Swollen Uvula Kind of Day

mouth.gifWoke up this morning with a big, fat, slug-like uvula, which happens from time to time. (I snore quite aggressively and have mucus issues.) But I never Googled “swollen uvula” until today. Came across this incredible post on the Neill O’Brien blog. I never knew it was such a common problem. It’s nice to know I’m not alone…

Update: This condition is known as “uvulitis”, “uvular edema”, or (my favorite) “Quincke’s disease of the uvula”.

My Version of Funny Girl

I’m very excited to announce the casting of Hugh Jackman to play me in the musical version of my life. Buy your tickets for opening night now. They are sure to sell out sometime in the next 20 years.

Your Life: The Hit Broadway Musical by belismakr
Your stage name
The show Where No Man Has Gone
Opening night January 5, 2028
Budget $36,607
Starring as you Hugh Jackman/Rosie O’Donnell
Love theme Another One Bites My Nipples
Your solo song Power, Corruption and Family Values
Critics say “I loved it. No, really.”
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Sulu’s a Sissy?

George TakeiGeorge Takei, Star Trek’s Sulu has come out of the closet! That’s right, swashbuckling Sulu, who boldly went where no man has gone before is out and proud as a gay man. He’s also starring on stage in Equus. You can read about it in this article at tribe.net. Funny, I never thought about Takei being gay, but looking back, I can see it. After all, after Uhuru, Sulu was always my favorite character. That should tell you something. Good for you, George.

Drugs are bad. Especially this one.

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I knew I’d have to face it someday. Sudafed (the real kind) is now as hard to get as paragoric. Pfizer has reformulated their product by taking out the pseudoephedrine and replacing it with this stuff called phenylephrine. Not only do they not appear to have a 12-hour version of this Sudafed PE stuff, but as far as I can tell, it doesn’t do anything to help with my chronic sinusitis. And it makes me super jittery and nauseous. I can’t urge you strongly enough to stay away from this crap.

Why did they do this? Apparently you can make speed out of Sudafed. Who knew? Well, if the feeling I get from Sudafed PE is any indication, I bet you can make some whopping illicit drug out of that too. (Meth PE, perhaps?)

I understand that the pseudoephedrine versions (Sudafed Classic, I think they should call it in homage to Coke) will still be available … but pharmacists will keep it behind the counter. Great. Just what I wanted. Everyone in my neighborhood will think I’m running a meth lab.