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Posted by rjlockhart98 on October 25, 2005, at 23:01:24
Well its actally 11:00PM Central Time here in Dallas/Fort Worth.
Havent seen much post at all
Shhwwww... the sound of silence.
Matt
Posted by Angela2 on October 26, 2005, at 0:15:09
In reply to Its one quiet tuesday night...., posted by rjlockhart98 on October 25, 2005, at 23:01:24
It sure is...I wonder what people are up to?
Posted by sleepygirl on October 26, 2005, at 20:51:52
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night...., posted by Angela2 on October 26, 2005, at 0:15:09
recovering and thankful for yet another bit of guidance out of my own crap from my T today
I've been a bit 'crazy'.
I was planning my halloween costume :-)
Posted by alesta on October 28, 2005, at 8:45:46
In reply to Its one quiet tuesday night...., posted by rjlockhart98 on October 25, 2005, at 23:01:24
> Well its actally 11:00PM Central Time here in Dallas/Fort Worth.
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> Havent seen much post at all
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> Shhwwww... the sound of silence.
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> Matthi matt. and it is one bloody quiet friday morning..i wish ppl would get in here and post more so i can post! let's go, ppl!:)
it is lonely being at shelter. i wouldn't be lonely if i lived on my own..it's lonely cause i have to live with all these ppl! it is so stressful and i get *no sleep*!!! i don't communicate or think well anymore. i'm scared i've lost myself..not sure what's happened to me. it's gotta be the lack of sleep. and i may end up having to stay at this place for 8 months til i get my programming degree..(they let you stay as long as you need to, and i do realize i am very fortunate to be able to do.) god, that's a long time. unrelenting heavy stress..what's new. all right, that's enough whining from me today..<fades into background>
take care wherever y'all are,
amy
Posted by zeugma on October 29, 2005, at 7:03:58
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night...., posted by alesta on October 28, 2005, at 8:45:46
> > Well its actally 11:00PM Central Time here in Dallas/Fort Worth.
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> hi matt. and it is one bloody quiet friday morning..i wish ppl would get in here and post more so i can post! let's go, ppl!:)
>hi aim,
one quiet saturday morning. am listening to the radio and someone's excellent voice (some sports radio comentator, i don't like sports but will listen to someone who has a good voice even if totally uninterested in topics discussed) is on, which at least is not worsening my mental state and is evidently improving enough to post.
strange how i like calm voices for speech purposes, and abrasive, sarcastic ones for singing!
> it is lonely being at shelter. i wouldn't be lonely if i lived on my own..it's lonely cause i have to live with all these ppl! it is so stressful and i get *no sleep*!!! >>
i live alone, and have no doubt that i would be lonelier at shelter. and since you are not sleeping- ((dear amy))
i don't communicate or think well anymore. i'm scared i've lost myself..not sure what's happened to me. it's gotta be the lack of sleep.>
lack of sleep causes all kinds of problems, it will not attack your essence, but causes a problem i call 'wearing thin', in which the conscious mind feels like thin topsoil over unexpressive granite. a bad feeling :-(
and i may end up having to stay at this place for 8 months til i get my programming degree..(they let you stay as long as you need to, and i do realize i am very fortunate to be able to do.) god, that's a long time. unrelenting heavy stress..what's new. all right, that's enough whining from me today..<fades into background>
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i would be doing more than whining if i found myself in a shelter.-z,lucky to hear your voice in the quiet
> take care wherever y'all are,
> amy
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Posted by alesta on November 1, 2005, at 13:31:56
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » alesta, posted by zeugma on October 29, 2005, at 7:03:58
hi zeugma,:)
loved your post...don't have much time to write, so will try and reply soon. (didn't want ya to think i missed your post. guess that's the latent overdiligance of ocd kicking in..just kidding.:))talk at ya soon,
amy:)
Posted by alesta on November 2, 2005, at 10:43:49
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » alesta, posted by zeugma on October 29, 2005, at 7:03:58
hi zeugmeister,
sorry for the weird "non-reply" yesterday..just wanted to take the time to read your post at my leisure and respond without being rushed.:) i noticed that you use a lot of auditory-type words/subject matter in your post..perhaps that's why i interpret you as being on the same wavelength.:) whatya think? (i know sometimes you take weeks to get back to me, lol..that's cool man...)today is going ok..got in my first fight here last night. (there are a lot of them here..i thought i could avoid it but apparently not. so today is not going too great.:() but it'll be ahite.:) i have to stop being so sensitive and wanting everyone to like me. especially since there are a lot of *very* mentally ill people here.
it's nice to hear your voice, too. you sound like you're doing well..thanks for being your supportive self.:) (gawd, i sound so serious today! lol)
> one quiet saturday morning. am listening to the radio and someone's excellent voice (some sports radio comentator, i don't like sports but will listen to someone who has a good voice even if totally uninterested in topics discussed) is on, which at least is not worsening my mental state and is evidently improving enough to post.
> strange how i like calm voices for speech purposes, and abrasive, sarcastic ones for singing!
hm. interesting combo of preferences! ah, the human voice..isn't it lovely? soooooo sublime
good chatting, z...please feel free to ramble on about nothing if you write back! or whatever!
take care,:)
amy
Posted by zeugma on November 2, 2005, at 19:37:16
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » zeugma, posted by alesta on November 2, 2005, at 10:43:49
> hi zeugmeister,
> sorry for the weird "non-reply" yesterday..just wanted to take the time to read your post at my leisure and respond without being rushed.:) i noticed that you use a lot of auditory-type words/subject matter in your post..perhaps that's why i interpret you as being on the same wavelength.:) whatya think? >>yes, i am very auditory in my sensory processes (such as they are). words and sounds mean more than visual impressions to me, though i don't trust words (i always look for what is behind them; maddens me but allows me to recognize those who have tuned in to my weird frequency ;-)
(i know sometimes you take weeks to get back to me, lol..that's cool man...)>>
i'm nothing if not inconsistent.. i even sometimes get back to you quickly! (seriously like you i have had problem with computer access and the like. i lived without a phone for i forget how many months. it was one of those things where i made initial mkoves to correct the problem, then sank into apathy until goaded by some emergency into restoring phone service. i don't even remember what the emergency was, so it couldn't have been that bad. do i sound a bit loopy?)
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> today is going ok..got in my first fight here last night. (there are a lot of them here..i thought i could avoid it but apparently not. so today is not going too great.:() but it'll be ahite.:) i have to stop being so sensitive and wanting everyone to like me. especially since there are a lot of *very* mentally ill people here.>>that is amusing. not that you got into a fight :-( (although some people need all the punishment only you are suited to dole out:-)). but the fact thati can only think of extreme mental illness as a reason that could cause anyone to dislike you- you must be living with some shady characters :-)my mental illness fortunately is less extreme, and if everyone had exactly my level of mental illness and no more (believe me it's enough) the whole world would love you!
who could not love a multifaceted and mercurial gemini such as yourself?
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> it's nice to hear your voice, too. you sound like you're doing well..thanks for being your supportive self.:) (gawd, i sound so serious today! lol) >>we both sound serious :-) is this possible?
<z is speechless>
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> > one quiet saturday morning. am listening to the radio and someone's excellent voice (some sports radio comentator, i don't like sports but will listen to someone who has a good voice even if totally uninterested in topics discussed) is on, which at least is not worsening my mental state and is evidently improving enough to post.
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> > strange how i like calm voices for speech purposes, and abrasive, sarcastic ones for singing!
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> hm. interesting combo of preferences! ah, the human voice..isn't it lovely? soooooo sublime
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the human voice... we hear it in everything... and preference in voices- it is so arbitrary yet unarguable. my voice crawls out of a dry cavern of a mouth, you can hear my tongue click against the parched roof- i bought a bag full of remedies home from my favorite pharmacy today. ah, moisture. it is music to my tongue (now that was a weird metaphor.)> good chatting, z...please feel free to ramble on about nothing if you write back! or whatever!
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yes, good chatting. i love a proper arrangement of phonemes waiting for me, such as you are apt to produce. it'll be ahite :-) that is the geminian talent to capture a gestalt with a keenly placed phrase-now to my lozenges-
what an absurd yet beautiful word-
hmm, how many of them can i consume in a hour?
there are 90 of them. i have a pharmacist who caters to my special needs. well, some them at least. it'll be ahite :-)
always, your cryptophilic friend from late in the alphabet,
z :-)> take care,:)
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Posted by alesta on November 3, 2005, at 12:24:31
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » alesta, posted by zeugma on November 2, 2005, at 19:37:16
> yes, i am very auditory in my sensory processes (such as they are). words and sounds mean more than visual impressions to me, though i don't trust words (i always look for what is behind them; maddens me but allows me to recognize those who have tuned in to my weird frequency ;-)
weird frequency huh? now, zeugma, it isn't *that* weird...:) and you trust *my* words, right? :-)
> (i know sometimes you take weeks to get back to me, lol..that's cool man...)>>
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> i'm nothing if not inconsistent.. i even sometimes get back to you quickly!well, once in a blue moon...:)
<(seriously like you i have had problem with computer access and the like. i lived without a phone for i forget how many months. it was one of those things where i made initial mkoves to correct the problem, then sank into apathy until goaded by some emergency into restoring phone service. i don't even remember what the emergency was, so it couldn't have been that bad. do i sound a bit loopy?)
never!
> that is amusing. not that you got into a fight :-( (although some people need all the punishment only you are suited to dole out:-)).hehe..am i that brutal when i'm pissed off?:) mmm don't answer that. it takes a *lot* to do that, and as of late i've learned to be really calm when p#$#d off....to *try* and maintain my humanity..what the heck am i sayin lol...:)
<but the fact thati can only think of extreme mental illness as a reason that could cause anyone to dislike you- you must be living with some shady characters :-)i get along really well with *almost* all of em....i even think i managed to befriend my foe yesterday..or..she befriended me..she offered me food and stuff and seemed sorry..didn't say it, but i felt it..that was so nice. god, i love it when someone you once disliked becomes a friend..it's so beautiful. people are beautiful when you can get past petty differences...although it can be a challenge..sorry...i'll get off my bloody soapbox..i hate when others get 'preachy' like that, and now here i'm doing it...:)
<my mental illness fortunately is less extreme, and if everyone had exactly my level of mental illness and no more (believe me it's enough) the whole world would love you!
thank goodness your mental illness is of the mild variety..i am glad to hear that...you do seem to be well-functioning, or relatively so.:)
> who could not love a multifaceted and mercurial gemini such as yourself?
thanks zeugma...mercurial?...gotta check up on that...;)
> we both sound serious :-) is this possible?possible but highly unusual perhaps.:) what is up with the planetary alignment lately...there is something amiss here, i can feel it..<being mystical..forgive me>
> yes, good chatting. i love a proper arrangement of phonemes waiting for me, such as you are apt to produce. it'll be ahite :-) that is the geminian talent to capture a gestalt with a keenly placed phrase-oh mah goodness, lol...i'm happy to supply the..what was it..proper arrangement of phonemes...yeah..no problem...:) i can dose out some wicked phonemes, man...
> now to my lozenges-
you and them lozenges :) i want one!!
> what an absurd yet beautiful word-
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> hmm, how many of them can i consume in a hour?
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> there are 90 of them. i have a pharmacist who caters to my special needs. well, some them at least. it'll be ahite :-)
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> always, your cryptophilic friend from late in the alphabet,
> z :-)i think it's pretty cool having a friend from late in the alphabet...love the line too! quite poetic really.
well, gotta go be productive...bleh. see ya later..or, to phrase it auditorily, talk at ya later,
and take care,:-0)
amyp.s. hope this post didn't sound pretentious...i was just following your vibe..not saying your pretentious..oh my goodness...i better go now! :-)
Posted by ed_uk on November 5, 2005, at 12:58:58
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » alesta, posted by zeugma on November 2, 2005, at 19:37:16
Hi Z
We have a lemon mouth spray in England called Glandosane lemon, it sounds nice. I like lemons. I wonder whether it tastes yucky and artificial though.......
Ed
Posted by zeugma on November 6, 2005, at 8:40:20
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » zeugma, posted by ed_uk on November 5, 2005, at 12:58:58
> Hi Z
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> We have a lemon mouth spray in England called Glandosane lemon, it sounds nice. I like lemons. I wonder whether it tastes yucky and artificial though.......
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> Edhi Ed,
I tried many mouth sprays, they were Ok but this stuff from roxane labs (Ohio) is the best, though it's kind of gross-sounding- it's more saliva-like in feel, and is helping with the infection (Important part).
The lozenges are good because carrying around a spray is impractical. Basically they will explode after a while, or leak. My book are covered with a salivary substance due to one such explosion in my book bag (that doesn't sound too good, but....)
-z
Posted by zeugma on November 6, 2005, at 9:18:48
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » zeugma, posted by alesta on November 3, 2005, at 12:24:31
> > yes, i am very auditory in my sensory processes (such as they are). words and sounds mean more than visual impressions to me, though i don't trust words (i always look for what is behind them; maddens me but allows me to recognize those who have tuned in to my weird frequency ;-)
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> weird frequency huh? now, zeugma, it isn't *that* weird...:) and you trust *my* words, right? :-)
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glad you think I'm not too weird... and yes I do trust your words :-)> > (i know sometimes you take weeks to get back to me, lol..that's cool man...)>>
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> > i'm nothing if not inconsistent.. i even sometimes get back to you quickly!
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> well, once in a blue moon...:)
>with the strange weather lately, it has speeded up my response time or something.
> <(seriously like you i have had problem with computer access and the like. i lived without a phone for i forget how many months. it was one of those things where i made initial mkoves to correct the problem, then sank into apathy until goaded by some emergency into restoring phone service. i don't even remember what the emergency was, so it couldn't have been that bad. do i sound a bit loopy?)
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> never!
>never is a bit strong, once in a blue moon i can be loopy (how often are blue moons anyway?).
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> > that is amusing. not that you got into a fight :-( (although some people need all the punishment only you are suited to dole out:-)).
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> hehe..am i that brutal when i'm pissed off?:) mmm don't answer that. it takes a *lot* to do that, and as of late i've learned to be really calm when p#$#d off....to *try* and maintain my humanity..what the heck am i sayin lol...:)
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being calm when p#$@ed off is a skill i am trying to acquire, i'm a work in progress...> <but the fact thati can only think of extreme mental illness as a reason that could cause anyone to dislike you- you must be living with some shady characters :-)
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> i get along really well with *almost* all of em....i even think i managed to befriend my foe yesterday..or..she befriended me..she offered me food and stuff and seemed sorry..didn't say it, but i felt it..that was so nice. god, i love it when someone you once disliked becomes a friend..it's so beautiful. people are beautiful when you can get past petty differences...although it can be a challenge..sorry...i'll get off my bloody soapbox..i hate when others get 'preachy' like that, and now here i'm doing it...:)
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no, i think it's great to see beauty in people whose beauty is not obvious... and you know, that sounds like the ultimate backhanded compliment- luckily yours is not so well concealed.> <my mental illness fortunately is less extreme, and if everyone had exactly my level of mental illness and no more (believe me it's enough) the whole world would love you!
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> thank goodness your mental illness is of the mild variety..i am glad to hear that...you do seem to be well-functioning, or relatively so.:)
>i am functioning ok, but I can't get my apartment to function! damn apartments... though I am lucky to have it. I could't hack community living, I'm a recluse by nature. You will figure out the politics of your surroundings, cause you're good at that- if you can see the beauty in people that means you can figure them out, and you will use your talent to your benefit (it's everyone's benefit really- people actually like people who like them 'just as they are.' i read that it's a rare thing for someone to like someone as they are- sounds crazy though doesn't it? since we all are the way we are- now that's mystical. i must stop.)
> > who could not love a multifaceted and mercurial gemini such as yourself?
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> thanks zeugma...mercurial?...gotta check up on that...;)
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>mercury, ruler of gemini and virgo. one of the inedible elements, well you have to be in my chem class to appreciate the way i classify elements- not implying you're not edible- well this auditory zone is so much fun, i'm getting carried away...
> > we both sound serious :-) is this possible?
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> possible but highly unusual perhaps.:) what is up with the planetary alignment lately...there is something amiss here, i can feel it..<being mystical..forgive me>
>easy to forgive when im guilty of the same thing :-)
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> > yes, good chatting. i love a proper arrangement of phonemes waiting for me, such as you are apt to produce. it'll be ahite :-) that is the geminian talent to capture a gestalt with a keenly placed phrase-
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> oh mah goodness, lol...i'm happy to supply the..what was it..proper arrangement of phonemes...yeah..no problem...:) i can dose out some wicked phonemes, man...
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that's what brought this zone into being... mystical...> > now to my lozenges-
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well i'd be happy to share, they're sort of like the lemony things Ed was about.> > what an absurd yet beautiful word-
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> i think it's pretty cool having a friend from late in the alphabet...love the line too! quite poetic really.
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yes, i think it's cool to have a friend from early in the alphabet!
> well, gotta go be productive...bleh. see ya later..or, to phrase it auditorily, talk at ya later,
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> and take care,:-0)
> amy
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> p.s. hope this post didn't sound pretentious...i was just following your vibe..not saying your pretentious..oh my goodness...i better go now! :-)
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no pretentiousness anywhere to be found, this is a special zone where that kind of thing doesn't happen... it's one of things spontaneously generated when two auditory types get together. i hope you don't mind the 'typing'- but you can be auditory when you want to- um, better stop now...-z, auditory sense highly stimulated by loud music mid-morning
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Posted by ed_uk on November 6, 2005, at 16:11:50
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » ed_uk, posted by zeugma on November 6, 2005, at 8:40:20
Hi Zeugie
I've just discovered that nystatin lozenges are available in the US. Nystatin is an anti-fungal which is particularly active against candida. Nystatin pastilles are widely used in the UK - not sure about the US.
See.......
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/nystatinpast.htm
Brw, nystatin is not significantly absorbed from the GI tract. There are no known drug interactions.
Kind regards
Ed
Posted by zeugma on November 6, 2005, at 16:21:51
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » zeugma, posted by ed_uk on November 6, 2005, at 16:11:50
thanks Ed for the info.
My GP wants to see how I do on acidopholus and the various saliva substitutes before trying any more scripted meds.
There were no known interactions with clotrimazole either, and yet it was inhibited by provigil.
by the way, I've come across a study which says that tricyclics are CYP 3A inhibitors:
I was very surprised to read this. Maybe this is why people have reported success combining buspirone with nefazodone but not fluoxetine, because buspirone gets metabolized to an anxiogenic metabolite quickly without 3A inhibition. I suppose this doesn't belong on the Social board, but it certainly does count as an example of my social life.
:-)
-z
Posted by alesta on November 7, 2005, at 11:29:35
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » ed_uk, posted by zeugma on November 6, 2005, at 16:21:51
zeugma, i loved your post...can't wait to respond to it once in the proper frame of mind. perhaps tomorrow. there is something about all this auditoryness or *something.* mystical, yes indeed...aim:)
p.s. glad to see you also have the proclivity of neglecting to change the subject headings, lol.:)
Posted by alesta on November 7, 2005, at 12:07:27
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night...., posted by alesta on November 7, 2005, at 11:29:35
> zeugma, i loved your post...can't wait to respond to it once in the proper frame of mind. perhaps tomorrow. there is something about all this auditoryness or *something.* mystical, yes indeed...aim:)
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oh my god i'm such an idiot right now..i just remembered that yu did change the bloody subject heading...guess that particular quirk is all mine, lol...that *was* a nice subject heading, too, by the way.okay, til later,
amy;)
Posted by ed_uk on November 7, 2005, at 14:51:31
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » ed_uk, posted by zeugma on November 6, 2005, at 16:21:51
Hi Zeugster ;-)
>There were no known interactions with clotrimazole either, and yet it was inhibited by provigil.
Well.... clotrimazole is similar to ketoconazole - which does have a lot of drug interactions. Just an idea.
Kind regards
Ed
Posted by zeugma on November 12, 2005, at 13:13:31
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night...., posted by alesta on November 7, 2005, at 11:29:35
> zeugma, i loved your post...can't wait to respond to it once in the proper frame of mind. perhaps tomorrow. there is something about all this auditoryness or *something.* mystical, yes indeed...aim:)>>
auditory... well, I read a lot of poetry and that puts me in the proper frame of mind... or maybe unhinges me from an improper one. but waiting for a proper frame of mind isn't going to happen, though I've unhinged my mind enough with poetry today (I need to unscrew it some more).
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there i changed it again. Today's a dry-leaf kind of day. Hope you're well, always enjoy conversing with you, even when the circumstances are less than perfect (stress in my life and on these boards).-z
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Posted by zeugma on November 12, 2005, at 13:15:01
In reply to Re: Its one quiet tuesday night.... » zeugma, posted by ed_uk on November 7, 2005, at 14:51:31
> Hi Zeugster ;-)
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> >There were no known interactions with clotrimazole either, and yet it was inhibited by provigil.
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Thanks as always Ed. I will bring up Nystatin next time I see my pdoc.-z
> Kind regards
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Posted by alesta on November 14, 2005, at 11:03:16
In reply to saturday afternoon-dry leaves » alesta, posted by zeugma on November 12, 2005, at 13:13:31
thank you, zeugy..i most enjoy conversing with *you*. yes, dry leaves abound, sir zeugma. depression is infiltrating my essence as of late, and leads me to darker topics than i would like to admit to. i am looking forward to chatting nonstop when i make my "comeback" :)
signed, the princess of darkness...
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