I have had a pretty nice day today after about two weeks of back pain hell.  I went to a new doctor, an internist, yesterday, who is referring me to a pain management clinic, as well as back to physical therapy.  He also prescribed me some muscle relaxers and pain medication. … Read full post »

things are getting worse it's not
working out
everything is coming up upside down
nothing ever changes it's a
stupid waste and
i give up it's not enough
people say tomorrow's another day
if that's true why does it all
feel the same
if there is a point i can't figure it out
and all i know's it's not enough
what… Read full post »

Three days ago, I decided to give vegetarianism a go.  There was no particular moral reason or epiphany behind this decision.  I mainly just wanted to see if I could do it.  Understand, I'm the type of person who loves steak (and chicken and turkey) and when I eat my steak,… Read full post »

For some reason the latest birthdate year you can enter in on your Open Salon Profile is 1976.  Not sure why.  I was born in the early 80's.  Oh well. Read full post »

As I stated in a previous post, I was diagnosed with OCD, anxiety, and depression at around age 17.  My brother has a lot of the same problems, as does my mother.  I've been on a myriad of drugs and tried therapy as well.  A list of the anti-depressant/anti-anxiety meds that… Read full post »

... after a nearly six month hiatus.  Not much to report.  I gave physical therapy a go through the end of December, and when the new year started, I had to meet a deductible again and had to quit going.  I'm starting to have pain again, and, now that I've met… Read full post »

... I promise.  This is not a zombie Ash writing this entry.  I've been writing a lot more over on Tumblr, and work has really been quite busy.  I've also recently started going to physical therapy for my chronic back pain.  I've had massages and also received  Alpha-Stim tre… Read full post »

HELP!!!!  The spam bots are taking over.  I received NINETEEN spam comments on my various blogs yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Read full post »

... what the tipping point will be.

I have been struggling with chronic pain for a while now.  I have a job that i hate, in which I get no respect.  I get yelled at by random people because their computers or Blackberries don't work and I can't give them answers quickly… Read full post »

... was a big waste of time.  They x-rayed the area in which I'm having pain (I'm not certain of the exact location, but I think it's about T-4 or T-5 of my thoracic spine - it's level with the end of my left shoulder blade).  He stated that everything looked… Read full post »

(well, it was actually 13 years ago yesterday, as it is after midnight CDT now)...my brother Lindley and I were running late for school.  He was a senior and I was a freshman in high school.  As such, he drove and I rode to school with him.  We usually arrived at… Read full post »

I had a relatively pain free day yesterday, only to start hurting really badly right as I went to bed.  The pain is in the same location of my back at which I had my surgery last year.  It's a twisting, stabbing pain in the thoracic region, just slightly left of… Read full post »

Hello dear readers,

So I haven't too well lately.  Firstly, I've had a horrible case of sinusitis which has lasted for several weeks.  I finally broke down and went to the doctor yesterday and was given a round of steroids and antibiotics, but he was most concerned with my untreated asthma… Read full post »

...so I colored my hair.  There's really not much more to say.

 Let's just say the verdict is still out.

 My hair is reddish brown - more red in the summer and brown in the winter - with blonde highlights.  Not looking forward to the "blah" brown to come, I dyed… Read full post »

Hey everyone... sorry it's been so long since I've been on.  It's been crazy busy at work and my computer at home has had some issues, so right now I'm trying to bang out another rant in a fairly short amount of time.

 I've ranted many times about the fundamentalist types. … Read full post »

So, Hubby and I had an interesting trip to the coast last week.  It all started last wednesday, while I was at work.  Smoke started pouring out of my car on my lunch break.  I took off early and took it to the nice, honest mechanic by my house, who luckily… Read full post »

So, here comes another birthday on Saturday.  I'll be 28.

Here comes another September 11.  Ever since the terrorist attacks, I've had mixed feelings when my birthday rolls around.  Most of the, "Well your birthday is easy to remember," comments have died down at this point.

 Whil… Read full post »

Today is the five year anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina on Lousiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.  As such, I've decided to post my recollections of this event. 

 Living in Jackson, Mississippi, which is about 200 miles inland, I'd never experienced an actual hurricane be… Read full post »

For my birthday (two weeks from today), Hubby and I have decided to go to.... drumroll please... Ship Island, MS!!!!  This is one of my favorite places in the world, and I'm really excited that, from what we've been told, this area was largely spared from the oil spill.  I decided… Read full post »

"The more pride we have, the more other people's pride irritates us."- CS Lewis (?-I've seen this attributed to Lewis, but I was unable to cite a source)

 This is so true.  I have been having one of those days today.  Someone that I work with said something that was probably… Read full post »

My dear, sweet husband is afflicted by cluster headaches, colloquially known as as "suicide headaches," because the pain is so great that some sufferers have actually committed suicide to escape it.

He started having them several years ago.  They are called cluster headaches because sufferers wi… Read full post »

My heart hurts. It skips beats and falters. Some days I think it will quit beating altogether. One day, I believe, the Great Physician will anesthetize me. It will more than likely make others in my life very sad to see me in this state, but it is only temporary. He… Read full post »

So, according to a Yahoo! message board, I am a bitter person.  I was reading an article about how you can block FaceBook friends from viewing your posts (all along I'm thinking, if you don't want to be friends with them, why did you accept the request?).  I made a comment… Read full post »

I'm glad I'm not the only one that remembers when Burger King served tacos:

http://home.comcast.net/~dadsdish/bct.htm

 They tasted like Jack in the Box tacos, which I haven't had in years because we don't have Jack in the Box in this area.  I used to work at a local deli and late at… Read full post »