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[featherynscale]

I'm going to stop mentioning non-Ljers in my journal. It seems to be unlucky for them. Blergh, and then blergh, and another one on the side. My brother D. just makes it home to the states in time to be diagnosed with some sort of rare nerve disorder which causes him searing pain in his face for no apparent reason. So I suppose things could be worse. My face could be on fire. His whole body could be.

Today's forecast: scattered showers, thought quality in the poor range. Chance of mental fuckup high. Those with sensitivities should not enter my noosphere without protection.

I had serious thoughts yesterday about packing up my shit and leaving town. Maybe heading for the Pacific Northwest. I've always wanted to go to Seattle. I'm suited to rain.

Comments

[greektoomey.livejournal.com]

Why salt water? Wouldn't ordinary water do it?

[liquidfun.livejournal.com]

regular water would (via osmosis) cause swelling of the mucous tissues (think of crinkled soft puffy fingers/toes after soaking in a tub for a while).

Using salt water that doesn't happen ... plus it is rather soothing to soft tissue (which is why you should gargle salt water after a dental cleaning, etc).

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

I have discovered during my occasional adventures with the neti pot that salt water navigates the sinus tissues a lot more easily than fresh... I'm pleased to see that somebody knows why - saves me from answering the question.

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

Even better than Neti, if you let a actifed wear off when you're 80 feet under water, and you shoot up to the surface, the resulting sinus blowout is like the relief felt when busting open a hundred whiteheads from the middle of your brain.

It's not that nice in fresh water. It just hurts like holy hell in fresh water. But in salt water... it was like post-coital bliss. Not just quick-bang post-coital either, like life-altering coitus post-coital.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

like the relief felt when busting open a hundred whiteheads from the middle of your brain

This gets my vote for Simile of the Century.

[featherynscale.livejournal.com]

Stick around - he throws these out all the time. My reigning favorite was when being ineligible for SCA barony was like being ineligible to have a dry pineapple shoved up your butt.

That's our Mac.

[diermuid.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

It is actually up there as one of my most memorable moments in life. Which is saying a lot because I don't remember a whole lot of my life. ;-)