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Woo hee!!!

Looks like all I have is a slightly yellowish grey mark on my forehead. Yay, it didn't darken!

I have a busy day tomorrow. We have the wedding in the evening, but a cooking exhibition in the morning and afternoon. One of the chef's from the Wilderness Lodge will be there. If I get to speak to him, I must thank him for the fantastic meals Chas and I had for our anniversary last year, even if he was not directly responsible. It was that good, and that memorable. :)

I'm doing well with my new glasses. I have been carrying both pairs just in case there is a problem with the new ones, but there hasn't been so far.

I decided to give migraine meds another chance now that I have been learning more about the others out there. I had such a horrible experience on Imitrex a year or so ago, I said "Fuck it, I will stick to what I am doing now," and left it at that. But I really need to find a way to have a quicker recovery time. I hate losing a whole day of work. Anyhow, I called the doctor the other day to see about getting a few samples of the other stuff, and whether I really needed an appointment to get samples. The nurse called back in the early evening and said she will let me try Maxalt, and that if 3 in 24 hours doesn't help, then we will try something else. I had hoped I would have been given a few brands to try but whatever.

Going to Fringe soon I think. Need some Moe's.

*sniff*

God, I can be such an emotional creature. This is not necessarily a bad thing. But I think I can be a bit more weepy than many.

Not for the first time, I watched the season finale of Degrassi. It was the 2nd part of a two parter. It is playing now because the new season starts next month and they are playing rerun catch up. Long story somewhat shorter, Rick, school outcast gets publicly humiliated, and returns to school with a gun, shooting Jimmy, who he thought was behind the public humiliation (tar and feathering) and attempts to kill Emma, the girl he liked (see my icon) after she said no to him. Her old beau Sean steps in to diffuse the situation, and Rick ends up getting shot in his struggle with Sean, and dies. Jimmy is in ICU from the shot and the whole community is in shock. Of course, emotional me breaks down and cries. Again. Especially when the final scenes with the students gathered at the school in a vigil like attempt played, with this really sad song making an already sad scene even sadder. I wanted to wail out my emotions, to fully let go, but I couldn't. I have far too many people that would totally rip on me for getting that emotional on fictitious characters. But I felt the same intense sadness several years ago in the season finale of Ballykissangel when Assumpta dies.

The original series is now out on dvd, so I really need to get them. That is one of the reasons I watch the new show at all...I like seeing the continuing plots with the adults who were the original kids.

Well, must find more tissues. At least my nose is getting cleared up now.

( Rick )

( Jimmy )

( Emma )

( Sean )

Oh, and I just learned that the-N is not showing the episode from Season 3 called "Accidents Will Happen" because it deals with abortion. Soooo...they'll show episodes dealing with drugs and alcohol, bipolar issues, rape, murder, etc, but they won't show one episode on abortion? Come on guys! Such a cop out. I think personally if the subject is that controversial, the viewers have a right to see it and make their own decisions, and learn from it. This review from amazon for the new dvd set sums it up nicely:

The best reason to buy this DVD is to see episodes of Degrassi as they were originally intended, before being censored by the N. Apparently, parent company Viacom believes it's ok to show young women being date-raped, molested, and beaten by their boyfriends, but never, ever to show them facing the consequences of their sexuality and making responsible decisions about their right to abortion. It's a sorry state of affairs that 15 years ago an episode about abortion from the original Degrassi could air on PBS, but in today's reactionary climate, basic cable, (a medium filled with drugs, sex and violence) couldn't possibly expose young viewers to a teenage girl taking control of her own life, body, and decisions.

Needless to say, I fired off an email stating this to them.