RTBTCKI (Spring is in the Air) Edition

[puppetmaker]

And my sinuses are sort off letting me know it. I was proactive with the antihistamines so I am really OK today. More than one person including Shana has recommended a Neti Pot so I am looking into where I can get one today.

Got some stuff done yesterday and will get more done today. The general body ache is now down to a dull roar and the bruises are healing up nicely. I am almost feeling like myself again or some current version there of.

New Doctor Who on tonight long with a Sarah Jane Adventures and a BSG. Fun night of television on the SciFi Channel. To answer a few questions, I am watching both the BBC version and the SciFi Channel versions. I have seen all of SJA and Torchwood and I love both. Caroline is very partial to Sarah Jane Adventures but she does love the Doctor too. Ariel is still only seeing certain episodes of Torchwood after we vet them. We saw the last episode of Torchwood on the first night of Passover on BBC America which is a channel I really really want Cablevision to get. (Shout out to the Mad Scientist, we got your package in the mail yesterday).

Just a general note about the current season of Doctor Who, it just goes to show how fans can be so mean and declaring that they will never accept something or someone but after an episode or two they change their tune and sing the praises of the change. Happened when Eccelston became Tennant. Happened when Rose left and Martha showed up. Happened when Martha showed up on Torchwood. And it is now happening with Donna who is rapidly going up my pantheon of companions as my favorite. I like her in the Runaway Bride but how they are playing her is a breath of fresh air in Doctor Who.

NOTE: Please do not put any spoilers for Donna in the comments. Save it for each episode review entry. General comments are OK but let's avoid the spoiler specifics.

I am reading Michael Moorcock's "The Metatemporal Detective" and am remember why I started reading Moorcock in the first place. He is a good writer who can tell a story. I started reading the Eternal Champion series starting with Elric because all my other D&D buddies were reading it and we were passing the books around. We were also listening to Blue Oyster Cult at the time. So this is taking me back to my teen years in a funny way. Now I just need it to be summer and Mary Aileen and I are holed up somewhere reading books to complete the feeling.

So what books or authors do you read that take you back to an earlier time?

I am grateful for good reads still by authors I liked when I was a teen.

Comments

[readinggeek451]

And I use the Sinus Rinse system, again with its own packets, or you can mix your own saline solution. I get the Sinus Rinse supplies at Walgreen's or RiteAid; last time I looked, my local Walgreen's also had neti pots.

If you mix your own saline solution, be sure and get the proportions right. The formula's fairly easy to find (or I can give it to you; it's here somewhere), and it does matter.

[tryslora]

I measured how much was in a packet and went with that for my saline after the packets ran out. The big thing I learned was to use pickling salt because it dissolves well and doesn't have anything added to it (like the iodine in most table salts).

[readinggeek451]

Most things I've seen recommend that you use a little baking soda too, to buffer it. But if what you're using works, then you're probably fine.