tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:12:15 +0000linksvideosulcerative colitislibrariesUCfoodbooksmoviesIBDwoe is Imedicationspillspillspillsarticlesdoctorsflareslibrarianshappy thingieswishful thinkinglibrary schoolcan you take my pills?one big pity partypodcastsside effectsbig bad evilchronic diseasescrappy candyhealth caretvcolonoscopiescrohnsdumbasseryexcessive stupidityhealthholidaysimuranlauds and libslibrary scienceprednisonerecipesaches n painsbullshitcancerous thoughtsexcessive imageryinsurance woesno pity for self-inflicted woundspics or it didn't happenpoliticsreading materialstar trekteatoiletsweatherCCFAcancercolonscookingdietdiversionsinfuriationsno time to shitsyringe in the asstreatmentsWondrous Sparklieanecdotally speakingautoimmunebeertimebest medicinecatalogingcolazalcrafty stuffdestressing with cadbury minieggselectionsgastro-manheadlineshomeworkjesus godkeywordsmichael mooreoff-topicpopcornquality candyquestionable ethicsrelated diseasessearchingspacespelling problemsstresstexasthe Deviltoilet papertolietstptripsunsolicitedwoeswordswork up the wazooColon TunnelFolic AcidMechaTolietNYCbathroom timebatmancaffeinechallenging stuffcoffeedippy cable showsduluthenvironmentalismfaking itfamous folkshistorylow songsmagneto's laxativemineralsminnesotapainkillersprepprescriptionspuppiesreminiscencereportsresearchrowasasedationsensationalist journalismshe's a lady whoawhoawhoasleepinesssunscreensunshineteststhe shitsHouseIBDamnedIndian foodLialdaMiss Melly was a pansyOrlando RocksPBS and the likeaccidentsagavememoreanemiaapartment huntsarchivesasacolbabiesbakingbarsblandblue agaveboobiesbuckets of saltcampbell cameochocolatecigarettescoloncomic book gurucomicscrybabydangerdangerdemonsdieticiansdigital excitementdispenser conspiracydwarves of moriaentertainmentfilmsforgetfulnessfungus is not fungate-crashersgood shitsgutbacktalkhalloweenhedonismhphurrayinformation policyintestinal gift shopiron deficiencyjellybeanslesionslesions.light a matchlow fiberlow residueluxury bathroommarvin bushmatchesmellowmemememeemomesalaminemoose lovemorphinenew yorknicotineoutingsparosmiapassingpearl jampentasapneumoniapoetrypontificationpostersprojectsquirksraisinsrantssassy gutshowtimesmokesmokingstaminomaticstar warsstrange belly soundssulphursupplementstequilathe jerktp patriotismtraitorous hoochtudor boobstudorsuniversal health careversedvitaminswetting pantswhere's marvinwritingChicken and stars, with a side of mesalamine.http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (peppery)Blogger369125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-1946051855654107913Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:54:00 +00002013-03-30T22:54:50.148-05:00This blog has moved! Come see me at http://pepperysoup.wordpress.com. Bye, Blogger. You were all right for a while. But your support service is nonexistent. http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2013/03/be-she-as-foul-as-was-florentius-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-8245361418622826475Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:59:00 +00002013-02-06T10:59:46.767-06:00This year is not going so well. So, have a snowy-faced mutt. http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2013/02/no-good.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-9137133576103540039Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:18:00 +00002012-12-19T21:18:55.381-06:00 http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/12/minnesota-delight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-7764763817701507294Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-12-06T06:00:06.986-06:00challenging stuffinfuriationspics or it didn't happenSince we're into winter now, I usually bike home after the sun has set. I use lights and I follow the rules of the road because I am a Safe Biker. But sometimes people can't see me anyway. The other night I was gunning it in the bike lane toward an intersection with a notoriously quick-changing stoplight. After a few weeks/months/years, you begin to learn the light patterns and whether or not http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/12/no-i-want-to-thank-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-3532657939898144875Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:14:00 +00002012-12-05T10:14:35.426-06:00anecdotally speakinghurraylibrarianslibrariesshe's a lady whoawhoawhoateaI didn't do a Thankful Things post for Thanksgiving. Probably because I was too busy being thankful that I could eat turkey, ham, and some tasty piles of vegetables mixed with various sugars and fats. Mmmmmm. Thanks, colon, for keeping it together. Instead I submit to you this Hurray! list. As in, Hurray! The google search terms "doop lung" direct folks to my blog. Hurray lists can be done http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/12/honey-packets-inna-pocket.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-2952717114122645299Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:36:00 +00002012-11-26T11:36:38.253-06:00happy thingieslinksFrequent readers* of this blog may be aware that I'm something of a Vincent Price fan. Imagine my delight when the guys at Tank Riot took it upon themselves to record a three hour episode on the subject. (Granted, this three hours opens with their opinions on the election, political candidates, politics in general, and shooting the shit about random stuff.) I especially love that they give props http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/11/vinnie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-225730161172825042Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:12:00 +00002012-11-14T09:12:46.040-06:00Finally started The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin this weekend, and as usual, by the third page, I am having a few feelings. (Not feels, tumblr. FEELINGS.) 1. Yes, I should have read this a few years ago when it was first recommended me. 2. This might be one of those books that I buy for people. (2addendum. It's hard to tell when you're still in the early chapters. But I think I can http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/11/obstinate-headstrong-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-4554609304516833731Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:19:00 +00002012-11-11T15:20:39.205-06:00holidaysI am feeling very, very well for the first time since the end of September. Right now I'm enjoying an afternoon cup of caffeinated (!) tea as I prepare some notes for a presentation, and marvel at not having to worry about needing to run for the bathroom in the middle of speaking. Knock on wood. Or rather, knock on porcelain? Now I can focus on my next real goal: our annual holiday trip up northhttp://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/11/post-flare-serenity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-7830577575146075541Sun, 11 Nov 2012 04:27:00 +00002012-11-10T22:27:00.839-06:00 Yeah, I was super happy. I kept most of my buttons under wraps since I didn't want to get accidentally swerved into while biking to work, or have my car/face keyed. But on election night I put on half of them, and stuck the other half onto A.'s shirt. I am deliriously happy. I know a lot of people are delirious with sadness right now, and all I can say to that is, well, I knowhttp://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/11/too-many-buttonsi-gotta-get-that-button.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-7492962779915563098Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:09:00 +00002012-11-06T20:09:19.793-06:00Here's an interesting article about looking hard at fraud worry regarding voting machines, from the Awl: The Truth About Voting Machines: What's Real And What's A Nutty Election Fraud Conspiracy (note: using "nutty" annoys me. People who are willing to think outside the box should not be automatically classified as insane, especially when voting machines have documented problems with their http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/11/election-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-1805178003921133266Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:10:00 +00002012-11-04T14:10:40.868-06:00big bad evilcancerous thoughtsheadlineslinksFrom Reuters, via Boing Boing: Germany's Merck halts supply of cancer drug to Greek hospitals You don't have to take medication every day (like me and other folks on maintenance drugs) to be scared of this.http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/11/hey-you-want-to-read-something-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-9204009856502813356Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-10-29T06:00:06.176-05:00flarespoliticsI'm always amazed at how quickly flares appear and how endlessly long it takes them to be soothed away by heavy medication. Still feeling on toppa the world, though, and down to 5 mg of pred, the final taper - although watching the last presidential debate gave me a couple of sympathetic ulcers. Might have to abstain from media on the whole until the election is over. In other news, my buttons http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/10/sloooooooow-progressions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-2486674847253919498Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:17:00 +00002012-10-28T15:17:24.512-05:00halloweenlinksmoviesI haven't done any posts on horror yet, and Halloween is days away! This is SCANDALOUS. Recently I had the pleasure of rewatching the Wicker Man. This time I managed to snag the director's/extended cut, which I hadn't yet seen. I watched the shorter/United States theatrical release about three years ago and while I liked it overall, it was with some confusion with regardshttp://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/10/halloweenie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-103646294463958287Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:17:00 +00002012-10-11T07:17:45.185-05:00dietflareslinksvideosHOORAY! Solid food has completely reentered and commandeered my diet once again! Of course, this solid food includes a lot of boiled-into-pulp mashed/pureed veggies, toast, bananas, but there are moments. Last night I had a daring helping of pot roast and a completely irresponsible quarter-cup of bleu cheese cole slaw. I'm still being good about alcohol, though. There's a wine festival http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/10/slow-progressions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-2477325598843485736Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:25:00 +00002012-10-09T12:25:09.881-05:00librarianslibrarieslinksHow Not to Write about Libraries -- some guidelines for reporters A great article from Jessamyn West on how to describe the library when writing a news story. Hint: you know how some librarians wear buns? Yeah, so does everyone else. Good start, though. Tidbit: 2. Quit it with the wardrobe policing. You try working nights and weekends in a landmark building with a heating and cooling systemhttp://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/10/uh-oh-you-have-bun-face.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-7743179277961665335Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:50:00 +00002012-10-08T07:50:31.797-05:00crafty stufflinks What do you ladies do with your old bras? This is an old one I've poofed up to look more appealing, but really, it's a pile of stretched out, warped, unsupportive, shoulder-chafing Lycra. I'd be embarrassed to give it to Goodwill. So naturally I poked around online to see if anyone had ideas about bra recycling. I came across the following overly-recycled, exceedingly enthusiastic recycling http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/10/sall-good-bra.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-8181194448527246731Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-10-05T07:11:59.274-05:00flaresmedicationspopcornprednisonethe Devilulcerative colitis chemical structure of prednisone, from wiki and credited to Bryan Derksen That's right, folks. It's prednisone time. Devil Pred. Moonface Maker. Instigator of any and all Popcorn Freakouts. That Tricksy Pharmaceutical Which Lures Ye in With Complectional Clearing -- aaand, I'm getting distracted. Which is probably a side effect, though, so even though I've only taken two doses so far, http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/10/inappropriate-happiness-here-i-come.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-409190103496876437Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-10-02T06:00:01.838-05:00aches n painsflareswoe is II was digging through my older entries and realized that most of my flares happen in fall - August or September, to be specific. Since I'm feeling crabby, I'm tempted to blame them on my inability to deal with (or warm to, heh) the Texas heat, but it's a phenomenon that started before A. and I moved here. It's possible I don't deal well with any heat? Or perhaps there's something about fall that http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/10/theres-something-about-august.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-2796619656818041232Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-10-01T13:37:57.971-05:00flaressyringe in the assulcerative colitiswoe is IwoesNew mini-flare occurred this weekend, predictably, I suppose, after a week-to-month's buildup of too many consecutive baked beans, beers, mildly spicy stuff, popcorn, cheese puffs, Indian food, and two glasses of dark cola. I should be grateful it's not a flare-flare, a flare with teeth. But it's still kicking my ass into this week. One of the hardest parts is eating. In addition to the http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/09/urgh-sequel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-5618839342106551430Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-09-26T06:00:09.424-05:00linkspodcastsvideosYou may remember that I love me some horror. So I was delighted to discover this weekend that my favorite Mycroft, Mark Gatiss, wrote and produced a horror doc for BBC a few years ago (which I found while looking up stuff about John Carpenter, you know, as you do) called A History of Horror.  I poked around and found it where most online videos are to be found, and let me tell you, friends,http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-much-horror-can-you-face.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-836767174388972372Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-09-24T06:00:01.574-05:00linksvideosOur local PBS is showing I'm Carolyn Parker. So far it's fascinating. Watch I'm Carolyn Parker - Trailer on PBS. See more from POV. http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/09/im-carolyn-parker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-4417141682272386640Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-09-23T06:00:01.736-05:00chronic diseasescrohnsdumbasserywishful thinkingCrohn’s disease sufferer from Halifax brought to tears by Calgary airport security While passing through a security checkpoint shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, Maher set a metal detector off because she had accidentally left her watch on. But she said the airport screening staff immediately pointed to a bag on her hip, claiming it was full of money. Not to make light of the situation, because Ahttp://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/09/its-essentially-bag-full-of-excretion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-5964971853302235543Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:01:00 +00002012-09-22T06:01:00.248-05:00articlescrafty stufflinksAn article from last week. Apparently there is evidence that a junk foodie diet could contribute to Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's could be the most catastrophic impact of junk food  I am sure this will not effect ME in any way. Nope. Why would it? Also in last week's news, I got the latest Knit Picks catalog. They're selling conductive thread and a kit called "In Touch Gloves" which http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/09/i-am-shocked-shocked-etc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-2017072178774975451Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-09-21T13:40:13.773-05:00unsolicitedwritingTwo weeks ago, I finished a second draft of a novel. But first, to be honest? It's really more like the twentieth draft. I started writing in 2010 and the thing ballooned from its natural setting of Silly Fluffy Thing I'm Messing Around With into this crazy godzilla of an Actual Book, so I can't say with any clarity when one draft morphed into another. Clearly these mystical "drafts" are only http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/09/writing-motivation-on-cheap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5436972240014762323.post-3976018322022261840Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:01:00 +00002012-09-09T22:01:25.828-05:00lauds and libsI wish I had more general laudations to share, but apparently I drank so much that the libations are crowding the field. But here are the minor lauds I can muster. My bike It's a beaut, isn't it? I'm a very privileged woman; my folks bought me this bike after I graduated from undergrad and moved to Duluth in 2003, but really it was a combination graduation/moving/hey, sorry you just got http://pepperysoup.blogspot.com/2012/09/just-libs-maam.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (peppery)0