Nov 22nd, 2009 | St Louis, Uncategorized, health care, politics | 7 Comments
I have disengaged somewhat from politics since the end of the election season because I was both burned out and just wanted to sit back and see what happened post-election. As predicted, the GOP, particularly the far right, has collectively lost its shit and *gone rogue* in the most hilarious, yet frightening, way possible. This makes me sad, because, while I love schadenfreude with my all of heart and soul, I also love intelligent discourse, and that seems to have gone out the window. This is what happens when people’s entire rhetorical strategy is to talk the loudest. I can imagine how frustrating it might be to be a conservative who actually wants to talk about policy and issues, not hyperbole and misconceptions. → continue reading
Nov 6th, 2009 | health care | 5 Comments
Here’s a fun game I’ve been playing. So when I was first diagnosed with depression, my doctor gave me samples of a name-brand antidepressant to try to see if it would work (you probably know it, it’s got annoying commercials with sad music that possibly make you more depressed when you watch them). And it did. Very well. But, of course, it’s not a frontline (read: generic or cheap) drug, so my insurance company will not authorize it unless I try two other frontlines first. I tried one, and I didn’t like it. It made my brain kinda fuzzy and it was not time-released and I’d forget to take both, and they upset my stomach. I am currently weaning myself off that one so I can try the next one.
There are some really awesome side effects of this. I thought that I had the swine flu. At first, I had moderate headaches and nausea. Then (and currently), I constantly feel as though I need to stretch, but stretching doesn’t help. I also feel like every single thing that could crack on my body (like my back and neck) needs to be cracked. I will also twitch randomly. Finally, you know that sorta white noise you hear in your head when you yawn or stretch? Yeah, that comes and goes, unprovoked. This makes me feel restless ALL THE DAMN TIME. I am in for fun like this for another two weeks of weaning, then whatever party this new drug brings to the table. GOOD FUCKING TIMES. And, to top it all off, it makes drinking not very fun. OH, THE HUMANITY!
Woe is me. Thank you for all this, Express Scripts.
Alas, all is not lost. I’ve been listening to some new stuff, namely the new State Radio. the new Avett Brothers, Neko Case (live! Last night! at The Pageant! She was awesome). I got the Ben Gibbard/Jay Farrar Jack Kerouac project on vinyl and will listen to that later tonight. My friend also burned me the new Lucero, but I haven’t had a chance to listen to it yet. By the way, word is that Lucero is coming back to Off Broadway, so let’s all go and see if there’s another ladyfight. Also, Jon Stewart’s in the world, which always makes me feel a little saner in a mad world.
Have a great weekend. I’ve got some stuff on tap, including my friends’ baby’s first birthday party tonight (LET THERE BE ROCK), a very cool food thing tomorrow night that I’ll be writing about at Novice Foodie, kickball tourney on Sunday, and HOMEWORK. Fun times.
