I'm no poet, so can't continue that, sorry.
Well, a couple of thoughts, with a connection even:
First, people have mentioned to you to take deep breaths, if possible, but I didn't see the reason mentioned. It's not because the extra oxygen may do you good, though I supposed that's true, but it is to prevent pneumonia. (To be technical, atelectasis is the collapsed alveoli that may result from too-long-shallow respiration.) Having spent a couple months in a hospital bed with pneumonia, I feel I can definitively say to avoid it if at all possible.
Second, I think some have mentioned the pain of coughing, sneezing, laughing, and the like. There is a counter-intuitive yet very effective technique for coping with these. Press on those fractures that are screaming out at you from being "attacked" by the movement. But rather than pressing "small" with your hand, press "wide" with a pillow! What you are effectively doing is splinting the bone ends, so they won't be as jostled. Try it, the next time you have to cough; it really does help tremendously, even though it seems a bad idea. (Yes, I also learned this the hard way, from experience, in the hospital.)
And, now, the connection.
Coughing might even be recommended for you to prevent pneumonia from developing. If so, definitely hug that pillow to you tightly when you do it!
Best of luck in your recovery.
--
RTD: The drug accompanying the acetaminophen or aspirin is oxycodone, and can be prescribed separately, and in higher dosages, particularly if you are taking so much Percocet as to cause liver toxicity from the acetaminophen, but still need more analgesia. And yes, I learned this one by experience too, sigh. (/me takes it as we speak, blames any typos on it) Much tinier pills, though much more potent, go figure
No makeup, please.
The exceptions to the rule? Attending a Halloween party or participating in a theatrical production. In other words, attempting to portray someone you are not.
If dating, this is certainly not a time I'd want the falsity of masquerade/makeup. And no, I never liked makeup at age 12, either.
If you are using live365.com, you may be interested in
http://live365.typepad.com/live365_station_updates/index.rdf
in your RSS client, or if you don't use one, manually read
http://live365.typepad.com/live365_station_updates/2005/10/friday_evening_.html
http://live365.typepad.com/live365_station_updates/2005/10/update_friday_4.html
and
http://live365.typepad.com/live365_station_updates/2005/10/weekly_maintena.html
in your web browser, which I'll presume you have.
[The remainder of this comment applies to any streaming service, not just live365.com.]
Many sites have been affected by the recent Tier 1 providers' (i.e., "the backbone") problems, and I'm not referring to the political fiasco recently when one decided to dishonour peering agreements.
Not to get too tech-ish here, but the capsule summary is:
The Internet backbone providers have been having troubles lately, and that causes troubles to flow downstream to most of the rest of the net, including music streaming sites.
There was a very high-profile situation recently caused by corporations that chose to no longer play with each other ("peering contract violations," anyone? http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3554476) and there has since then been another situation caused not by corporate politics but by what some have called "a software upgrade gone terribly awry." http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/10/21/level_3_network_problems_affect_web_traffic.html)
This can obviously affect much more than streaming music sites of course.
bibliochick:
Have you ever gotten the chance to eat at Moosewood Restaurant itself? If not, you must do so, for soup, or most anything on the menu!
(Cornell monkeys can probably vouch for me on this.)
I'm no poet, so can't continue that, sorry. Well, a couple of thoughts, with a connection even: First, people have mentioned to you to take deep breaths, if possible, but I didn't see the reason mentioned. It's not because the extra oxygen may do you good, though I supposed that's true, but it is to prevent pneumonia. (To be technical, atelectasis is the collapsed alveoli that may result from too-long-shallow respiration.) Having spent a couple months in a hospital bed with pneumonia, I feel I can definitively say to avoid it if at all possible. Second, I think some have mentioned the pain of coughing, sneezing, laughing, and the like. There is a counter-intuitive yet very effective technique for coping with these. Press on those fractures that are screaming out at you from being "attacked" by the movement. But rather than pressing "small" with your hand, press "wide" with a pillow! What you are effectively doing is splinting the bone ends, so they won't be as jostled. Try it, the next time you have to cough; it really does help tremendously, even though it seems a bad idea. (Yes, I also learned this the hard way, from experience, in the hospital.) And, now, the connection. Coughing might even be recommended for you to prevent pneumonia from developing. If so, definitely hug that pillow to you tightly when you do it! Best of luck in your recovery. -- RTD: The drug accompanying the acetaminophen or aspirin is oxycodone, and can be prescribed separately, and in higher dosages, particularly if you are taking so much Percocet as to cause liver toxicity from the acetaminophen, but still need more analgesia. And yes, I learned this one by experience too, sigh. (/me takes it as we speak, blames any typos on it) Much tinier pills, though much more potent, go figure
posted by eyequeue 17 years ago
In ""
No makeup, please. The exceptions to the rule? Attending a Halloween party or participating in a theatrical production. In other words, attempting to portray someone you are not. If dating, this is certainly not a time I'd want the falsity of masquerade/makeup. And no, I never liked makeup at age 12, either.
posted by eyequeue 18 years ago
In "Curious George."
If you are using live365.com, you may be interested in http://live365.typepad.com/live365_station_updates/index.rdf in your RSS client, or if you don't use one, manually read http://live365.typepad.com/live365_station_updates/2005/10/friday_evening_.html http://live365.typepad.com/live365_station_updates/2005/10/update_friday_4.html and http://live365.typepad.com/live365_station_updates/2005/10/weekly_maintena.html in your web browser, which I'll presume you have. [The remainder of this comment applies to any streaming service, not just live365.com.] Many sites have been affected by the recent Tier 1 providers' (i.e., "the backbone") problems, and I'm not referring to the political fiasco recently when one decided to dishonour peering agreements. Not to get too tech-ish here, but the capsule summary is: The Internet backbone providers have been having troubles lately, and that causes troubles to flow downstream to most of the rest of the net, including music streaming sites. There was a very high-profile situation recently caused by corporations that chose to no longer play with each other ("peering contract violations," anyone? http://www.internetnews.com/infra/article.php/3554476) and there has since then been another situation caused not by corporate politics but by what some have called "a software upgrade gone terribly awry." http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/10/21/level_3_network_problems_affect_web_traffic.html) This can obviously affect much more than streaming music sites of course.
posted by eyequeue 18 years ago
In "His shoe phone no longer rings...."
.
posted by eyequeue 18 years ago
In "Whither the semicolon? "
If I had a tumour surgically removed from my large intestine, does that mean I have a
...
semicolon?
posted by eyequeue 18 years ago
In "Soup!"
bibliochick: Have you ever gotten the chance to eat at Moosewood Restaurant itself? If not, you must do so, for soup, or most anything on the menu! (Cornell monkeys can probably vouch for me on this.)
posted by eyequeue 19 years ago
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