Feb. 17th, 2006

beandelphiki: Animated icon of the TARDIS from the British television show, "Doctor Who." (drama!)
I've been waiting around watching my friendslist closely for the past day or so, because I sensed drama brewing in [livejournal.com profile] blackfolk. The usual sort, but hey, it's a guilty pleasure reading people having ridiculous fights on the internets.

First there was [livejournal.com profile] deedee_dancer's post, and then [livejournal.com profile] rattlerbrat's (which will be in my memories for-EVER, if for nothing other than the line, "Nowadays the racists sit up and pout, kicking their feet and quoting Avenue Q.") But no comment explosion. Lala. *scuffs feet*

Tonight I logged on, scrolled down my list, and saw a [livejournal.com profile] blackfolk post which contains the words "white people" and had 232 comments.

WIN!

*loads page, pops open a can of Monster, goes to pop Butter Lovers popcorn*

(Hey, like all I need is an EXCUSE to eat crap.)



In other news, I saw my doctor again today. I explained to her that while Ritalin has no major side effects for me at lower doses, once I get up to 15mgs in one dose, I get speedy and weird. Plus, I think it fucks with my blood pressure, I can't breathe properly AND my throat constricts.

(That last one is the effect that REALLY scares me, because I really don't need to take a drug that leaves me unable to BREATHE. Thanks.)

She suggested that it might take a while for a lower dose of Ritalin to come up to full effect, but I told her it really wasn't doing anything, and that I was nervous enough about it that I weaned myself off it. So she agreed I could try something else.

So when Mom comes home tonight, she should have filled my script for Adderall XR. Here's hoping it works better.



And finally...WHAT UP CSI? I watched CSI Miami last night, and the plot just...GAH.

At one point, a female victim is referred to by one of the main characters as "Virgin Mary." Because her name's Mary (I think?), she's had an infant (by C-section), but the baby is not genetically hers (plot twist!) and she hasn't had sex.

How do they know the latter? Why, her hymen is intact!

WTF? THANKS CSI, for continuing to promote the misinformation that the presence or absence of a hymen is proof of whether or not a female has had penetrative intercourse. Last time I checked, we were trying to get out the news that a female can

a) have had PIV sex and still have her hymen, or
b) be completely a virgin and NOT have her hymen, or even never have had one at all!

And as my MOTHER pointed out, the whole thing was hugely heteronormative as well.

*glares at his TV*

Ugh. The stupid never ends. On a show where the characters regularly have to spout endless amounts of polysyllabic science, yet!

ARRRRGH!

Feb. 17th, 2006 09:07 pm
beandelphiki: Animated icon of the TARDIS from the British television show, "Doctor Who." (AI/*beep*)
Mom just came home.

Adderall XR is NOT on our insurance plan.

It would be $270 dollars for the 60-pill script Dr. H gave me. There's no way on earth we can afford that.


FUCK.


I'm calling my dad, and asking him to try going through Human Resources, but if that doesn't work I have to go back to the doctor AGAIN. And get something ELSE.

And we arranged to have me see her today because I had a day OFF. At this rate, no one in my very-ADD household is probably even going to remember to call the doctor for at least a freaking week. And then I might have to miss more school, and my instructors are already pissed about how much I've missed and are threatening me with consequences, etc. And no working meds the whole time. Like I'm not FAILING or anything.

Fuck, fuck, fuck, FUCK!

I hate this. I don't want to even be breathing right now.

And no, that's not a threat or anything. I'm just SAYING.

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