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Champix - Day 2 Full Strength
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Miscellany
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Day 2 of Champix, full strength (week two of the prescription), and I find myself frequently dazed and confused. Yes, arguably I'm probably frequently dazed and confused, only now I'm recognizing it a bit better. I pour drinks and forget them on the counter, leave burners on on the stove, walk around to do a chore or errand and forget what I set out to do before I arrive ...
I reread the instructions. I have to set a quit date. Friday it is, smoking is giving me little to no satisfaction at the moment, it shouldn't be a problem.
And I make lists. Nothing will get done without a list, and so I keep my pad beside me while I read and make my notes. Never have I so needed the crutch. Although I recall now the spaciness of others quitting on the drug and it makes sense. Now I wonder if the side effects will persist, or diminish, the duration of the drug, but I'll see and let you know.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Film
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Halloween and I decided to do something different with the Boy and take him to see "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" at the Plaza. He'd just turned 14 and I suspected he might enjoy it, and as plans to take him and some of his friends to Screamfest had fallen through this just might make up for it.
Now I've been to the "Rocky Horror" a few times, the last time a few years ago at the Plaza, and it was, well, it was as it's always been. A bit better organized, with noisemakers, rice and water pistols for sale at the door, but basically the same.
SO I was a little surprised - more than surprised even, to see they've been tampering with a proven success.
Essex - Bronze Age Hoard
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Found
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Another find, courtesy of a metal-detectorist (metal-detective?) in Essex. Mind you, you can't plough a field there without turning up something, and bronze is a humble metal, but still... Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11651691.
MOPBA
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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More art to inspire: The Australian version of MOBA, The Museum of Particularly Bad Art. I've attached a sample:
Note: This is not a detail from a larger, finer work. If it were it might be clever. Nope, this is the whole goddamned painting.
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