And Speaking of Shoe WTFkery…

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Do you walk with it? Or do the unspeakable to someone in the bedroom.? Both? These all came from my new favorite site, If Shoes Could Kill. And they will, my friends, they will. For those of us who don’t carry a purse, maybe? Braiiiiiinnnnssss…..… Read more
May
3

Happy Mother’s Day…for Vampire Slayers?

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I’ll admit that when mr myn showed me the hair brush dagger online a few weeks ago, I said it was kind of cool. You know, in that  – yeah that’s nifty, but what would I do with it voice? Well, sly and crafty man that he is, he bought one for me. And I’ll admit, it really is pretty cool from a self-defense view point. It doesn’t stand out as a weapon. Even though it’s not actually bladed with a cutting edge, I could easily imagine oh…slamming it up the chin of an assailant and into their soft palate. Or an eye. Or in the ear. Or neck. It’s very pointy, is what I’m getting at. It’s made of carbon, so there’s no metal of any kind on it. From a writer’s point of view, the first thing I thought of was – hey, someone could get by security with this!… Read more
May
2

Hmmm.

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So what are these exactly? And more importantly, where the hell would you wear them? Sort of like Bayonetta. If she had hooves, maybe. In a zombie cow sort of way. You know…there’s a story here. Something tells me these would be an awesome subject for part of a blogfest.… Read more
May
1

It’s Just a Spring Clean for the May Queen

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In the little bit of craziness this morning I nearly forgot what day it was. Happy Beltane! I can’t say I did any dancing around the May Pole today, but I did have an awesome breakfast with my friend @Scopique  – I haven’t seen him in nearly 15 years, though we do chat quite a bit online. Seeing as he and his family were passing through Virginia this week, it just seemed like a great thing to do. Lucy was being her usual obnoxious charming self, of course, but other than that it was really great to get to see everyone and to finally meet his family. And here we all are. Well, mr myn was taking the picture, and Lucy decided she didn’t want to be involved, but otherwise it’s all good. (Sun was kinda bright, tho, hence the squinty/closed eyes.)… Read more
May
1

Willow Bark for the Win

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In my never ending quest for pain relief, I decided to step back and take a more holistic approach. Unfortunately my last set of injections did not take and the last week and a half have pretty much been nothing but  pain. Ninety percent seems to stem from a set of extremely deep seated trigger points on the left side of my spine – and I’ve tried everything from trigger point injections/facet joint injections/acupuncture/capsaicin wraps/ice/TENS/PT – you name it, I’ve tried it. Last week alone, I ended up taking Vicodin, Percocet and Valium with little to no relief at all. And even if it took the edge off, most of the meds either knocked me out or gave me migraines or nausea. So, last week I bought a bunch of books on chronic pain, all of them swearing they had the answer. Most of what they had there were exercises, both physical and… Read more