What's making you act like a dick or a bitch today?

infinite monkey · 02-08-2013, 11:55 AM

Me, forgetting to breathe. Mind-reading. Short-timer syndrome (weekend coming up.) General malaise. Boredom. Loneliness. Worry. Lack of sex (whatever the fuck that is.) Bad hair. Belly.

How 'bout you?

henry quirk · 02-08-2013, 01:28 PM

Breathing (and being mindful of it) can get you through a lot.

Keep doing that...the rest will assume the proper places in your head.

As for what's grinding my gears: all the normal shit...but: I'm expert at 'breathing'...

DanaC · 02-08-2013, 01:58 PM

I'm itchy. It's making me verrrrry tetchy. I'm not in a bad mood, just a bit of a hair trigger...

Oh, and yeah, what henry said: breathing is the shiznit.

infinite monkey · 02-08-2013, 02:12 PM

Being itchy and/or hot can make me touchy too.

And sometimes my hair makes me insane. I could just rip it out of my head.

I've been working on breathing and I'm getting much better.

monster · 02-08-2013, 02:26 PM

being.

glatt · 02-08-2013, 02:34 PM

They say that to really become an expert at something, you have to devote 10,000 hours to practicing it. According to my calculations, I've practiced breathing for 401,790 hours or so. So I must be some kind of breathing Kreskin over here.

edit: I forgot about leap days, so had to alter my calculations.

infinite monkey · 02-08-2013, 03:23 PM

kreskin fresh!

I guess I just never applied myself when it came to breathing. It was just something that I did. I didn't much care if I was very good at it. And look at the price I've paid. I always thought "fuck this I'm never going to need this breathing shit" and now it's saving my life.

(Of course you all know we're talking about remembering to breathe in times of stress or anxiety, consciously getting those deep breaths of oxygen. It really does help me. Most of the time. I had a bad day Wednesday but it's going OK again.)

And really, with my advanced scuba training you'd think I would know something about regular breathing. It's like, one of the first things you learn, to breathe steadily. After the initial shock that you can breathe freely under water.

glatt · 02-08-2013, 03:25 PM

I jest, but I'm glad it's helping you.

orthodoc · 02-08-2013, 03:25 PM

Migraine courtesy of Nemo. Vomiting all night every night this week. No sleep since last August. Chills and sweats that take up whatever part of the night that vomiting doesn't. Blurry vision and curtains of floaters that swish back and forth as I try to read.

Okay - cancel all that. What monster said (elegant and efficient, you are!).

Griff · 02-08-2013, 05:59 PM

Dick - Just me bein me.

footfootfoot · 02-08-2013, 09:34 PM

Ow Ortho. The no sleep thing is rough by itself but a migraine and hurling?

You must have been a republican in a previous life...

Sorry about ur whole self.

Nirvana · 02-08-2013, 10:03 PM

Oh Ortho am I on [un]friendly terms with storm migraines. I could almost feel Nemo drifting by thinking to myself 'no no where is the dark room and no sound'. I hope yours is short-lved.

I hate my hair too! Who knew?

I also ate too many flavored jelly beans albeit one at a time which is the only way to eat gourmet but I digest....[blech]

orthodoc · 02-08-2013, 10:43 PM

Migraine ... it feels so good when it stops. Almost a euphoria. Thanks, Nirvana, maybe your good thoughts chased this one away!

I must have been a republican or worse in a previous life, foot - if there's no rest for the wicked then I must have been very. What I wouldn't give for one good night's sleep with no chills, sweats, or hurling.

footfootfoot · 02-08-2013, 10:44 PM

I've never heard of storm migraines before. Are they like cluster headaches?

Nirvana · 02-08-2013, 10:57 PM

Its like the shape of my sinuses is off and my skull is a barometer. I don't know what cluster headaches are these are full on vomiting, eye bulging, light sensitivity migraines. I get them when there are severe storms on the way. I don't need a weather forecast. Don't always get them either >shrug<

02-08-2013, 11:55 AM	#1
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	What's making you act like a dick or a bitch today? Me, forgetting to breathe. Mind-reading. Short-timer syndrome (weekend coming up.) General malaise. Boredom. Loneliness. Worry. Lack of sex (whatever the fuck that is.) Bad hair. Belly. How 'bout you?

02-08-2013, 02:26 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	being. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-08-2013, 02:34 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	They say that to really become an expert at something, you have to devote 10,000 hours to practicing it. According to my calculations, I've practiced breathing for 401,790 hours or so. So I must be some kind of breathing Kreskin over here. edit: I forgot about leap days, so had to alter my calculations. Last edited by glatt; 02-08-2013 at 02:39 PM.

02-08-2013, 03:25 PM	#9
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Migraine courtesy of Nemo. Vomiting all night every night this week. No sleep since last August. Chills and sweats that take up whatever part of the night that vomiting doesn't. Blurry vision and curtains of floaters that swish back and forth as I try to read. Okay - cancel all that. What monster said (elegant and efficient, you are!). __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

02-08-2013, 05:59 PM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Dick - Just me bein me. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-08-2013, 01:28 PM	#2
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	Breathing (and being mindful of it) can get you through a lot. Keep doing that...the rest will assume the proper places in your head. As for what's grinding my gears: all the normal shit...but: I'm expert at 'breathing'...

02-08-2013, 02:12 PM	#4
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Being itchy and/or hot can make me touchy too. And sometimes my hair makes me insane. I could just rip it out of my head. I've been working on breathing and I'm getting much better.

02-08-2013, 03:23 PM	#7
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	kreskin fresh! I guess I just never applied myself when it came to breathing. It was just something that I did. I didn't much care if I was very good at it. And look at the price I've paid. I always thought "fuck this I'm never going to need this breathing shit" and now it's saving my life. (Of course you all know we're talking about remembering to breathe in times of stress or anxiety, consciously getting those deep breaths of oxygen. It really does help me. Most of the time. I had a bad day Wednesday but it's going OK again.) And really, with my advanced scuba training you'd think I would know something about regular breathing. It's like, one of the first things you learn, to breathe steadily. After the initial shock that you can breathe freely under water.

02-08-2013, 09:34 PM	#11
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Ow Ortho. The no sleep thing is rough by itself but a migraine and hurling? You must have been a republican in a previous life... Sorry about ur whole self. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-08-2013, 10:03 PM	#12
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Oh Ortho am I on [un]friendly terms with storm migraines. I could almost feel Nemo drifting by thinking to myself 'no no where is the dark room and no sound'. I hope yours is short-lved. I hate my hair too! Who knew? I also ate too many flavored jelly beans albeit one at a time which is the only way to eat gourmet but I digest....[blech] __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

02-08-2013, 10:43 PM	#13
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Migraine ... it feels so good when it stops. Almost a euphoria. Thanks, Nirvana, maybe your good thoughts chased this one away! I must have been a republican or worse in a previous life, foot - if there's no rest for the wicked then I must have been very. What I wouldn't give for one good night's sleep with no chills, sweats, or hurling. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

02-08-2013, 10:44 PM	#14
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I've never heard of storm migraines before. Are they like cluster headaches? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-08-2013, 10:57 PM	#15
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Its like the shape of my sinuses is off and my skull is a barometer. I don't know what cluster headaches are these are full on vomiting, eye bulging, light sensitivity migraines. I get them when there are severe storms on the way. I don't need a weather forecast. Don't always get them either >shrug< __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

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