From A Practical Guide to Suicide, Chapter 3, Section B, Subsection 2b
“I don’t want anyone else to use an ‘I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter’ tub, as I want to be the first person to kill myself using one. That would be an achievment worthy of some praise.”
I noticed the the Star Trek wiki Memory Alpha has a special note at the top of some pages reminding readers which articles are written from a Real World Point of View. I imagine this is for the same set who have Klingon Weddings.
We should’ve seen this years ago.
“Everyone who’s seen this movie thinks it humanizes Gore in precisely the way he needed to be humanized. He got tagged as being cold and robotic, and this film shows him to be warm, very genuine, passionate even. There are a lot of people who think that if this had been shown on primetime, it could have really made a difference in the election.”
At the pharmacy we get some pretty off the wall questions. I can remember from a number of years ago, someone wanted to know why there was always a ring around their bathtub. The pharmacist first said that this wasn’t really a pharmacy question (but I guess who else would you ask? a plumber? the car talk guys?) but attempted to explain how the ring forms. This led to a discussion about soap and cleaning, etc. But here is a true gem I found from our “Ask the Pharmacist” page and epitomizes the kind of questions you get that you’d just rather not ever answer…
Q: Dear Meijer Pharmacist, I have had a hemorrhoid for about two months now. I think I’m doing everything I’m supposed to be doing to get rid of it, but it won’t go away. I have used Preperation H and taken baths every day. It said on the Internet that I was also supposed to take a sitz bath. What is that and where can i find it? I also think this may be an internal hemorrhoid. Is there something else I should be doing for this kind? If I have to go to the doctor for this, what kind of doctor am I supposed to go to? Thank you for your time.A: Here are the answers to your questions. A sitz bath is just basically sitting in a tub of warm water, which if you have been taking baths, is equally as effective. The treatment for internal hermorrhoids is the same as for external hermorrhoids. A person should only try to treat hemorrhoids using over the counter medications for 7-10 days, then he should see a doctor. Since you have had symptoms for about 2 months, I would suggest seeing your family physician. Thank you for your questions.
-Your Meijer Pharmacist
Smarties
Originally uploaded by Paul Pellerito.
Yes, yes, a week after I got my cable modem back I finally got around to calling Charter to register the MAC address. Why be on hold today when you can put off being on hold tomorrow?
Found this particularly attractive boy with a guitar. Enjoy.
Two deadlines I have to post here so I’ll remember them:
Glimmer Train Press Short-Story Award for New Writers
Submissions due August 1st — September 1st.
Glimmer Train Press Very Short Fiction Award
Submissions due November 1st — January 31st
Must! Have! Two! Stories! For! This!
Aaron just left to go back home to Detroit. We had this weird moment tonight when we both were frustrated, and I think we both realized that we needed some alone time.
I feel bad about, but in a way I don’t. Four days is a lot of time to spend together 24/7, especially when faced with nothing to do. Aaron had work to do, but as I’m on vacation from my real job I have nothing to do other than the dreaded housework. And I had things that I definitely wanted to do such as go to the beach and read some. The former we accomplished yesterday. I even got to visit with Patrick on Wednesday, as he and Peas showed up and dragged us to Bilbo’s and back here for Monopoly/Trivial Pursuit/Movies. Thursday, as I mentioned above, was beach day. Aaron and I went to Oval Beach and Saugatuck/Douglas. Today we watched the final episode of Battlestar Galactica season 2.0. I did dishes… that’s about it.
Tonight and this weekend are all to myself. It’s weird that when he leaves I feel bad and alone and so many other things… then I feel this need to assert myself and put on some music that’s unmistakably me (in this instance, Casey Stratton’s Divide Disc 2) and call Brad. I think I did this the last time Aaron visited as well. As we live 130 miles apart we end up spending blocks of time together instead of little dates, etc. I guess that happens with this sort of thing… in a way it’s the only kind of relationship I’ve ever been in, at least at first. Anyway, I’m not sure where else to go. I’m just sort of glad to have 2 & 1/2 days to myself. And feeling sort of lonely about it, too.
Life is strange.
Injure/Kill A Worker
Originally uploaded by timmmip.
Brad pointed this out to me the last time I saw him:
Fine for illegal reproduction of copyrighted works: 5 years / $250,000
Fine for Injuring or Killing a Highway Construction Worker: 15 years / $7,500.
Think about that just a little…
I’m on vacation this week! I’m haven’t planned on going anywhere (other than the beach!) as I don’t have the funds right now for extravagant (or heck, even modest) trips, so I’m staying close to home, cleaning up my much neglected messy apartment. As well as not wearing shoes for a week.
I will probably make a stop in Grand Rapids on my way to the beach. That’s about it! I don’t know if I’ll be blogging much either.
Also of note: Fresh from the fridge – The Collected Works of DJ Evil Twin
One of the perks of working in a pharmacy is that sometimes you get to type and use anatomical words in a clinical setting. Such as:
“Apply to sores on vagina three times daily for one week or until clear.”
or for a double whammie:
“Inject into penis before sexual intercourse”
or even better yet
“Unwrap and insert one suppository into rectum twice daily.”
Godspeed STS 121.
