torn asunder

days will still be made, they just won't be *yours*!!

the fact that it's saturay , and i'm going to be impatient until monday comes around!!

i found several jobs online to which i could apply, some of which are on the east side!

learning/practicing strum chords for "getaway car" and "last remaining light" by audioslave, and "all things in time" by toad the wet sprocket, and debating going out tonight.

well, off the top of my head, i was prescribed celexa, wellbutrin, and concerta (i think there was one other, and these weren't prescribed close together, time-wise) - with each of them, it was no more than 2 days (48 hrs) before i felt effects. this is why they talk about prescribing anti-depressants being more an "art" than a science, because everybody's chemistry can be so different.

same here - i tried a few meds for depression but could never take them longer than a week or so, they just fucked me up worse. only "meds" i take now are decongestants and expectorants. i don't even take pain meds anymore, as they inhibit muscle repair after workouts. i do still take some things, on rare occasion, recreationally, but those are few and far between. the more you allow your body to handle, imo, the better it becomes and dealing with things. i won't even go to the doctor anymore, unless i'm practically on my death bed.

not to rain on your parade at all, but if that's all you're eating, it's not really all that healthy. you don't seem to have much fat in your diet, nor complex carbs, nor protein. fat is important (especially for men) due to it's effect on testosterone levels in the body. if you don't get enough protein, you'll lose muscle tissue, which will decrease your overall metabolism, and complex carbs, like cold-rolled/steel-cut oatmeal, don't spike insulin levels the way fruits/simple sugars do. what's your overall diet like? (below is a quote regarding dietary fat & T-levels, just fyi) linky!

wow, i'm really surprised by this - i was affected by celexa just as quickly, but in an entirely opposite direction. from the start, though, it made me a zombie. i stumbled through days, couldn't remember what happened even an hour or two before, slept 14hrs a day, even started seeing things after a week or so on it. it really is surprising just how differently people react to meds!

i have to take exception, based on personal experience, with the statement that anti-depression meds take two weeks or so to affect change. in the past, i'd tried out 3-4 different drugs, and with each one, i was profoundly affected within a day, sometimes less, and it either didn't change, or got worse, not better, over the course of 2-3 weeks.

you know what i'd love to see, that would throw the political world into upheaval and maybe finally bring about some change? outlaw both the democrats and republicans. anyone who is currently in office and registered as one or the other of these, (or who had previously served as either) would be out, unelectable, and the people would get to vote for the candidate of their choice from any other party, or an independent, based on whom they felt aligned the best with their views. right now, people are afraid to vote for anyone else, for fear of "throwing their vote away". of course i know it would never happen. it is, however, what i'd *like* to see...

i'm thinking it's a beautiful day for a cycle ride - i'm also thinking it would be a lot nicer if i had someone to share it with. can't have everything, i guess...

bed! ZZZZzzzzzzzzzznnng.....

i've actually managed to meld both together - i'm very comfortable with physical contact and affection, even long for it a bit now & then, but i'm also perfectly cool with being on my own, doing my own thing. it's a surprisingly diggable place to be! and yeah, that means i'm still single, probably like i said before, until i move...

i'm feeling frustrated that i still have a pretty big crush on someone who's completely spoken for... damn it all ta hell!!

for people who don't want to clicky-the-linky!!

1) it's *not* ok - name calling isn't allowed on the board, and the term "tea-bagger" is an obvious insult. it needs to stop. 2) debating the main points of the tea party movement is what i'm trying to get back to, as opposed to the rhetoric that seems to be flying around. i think this could be an interesting discussion, if we could stay away from all the knee-jerk reactionary conclusions/statements. in that spirit, i'm going to quote your original post below, after i make one last comment... 3) i'm not much of an active politic, but i'll see what i can find online, regarding the *message* of the tea party, as opposed to the wildly varying personal belief systems the members seem to have. unfortunately, one has to take personal beliefs into account, especially if those beliefs are close-minded, or hate-centered. and i'm not saying that as a blanket statement about tea party members at all, but a party has to be careful not to become associated with such, if they want to be taken seriously. it only takes a few bad apples to turn a barrel, so to speak, you know? gaf posted the following in his OP - let's discuss/debate these items. gaf, since you seem to be the resident tea party "spokesman/expert", (for lack of a better term) would you mind elaborating on these, so we have some "meat" on the bones of this topic?

eternal, you've been asked not to use this term, as it's obviously derogatory in nature. i'd like to stress this point - please stop using it in this discussion. and people, let's try to stop using generalities here, and discuss the actual topic. this seems to be degrading into a big pile of stereotype-bashing. let's play nice, ok? show a little respect, or stop posting in this thread.

ah, good point. i guess i didn't realize that was the original intent of the thread - thanks for directing it back that way! btw, as far as that goes!? yeah, i got nothin...

sitting here wondering if i lifted too heavy tonight to go for a run. wondering what i should eat. it doesn't help that i had to stop watching the new star trek movie (yeah, i'm a bit behind, sue me!) 30 minutes in, to work out, and i want to finish watching it.

way to exclude all of us ugly ones!!

i can't tell you how many times i almost got killed in the last few months, probably at least once a week. in my car, on my cycle (of course, every time on a cycle could be your last - got to accept that), out for a run. hell, there have been times where i've had 3-4 close calls in a single day! i'm simply not meant to be gone yet - i figure i must still have something to do. and honestly, it never really phases me. there's nothing i can do beyond paying attention, so i don't sweat it. i'm looking forward to living a long life (if i have my way, i'll live for centuries!) but i have no ultimate goals in life, no pressing issues i simply *must* attend, so if i go, i'll go with no regrets. (well, maybe one, but... well, nevermind.)

if you're dehydrated, the meds won't work. make sure you drink plenty of water while taking them!

he sighed; she'd never know just how much that one gesture really meant...