October 5th, 2009

elainegrey: Inspired by Grypping/gripping beast styles from Nordic cultures (Default)
Monday, October 5th, 2009 06:34 am
Is it too early to pronounce a verdict on wheat?

I'm having multiple servings each day. I feel more muddle headed and had a pretty obvious headache last night. I hadn't been taking antihistamine since Friday night, so i did last night, and i've still awakened congested.

It is also cool (45 °F now) and clear, so we slept with closed windows. Is it more significant to trap in dust and feline-related allergens or block the highway particulates and pollen?

But, oh, i want to go back to sleep. The miracle of tea has had to wait for a second time to bring the pot to a boil as i turned on the "warming" eye.

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Christine found Edward outside just as we were turning in for the night: we hadn't seen him since Saturday evening when he jumped to the roof to avoid me bringing him in. The orange guy wants OUT again, after sheltering here all night. Christine wants to keep him close. Responsibilities, worries, care: it's clear how much is out of our control. I do wish Greycie Loo would warm up to him.

Greycie is coming between Christine and i at night -- stretching herself out long and thin and settling into the gap between us. Suddenly the blankets aren't quite wide enough

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Binging on Pringles crisps this morning and wondering if i want to continue the wheat challenge. I think i would be find with a bit of nice bread here and there, and i don't think that the level of wheat in malt flavoring or other components is such an issue. It feels a bit like sugar issues, but it isn't as simple as glycemic index issues.

The morning is zooming past.
elainegrey: Inspired by Grypping/gripping beast styles from Nordic cultures (Default)
Monday, October 5th, 2009 03:30 pm
There are two options. One is that lacking the adrenaline of last week, i turn into a stinky, stale dishrag of minimal effectiveness. The other is to blame wheat.

Well, there's also the possibility i'm coming down with a cold.

A final "thing to blame" is that i have a new work computer, owned by work. This is, by and large, a Good Thing. It's quite possible i would have not bought a new machine if i had really believed this new work machine was going to show up in a timely manner.

However, it brings with it small changes, like keystroke preferences that don't quite work the way i expect, and different behavior with software due to the fact it's the latest OS.

Complain, complain, complain.

I do think i'm going to stop with the wheat.

This experiment has about a month more to go (challenge the dairy next week, challenge eggs then corn then peanuts).

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Well, i distracted myself with playing with the "Automator" tool on the Mac. Either my bar has dropped or it's gotten better. I was able to quick script some "end of day" file movement, so that i could have access to chat logs when the work machine stays at the office.
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