Thursday, February 25, 2010
Quick Update #1
Argh! My legs are asleep and I temporarily can't move! How am I going to get to my next class!?
Caffeine and Me
We have a weird relationship. Well not so much me and caffeine exactly, mostly just coffee. For the most part, I kinda like it. What I mean is, if it's available I will drink it. However, if there's something like Coke or other drinks, I'm likely to have them instead. On the other hand, if I'm sleepy and need to stay awake, I'll go for coffee. Anyways, getting to the point. Just today I noticed my coffee is having unusual effects on me.
Wow, really inflexible... trying to sit and type this on Little Mac (my MacBook) with my legs straight... uncomfortable and hurting me a little...
MOVING ON! Currently I'm getting this strange feeling like my blood pressure is spiking out of control and a slight unusual feeling in my chest. Also, I notice that my hands are shaking more than usual. Which actually makes me think of something else.
My body seems to be naturally twitchy/shaky. I can't seem to hold my hand steady. It just shakes. I've been told to go see a doctor about it, but I'm kinda slow and haven't done it yet. I did however, notice that it seemed to have lessened when I tried to go without drinks that contain caffeine in them. So I suspect it may have some relation. But that's beside the point of this post.
One thing I did notice today though. For the past few days, I have significantly reduced the amount of caffeinated drinks I've consumed. Today, I was exceptionally tired and decided I needed coffee. I had it and the "buzz" I get from coffee that keeps me awake was much stronger and is lasting much longer than usual. Actually it's causing all of those symptoms that mentioned earlier which is actually a little unusual. Also my brain is all over the place, which makes writing this post a little bit difficult. I don't know what's going on. If anyone that still checks this blog has any idea, please let me know. Then again, perhaps this is all psychosomatic. I kinda hope so, I really don't like the idea of something being physically wrong with me.
Oh right, pictures of the stuff I mentioned earlier will be posted soon. Just need to figure out how to upload them to this blog again... It's been a while.
Wow, really inflexible... trying to sit and type this on Little Mac (my MacBook) with my legs straight... uncomfortable and hurting me a little...
MOVING ON! Currently I'm getting this strange feeling like my blood pressure is spiking out of control and a slight unusual feeling in my chest. Also, I notice that my hands are shaking more than usual. Which actually makes me think of something else.
My body seems to be naturally twitchy/shaky. I can't seem to hold my hand steady. It just shakes. I've been told to go see a doctor about it, but I'm kinda slow and haven't done it yet. I did however, notice that it seemed to have lessened when I tried to go without drinks that contain caffeine in them. So I suspect it may have some relation. But that's beside the point of this post.
One thing I did notice today though. For the past few days, I have significantly reduced the amount of caffeinated drinks I've consumed. Today, I was exceptionally tired and decided I needed coffee. I had it and the "buzz" I get from coffee that keeps me awake was much stronger and is lasting much longer than usual. Actually it's causing all of those symptoms that mentioned earlier which is actually a little unusual. Also my brain is all over the place, which makes writing this post a little bit difficult. I don't know what's going on. If anyone that still checks this blog has any idea, please let me know. Then again, perhaps this is all psychosomatic. I kinda hope so, I really don't like the idea of something being physically wrong with me.
Oh right, pictures of the stuff I mentioned earlier will be posted soon. Just need to figure out how to upload them to this blog again... It's been a while.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Appreciation
So recently a little while back I was left home alone. Not really though, there was another person still home but really, it was pretty much me being alone. Anyways, this meant that I had to cook for myself and essentially take care of the house. How it became my responsibility and why it was not split between me and the person I mentioned earlier is beyond me. But that doesn't really matter. So yeah, I was taking care of pretty much everything.
Looking back on the experience, I think I did pretty well. The house was clean, I wasn't starving and all other things that needed to be taken care of were taken care of. But I must say - WOW, that took a lot of work! I mean it's nice to have a clean house but it so much effort dragging the vacuum cleaner around the house, moving furniture dusting various areas around the house, washing the dishes... which brings me to the part about cooking meals. For the most part, I enjoy messing around in the kitchen. The only problem I have with it is the whole deciding what to make and cleaning up once I've finished.
I did notice one thing though about my cooking. I can handle some of the basics. There are somethings that I still am a little unsure of. For instance I tried to stir-fry cucumber. It didn't turn out as well as I would've liked... it was all soggy and slimy. Not to mention the day after I was left alone, the microwave broke and eventually even the cordless phones stopped working. What a mess. Because of this, I have this new found appreciation for my parents and their presence at home. There's more variety with food and someone with technical know how is around in case of any problems. I know I'll have to learn these things eventually, but for now, I'm so glad their back.
I'll probably post some pictures of the things that I cooked up. Later though.
Looking back on the experience, I think I did pretty well. The house was clean, I wasn't starving and all other things that needed to be taken care of were taken care of. But I must say - WOW, that took a lot of work! I mean it's nice to have a clean house but it so much effort dragging the vacuum cleaner around the house, moving furniture dusting various areas around the house, washing the dishes... which brings me to the part about cooking meals. For the most part, I enjoy messing around in the kitchen. The only problem I have with it is the whole deciding what to make and cleaning up once I've finished.
I did notice one thing though about my cooking. I can handle some of the basics. There are somethings that I still am a little unsure of. For instance I tried to stir-fry cucumber. It didn't turn out as well as I would've liked... it was all soggy and slimy. Not to mention the day after I was left alone, the microwave broke and eventually even the cordless phones stopped working. What a mess. Because of this, I have this new found appreciation for my parents and their presence at home. There's more variety with food and someone with technical know how is around in case of any problems. I know I'll have to learn these things eventually, but for now, I'm so glad their back.
I'll probably post some pictures of the things that I cooked up. Later though.
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