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[Doggygirl]

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Ne/Neva Eva;1198399 wrote: DG. I feel your pain. Whose idea was it to go back to school???
I'm trying to find out if a large bag of fun size snickers will help. Not my fave, but I ate everything else yesterday. Will let you know.

OMG let's not even talk about the sugarstravaganza that is going on around here. I'm up to 855 words so roughly half way there. :upset: I seriously don't know why this paper is so painful. Yes I do. It's the damn citations and references. I'm starting to really appreciate a different teacher who challenges us to arrive at opinions on stuff we know nothing about. An opinion doesn't require nearly as much in the citation / reference department and is much easier for a person with a BS degree such as myself.

Is - I'm really happy to hear you were able to get in to see such a great doctor! And so quickly! I hope it is good news tomorrow. You are like wonderwoman figuring out all this health stuff. (as I sit here eating mini heath bars watching my muffin top grow) Grapefruit seed extract? Will have to google that.

OK. Sticking my head back in this pile of paper.

DG

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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mmmm. heath bars.

[Rusty]

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Doggygirl,

Heyyy....I don't mean to sound like a pompous _sshole or anything, but I have a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University and was an employed writer for many years....and I can usually find solutions with regards to putting thoughts into words. I'm around all night. Can I help you with something? Please feel free to PM me, too.:l

Shout out if you need to...((((HUGS)))

[Bruunhilde]

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Is, never heard of the oil-pulling, wonder if CO would work for that, I'd hate to use any refined oils except the best.... I guess you'd have to swish pretty hard for the CO to work at this time of year when its solid to start out. Gross idea but sounds great for detoxing. Wonder if you do both ends of the pipe, you'd be even better. Puts new meaning to shaking your bootie.

[Isolde]

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Bruunhilde;1198450 wrote: Is, never heard of the oil-pulling, wonder if CO would work for that, I'd hate to use any refined oils except the best.... I guess you'd have to swish pretty hard for the CO to work at this time of year when its solid to start out. Gross idea but sounds great for detoxing. Wonder if you do both ends of the pipe, you'd be even better. Puts new meaning to shaking your bootie.

Bruun, a lot of people report GREAT results oil pulling with CO. I've used it for that before. It melts pretty quickly and has a pleasant taste for swishing. But since I'm already ingesting so damn much of it, I thought it would be more beneficial for me to swish with something else.
And since I've been totally neglecting my spiritual health, I figure I'll use those 20 minutes in the morning to focus on what's going on inside. I'm not sure how I'll spend that time yet. Sitting with my eyes closed will have me back asleep at that time of the morning, and the sesame oil will end up just dribbling down the front of my shirt! :H
I'll figure something out and letcha know how I get on.

[Lo0p]

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I don't think I want to know what you girls are talking about here...:blush:

[Bruunhilde]

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It must have been the image of Is dribbling down her shirt, eh? Thought that would make you tune in, not out, L! :H

I will have to try that, Is, thanks for your continued contributions to the health content of MWO. Isn't it inspiring to be around like minded people who also have the AL fight? Where else in the world would you find that? Elmo might be here, this is where he hides!

[Doggygirl]

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Lo0p;1198470 wrote: I don't think I want to know what you girls are talking about here...:blush:

QUICK!!! LOOP IS HERE!!! HIDE JOHNNY UNDER THE BED!!!



Rusty - wow thank you so much for your offer to help!!! The back half of the paper flowed out of me a lot easier than the front half. I submitted my draft already to the teacher. If we submit early, she gives us feedback before the final paper is due, which is why I was so frantic to get it done today. I'm hoping she thinks it's FABULOUS as is! (:H) But if she comes back and gives me a lot of work needed, Rusty I will be calling on you!

I need to clean my diet back up. My first 1.5 years of sobriety really rocked. NO sugar or other carby crap. Mainly healthy home made and a lot of home grown food. Now look at me. Queen of sugar. :egad:

Is - what do you eat all day besides coconut oil? (usually. I'm sure you don't eat those fabulous burgers every day!)

Brutus - how are things going on the AL front?

I'm so relieved to have the first draft of that stinkin' paper done! :yougo:

Hope everyone is having a great evening...

DG

[RudyB]

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howdy all!

oil pulling: i went to that site and couldn't wade through all the stuff about scams, so, from your descriptions, i am guessing it's swishing oil in your mouth (and doing enemas with it)?

a couple of weeks ago, for a couple of weeks prior, i was having -rapidly- a snickers bar a day, directly after eating lunch. i couldn't do without it! i couldn't get it down fast enough! now, i can barely eat real food, let alone a sweet, which doesn't appeal one bit! in fact, i have so little body fat at the moment, that i've just got my monthly (yes, the blues several days back were definitely pms!), and it is the most scant production i have ever had! and it seems it is only going to last 24 hours. jeepers creepers! not complaining, though. i'm sure, like ne did, i'll go back to normal some time along.

doggy girl, i forgot before to reply to your surprise about my life in nyc. in a nutshell, i grew up in vermont, where i fell in love with reggae music (we were THIRSTY for culture there!), and so when i went to college in westchester county (half an hour out of the city), i was buzzing down on the train every weekend to get my fill. i went to the giant dance halls -usually by myself- where i was the only white person, and grooved to my familiar favorites. i couldn't get enough of that urban stuff! the contrast to the life i had always known just turned me on. i only lived on campus for a year before moving to the lower east side.

funny story about those dance halls... when in vermont, while i lived in burlington (great city!!!) and attended the university for a year, spill over from the previous day's reggae fest left me in the company of one tito, a jamaican rasta who lived in nyc but was up for the music and probably all the thirsty white girls. i was not interested in him romantically, but i was psyched to share with him our love of reggae, and to show off my mix tapes that were made by my then boyfriend who was a reggae dj and musician. i had roommates, so it felt safe enough to bring him inside and play some music. wrong! before i said boo, but after we took a couple of tokes, he insisted on dancing rub-a-dub with me (you can imagine, that is a close, slow, grinding kinda dance). i denied insistantly, he persisted. when he went to the bathroom, i snuck out the window and crawled across the roof to the next bedroom (so he wouldn't hear me leave the room), and asked for help. don't remember what happened next, but i have some hazy recollection of trying to find him some more herb to make him happy. i think i even went to cleon's house (the local token jamaican) to see if he could help out -not only with the ganja, but also by taking this scary man off my hands. how typical of me: get abused by someone, and then try to help him (though i thought i was saving myself).

fast forward a few years, and i was at the ukranian center on first avenue in the village (this was '92). they used to host these enormous dance halls, dj'd by ki om hi fi, the hottest reggae dj's in town. (once i had the audacity to make a request! they scowled.) one night, i accidentally bumped a gal and her drink spilled. ohhh, she was not in the irie vibe! she was ready to fight me! lo and behold, i had just run into tito in this enormous open space full of skankers, and who should save the day but himself! he told her i was his friend and that she should calm down, and he went and bought her a drink. divine justice! (guess it was good i got him that weed.)

and that's my story. didn't know i was even gonna tell it, but i just did.

love youse! nite nite!
rudy ru roo

[Doggygirl]

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wow rudyb that is quite an adventure story!! are you still wild about reggae music? my fond memories of reggae have to do with many weekend trips to key west, paradise island, etc. where reggae music on the beach was prolific! ah those were the days. fuzzy memories though as i was always keeping a bar stool warm at the tiki hut. i always loved those weekends mainly because i thought it was expected and totally acceptable in that environment to just drink like a fish every waking moment. unlike back at the office where sadly, i had to wait until 5pm most days. i wish i could go back and do some of those experiences over sober. i'm sure they would be much better now.

Hi Brutus and friends! I couldn't sleep well last night so finally just got up about 3. I'm all dressed up and nowhere to go! Actually I've got over an hour to do something productive so it will either be book keeping for our business, or some homework. Homework I think - that will be more fun. Then I'm off to AA then to school. We also have an Chamber of Commerce event tonight so it will be a long day. I hope all of you have a FABULOUS one!

DG

[Lo0p]

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Meh...Johnny ain't got nothin' on me.

[Isolde]

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Lo0p;1198868 wrote:

:H

Too cute!

[LadyLush]

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Bruun,

Hope everyone is well. I had to get back on track.
I have been lurking and trying to catch up.

I just noticed that Isolde made the 1000th post on your thread! Where and what is the prize?
Congrats on having a favorite thread to chill!

Love ya,
LL:l

[Doggygirl]

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Lo0p;1198868 wrote: Meh...Johnny ain't got nothin' on me.

Put on your best makeup and pirate suit and show us a picture. Then we will decide! Love that kickass smilie BTW.

LADY LUSH!!!!!!! It is WONDERFUL to see you here! If I had a nickel for every time I had to get back on track I would be a "tax the wealthy" target. YOU ARE ONE "BACK ON TRACK" CLOSER TO PERMANENT SOBRIETY!!! Put some super glue on your butt and hop back on the wagon.

Is - you and Loop together are cute. Way cuter than the smilie.

I'm really excited about a class project. We are having debates - today we picked our teams and topics. I really like my team - 2 guys I know from the last class and one new one who seems interesting. We are taking the "pro" side of the topic of harm reduction rather than abstinence as a goal. This is applied broadly to substance abuse/dependence. If you guys know of programs in any countries (the US generally frowns on harm reduction) please let me know! A good example of a controversial harm reduction strategy would be the IV injection clinic in Vancouver. Needle exchange programs (available in US, despite political nose holding) is another example. Free cab rides home from bars is another example. Just to get you all thinking so you can help my team with your fabulous ideas!

Anyway...should be fun. Man - getting that first draft of the paper turned in put the spring back in my step!

Brutus - hope you are having a good day along with all the friends. And lurkers.

DG

[RudyB]

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HI EVERYBODY!

(just thought i'd get your attention with some capitals. don't mind me, i've been teaching all day, and my biggest class is also full of the most immature, whom i love dearly but they can be frustrating.)

hi hi hi hi lady lush! so nice to see you! i'm sending you very positive vibes in this ayah irie time. i and i give thanks to the holy brethren and sistren who accompany me on this mysitic journey of reaching toward the most-high, Jah Rastafari! lushie, you figure most importantly in this here wine-tread we trod. i love you! welcome back!

doggie! sounds like you've got an awesome project to do, what with the 'harm reduction' theme and all! wowza, what fun! congrats on the first drafts! isn't drafting endless fun?! i dunno, i particularly enjoy it myself. sometimes i wake from a deep sleep with a realization that i've used the wrong word or fogotten to say just that in one of my endless musings. what happens when that happens? you might ask. well, you'd probably guess: i open my lap top and make the necessary change. lately i'm getting better at just closing it immediately, and rolling over back to sleep. since it is happening so often, i am getting lots of practice in mastering the art of protecting my dreams in spite of my mania.

am i still wild about reggae? decidedly not. in fact, as you know, my favorite music these days lies loosely in the genre of alternativo: music in spanish that crosses and mixes genres. when i hear reggae in one of those mixes, i tend not to like it as much as the others. on the other hand, when i hear dub influences in music, then i enjoy it immensely. (for a while my bro and i were really into mad professor, a trance-electro-dub master who was very popular in the late 80's, and we recently heard a song that simultaneously reminded us of his music. it was fun to share that momment. i love my brother.) anywhoot, no, i'm not so into it anymore. i guess i've made that clear. (but i'll never forget u-roy for singing his sunny jamaica along with me down that 50 foot embankment in my first-ever saab 900.)

loOp, i forgot, who's johnny?

hey bruun, how's it going?

that tito story reminded me of the palito story. when i was in barcelona in '92 (busy year, but i wasn't in the olympics, alas), i ran into a circle of capoeiristas on las ramblas (wide walking street with vendors), and soon joined the fun. i told the story months ago on my thread about how there was a violacion visited upon me by one palito (which means 'small stick'), who was the teacher. (violacion is a cognate. do you get what it means? in case not, it means rape. i didn't even realize it was that until i was describing to a sistren capoeirista, paquita (small package), what had happened. her reply was, 'oh, era una violacion.') anyway -and this really isn't a dramatic tale, as i'm over it entirely- a few days after said event, palito was thrown into jail for not having his papers on him (because he didn't have any), and he faced the threat of being deported back to brazil. what was my reaction? i expressed concern to our fellow friends, asking what we could do to help him avoid punishment. later -i don't know how much later- i reacted in shock at my then unbelievably green and arched-over-backwards-like-a-spring-twig compassion. (shit! he raped me in the early 90's, when aids was roaring, and brazil was famous for hosting it!)

i'll never, ever forget that call i made to my sister, from a pay phone on the fulton mall in brooklyn. sometime around the day that i gave blood for the hiv test, i had told her of the violacion; it was a year after the fact, and i was finally able to admit to what had been done to me. i made that call on the day the results came back negative. i was acquitted! even though i was drunk and probably deserved to get raped because i had been flirting with my teacher when his girlfriend was out of town, i would still live! hooray!

bruun, the circle around your fire is so warm and safe that it gives daring to the rich stories in me that i didn't know were waiting to be told.

on to my own thread for more...

abrazones a mis amadas (y amados).*

xo ruu dee bee

* big hugs to my beloveds