In reply to dculberson :
I quit drinking coffee half way through Vet school. Long hours, minimal sleep, lots of stress, combined with the caffeine was too much for me.
Felt much better after that.
In reply to dculberson :
I quit drinking coffee half way through Vet school. Long hours, minimal sleep, lots of stress, combined with the caffeine was too much for me.
Felt much better after that.
I woke up with a sore back, which I have for the past few days apropos of nothing in particular, but this one was worse. I got to the bathroom, hunched over, and finished my business, and then fell flat on the floor. I rolled around for a while, and could not find a position where it didn't hurt enough to make me yelp. Happily it was loud enough to wake the wife, who helpfully came in and yelled at me for making too much noise and not going to the doctor immediately at 6am. I was able, after ten or fifteen minutes to get up and limp through shaving, though dressing was hilarious. I was actually laughing as I tried to put on my socks. I get to work, and I am walking slow, but not nearly as much pain. Here it is at nearly 3pm, and I am feeling maybe 60% If the pattern repeats, I'll feel fine at bedtime, do a few things, go to bed, and wake up to the same dance.
On the bright side, the brakes on the van are done.
Went for follow up at cardiologist. He doesn’t think it’s the heart either but scheduled a stress test and echocardiogram for next week to be safe. I’ve had Gerd in the past and doc also mentioned hiatal hernia. With everything going to E36 M3 the past few weeks I’ve been living on caffeine and junk food which isn’t probably isn’t helping.
And now I’m home to grill some chicken and veggies for dinner and found out I’m out of tiki torch fuel. At least my yacht rock app is working.
6 more months. 6 more months of a pregnant wife. I don’t know if I can take it. Between her near constant morning sickness, work and taking care of our 20-month old, I’m just about at my wit’s end.
This past week has been one of the worst, finding out during the initial ultrasound that due to the sack of fluid behind the baby’s neck being 1/2mm too thick, they could have some congenital defects. So now we get to worry and the wife gets to take a pretty painful test that we have to wait for 2-4 weeks for the full results.
The good news, what little of it there was, was that the preliminary tests came back yesterday that the more common chromosomal defects weren’t detected and that we’re having a boy.
I’m so numb at this point, I can’t even fake excitement or enjoyment anymore. I’m just stumbling from one wobbly spinning plate on a stick to another. I’m also eating junk food and drinking alcohol at a much higher rate than usual.
In reply to Stefan :
I feel for you man, I’m just outside of that with a 3 year old and a 10 month old. I’m not going to lie to you or sugar coat things - you guys all have some trying times ahead. Once the little one comes you’re going to be caring for a 2 year old, barely sleeping, and somehow still functioning at work. I’m only just now feeling almost human again. But the baby is so sweet now that she’s sleeping and seeing the two kids play together is amazing. Persevere, keep your temper with your wife and kid, and try to stay sane. The only way out is through!
I went from 10-12 bottles of Diet Pepsi to none in an effort to easy my stomach problems. Apparently caffeine withdrawal has some of the same signs as a heart attack too. Can I just have my nervous breakdown and get it over with?
In reply to Wally :
Caffeine withdrawal sucks big time, but if you can make it 2-3 days, you should be good to go.
+1 on the caffeine withdrawl. I partcipated in a "cleanse" in early 2017 that called for a complete cessation of caffeine intake. I didn't think it was going to be a problem since it seems so harmless when you are having a few cups of joe every morning. The initial few days were rough... mostly due to the constant splitting headache the entire time I was conscious during the day. You should be clear of the withdrawl in a couple days though if my experience is any indication.
For my rant: I am re-addicted to cefeine and drink 4 cups of coffee a day.
Wally said:At least my yacht rock app is working.
May the winds of change blow some luck in your direction...
WilD said:+1 on the caffeine withdrawl. I partcipated in a "cleanse" in early 2017 that called for a complete cessation of caffeine intake. I didn't think it was going to be a problem since it seems so harmless when you are having a few cups of joe every morning. The initial few days were rough... mostly due to the constant splitting headache the entire time I was conscious during the day. You should be clear of the withdrawl in a couple days though if my experience is any indication.
For my rant: I am re-addicted to cefeine and drink 4 cups of coffee a day.
I went cold turkey a couple years ago because I wanted to prove that all the withdrawal stuff was a load of E36 M3.
7 days of hell ensued, including flu-like symptoms. I no longer feel anything but sympathy, empathy, and pity for people with addiction problems.
No high and mighty stuff here, btw: I'm back off the wagon and ingesting about 1000ish mg of caffeine a day.
Attention cashiers: I am normally a pretty laid back and casual person. But I am pretty laid back and casual person who also has a strong sense of social propriety. To wit, I do not recall ever giving any of you leave to call me familiar just because my first and last names appear on your screen when I swipe my rewards card.
The company behind my favorite phone keyboard shut it down yesterday. Now I have to Wade through all the stupid emoticon keyboards and glitchy information stealing garbage to find something as simple and intuitive of Swype.
This Google keyboard just isn't cutting it, even with themes and custom settings.
You're getting bent out of shape because I'm not getting sucked in to some reality "unknown mystery" show? Knights Templar, Captain Kidd, Free Masons!
Bull. Its sinkhole.
But you're not listening to me! That's what they said. Fine! You think I'm wrong. Fine! I'm wrong.
It's a natural phenomenon known as a sinkhole. The only thing you are wrong about is getting sucked into this.
They're saying all that to sell a TV show.
You guys are making me happy I never indulged in too much caffeine. Most I do is a can of soda a day
RevRico said:The company behind my favorite phone keyboard shut it down yesterday. Now I have to Wade through all the stupid emoticon keyboards and glitchy information stealing garbage to find something as simple and intuitive of Swype.
This Google keyboard just isn't cutting it, even with themes and custom settings.
I use Hacker's Keyboard from the F-Droid store...when I'm not using the phone's physical keyboard
Motorola Droid 4. It's a very old phone (from 2012) but you can get up-to-date software on it. Mine's rooted and running an OS based on Android 7. In the US it will only work on Verizon though (as I was painfully reminded last year).
Kids school was cancelled today because someone tweeted a shooting threat. I hope they catch whoever it is and beat them with a stick.
In reply to dropstep :
One local school is now closed for the 2nd day in a row and I think there was a second one closed yesterday, due to threats. I'm sure it's just people being hyper vigilant in the wake of last week's shooting, but still WTF is wrong with us as a country that this is a thing?
I have a crapload of actual job to do in the next week or so.
TSX got new shoes and an alignment, but still needs oil and trans fluid, front pads and rotors. Concert Coach and Pimpala both could use an oil change. I'm helping DD#1 shop lightly-used cars and she wants to buy within the next 2-3 weeks.
I'm hosting Easter in 5 weeks. House is kind of a mess.
The Manic Miata needs to be inspected in 6 weeks, and it always involves finesse and uncertainty to squeak through. It needs competition tires, and I haven't ordered them yet. The tire trailer ought to get rewired. For that matter, so should the MM.
The autocross season starts in 7 weeks. I have a bunch of off-season administrative / system stuff to do, and volunteer training to organize. Plus monthly events all summer.
DD#2 is likely moving back home in 13 weeks. Her room is full of junk... and so is the attic.
We want to rearrange several rooms in the house, then shuffle the resulting puzzle pieces to allow long-overdue gut renovations of both bathrooms, and the master bedroom over the coming fall and winter.
And I don't feel like doing any of this. I just want to sit on the couch and play video games with DW.
dropstep said:He may be expecting a child but still wanted to have something to play with.
tell him if he just played with himself he wouldn't have to worry about expecting a child.
In reply to Stefan :
first of all, let me say that i feel your pain. i went through something similar and my kids are more than 20 months apart. anyway, consider something my dad (RIP) told my older brother when bro was in a similar situation:
"you stuck it in, now you gotta stick it out."
get off the booze, *now*. it is hurting your ability to cope far more than you may realize.
got a friend who is (or is married to) a good cook? it's worth $100 to have her buy the groceries and prepare a few healthy meals and keep them in the fridge. access to healthy food is what separates us from a lot of the world. if not, google for local culinary arts schools and contact a teacher. they probably have a student who would love the opportunity.
I wasn't sure if I wanted to put this in the minor wins or minor rants thread, but in theory I just bought a car I've always wanted for a decent bit under market value. Money hasn't changed hands yet and the seller isn't available to do so until first thing tomorrow morning, so I'm going to be a nervous wreck in the meantime, worried that someone else is going to try to make a better offer.
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