And that's all I have to say about that

Politics, and the sickening "I'm better than you" games it plays:
http://todabrilla.livejournal.com/135213.html

http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2006/11/08/

"Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, that you are dreadfully like other people."
- James Russell Lowell

And that's all I have to say about that

Politics, and the sickening "I'm better than you" games it plays:
http://todabrilla.livejournal.com/135213.html

http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2006/11/08/

"Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, that you are dreadfully like other people."
- James Russell Lowell

And that's all I have to say about that

Politics, and the sickening "I'm better than you" games it plays:
http://todabrilla.livejournal.com/135213.html

http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2006/11/08/

"Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, that you are dreadfully like other people."
- James Russell Lowell

the same deep water as --

I seized on the train this morning. Not visible. I was taking a nap -- I like to sleep as soon as the train pulls away from the Shady Grove station. I automatically wake up before the train gets to Gallery Place; years of Metro travel to the same place will do that. I jolted awake at Metro Center feeling horribly disoriented, body temperature in flux, feeling as though the whole world had broken off from reality. And then I realized that this was one of those "dream seizures."
After a few months of consideration, I have classified my complex partial seizures into three categories whose names are self-explanatory: Terror seizures, which feel as though the universe is crashing down on me and I've lost complete control, with panic and fear and paranoia and psychic chaos. Euphoria seizures, which feel like a drug high and cause all my senses to increase a thousandfold, making me feel ecstatic, overjoyed, and full of wonder if not incredibly confused, as well as slightly manic, wanting to touch and be touched. Dream seizures, a bizarre dulled combination of the two, in which everything feels muted, dull, and disconnected, in which I feel as though I am dreaming a very realistic dream, that the world around me is only a dream.
Out of all of these, the dream seizures takes the longest to recover from. Mostly because I will feel it for hours: The sense that I'm just waking from a long, intense dream. However, the dream seizures are the most "responsive" for me -- I can easily respond and communicate with the world, I have no problems interacting. However, I may seem tired, dizzy, disoriented, distant, lacking emotion, irritated, and slightly confused. I don't like to be touched or make long eye contact. Talking to people is fine, as long as the conversations are not too complex. My thoughts will feel muddled at times and razor sharp at others, but I may not be thinking coherently.
So, here I am, two and a half hours after the episode, feeling my spine tingle and jump and twitch. My boss did not come in; he is out sick. I consider this a good thing for my state of mind. Less direct interaction. This may last for a few more hours.

the same deep water as --

I seized on the train this morning. Not visible. I was taking a nap -- I like to sleep as soon as the train pulls away from the Shady Grove station. I automatically wake up before the train gets to Gallery Place; years of Metro travel to the same place will do that. I jolted awake at Metro Center feeling horribly disoriented, body temperature in flux, feeling as though the whole world had broken off from reality. And then I realized that this was one of those "dream seizures."
After a few months of consideration, I have classified my complex partial seizures into three categories whose names are self-explanatory: Terror seizures, which feel as though the universe is crashing down on me and I've lost complete control, with panic and fear and paranoia and psychic chaos. Euphoria seizures, which feel like a drug high and cause all my senses to increase a thousandfold, making me feel ecstatic, overjoyed, and full of wonder if not incredibly confused, as well as slightly manic, wanting to touch and be touched. Dream seizures, a bizarre dulled combination of the two, in which everything feels muted, dull, and disconnected, in which I feel as though I am dreaming a very realistic dream, that the world around me is only a dream.
Out of all of these, the dream seizures takes the longest to recover from. Mostly because I will feel it for hours: The sense that I'm just waking from a long, intense dream. However, the dream seizures are the most "responsive" for me -- I can easily respond and communicate with the world, I have no problems interacting. However, I may seem tired, dizzy, disoriented, distant, lacking emotion, irritated, and slightly confused. I don't like to be touched or make long eye contact. Talking to people is fine, as long as the conversations are not too complex. My thoughts will feel muddled at times and razor sharp at others, but I may not be thinking coherently.
So, here I am, two and a half hours after the episode, feeling my spine tingle and jump and twitch. My boss did not come in; he is out sick. I consider this a good thing for my state of mind. Less direct interaction. This may last for a few more hours.

the same deep water as --

I seized on the train this morning. Not visible. I was taking a nap -- I like to sleep as soon as the train pulls away from the Shady Grove station. I automatically wake up before the train gets to Gallery Place; years of Metro travel to the same place will do that. I jolted awake at Metro Center feeling horribly disoriented, body temperature in flux, feeling as though the whole world had broken off from reality. And then I realized that this was one of those "dream seizures."
After a few months of consideration, I have classified my complex partial seizures into three categories whose names are self-explanatory: Terror seizures, which feel as though the universe is crashing down on me and I've lost complete control, with panic and fear and paranoia and psychic chaos. Euphoria seizures, which feel like a drug high and cause all my senses to increase a thousandfold, making me feel ecstatic, overjoyed, and full of wonder if not incredibly confused, as well as slightly manic, wanting to touch and be touched. Dream seizures, a bizarre dulled combination of the two, in which everything feels muted, dull, and disconnected, in which I feel as though I am dreaming a very realistic dream, that the world around me is only a dream.
Out of all of these, the dream seizures takes the longest to recover from. Mostly because I will feel it for hours: The sense that I'm just waking from a long, intense dream. However, the dream seizures are the most "responsive" for me -- I can easily respond and communicate with the world, I have no problems interacting. However, I may seem tired, dizzy, disoriented, distant, lacking emotion, irritated, and slightly confused. I don't like to be touched or make long eye contact. Talking to people is fine, as long as the conversations are not too complex. My thoughts will feel muddled at times and razor sharp at others, but I may not be thinking coherently.
So, here I am, two and a half hours after the episode, feeling my spine tingle and jump and twitch. My boss did not come in; he is out sick. I consider this a good thing for my state of mind. Less direct interaction. This may last for a few more hours.

Chaigasm

When I got my sandwich at Marvelous Market, I asked the man for a chai latte as well, since I've never had one. And now I have. And it is the most wonderful beverage I have ever consumed.

I am also finally feeling better. The dreamlike state of unreality has faded.

Mmm, chai.

Chaigasm

When I got my sandwich at Marvelous Market, I asked the man for a chai latte as well, since I've never had one. And now I have. And it is the most wonderful beverage I have ever consumed.

I am also finally feeling better. The dreamlike state of unreality has faded.

Mmm, chai.

Chaigasm

When I got my sandwich at Marvelous Market, I asked the man for a chai latte as well, since I've never had one. And now I have. And it is the most wonderful beverage I have ever consumed.

I am also finally feeling better. The dreamlike state of unreality has faded.

Mmm, chai.

life, insanity, and everything

"This planet is obviously being used as an insane asylum by other planets."
-George Bernard Shaw

"If we're alone in the universe, it's an awful waste of space."
-Contact

"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."
-Edgar Allen Poe

"And out of the chaos, a voice spoke: 'Smile and be happy, for it can always be worse.' And I smiled, and I was happy, and it did get worse."
-Unknown

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."
-George Bernard Shaw

"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another which states that this has already happened."
-Douglas Adams

The trouble with resisting temptation is it may never come again.
-Korman's Law

life, insanity, and everything

"This planet is obviously being used as an insane asylum by other planets."
-George Bernard Shaw

"If we're alone in the universe, it's an awful waste of space."
-Contact

"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."
-Edgar Allen Poe

"And out of the chaos, a voice spoke: 'Smile and be happy, for it can always be worse.' And I smiled, and I was happy, and it did get worse."
-Unknown

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."
-George Bernard Shaw

"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another which states that this has already happened."
-Douglas Adams

The trouble with resisting temptation is it may never come again.
-Korman's Law

life, insanity, and everything

"This planet is obviously being used as an insane asylum by other planets."
-George Bernard Shaw

"If we're alone in the universe, it's an awful waste of space."
-Contact

"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity."
-Edgar Allen Poe

"And out of the chaos, a voice spoke: 'Smile and be happy, for it can always be worse.' And I smiled, and I was happy, and it did get worse."
-Unknown

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."
-George Bernard Shaw

"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another which states that this has already happened."
-Douglas Adams

The trouble with resisting temptation is it may never come again.
-Korman's Law