Thread: Rant and Rave, Cry and Complain

Ouch! That's quite cruel. I wouldn't use crushed glass to kill a dog...unless it's a pitbull. Pitbulls are devil spawn.

My dream recall has gone extinct!

Pitbulls are NOT the devils spawn. The breeders or owners are (I'm currently being overrun by pitbulls ) I've had more problems with ankle biters than pits.

Rave: 2 of the puppies left yesterday for their new homes. Four more to go... but not quickly enough.
One of the black and white ones (we call him Snoopy) is friggin insane. He'll sit outside my door and yelp and cry and bark as if someone's killing him. All because he wants the tit Keirra spends all night running away from them, growling and barking at them because they wont leave her alone. During the day, she hides out in my bedroom or on the girls recliner. Silly momma wont get onto the recliner unless she has permission so once the girls are asleep, she stays on the floor.

Rave: I'm finally used to this "normal" schedule. I still don't know what to do with the time though

Rant: I do NOT like my redone fanny pack at all (I took it apart and tried a different stitch because it was too tall). But I'm going to finish it anyhow. It's good practice if nothing else.

RANT: Walmart isn't carrying the "yarn" I used for it anymore I swear to God!- every friggin single time I ever find something I like, Walmart stops selling it I'm going to have to check on-line and make sure Red Heart is still making it. I've blamed Walmart before only to discover the product was discontinued

Anju, how scary! I hope you find a spray or something that works. If the government wont cull the horde, they should allow people to... humanely.
I once set rat poison out for my grandmother. I later found one, foaming at the mouth, twitching in pain and agony. I swore I'd never use poison on anything ever again. But what are you to do? If there's a problem, it needs to be addressed one way or another :/

Wobly, you can shoot dogs chasing deer? I'm in West Virginia. I wonder if that's a thing here too? My dog HATES deer and possums. She used to chase after the deer in our yard but after one stomped at her, it kinda dialed her back a bit Possums though? Nope. Poor things can't really do much to defend against the big dog. They'll go on the porch and share food with the cats. They don't mind each other one bit. But if I have to let the dog out and don't notice one's there, Kierra goes right after it. I now check before opening the door. They're kind of stupid though I open the door, and tell them "Shoo, fatty, the dog's coming." and they just look up at me not giving 2 craps. I have to bang the door a few times before they eventually wobble off the porch or up the tree.

SpellBee, sorry about your cats. They lived a very long life though :O Boric Acid is supposed to work wonders on fleas. An exterminator is another option if you can afford it. If not... wear shorts and no socks inside. Use DEET. When you get into bed, sit on the edge, rub your hands across your legs and then get under the covers. Sleep naked if at all possible.
We get horrific fleas every year. That's what I do to keep from being eaten alive.

Rave: Survived another semester. Hope I didn't bomb any exams.

Rant: Gharrrggghghghgh I can't get on DV chat.

Originally Posted by JadeGreen

Rave: Survived another semester. Hope I didn't bomb any exams.

Rant: Gharrrggghghghgh I can't get on DV chat.

Congrats!

And STAND BY for more about chat. Soon. Very soon.

EDIT: the "soon" is NOW!

http://www.dreamviews.com/dreamviews...-irc-chat.html
http://www.dreamviews.com/meta-forum...ml#post2215519

Hope everyone enjoys the new chat

Rant: I'm starting to loathe driving. Or rather, I hate having to taxi everyone everywhere all the time. Hubby wants to go to the glass museum meeting tonight. It conflicts with the girls work schedule. They MIGHT be able to find another way. Hubby says he'll be to exhausted after work to drive himself

Rave: We went to Clarksburg (next large town over) to hunt for cars. While out, I stopped at the craft store to see if they had my yarn. They did not But then I went to the Walmart over there and they had the blue I need- on clearance. I spent my last $15. buying out all the colors they had left that I'd use.

Humor: The girls work over 30 miles away. Their workplace to close to a Wendy's so we went through the drive-through for food the other day. I recognized one of the workers. He asked how I was doing then told the cashier to get me some honey mustard. He's a manager now. He used to work drive-through at our local Wendy's and hubby and I used to eat there several times a week. He remembered that I like honey mustard for my French fries I think that's both great and sad. Great that he remembered me and what I liked; sad that I went there so often that he COULD remember

Rant: I seem completely unable to sleep through the night I crashed at around midnight last night and woke up at 4:10. I told myself "nope" and fell back to sleep. But I woke up every hour after that just long enough to check the time. What.the.heck.?

The girls MIGHT be getting a car. It has to be approved and I'm not holding my breath. They'll know at 2:30 today. I'm going to go kill some zombies before then.
Hope everyone has a great day.

Rant-ish/Rave-ish: Another of my medical mysteries has possibly been solved. Just need a test to confirm it. I always said it was weird that anxiety makes my toe hurt. Well, if you have gout, it makes since
My right toe has been killing me for a week. I always feel like I HAVE to pop it. It's red like Rudolf's nose and inflamed. Last night, my left toe joined the party
They don't hurt to the degree which warrants gout though, so I've always disregarded the suggestion. Wearing socks, covering with a blanket... those sorts of things don't bother my toe. A true sufferer of gout though can't tolerate it. It could be, however, that my fair ups aren't as severe OR my pain tolerance is just a smidge higher.

Recommendations for treating gout (which would apply to me) are avoiding soda, caffeine, staying very hydrated, avoiding stress. I'm uncertain about seafood. Most of what I read spoke against shellfish and red meat. I've been eating more fish than usual and I'm not sure if run of the mill fish apply or not.

It's not going away any time soon in any case. I KNOW anxiety triggers the pain and taxi service shall continue until the 25th of next month The car dealership sounded shady as all get out so they decided to skip it. Even my hubby strongly suggested staying away from them (and I think he wants them to have a vehicle more than even I do).

Now I'm off to the store and laundromat (for them)... and then out to pick them up and pick up..................... seafood I can't win for losing.

Lol Zhaylin. What woblybil said is true. Every time you talk about your health issues, i thank my body for not giving me trouble. Back in college, i had a pretty roommate. I sometimes wished i had her body. But then i remember all her health issues from headaches to backaches to period cramps and feel relieved that i have to deal with none of that!

Rave: i've started reading more books. I had almost forgotten how good this feels.

Hey. Felt like posting here for the first time.

Rant: So about 6 weeks ago I woke up with my left thumb hurting. It didn't go away, and got worse while playing games with a controller, so I assumed it was an inflammation in the tendon.
It kept hurting for 4 weeks and then suddenly the tendon snapped while I was taking off my pants. Thumb didn't extend anymore. Combine this with last years diagnosis of IBD and kidney problems and I'm feeling like I'm really unlucky. Constantly something in my body breaks.

I went to the doctor two weeks ago when the tendon snapped and a week later had a surgery. The tendon had retreated too much for the surgeon to reconnect it directly, so they took 8 cm piece from my Palmaris longus to fix it. Apparently you don't need Palmaris longus so it was fine. It's healing nicely now, but I worry my thumb won't ever work like it used to.

Wow, Letaali!!! You know you're a true gamer when you snap a tendon Hope it heals quickly and completely and gives you no more grief.

lol, Anju, yep, something's always wrong with me Most of the time though, it's low grade or more of a curiosity than a true gripe.
I bought some Vitamin B complex yesterday because I couldn't find any B5 which is what's recommended for gout. My toes bothered me a little last night. I peed neon yellow this morning and was like then remembered the vitamin Then, this afternoon, I realized my toes weren't hurting
I googled "what is Vitamin B5" It's something called Pantothenic Acid. I looked on the back of my bottle, and sure enough, it's included.
BUT, that would be awfully fast. So, either the "gout" ran its course or B5 is magic .

I do, however, have a headache today. Is it the vitamins, the stormy weather or something else? Could be eye strain from a new video game I treated myself to called Planet Explorers. The game definitely is not 7D2D, but it's been keeping me entertained.

I was ANGRY yesterday. So much so that I actually shed a couple tears for relief. The weekend is my days off now that I'm running everyone everywhere all the friggin time. But the girls had to do laundry. Okay, I understand. I'm not happy about it, but no problem. But then Paula wanted to stop at AT&T to activate a new phone. We stopped there the night before and I waited 30 minutes before she gave up. I told her I could drop her off then pick her up after I picked up food for hubby and I (an hour later). Then she got all wishy-washy and didn't want to get out of the car unless I'd wait for her. I snapped at her and felt really bad afterward... which contributed largely to my foul mood.
Then I bit off Miley and Ray's heads when they asked why I was crabby.

I try my hardest to check my attitude: "What are you friggin whining about? What else do you have planned? They're actually accomplishing stuff and all you'll do is veg and play video games!! Grow up! Chill the heck out! Stop being so friggin selfish!!!!" But that just made my mood worse

BUT, in my defense, Paula's unintentional attitude is: "I give you gas money so I own you." Then I think "You give me gas money to take y'all to work and back. You don't pay me for my time or pain and suffering (anxiety)!" She doesn't mean to, so I don't lash out and say those things. Which made something I read about gout all the more hilarious "De-stress. Excess uric acid is sometimes created by your body when you're under a great deal of stress, overworked, or harboring suppressed hostility and anger." (Italics mine). He sounds a bit quack-ish, but still had some good info (https://www.drdavidwilliams.com/prevent-gout-attacks)

ANYHOW... Paula finally got out of the car. 30 minutes later I left home for the third time that day to pick up dinner. Then I waited, and waited, and waited. Paula had been waiting outside the place for an hour at that point. A lady who works at the restaurant finally told me my order had been lost. I left to pick up Paula... then back to the restaurant where I waited 30 minutes more. I shed a couple (completely discrete) tears waiting. I was FURIOUS. I know the lady who works there and after talking to hubby, I asked her if the food would be complimentary. It wasn't but she gave me some sparkling water. And when the food was finally ready, she gave us 2 sugar cookies and 2 scones.
Which was the only thing I could eat (1 cookie) because the fish was way too spicy for me.



Maybe yesterday caused todays headache lol
Oh well, such is life

Thunderstorm day..
2 rain naps and three dreams about growing pot

I may be going to pot but I don't grow it

lol, Wobly. We're getting some storms here too. Mostly just thunder and wind at this point in time though. And I'm loving it (so long as the AC doesn't go out )

I'm having a good day so far. Last night was brutal though. I woke at some point because it felt like my knee dislocated I was in tears and kept flexing it. The knee would pop but the angle in the dim light looked really off and strange. All in all, the pain must not have been overly severe because I never woke quite all the way up and fell right back to sleep

The friggin fruit and house flies are driving me up a friggin wall though The house needs some deep sanitizing and then (hopefully) that will be the end of that.

It's been a nice and relatively peaceful day. I'm binging my new game and watching some Prime off and on.
Hope everyone's having a great day.

Oh yeah, speaking of dreams, I had a really weird one last night. After my knee troubles, my ankle was itching me to death and I scratched some of the skin off. When I fell back to sleep, I dreamed I had a pimple sized wound on my ankle. It was bothering me so I was trying to pop it when all of a sudden, something poked out of the opening. I pulled and pulled and pulled and it turned out to be a tapeworm (but looked like a skeletal eel). I was amazed and wanted to show someone so I threw it in the bathtub. When I went back later it had a sort of kitten-ish cute face but it was in pain. I cried that I wanted to help it but had no idea how. Then I woke up briefly and entered another dream (a boring church dream lol). How bizarre.

Started meditating again. Zwhoop dream recall gone. But at least I can focus IWL.

My desktop computer is having problems. I thought it was overheating but I'm beginning to think it's a bug with the K&K base mod on Kerbal. The monitor randomly loses all feed and shuts down like the computer shut down but the computer keeps going and the fan is turning like crazy. I don't know what's causing it because I can leave the computer running for hours on other strenuous tasks but as soon as I try to use one of these base parts in my game I have about 3 minutes tops before the monitor loses connection. There don't seem to be any workarounds. I tried switching monitors, tried unplugging it and plugging it back in. I don't know what's going on.

And the expanded smilies window still isn't working, so I cannot even fully express my frustrations.

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

lol, Wobly. We're getting some storms here too. Mostly just thunder and wind at this point in time though. And I'm loving it (so long as the AC doesn't go out )
When I went back later it had a sort of kitten-ish cute face but it was in pain. I cried that I wanted to help it but had no idea how. Then I woke up briefly and entered another dream (a boring church dream lol). How bizarre.

Those are the ending of my dreams..end of last lucid... A pig ran into the room and spit out a dog and a cat and they ran off but in a few feet the cat doubled around in pain and ran off sideways and I woke up..I hate that!

ps: AC? What's that? ^..^

lol, I would die without my AC

Jade, my monitor has been doing that too, but only when I lock it. I just turn the power off until I'm back at my desk.
I hope you can get it fixed.

Rant: I've been waking up to a ripping headache these last couple of days. I *think* it's a combination of allergies and a kink along the top/right of my neck. It feels like whiplash again- can't look over my shoulder without cringing.
Night before last I fell asleep at around 12:30AM and was awake by 3:30AM
Yesterday, hubby and I actually got out of the house and went hiking at a local ??? State park/river/mountain. I was exhausted, , and thought I'd fall right to sleep. Nope.

I have one of those lounging pillows: high back with armrests. I hang it from my ceiling before I go to sleep. Last night, I laid in bed by 9PM and got on my iPad. By 11:30 I was actually falling asleep while on my game, so I hung the pillow up. Then I figured I should take an allergy pill so I turned on my light (one of those clicker extension cords. Hangs right next to my bed). When I turned it on
There was a ginormous wolf spider on the wall behind where my pillow and head had been.

I tried capturing him so I could put him outside but he wasn't cooperating and I didn't want him to disappear, so I ended up squishing him Every time he moved or jumped, I squealed, which woke me right up I couldn't fall back to sleep until 1:30.
At 5:30, this headache woke me

Rant: Paula and Destinee get out of training next week. Their new hours are going to be something like 1:30-9:30PM. Seriously? I JUST got on a normal schedule

Rave: Hubby and I had a great time yesterday. We walked a couple of miles. The trail takes a wooden bridge path under a cliff overhang with a beautiful view of the river. At the end of that path are very steep stairs and the lower 2-3 steps were missing. Pulling myself up it was the only part of the hike that was difficult. I pull up by placing one leg on the upper part then pulling up in a sort of squatting position, and then standing. That usually doesn't bother me (I get into the back of hubby high truck the same way), but yesterday it made me vaguely lightheaded for a couple minutes.

Hope everyone has a great weekend
(Jade, , I have all my smilies memorized and type them out. Can't remember when I last opened the menu )

Rave: The horse that won The Kentucky Derby was a horse named, "Always Dreaming". How many people bet on that horse, here? My mom told me she picked the horse for me because I'm always telling her my dreams. So, "Am I dreaming?!"

Of course, I posted something like this for a future Task of the Month: http://www.dreamviews.com/tasks-mont...ml#post2156801

How cool, DreamVixen I'd probably cheer on that one too

I feel so bad I'm seriously thinking about going to the Dr. tomorrow. And then I googled my symptoms so I'm talking myself out of going. It's most likely a soft tissue sprain. The Dr. will just tell me to do what I'm already doing: gentle stretches, anti0inflamatories, rest.
But I have a had terrible headaches for some 4 days now. All because of this kink in my neck

I've been taking both Benadryl and Valium (5mg) for the last two nights. I've been sleeping the same as I always do, as if I've taking nothing Seriously, body? 1/4 of 10mg Valium usually knocks you out for days! Maybe the Benedryl counteracts it? By itself, Benadryl usually puts me to sleep for the short-term. Hmmmm....

I have been extremely angry since this pain began. I have zero patience and tolerance. Even my games aren't distracting me enough.

BUT- I have no fever. My blood pressure has been slightly elevated, but not worrisomely so. My ears are still gurggly. IF I was running a fever, I could say I might have an ear infection that's causing the inflammation leading to the kink. Can you have an ear infection without a fever? Doubt it. Infections always cause fever, don't they? I probably just sleep like a weirdo and caused this to myself
I wish it would hurry up and go away though. THEN I could actually clean y room to find out where this mold smell is coming from which is triggering these allergies
As it is, I just want to blow up the world and hide in a corner somewhere.

But hey, my toes rarely hurt now

Originally Posted by Zhaylin

I've been taking both Benadryl and Valium (5mg) for the last two nights. I've been sleeping the same as I always do, as if I've taking nothing Seriously, body? 1/4 of 10mg Valium usually knocks you out for days! Maybe the Benedryl counteracts it? By itself, Benadryl usually puts me to sleep for the short-term. Hmmmm....

I have been extremely angry since this pain began. I have zero patience and tolerance. Even my games aren't distracting me enough.

Benadryl is bad, Just bad: diphenhydramine sticks with you too long, 48 hrs.Using it more often that that builds up in the system and causes all kinds of things including feeling like a Zombie! Mood swings, Constipation and I don't know what all.
Just saying

Hmmm... I have terrible environmental/seasonal allergies. I've been taking one Benadryl at bedtime for, gosh, the last month at least. No noticeable mood changes. But the Valium has been making me very loopy and zombiefied (auto correct tried changing that to zombie ice . Combined with my Gabapentin, it usually knocks me out within 2 hours of taking it.

I'm actually "human" now (but haven't felt more worse rofl). I usually fall asleep by 11:30 and I'm awake by 8:30. I don't even take caffeine throughout the day anymore (just 1 every now and then instead of the 2 every day that I've used for years).

With this pulled muscle (or whatever in the world it is) I WANTED to hibernate over the weekend to hasten the healing. I thought for sure Benadryl combined with the Valium would do just that. Nope

Tonight I discovered a "Ben-gay" type x-large cut-able patch. I cut a strip for my neck and a tiny patch for the temple on that same side. It's not perfect but it's helping lol.

I think this might actually be "text neck". I tend to lounge in bed from 9:30-11:30 and play my iPad. The angle is not ideal. When I'm awake, I sit in a straight back chair all day (but it has a half back with arms). When I'm in bed, I'm sort of reclined but my head juts forward and down. Blah. Maybe I need to start cutting back on this lol.

Tomorrow starts the girls new schedule, so I guess that will take care of this problem at least partially. We won't get home until after 10pm

Rave: I've been binge-watching Supergirl and having interesting dreams of homicide, bioweapons and underground labs.

lol, Anju. Sounds like me and my zombie dreams. Awesome if you're enjoying the dreams :bounce:

Humorous Rant: Last night, hubby sent e to the store. I noticed my anxiety was flaring big time (those weird and constant adrenaline surges through my face). Meh, no biggy. But what the heck triggered THIS problem? Did I forget my meds? Did the Valium trigger it Then I recalled the half gallon or so I've sweet tea I had been drinking the last coupe days
WHY is it I can drink Coke all day AND take 2-4 caffeine pills (200-800mg) and not trigger these surges but plain 'ole sweet tea does in no time flat? (It's the same reaction I have to, say, 5-hr energy but tea is even worse than that). What is that ingredient Tanic acid or somesuch? Great.... something else to Google
Oh well, at least my problems entertain me and keep me somewhat educated.

THEN, to add insult to injury.... something to me to wear my underwear to sleep last night. I'm glad I did. I started my period 8 friggin days early.

I slept terribly last night because it's impossible to regulate the temp in my room when the weather is as bizarre as it has been. I always sweat when I sleep anyhow, so the fluctuations just make things a million times worse. I took neither Valium nor Benadryl last night (my sleep wasn't much different than when I had). I woke up throughout the night picking my nose because of allergies

Rave: The med combo had created some of the best dreams in memory though. The subject matter wasn't really DJ worthy but my gosh they were vivid.
Zombie dreams are an every night friggin thing anymore lol. I guess I don't mind overly much. At least I get lots and lots of exercise in my sleep hehehe.

**EDIT**
Does this apply?
"Rebound Anxiety: A transient syndrome whereby the symptoms that led to treatment with Valium recur in an enhanced form. This may occur upon discontinuation of treatment. It may be accompanied by other reactions including mood changes, anxiety, and restlessness. Since the risk of withdrawal phenomena and rebound phenomena is greater after abrupt discontinuation of treatment, it is recommended that the dosage be decreased gradually." (http://www.rxlist.com/valium-side-ef...rug-center.htm)
My brain's not really working right now. But I only took it for what, 2 days. I am UBER brain-fogged and loopy as hell. This "anxiety" is as INTENSE as it's ever been for years. This is all extremely bizarre. I'm actually even disassociating a little (feel a bit "outside" myself)
My p-doc is going to nag the heck out of me tomorrow. He hates valium. But I friggin hate going to doctors who can't really do anything for a stupid problem. Gotta pay the co-pay and hope to get a word in as they herd you through before their next appointment.
If I can fix and understand a problem myself, I much prefer that.

I've taken 1/4 of 10mg Valium before for sprains without incident. What the friggin heck. What IS 1/4 of 10mg
My hubby's too paranoid to write scripts since the laws have gotten so obnoxious (because Dr's over-prescribe hard-core meds ). I'd love to just be able to call a Dr. and say: "Hey, I have a sprained ankle (or bladder infection, or allergies), can you call in a script?" But no. They need to do an x-ray to make sure there's no break or fracture. They need to schedule an MRI to make sure alleries aren't a brain tumor and an ultra-cound to make sure the bladder infection is what you think it is. What/The.Heck. And THEN, you have to wait for sometimes 2 months to even SEE the Dr.
I don't like hard-core drugs. Hydros and Oxy don't do anything more for me than Ibuprofen (for the most part). I only take valium when absolutely necessary because I don't know of a better option.

And that's when my p-doc would laugh and say "And THAT'S why you see people who understand meds and what's going on." Yeah, but don't you understand the rest of my rant and why I don't (I'll tell him exactly what I wrote here )
Endless friggin ridiculous cycle of silliness and uselessness (what's that word "futility"?)

FUTURE NOTE. DV, please remind me to stay the heck away from 5mgValium and Black Tea (maybe ALL tea. I'll have to experiement some).

And NOW, I get to drive the kids 30-40 minutes to work through road construction while I'm disassociated, anxious, loopy and frain-bogged as all get out. I'm functional so long as nothing unexpected happens.

And yes.... my neck still hurts (now where's the atomic explosion emoji).

Rave: My niece won first place in the fitness bikini athlete competition. Go Team Zero Gravity! That team is one of the top teams in the Nation.
Rant: Got bit by my sister's dog when I was looking after her.

Edited: Rant: The as gypsy moths are back:

Spoiler for EWWWW:

Glad to hear about the contest I'm sure she's thrilled.

Hope the bite's not serious. Was she angry or scared? Or is she just ornery?

YIKES! That's a lot of caterpillars! We'll be getting tent worms soon too. Before hubby through out his shoulder, he would take a torch to them to save the trees in our yard.

Ewww...WTF. Please add a spoiler warning before posting disgusting images. Now I can't open this thread until we move to the next page.