"Look at this! Do I not disgust you?"

So, the White Sox, my baseball team of choice, have an awesome relief pitcher named Shingo! Everyone on chi_white_sox has been talking about his bang-up performance in the 10th inning yesterday. Because guys named Shingo are great. :D

Also, since I haven't yet registered my disgust on the good old Interweb, I must say this now: Garfield The Movie--WHY, GOD, WHY?

Does anyone have a recommendation for over-the-counter pills that will get rid of a nasty sinus headache? I thought it was lack of sleep, at first, but I caught up on sleep last night and didn't lose the headache, and my trusty Excedrin isn't cutting it, for some reason. The sinus headache showed up right around the time when it started getting sunny and warm outside again, which makes me think that it's allergy-related. SIGH.

This officially sucks. My head feels too throbby and dizzy to train, and I miss my wushu training *so* much that I'm dying to get back to it. And although I can still slog through my freelance work, I don't get as much done as quickly, what with this searing pain behind my eyeballs.

Anyway, I'll stop complaining about allergies and end with a fun link for all you Bruce Campbell fans: The Bruce Campbell Soundboard!

That reminds me: I need Bubba Ho-Tep on DVD. Anyway, I'm out.

EDIT: I can't help myself! Badger badger badger badger England ENGLAND (stolen from aniline)

Meme, meme, meme

First, I must say: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYA!!
BTW, are you guys going to Portland or what?? Send me an e-mail!

Anyhoo, Because I'm looking for idle things to entertain me during the Sinus Headache Of Doom (which seems to be a bit better today, so far--go go gadget Claritin!) here's the comment stats beyond the Top 10:

( The Full Comment Stats )

Gah. So many random people have happened upon my journal. If we didn't have custom filters, that could get pretty terrifying.

I'll probably edit this in a bit, but I need to toss myself into the shower right now.

Friends List Maintenance #2 + Yes, I Actually Care.

Yes, it's that time again: I'll be trimming the ol' Friends List a bit. My criteria for this is simple and straightforward: see here if you're curious.

Not that I expect the folks reading this to be at all concerned, but if you think that you might get axed for some reason, do leave a comment and let me know you're still alive. :)

And, if anyone out there gets axed while taking a hiatus, let me know whenever you get back, and I'll re-add you.

On a semi-related note, WTF is with people dropping me from their lists out of the blue, lately? Granted, I'm probably not as entertaining as I've been in the past. These days, it seems that I interact with fewer people--especially with how few people are present during my shifts at work--and have a smaller number of things to complain about. ::shrug:: But then, I suppose being entertaining isn't my #1 purpose for posting here all the bloody time.

I suppose I shouldn't complain, because it's not as though people are lining up to drop me--it's just been a person or two--but they were people whom I've had on my list for a while. It makes me wonder if I didn't comment enough or if I said something offensive or something else.

In one of the two cases, though, I can probably assume that it was lack of commenting. That person posted some fairly personal, very introspective, and sometimes depressing stuff, and it was the kind of thing that sends you reeling for a little while, because you can't quite understand it yourself. When you come right down to it, I am actually fairly naive, in spite of my apparent cynicism. So, when people write about the really gut-wrenching personal things, there are times when I don't really know how to respond, having never been near certain kinds of situations. It's not that I don't care, it's just a bit of confusion on my part, for lack of a better word.

I guess the main thrust of this sidebar is that, while I may not always know what to say to make you feel better, you're still in my thoughts, especially when times get difficult for you. I hope you all know that. :)