geography of a migraine

Wednesday

2012-02-01T15:35:00.001-08:00

Lots of work to do, starting tonight!

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Location:Bro coming in this weekend

Brenner Wednesday -- Woo

2012-01-25T10:02:00.000-08:00

Bacon, Waffles, and cleaning are on the menu! Yay.

Busy Tuesday

2012-01-24T10:21:00.000-08:00

Gotta do a lot tonight.

Meeting Rob for lunch at Subway :) Woo.

Lunch at subway

2012-01-23T15:43:00.001-08:00

I need to start creating music, to organize my life, and begin achieving.

I need to write essays, write songs, and right wrongs.

I am making my through cahiers' list. Currently on a Mankiewicz film, the barefoot contessa, just barely into it.

Really digging game of thrones the novel as well. Can't wait to continue learning some of the details that the tv series has left out (which, admittedly, isn't a whole lot thus far).

Musically I can't stop listening to tragedy. They are so powerful and I can't wait until the 30th when I can see them with Wolves in the throne room! I have a feeling it could be my favorite show of all time.

I am still trying to get another blog off of the ground as well. Much to focus on this week :)

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Location:W 18th Ave,Eugene,United States

Pecking order

2012-01-21T22:14:00.000-08:00

I just saw a nasty cat fight outside. Mean local white cat was fighting with a calico (mottled grey and black). I tried to break it up to no avail. Shit. I hate seeing cats fight. I remember getting pretty buzzed with a friend in Longview and making a run somewhere down Ocean Beach highway and two cats were having a face off in the middle of the lane closest to the sidewalk and I didn't even realize it until I hit one of them. :(

Cold and difficult

2012-01-21T21:38:00.001-08:00

Ok, it hasn't been that cold and difficult really. Currently inside black forest while I wait for the last bus. Today I took the bus into downtown to try and watch a movie that I've been meaning to see for a long time, Melancholia, by Lars von Trier. It didn't disappoint. It was like being prepared for receiving a huge body blow and still feeling the shock fully. Then again, you can't really prepare for something like that.

Brutal, if I had to use one word. I was planning on preparing to head home afterwards, making a quick pit stop at cd and game exchange. My friend Allisa thought that she may potentially be into seeing one too, so we arranged a meet up point. Didn't work out.

I decided to kick it at black forest and wait til show time to see Carnage by myself. It was worth it. Great film. Now I go home.

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Location:Pearl St,Eugene,United States

Weekend forecast #1

2012-01-19T22:00:00.000-08:00

I am going to see Melancholia. I am going to see my friend Rob's presentation (I missed it). :(
I am going to create a menu for the following week by Sunday night.
I am going to sell dvds/cds/records. I am going to shop at St. Vincent de Paul. I am going to clear clutter by donating things I no longer need.

Bus stop

2012-01-19T21:22:00.001-08:00

Next phase begins now. Now.

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Monster Truck Rally

2012-01-15T11:32:00.000-08:00

Watching Ravens/Texans. Apartment getting to be very clean :) I can't seem to keep track of my phone charger and I owe Dad, Mom, and JMO a lot of attention.

First half over, Ravens up 17-13. Watching Nicholas Ray's Johnny Guitar. Impressed because it is like no other movie I've ever seen in certain ways.

Working on quite a few things. Stay tuned!

Hate to quote the NBA advertising campaign, but..

2012-01-09T10:07:00.000-08:00

Expect big things.

Here comes the week

2012-01-08T20:51:00.000-08:00

What a weekend. Feeling great.

Steelers lost to Denver. Definitely an overreaction on the part of Dave Zirin. It's silly to be upset that he's a born-again Christian. Yes, Michelle Bachmann and Rick Perry are both idiots. No, that doesn't mean you should constantly ridicule a player for their beliefs, Christian or otherwise. Anyway, I just don't like the Steelers. James Harrison is reckless, and that element of a professional sport should be rooted out. It's people's lives we're talking about. Concussions are a part of the game, but you can live a fine life with a hobble and cane. The same can't be said for syndromes that systematically destroy your ability to reason.

Laying low

2012-01-04T09:31:00.000-08:00

Still laying low, trying to recuperate.

Listening to Rwake, Animal Collective, just finished Edmund Goulding's Nightmare Alley. Quite the trip :) Good times.

Resolution #1 - Write more frequently

2012-01-02T10:36:00.000-08:00

And so the New Year begins, and I need to write in this thing more often!

Iran is test-firing new missiles. Eerie.

Here is a look ahead.
Obviously, I'm still waiting to get my Sasquatch tickets. Looks like JMO got hers. ;)
I really want to see von Trier's Melancholia. Ducks play the rosebowl today. I'm sure there is plenty of NBA and NCAA basketball I'll be watching.

Final post of 2011 - Time for some resolutions?

2011-12-31T10:13:00.000-08:00

Ah yes, the year that we shall all die! Yay. Bring it on. Nuclear war? Blipping out of existence? Reversion to an early hominid form because we no longer have a calendar to read? We shall just have to wait and see.

This is going to be a few days that will kick me right in the mazard. I need to get my shit together!

I am adding all of our old things to websites for At Every Step, cleaning out my computer, getting shit done yo. Heheh. :D

A Very Bergman New Year

2011-12-30T07:42:00.000-08:00

"Conditioned inside and out to the point of no return
to what we may have been without all this shit we were born into:"

Tragedy/Wolves in the Throne Room later this month! Holy crap yes!
I may take the train up to do it. :)

Bringing a couple Bergman movies up to Washington with me :D
Looking forward to seeing mom and dad and spending time with the fam. Trey has a gig New Year's eve and will be checking that out.

Nearly the End (of the year)!!

2011-12-29T08:14:00.000-08:00

Well I'm somewhat into lists lately, as those with any 'cultural inclination' are (?); Loved Pitchfork's lists, but getting into some of Stereogum's and Paste's as well. I am incredibly thankful as well that I live in a time where I can spend my morning bathing in said lists instead of having to search for food and potable water. Ha ha ha! Yay for civilization.

I was sick for Christmas but I woke up today feeling rather splendid. Going up to Washington to see mom, dad, and bro tomorrow morn. Gonna try to catch some of a movie now.

2011-12-20T07:06:00.000-08:00

Interesting week so far. Kim Jong-Il has died.

Huge fan of Misery Index. Majorly political band with some serious talent that plays uncompromising, bone-crushing speed/death/thrash/grind metal. On a related note, I have been listening to Volumes (their album "Via" rated #1 fan-voted album of 2011 on lambgoat.com) and Vildhjarta's Måsstaden. I'm strongly dislike the djent guitar tone on these albums, the compression just drives me crazy. When I listen to a band like Tombs or Blut Aus Nord, I simply FEEL a lot more. Much wider palette. Something tells me that this detached, unitive "djent" tone is part of the genre, to make us feel alone, sparse, etc, but I don't like it.

"Caves of raw steel, the modern graveyard.
What human failures promise for us.
Day turns into night."

Addicted

2011-12-19T15:42:00.001-08:00

To fruit ninja. How is that for a pithy Monday commentary??

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Thursday December 14

2011-12-14T09:22:00.000-08:00

Listened to a couple of Blut Aus Nord tracks on my walk to work today

Strapped/Hopeful

2011-12-13T06:37:00.000-08:00

Tuesday morning. Late on a couple of bills, which really sucks, but I am poor!
Need to do my best to get caught up.

What's up with Syria? And we think OWS was bad.. crazy! Oakland doesn't even hold a candle to this crazy shit.

Listening to all kinds of music. It's time to get my day started!

An arrogant youth

2011-12-10T00:37:00.001-08:00

Damn this band is Stygian, and
Brutal. Capital b. I have been texting with a girl I have never met and she seems amazing. I wonder if she reads this heheh. Life is crazy. Could she be the one? I am so scared.

So yob is good. Quite good. Better than ever. And I don't even know them. They are just so polished that it makes me think they couldn't possibly be better :)

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Rent is due!

2011-12-06T10:02:00.000-08:00

I forgot to bring it by yesterday, and I need to pay it!

I just watched Book of Eli, and it was sort of wishy washy and confused.

Monday 12/5

2011-12-05T09:04:00.000-08:00

It is officially the 5th of December, and I am pretty tired. I'm in the middle of laundry, picking up crap all over my place, and trying to forge some semblance of a schedule.

Nuon Shea is on trial and it's crazy about the Khmer Rouge. Check it.

Friday December 2

2011-12-02T08:42:00.000-08:00

It has been a long, busy week at work, and I haven't accomplished anything at home! My head has been pretty under control though, which is nice! My headphones broke, so I'll be getting a new pair of those this morning at Bi-Mart.
Hope it's a good weekend that kicks off with a nice Friday at work and a Duck win tonight!

New noise

2011-11-29T10:10:00.000-08:00

I need to put something down every morning, and this is an attempt to start that :)
Work today, shouldn't be too bad.

Sunday at Mom's

2011-11-27T09:49:00.000-08:00

Listening to a lot of Yes, whom I loaded up on in vinyl this weekend. Also snagged Glassjaw, John Lennon, and other stuff. It's been quite the consumer weekend, with Black Friday and all. Small business Saturday is kinda cool though, eh?
Another day in the life. I feel like wandering Longview a bit and finding a coffee and a place to sit down and chill for a bit on my last day out of Eugene. :) It's been a lot of fun hehe.

Top 10

2011-11-12T13:05:00.000-08:00

Current Top 10 / Birthday Weekend!
1. Bon Iver
2. Defeater
3. Wolves in the Throne Room
4. Animal Collective
5. Cynic
6. M83
7. Misery Index
8. Manic Street Preachers
9. Municipal Waste
10. A Wilhelm Scream

Early morning

2011-11-10T06:56:00.000-08:00

Well not so much anymore. It's almost 7. I am trying very hard to get into the habit of rising early and writing, so today is day 1. I'll be checking in again tomorrow. :)

Blogging from work!

2011-11-02T15:53:00.001-07:00

Must. Do. Housework!!!

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Frustration

2011-11-01T15:40:00.001-07:00

On lunch at work, busy day. Fairly caught up on most things but I need to get to work personally. Laundry, dishes, organize, vacuum, filing, etc. Tonight! Still need to find my keys

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Location:Workage

Work lunch thoughts

2011-10-25T15:43:00.001-07:00

Have been locked in a pretty contentious battle over the abortion debate on a friend's Facebook page. I am adamantly pro-choice and find some of the the arguments pro-lifers use to be screwed up!

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Walking to wandering goat

2011-10-20T20:43:00.001-07:00

Walking to a free metal show featuring atriarch and a local band, rye wolves.
Muammar quaddafi is dead. Who will replace him??

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Tomorrow

2011-10-16T17:27:00.001-07:00

Tomorrow begins a new me. A responsible, planned, future-ready me :)

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Subway

2011-10-12T15:52:00.001-07:00

Kinda addicted. Time to head back to workkkkk

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Minnesota, wi

2011-10-11T10:58:00.001-07:00

I still believe that faith can move the mountains.

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Monday at subway

2011-10-10T15:50:00.001-07:00

Having lunch at work. Busy day so far. Excited for Chad vangaalen Thursday night.

I haven't been able to go to sam bond's much, so I am also looking forward to that element.

I'm hoping to snag some vinyl and hang with friends and/or meet some new peeps :)
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Location:Division Ave,Eugene,United States

Monday morning

2011-10-03T10:09:00.001-07:00

Walking to work Monday morn, gonna grab some pumpkin spice.

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Time to update

2011-09-22T15:46:00.001-07:00

Busy day at work!! Nummy eats, basketball practice tonight, head doin pretty well.

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Bus blog!

2011-09-18T15:18:00.001-07:00

Bout to see Kung-Fu panda 2 and bridesmaids!! Totally stoked

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Operation mission: the cleanening

2011-09-10T15:03:00.001-07:00

Getting my greyhound on, planning on kicking it at my moms today and my dads tomorrow, in Longview and toutle, respectively.

September 11th was 10 years ago, tomorrow. It brings up the concept of war. It makes me wonder about the bush family and how they raised their children. Patton and the sand pebbles, and John Wayne mythology. Church, and the severe delineation of right and wrong. War has always been an amplification of stupid squabbles to me, that should never be brought to a national level.

God, that is a gross simplification, but better cynical and disillusioned than slaughtering innocent people. Then I think of the Chris hedges book, War is a Force that Gives Us Meaning, and winder how other families discuss this stuff, or if they do at all. Abstraction is devious, wont to simplification and distance. It has always factored into our thought process though. My brother would read me the world almanac as a child, an we tended to generalize and statisticize to a level of empiricism and extremity that seems quite unnatural. For all of it's accompanying blemishes, this ability to abstract seems so important when we consider the world today, an it seems a shame not to see our leaders discuss it's benefits.

So when we look back at 9/11, and consider the forces that bent our will and anger into all out war on two fronts, you have to wonder. You just do. Wikileaks makes you wonder. The apparent inability of Obama to change who governs our finances is incredibly disturbing. Incredibly. But nearly as or more disturbing is the questions we have to ask ourselves. Could bush have been right about invading Iraq? Not linked at all to 9/11 (most likely), but is there a tie between that and the newest rebellions of the Arab spring? Did we jostle that with the toppling or saddam? We will never truly know, and who is to say yet if things will be better or worse??

Do the power elite think this abstractly? Do they tryst to discuss their maintenance of vast wealth? Would someone actually die if the rich were dethroned? Nobody needs a billion dollars or a private jet. Every single person in the entire world deserves free food, shelter, and medical care. These are what I think about on the days before 9/11. If I think about the specifics, the real people, the families, the heroes who helped (and who are being shafted without help because of medical problems in the aftermath), my eyes well up, and my sincere desires to quantify and abstract fail utterly. My heart goes out to all of you.
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Work

2011-09-06T11:00:00.001-07:00

Was just about to shift to thrice for that early morning kick from the moving mountains first two tracks off of pneuma and then the nicely tempo'd alastika started. Band loyalty reborn.

Location:Tuesdays like mondays

Walking the streets

2011-09-05T17:05:00.001-07:00

Destined, autechre, animal collective. All accompany me on this Monday's travels between st Vincent de pauls, Albertsons, and home.
I have got many finds, starting with eye of the tiger by survivor:

Bob Dylan, 7"'s by the dream factory, and some really great reads, including the reluctant fundamentalist (great title that brings to mind the brilliant Abu-Assad film, paradise now, which was discussed as a potential novel to define the post-911 era), and monkeys and apes, a biology tract by uo's own frances white. Now at albies, gonna grab a few groceries and a pumpkin frappuccino!!

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Gaspar Noe

2011-09-02T22:32:00.000-07:00

A while back I watched Noe's Enter the Void and was thoroughly impressed. Now, it's on to his I Stand Alone.

A renewal

2011-09-01T14:41:00.001-07:00

Can't get enough thrice.

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Location:Walking home

Wednesday should be much better..

2011-08-31T08:53:00.000-07:00

Than Tuesday. Man, I couldn't wake up to save my life yesterday and I was in a bad mood all day. I think the lack of sun was a big part of it.

Working on law ce, getting my rent check sent out, and just preparing for a better life in general :)

Tuesday the last

2011-08-30T10:49:00.001-07:00

Ugh. Can't wake up

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Sunday Agenda

2011-08-27T22:38:00.000-07:00

1. Go to w11th and wBroadway St. Vincent De Paul's
2. Laundry
3. Cleaning

Listening to Jackstraw, who are coming back to Sam Bond's. Haven't been to a bluegrass show in a while, and I've been meaning to get in with the guys at Sam Bond's. Reading, waking up. Hope everyone has a great day!

Blogging from the bench

2011-08-27T13:18:00.001-07:00

Waiting on the bus to take me downtown so I can deposit money in my credit union.

What an absolutely beautiful day!!

I work a small shift at hilyard today and then my weekend proper begins. Head is feeling pretty good today :)

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Location:So much work to do

Root canalsss

2011-08-24T12:28:00.001-07:00

At the public library, reading Robert wright. The root canals weren't exactly fun, but they got the job done. Next will be the crowns.

Life is pretty darn good, all things considered. Thanks dad and Ada. Love u guys very much.

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Location:Ruth Bascom Bike Path,Eugene,United States

Lunchage

2011-08-10T16:02:00.001-07:00

Almost over. Woo. Tonight I entertain my friends before they leave for home!!

Location:Work

Abscess?? Recess?

2011-08-08T15:07:00.001-07:00

Blogging from the bus I am. Snagged Saul Bellow's Henderson the Rain King from the library's store Secondhand Prose. I journeyed across the street to cd and game exchange where I found a recently marked down version of Roman Polanski's adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist.

This weekend, specifically Sunday morning, the tooth I had which needed a root canal, abscessed, giving me a nice-size lump on the left side of my face. I am currently on route to get it checked with the specialist.

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Location:W 15th Ct,Eugene,United States

At st vinny's

2011-08-06T19:21:00.001-07:00

Trying to get through wright's moral animal. So insightful. Long bike ride out to river road, sitting on a green couch, reading. Mona and andre are in town and it sounds like we are going to hobo with a shotgun tonight. Yay.

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Location:Alexander Rd,,United States

Tonight

2011-08-03T19:44:00.001-07:00

Tonight I go home and load my moms magazines into my apartment to store until she can come down and get them :)

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City league bball at 730

2011-08-02T14:39:00.001-07:00

What he said :)

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Location:Game 7 tonight, tired. Need to start playing in the mornings

Worky worky

2011-08-01T16:01:00.001-07:00

Small list of chores for tonight. Will check back in later. Work is smooth for a Monday.

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Location:W 15th Ct,Eugene,United States

Work

2011-07-29T15:11:00.001-07:00

Here we go from work. Borders going out of business, busy weekend ahead.

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Location:W 25th Ave,Eugene,United States

City league game #6

2011-07-26T11:59:00.001-07:00

Going to miss it. Not feeling great. Couldnt sleep

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Quick update!!

2011-07-25T15:41:00.001-07:00

Just read a great essay about film from the new York times and I plan on dancing to many films in the future!

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Plans

2011-07-24T13:23:00.000-07:00

1. Get to St. Vinny's on Broadway and get a payday and Dr. Pepper
2. Get to St. Vinny's on w11th and hopefully get a chai. :)
Peace out

At work, a new week

2011-07-18T15:54:00.001-07:00

Jere we are, or here I am at least. I'm on an island of film and evolution journals, armed with a monthly subscription to hulu plus and dozens of unwatched films. My goal is to craft a vibrant mental culture on this island that reflects my firm belief that film saved my life. More specifically, ladri di bicyclette, Cesare Zavattini, and Italian neo-realism saved my life. No doubt one's first reaction to this is that it is tedious. It isn't. In fact it is 100% necessary. It is deadly serious, and I type this with a wry, grim smile on my face.

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Location:Monday!!

Bloggage v2

2011-07-14T15:50:00.001-07:00

I got a lot done last night in the apartment. More tonight!! Things are looking up!!

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Location:W 22nd Ave,Eugene,United States

The first few days of 'treatment'

2011-07-14T15:47:00.001-07:00

Today I want to discuss the first days of treatment of my 'migraine.'

I went up to Longview for Christmas in 2007 and realized then that this weird headache I had been having was pretty much a constant at that point.

My first day I made an appointment to see someone at the free family clinic. The doctor there checked me out and thought it was probably a migraine and gave me samples of frova, I think. I remember going home and sitting down to relax and taking the frova. I passed for a couple of hours on the sofa and woke up refreshed, but this nagging 'spot' was still there in the background of my head.
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City league game #4

2011-07-12T15:34:00.001-07:00

Here I am again, blogging from work. Summer is kind of here, the weather is decent for the most part (but it is raining today), and work has been fairly chill yesterday and today for the most part.

Today marks game #4 of our city league basketball schedule. So far we are 2-1. Good luck to us. I have to bike to and from the game tonight, after work. More later

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Location:Work on lunch

Monday

2011-07-11T15:41:00.001-07:00

It's lunch time at work, go figure. Reading an article on nim chimpsky in film comment!

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Location:W 15th Ct,Eugene,United States

7/11/11

2011-07-09T09:00:00.000-07:00

950am. Going to be a busy day at work.

Head feels pretty good. Going to bring some reading to work. Not much to say currently. :)

Missing work, but the prospects of a great weekend ahead

2011-07-02T10:22:00.001-07:00

So Trey and Julia were supposed to be here, but I found fleas, and didn't feel comfortable hosting them. I got a ton of cleaning done though, and now I am excited to do more over the three day weekend.

I missed work for the first time in quite a while and that's really unfortunate. I was feeling so tired and spent and it kinda drug me down to a cold. I could talk a lot of yesterday.

From lunch

2011-06-30T15:35:00.001-07:00

Where I always write from these days. I am having morningstar chik tenders and a quart of naked's green machine for lunch. What am I going to watch tonight. Hmm, probably not much since I am cleaning like crazy to host Trey and Julia this weekend!!

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Location:Polk St,Eugene,United States

Very sore, defeated but posi

2011-06-29T16:03:00.001-07:00

Blogging from my iPhone has become a regularity.

Originally this was meant to be a way to discuss my migraines and their treatment, but since I have been using the same treatment for quite a while, I haven't really needed to make many updates in that regard, but I feel it is time.

I am still taking 60mg of propranolol daily, in 3 tablets at 20mg a piece. The first time I took this it felt like a clenched fist behind my left eye suddenly opened and relieved weeks of built up pressure. I was sort of prescribed this medication as a last resort as it can make u gain weight in a hurry. I have. Before I started getting migraines I was about 140-145 pounds. I weigh about 200-205 now. That's a hell of a lot of weight, to be sure, but I am healthier now than I think I ever have been in my life and I haven't had a cold or flu since early 2010. That's well over a year!! I am finally getting active again as well and playing lots of basketball and riding my bicycle pretty much everywhere.

The second medication that has become a staple for me is citalopram, which started for a couple of months at 20mg and has been 40mg ever since. About a week ago we were super busy at work, I had refilled my prescription and missed it for a couple of days. I finally took a dose at about 6pm on Friday and couldn't even sleep until late Saturday night. Shows how much the medication has become a part of my routine.

Finally, I am taking a 100mg tablet of amitriptylene every might at bedtime. This medication is great for me and zonks me out every night, allowing me to get on the best schedule of my life.

I take my first dose of propranolol at 845, along with my citalopram. I take my second dose of propranolol at 245pm, usually at about the time I head to lunch. Finally, at 845pm, I take my final dose of propranolol and my dose of amitriptylene. With very little variation, this has been and will continue to be my routine.. Back to work!!
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Location:At work on lunch

City League Game #2

2011-06-28T22:05:00.000-07:00

Well, we were down 68-37 at one point, and wound up losing 76-53. It was pretty brutal. I scored my first 3 points on 3-3 from the free throw stripe.

A case of the mondays

2011-06-27T15:46:00.001-07:00

Perhaps I just need new clothes, but every now and again, I am catching some funky scents off of myself. Deodorant, skin lotion, and now foot odor stuff, and that had better be the end of it!!

Not nearly a much as last week, after we won our opening game by 50, I am anxious about game 2. !!!

My head feels really good today, for the most part. It's a good thing.

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Location:Work

June is ending!

2011-06-26T15:07:00.001-07:00

It is the 26th of June, nearing its end! Crazy. Gonna hit up St Vinny's today with my friend Lindsey. Head is feeling decent. I need to not miss doses anymore and that would probably help :)

Last night was the start

2011-06-22T16:12:00.001-07:00

Perhaps the most auspicious start to a city league basketball ever, we won our first game 74-24. Needless to say my head has been feeling really great. :). Working late tonight.

My unnamed crush has become the unrequited of late, as she has been too busy for hanging out. Still working my way through the bible (the moral animal: why we are the way we are), now on chapter 12, pg 256

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Location:Fillmore St,Eugene,United States

St. Vinny's

2011-06-19T15:04:00.001-07:00

Shopping for used books on the cheap, two 12-ounce cans of genetically-modified high fructose corn syrup in. Definitely a favorite past-time of mine.

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Location:Hartman Ln,Springfield,United States

Noon

2011-06-12T10:20:00.000-07:00

Easy like a Sunday afternoon, despite what The Commodores had to say about the morning. Gonna take a bike ride here in a few.
Been listening to Red Fang. Haha. They rule!

O saturday

2011-06-11T10:03:00.001-07:00

A lady is bringing her Novara Transfer over for me to check out! I am excited to check it out

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Location:Polk St,Eugene,United States

Headache-inducing

2011-06-09T10:59:00.001-07:00

That's how I would describe yesterday. It was shitty. Busy, with help that lacked a lot. Here's to a better day today.

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Location:W 24th Ave,Eugene,United States

A failed attempt

2011-06-08T11:52:00.001-07:00

I had some lofty goals this morning, those of playing basketball and guitar. I didn't get either done so that is the plan again tomorrow!

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Location:Fillmore St,Eugene,United States

Walking

2011-06-07T11:00:00.001-07:00

On my way to work. Head feels pretty good. I have a bad habit of sleeping in, waking up just in time to get to work, and taking my meds a couple of hours late. This has got to stop.

Basketball, blogging, and guitar before work tomorrow. And pushups and situps. I also need to schedule time to make up a diet/menu and start organizing drafts of my film essays.

Let's get this started.

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Location:Polk St,Eugene,United States

Break blog 1.0

2011-06-06T18:12:00.001-07:00

Here I am, a brief dispatch from the doors of hades. Just wanted to say I got some wheatback pennies from eBay today. Made a moby cd for a friend at work, and another random one! Back to work!!

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Location:W 24th Ave,Eugene,United States

Blogging from phone, from home

2011-06-05T23:51:00.001-07:00

It's late! I just realized I need to call my dad. Perhaps the most noticeable downside to blogging on my iPhone is having to learn a new method of creating hyperlinks and simply the difficulty of said transition.

I am currently watching the premiere serial 'episode' of Louis Feuillade's Les Vampires. Something about a silent, tinted film warms the cockles.
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A blog from work, or: the benefits of working weekends

2011-06-04T13:30:00.001-07:00

Well, here I am at work,
blogging. Shh, don't tell anyone. What a week!

I was off a few days and worked thurs-now. My migraines have been better for quite a while now but a patient of ours told me about pseudo-tumor cerebri. Going to have to research that.

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Location:Polk St,Eugene,United States

Day Before Work

2011-06-01T11:31:00.000-07:00

Kevin McHale will be the coach of the Houston Rockets so we don't have to hear him announce games anymore. Moments like these make finding faith in a creator possible, however fleeting they may be. Perhaps the seemingly intelligent, vegetarian owner of the team, Leslie Alexander, did us all a huge favor so we won't have to hear him talk on air anymore?

An interesting take on the killing of Osama Bin Laden, by a favorite author of mine, Noam Chomsky. Noam, always critically on point, argues that whatever the motive, goal, and accomplishment of the entire thing, this has likely weakened our security.

Joined Tout. Sounds like an interesting way to share impressions.

Tomorrow, I go back to work! Bam. Having four days off has been a beautiful thing. I feel rested and ready.

Lazy Tuesday morning

2011-05-31T09:57:00.000-07:00

I love having these days off. I've come so far. My movies are mostly categorized and I'm getting ready to move my new bookshelves inside! I can't wait.

Logorrhea

2011-05-30T11:13:00.000-07:00

Time to start this up again. Going to have to get a root canal it seems, and I'm off for a few days. Part 2 of a failed trip to Washington! Going to see Meek's Cutoff again today. Very excited for that.
:)

TGIF 1.0

2011-04-29T06:46:00.000-07:00

Well it is Friday! My mom is coming down to visit tonight, and I'm up fairly early to clean and be ready for it.

The Blazers lost last night and their season is over. Can you imagine if they had Kevin Durant instead of Greg Oden? I feel bad for Oden, as I'm sure he knows many people are imagining this scenario.

Goals for the Day: Sunday, April 17th

2011-04-16T07:09:00.000-07:00

1. Secure an Allan Wrench Set to fix my seat on my brand spankin new Peugeot Avoriaz
2. Get my laundry and apartment cleaned
3. Maybe see a movie with Brigette and use my Borders %40 coupon :)

Intense day

2011-04-15T01:01:00.001-07:00

630am: Wake up and wait for my friend John to take me to my first Rotary meeting. The meeting was a lot of information by a lady who does a lot with the culinary school/food preparations for LCC. Informative and impassioned. Rotary seems like a great, positive outlet for a lot of the energies I've saved up. Altruism is such a beautiful thing.

Came home and watched bits of Robert Bresson's Pickpocket. Ominous.

Work starts at 11am. I blew up on Ramona yesterday - this has been an incredibly stressful weeks - and so its still pervades my working mind. She didn't come in until 5pm.

Around 1pm, a nice guy who is caring for his mother comes in and we're chatting. His mom took around 10 pills of depakote (certainly an overdose) about 7 hours before he went in to see her and was told by our pharmacist to seek immediate medical attention and she may have resulting brain damage. Scary moment. Is this the last we'll hear of the problem?

At around 3pm, a regular of ours came in to tell me that my bike had been stolen. This is the bike I've ridden pretty much every day since November when my car got a flat. That's 5+ months of solid riding. I'm going to miss it :/

Early Saturday Afternoon

2011-04-09T12:40:00.001-07:00

I'm trying to make it a conscious effort to write every day.

Long weekend, sans family

2011-04-08T23:54:00.001-07:00

I was going to go to Washington and see my family and it all fell through. :/ It will definitely happen in May!

Reflection

2011-04-07T05:16:00.000-07:00

My apartment is a mess; it reflects the state of my mind.

Do I finish school? Do I try and write, solely, and shoot for making money that way? Do I bust my ass and apply for grad school? So many questions to parse, so much self-discipline to mete out.

Work, which is my main priority, is pretty good. I am still learning, trying also to bend and mold myself into becoming the best pharmacy technician I can be. It's a living wage, and with raises, I can do pretty good for myself. So do I just stay here and save up money, perhaps trying to finish school, bit by bit? I can write poetry, stories, essays, and even screenplays. I can save and find good film production supplies. I do love Eugene, and what better place to hone myself, my passions. I can find people to be in a band with. I can do this if I really want it. So do I really want it?

I have discovered yet another hero. With such a ridiculous disparity of wealth in the United States, and a whiny fear of taxation, here is why. Guess what?? That top 1% taxation wouldn't effect anyone that I know.

So going up to Washington this weekend. Very excited to see my family. My dad, mom, brother, Ada, and Mike. Maybe a friend or two. A gig for my brother. Taking my bike, so I'm going to journey around town a bit, check out the pawn shops, etc. :) I am kinda sad to miss the Eugene Public Library book sale.

Day 2

2011-04-02T10:34:00.000-07:00

Ok, so according to my blog entry dates, this should be day 3, but since I didn't make an entry yesterday, so be it.

Going to go sell some cds and fart around downtown. I'm going to see Death Cab for Cutie in May, courtesy of my friend Brigette. What Sarah Said, I Will Follow You into the Dark, Passenger Seat, New Year, Brothers On a Hotel Bed, Transatlanticism, and We Looked Like Giants all get the nomination for best song ever.

Day 1

2011-03-31T07:00:00.000-07:00

Busy weekend and end of week ahead. Work has been busy. I played basketball at the UO Rec Center for the first time since Christmas break in Washington with my bro and Shane. Every part of my body is sore, and I'm ecstatic. Rumor has it we'll be playing Friday night as well. I hope this works out.

So, Friday night basketball didn't work out. My new friend Niels went awol. Just finished The Mutiny on the Bounty (1935, 7.0/10), which finishes a week full of early Best Picture Oscar winners, starting with the first, the silent Wings (1927, 6.0/10) and including The Broadway Melody (1929, 6.2/10). Thus far I've been underwhelmed, though I found Mutiny on the Bounty to be rather entertaining. Apparently Charles Laughton was known for saying that modern actors give you a photograph and real actors give you an oil painting. He fell into the latter grouping indeed.

Now on to Visconti movied, The Damned.

3.27.11

2011-03-27T10:16:00.001-07:00

I will be internetless for a bit, trying to get my finances lined up properly. Please be patient. :)

3.19.11

2011-03-19T06:45:00.000-07:00

Haiti, Egypt, Wisconsin, Japan, and now Libya. What a crazy past year this has been. So much going on in the world. Time names their person of the year, while the whole world is burning, and there are many more important things going on.

Personally, I have been trying very hard to break through and become a more organized person, typically in baby steps.

A DAy of Cleaning

2011-01-23T11:38:00.000-08:00

Today, I clean. I clean, I organize, I prepare, I push through.

"If I were given 8 hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend 7 sharpening the axe."
-Abraham Lincoln

1/22/2011

2011-01-22T06:39:00.001-08:00

It's 630am on Saturday. Somehow this feels great. Looking forward to a long weekend of productivity.

Lots of things happening

2011-01-19T10:24:00.000-08:00

A friend is coming Saturday, I'm riding my bike all over the place like a madman, and I have so much cleaning to do that it isn't even funny! Well, it kinda is, just because its preposterous and nearly impossible. hahaha.

1/16/2011

2011-01-16T09:21:00.000-08:00

Bout to head to the showers to start my day. Going to meet my friend Jenny for coffee and pick up a few things while downtown. Gotta be back in time for pats/jets :)

A Productive weekend

2011-01-15T08:50:00.000-08:00

I have a list of things to do by bike today, and I will be leaving before too long to do them. Wish me luck. More playoff football today, and I hope I'm home before dark to get settled in and watch them.

New Year's Resolution 2.0

2011-01-13T06:49:00.000-08:00

I wonder if I can actually update this every day? What do you think? I'd like to have an entry every single day, but that requires some motivation and discipline.

Yesterday was the one year anniversary on the Haiti earthquake. My heart goes out to all those affected by such a horrible tragedy.

It's about 650am here, and I'm putting coffee on. I hope I can get a lot done this morning.