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Monday, May 12, 2008

  • Being on drugs make you feel weird

    I've been sick for the past week. Hella sick. I was on three different types of drugs: antibiotics, medicinal steroids (you know, the good kind), and of course, cough medicine. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. Delicious. But being that sick again and being on those strong of drugs again made me remember how much I hated being all drugged up and junk. Yeah, it helped me get better, but I was all miserable and junk.

    So long ago, I was really sick. Really, really sick. I was about....12 years old I think. I was hospitalized. I remember the night vividly, I couldn't get outta bed, so my parents had to finally call 911 for them to pick me up and take me to the ER. Turns out I had pneumonia, bronchitis, and other crazy lung diseases. Doctor said if my parents called an hour later, I would've been dead. Needless to say, they put me on some craazyyyy ass drugs. I think I had two IVS, took hella pills, and all that good stuff. I remember not eating for a couple of days. I think that was the worse part.

    The drugs they put me on were hella strong - so strong they made me hallucinate. No joke. I remember one night I was watching Star Trek: The Next Generation as I was falling asleep. I remember waking up...and thinking I was on the freaking starship Enterprise. I remember my bed going up and down...and thinking I was going into warp speed. I remember thinking I was in sick bay for some reason. That my doctor was Doctor McCoy for some reason (Yeah, I know, different Star Trek series - I was hallucinating). It was fucking crazy!

    That night I fell asleep and had a dream. I thought there was a snake biting my arm, so I ripped it as it was biting it. I woke up, and there blood all over my left arm - exactly where an IV was supposed to be. I asked a nurse what happened and she told me I was kinda out of it and ripped it out as I slept. Fucking nuts!

    Yes, the drugs helped me out and stuff, but man, it really messed with my heads. So there you have it people, don't do drugs.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

  • My battle with asthma

    I have asthma. I've had it my entire life. For those who don't know, asthma is more or less an allergic reaction of the lungs. There is a stimulus that causes the lungs to react, and then the airways close and then breathing is then very difficult. There are many different types of stimuli - exercise, stress, or regular old allergens. Generally, asthma has been seen as a childhood condition where you generally "grow out of it." I didn't. I have what is called "adult asthma." About five percent of those who have asthma grow up to have it as an adult.

    When I was a kid, I was hospitalized a few times due to the severity and duration of my asthma attacks - coupled with the fact that I'd be sick oftentimes as well, it made for a very sick childhood. So whenever I got sick, my asthma became worse, and I wouldn't be able to do much of anything. I couldn't really run around and play, because of my asthma, couldn't do all the crazy things crazy kids were supposed to do. My mom always told me to stay inside and do homework rather than go outside and have fun.

    Eventually, I kinda rebelled and started trying to exercise and stuff instead of just staying inside. Obviously, it had its consequences, like lack of breath and stuff like that. By the time I entered high school, I was able to do a bit more with the exercise thing. I joined football my sophomore year and then that pushed me even more. All the while I still was taking a daily medication to keep my asthma in check. So then I was able to actually go out and do stuff.

    So the asthma kinda faded away to the background as I entered college. Ran around, lifted weights, flirted with girls, you know, all that good stuff. Last week I became awkwardly sick, I say that because I still don't know what I have. All I know is that my nose is congested, I'm coughing up a lot of lung better, and my breathing isn't the best. I woke up Saturday morning unable to really breathe. Run a couple of miles, and then try to catch your breathe while breathing through a straw - that's how I felt. I drove my asthmatic ass to the doctor's office that morning and although he was booked, he saw that I was hella sick so he saw me. Gave me some treatments in the office and some hella strong drugs. I'm still taking the drugs, but I feel kinda weird because of them, but I think breathing is a better option right now.

    It's an ongoing fight. That's why I like to lift weights, it's not as aerobically draining, but it's still good exercise.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

  • I alwayed wondered why women take so long in the restroom

    Men Vs. Women Bathroom Strategies The Man's Strategy for Going to the Bathroom:

    1) Walk slowly and proudly up to the bathroom, make sure everyone knows that is where you are headed.

    2) Enter the bathroom, and quickly check out the whole room

    3) Look for the right urinal. This is how to pick your urinal: There must be at least one urinal between you and the next closest person (on either side) to you, if this is not available, take the urinal next to the wall, beside a 'safe looking' male. If this is also not available, glance at stalls, or leave bathroom, and return later, to get the right spot.

    4) If proper urinal is available, approach urinal swiftly, looking straight ahead, never turning eyes or head. Another approach is to look at the floor, feet are always good as well.

    5) Undo pants, relieve yourself as quickly as possible, keep head looking down (or eyes closed and head held looking up) this way no one will think you are trying to check them out.

    6) Shake it off, put it back in your pants.
    ** Note Steps 7 and 8 are optional, but recommended in 45 of the 50 states.

    7) Wash hands.

    8) Attempt to dry hands. Look to see if a blow dryer or paper towel dispenser is close by. If not, your clothes will do just fine as a towel.

    9) Exit bathroom, do NOT look back, you didn't forget anything.

    10) Check to see if your female companion has exited the bathroom before you, although highly unlikely, you must check anyway.

    11) Wait patiently for her return, remember to NOT say things like, "Wow, what took you so long."


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    A Women's Strategy for Going to the Bathroom:

    1) Enter bathroom, and start checking each stall, but do NOT check the first one, first one is bad luck, even if tests prove that it's always the cleanest. Look to see what stall is the nicest looking, deciding only after checking every available stall.

    2) Decide which is the cleanest stall, and try to get to it before that other bitch who entered when you did.

    3) Mutter "Slut" under breath, when she grabs the stall you wanted, and make a run for the one you wanted, or that skank who entered after you will get it.

    4) Hang jacket and purse on hooks on door.

    5) Take some toilet paper and wipe the seat, pretending you can wipe off all germs.

    6) Line toilet seat with toilet paper! Germs are bad!

    7) Start to take off all layers of required clothing, be sure nothing rests on the ground! Use all other hooks available if needed.

    8) Sit down on toilet seat very lightly, as not to disturb layer of paper between you and the seat. Germs are bad!

    9) Relax and let the flow go, but make sure your still sitting lightly, because the paper on the seat can't move, or you'll get germs!

    10) Start to dispense the required amount of toilet paper from the roll. Fold into neat rectangle, and wipe all drips, very careful to not get germs from the seat!

    11) Toss soiled toilet paper into toilet while standing up, watch out for the germs!

    12) Start to put back on the 27 layers of clothing you were wearing, make sure it looks exactly like it did when you entered bathroom.

    13) Put all toilet paper lining seat into toilet.

    14) Flush.

    15) Grab jacket and purse while unlocking door.

    16) Walk to sink, and turn on tap.

    17) Put hands under running water for at least 10 seconds.

    18) Lather up with lots of soap, and be sure to get anywhere on hands that was exposed to germs!

    19) Rinse soap off hands under water for another 10 seconds.

    20) Look for paper towel, if there is none, mumble under breath, and stick hands under blow dryer for 4 minutes. NEVER WIPE HANDS ON CLOTHING! Make your move to counter/mirror section.

    21) Put jacket to side, blocking that skank who was trying to get your stall from coming next to you, and make sure your as far away as possible from that bitch who took your stall.

    22) Scoff at the way the bitch who took your stall looks. Her make-up is all wrong!

    23) Spread out contents of purse on counter.

    24) Touch up already perfect make-up, for no reason, be sure to take at least 2 minutes doing this.

    25) Organize objects when putting back in purse, a messy purse is bad!

    26) Put on jacket, laugh to self at that skank who wanted your stall her clothes are gross.

    27) Walk out of bathroom, tossing head at the skank who is still putting make-up on, and make sure you gasp when the bitch who took your stall scoffs at you.

    28) Find boyfriend outside, wonder how he gets done so fast ... You were really quick this time!

    Here's an alternate list for Women:

    1. Try to beat all other women into the restroom because there is always a line and if you let a few in front of you, you could have another 15 minute wait.

    2. Never go to the first stall or stalls directly in front of the mirrors and basins as someone might be able to see in the stall. Never ever go to a stall without toilet paper.

    3. Enter and lock the stall. (If it doesn't lock or have toilet paper, look for the next stall) Look for a relatively save place to lay down anything you are carrying (since we NEVER have pockets).

    4. The toilet seat liners are always all gone so just hope the person who made the toilet seat lid warm before you sat down isn't carrying a life threatening disease. If the bathroom is really scary, then line it with toilet paper to be safe or hang over the seat to go.

    5. While going, pull off a handful of toilet paper. Never ever drip dry. If you forgot to look first for toilet paper and there isn't any, ask for toilet paper from someone nearby. Flush.

    6. Walk to sink and try to find a dry clean place to lay down any items you might be carrying or hold them between your legs.

    7. Wash hands with soap. The dirtier the bathroom, the longer you wash them.

    8. Look for paper towel, if there is none, mumble under breath, and go get a handful of toilet paper from the nearest empty stall. NEVER WIPE HANDS ON CLOTHING!

    9. On the way out of the bathroom, try to figure out how to get out with re-touching the door handle.

    10.Find boyfriend/husband outside. You knew he would get out there before you because he doesn't have to pull down his pants all the way to go, nor does he wash his hands appropriately.

    11.Hope the soap you washed your hands with is enough to kill the germs he carried out with him.

Monday, April 28, 2008

  • Quotes

    If you've spent any amount of time around me - you know that I enjoy quotes. I like pulling them outta nowhere to use in any given situation.

    Here are a few from the Dalai Lama:

    If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

    Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.

    Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.

    All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness ... the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

    Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend — or a meaningful day.

    To study Buddhism and then use it as a weapon in order to criticize others' theories or ideologies is wrong. The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others.

    Fundamentalism is terrifying because it is based purely on emotion, rather than intelligence. It prevents followers from thinking as individuals and about the good of the world.

    Instructions for Life by Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 suggestions, observations, and reminders on how to live a happy and rewarding life (1991) by H. Jackson Brown, Jr;
    1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
    2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
    3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.
    4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
    5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
    6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
    7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
    8. Spend some time alone every day.
    9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
    10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
    11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
    12. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
    13. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
    14. Be gentle with the earth.
    15. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
    16. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
    17. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
    18. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.


Wednesday, April 23, 2008

  • My Anti-Drug

    I apologize for the suckiness of my last entry - I was falling asleep on the keyboard and didn't want to just erase what had written, so I hastily finished it up.

    Anyhow, on with the show.

    As various people already know, I'm a mixed Asian-type person. By that I mean I'm a mix of different Asian ethnicities. My dad's chiu chow, it's a Chinese dialect that no one knows about, and my mom's mostly Vietnamese with some Chinese in here.

    Everyone knows that Chinese men smoke a lot, and drink a lot. For some reason, Chinese dads seem to smoke like chimneys and drink beer like its water. At least, that's what it looked like to me as a kid. I would go up to him and say, "Dad, you smell like smoke." Or "Your breath smells bad!"

    So one day, I'm about 6 years old or so, I'm walking around the house in the evening. My dad and his homies are in the house playing cards, drinking, smoking - all that good stuff. He spots me walking around curiously and he tells me to come to him. So I do and he hands me a can of Budweiser and tell me to drink it.

    "Ewww! It smells baaaaaaad!"

    "Son, drink it."

    "Okay...fine."

    So I drink it and spit it out immediately. My dad then says, "See son, it's bad right? When you grow up, don't drink too much. Okay, smoke this." And he hands me a cigarette.

    I'm thinking, is he serious?

    "Yeah, smoke it." my dad says. So I do, and start coughing like crazy and drop the cigarette. "See? It's horrible isn't it? So don't smoke, ever. If you do, I'll find out, and you won't like it when I find out."

    Moral of the story? I don't smoke. Nor do I really drink to excess. So scare your kids! Yayy!

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