I got three second hand books for £2.45 just now: Margaret Thatcher: The Downing Street Years (hardback) (don't think I'll be reading this one page by page but the lady at the counter said, "well you never know till you try it" ~ a motto for life, that.) The other two were Kitty Kelly on Frank Sinatra His Way (I know he had a thing for hanging out with the maff, but I'd love to find out just how sinister that man actually was) and a historical-meets-present-day (Da Vinci Code-style) tie in, The Last Secret of the Temple by Paul Sussman.A member of my family very kindly sent me a whole load of shorthand print-outs, Mr Gregg's 1929 Anniversary manual. Online aficionados all say 1929 is the best version of Gregg shorthand.
The doodling is a way of spending nervous energy as much as anything else. My goal is to write shorthand as fluently as longhand: imagine how quickly I could knock out that novel of mine then~!!?! To help with this task I raided the local Ladbrokes of about 150 free pens. Well they owe me something back, the amount of money I've wasted in their betting shops. (£1, £2 a time, I hasten to add. I may have the odd "flutter" ~ as they call it when the royal family engage. Have you noticed the way the Queen never "knocks back booze" but "has a tipple" hmmmmmmm... yeah I may have the occasional flutter but I'm not stoopid ~ one vice is enough for me... Having said that, I've never been one for "tippling" ~ knocking back the booze is far more my style!!
The "Dilaudid" hydromorphone polymer implant I mentioned trialling yesterday isn't a cut-and-dried situation by any means. I've not been offered a trial at all. What I was trying to say was, I've found out this new therapy is available for junkies and those in chronic pain where a polymer implant, loaded up with Dilaudid, is slotted under the skin and stitched in. This is highly reliable, giving no initial surge and not, apparently, tailing off too badly either. In other words you get the intended dose on a constant daily basis for up to three months. I'm interested because I don't think methadone's "personality" really suits me. The "hold" it gives is nearly always thinner than it's supposed to be, and far from blockading any of heroin's effects, when I've been on my methadone dose alone for a few days I actually become more sensitive and less tolerant to heroin. Which is not really what's supposed to happen...If I want to engage in any trials it will be up to me and my worker to find them and hustle to get my name considered. I think I should be a prime candidate because nothing I've tried has worked for me ~ not the way it's really supposed to work. I know a lot of that is down to me, but at least if I do get to try this, I'll be doing it by my own volition...
So wish me luck with the quest for I've nary a clue where to start seeking...
... oh and one last (very mundane) thing. Does anyone know how I get seemingly chronically burnt-on carbonized ashiness off my "nonstick" Ikea wok? I haven't dared use the rough squiggly side of washing-up sponges (are they safe?), nor have I gone anywhere near bleach, clothes washing powder or any other tricks I've been told. I've soaked in hot soapy water but to no avail. And being as Teflon seems so incredibly sensitive to anything that might scrape it off I've no idea what to do to declag this pan. Advice: please!PS: Of course that woman's not really banging up gear in her forehead; she's taking Botox!
ROBOROVSKI LUUURVE!
See how they do the robo-kissy-kissy "thang" just about every time they come face-to-face...
Maybe if you boil some water with a little baking soda in your pan, the ashes will come off with a sponge.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the hopes to find and get into the trial!
cheers: I'm glad I still actually have baking soda: I've been using that for brushing my teeth!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Gledwood. Catvibe beat me to it.....boiling baking soda in the wok will work a charm.
ReplyDeletei'm going to try all that in a sec...
ReplyDeleteI love reading autobiographies. It's something to do with how people live there lives, what they went through, how they got there and overall the impact their lives had on people. I guess that's why I like blogs so much. Oh and I totally wanna check out The Last Secret of the Temple...sounds like a good read!
ReplyDeleteAnd for that procedure, I guess I still don't get it. I mean, I guess the three months of shots is supposed to help but for how long? After all, things like Botox, liposuction and other proceures that require the use of a needle are only temporary. Like a quick fix to our problems. They don't neccessarily help out in the long run. Then again, this procedure might be different. Still, I wish you the best of luck and I hope you're able to find exactly what you're looking for.
I love reading autobiographies. It's something to do with how people live there lives, what they went through, how they got there and overall the impact their lives had on people. I guess that's why I like blogs so much. Oh and I totally wanna check out The Last Secret of the Temple...sounds like a good read!
ReplyDeleteAnd for that procedure, I guess I still don't get it. I mean, I guess the three months of shots is supposed to help but for how long? After all, things like Botox, liposuction and other proceures that require the use of a needle are only temporary. Like a quick fix to our problems. They don't neccessarily help out in the long run. Then again, this procedure might be different. Still, I wish you the best of luck and I hope you're able to find exactly what you're looking for.
I love reading autobiographies. It's something to do with how people live there lives, what they went through, how they got there and overall the impact their lives had on people. I guess that's why I like blogs so much. Oh and I totally wanna check out The Last Secret of the Temple...sounds like a good read!
ReplyDeleteAnd for that procedure, I guess I still don't get it. I mean, I guess the three months of shots is supposed to help but for how long? After all, things like Botox, liposuction and other proceures that require the use of a needle are only temporary. Like a quick fix to our problems. They don't neccessarily help out in the long run. Then again, this procedure might be different. Still, I wish you the best of luck and I hope you're able to find exactly what you're looking for.
Whoops! Wow. I did not mean for that to happen! My bad!
ReplyDeleteyeah but this is Margaret Thatcher's autobiog ~ the Iron Lady = not to be mistaken for a human being. Many have made such an error and not lived to tell the tale...
ReplyDeleteIt's not a bad read, the Downing Street years. Informative, if a little condescending at times.
ReplyDeleteI must admit to occasionally betting silly money. Like the World Cup and that.
I'd love to know the 'secret life' of Frank Sinatra . . sounds intriguing. When I have a baking dish that's blackened or post roast, I soak it in some laundry detergent overnight, seems to soften all the gungy bits so if baking soda doesn't work, have a crack at it. Not sure if this might help, I couldn't find that particular drug but maybe it has a more generic or commercial name:
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I was going to say baking soda too.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find the trial you are looking for Gleds. x
Ditto on the baking soda.
ReplyDeleteMargaret Thatcher...should be an interesting read. I've read the Frank Sinatra one. Without giving anything away, you'll find it interesting. As for the Paul Sussman book, I've not heard of that one, so will have a look in the library this afternoon.
Hope you can get on that trial. It would be interesting to hear how it works out for you.
The only flutter I have on the horses is the Melbourne Cup but I do like to get a couple of $5 crossword scratchies now and then. They're fun.
Did you get your pan clean? I think 2 tablespoons of baking soda and 1/2 cup vinegar...boil it for 10 minutes. Let it cool. Then rinse. If you burned the teflon that's not good...
ReplyDeleteThe implant sounds very promising...at least you would have a consistent level at all times.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the messages everyone... yeah the pan's respectably clean, though it doesn't look brand new. 'Tis good enough to fry fishfingers and that's good enough for me!!
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