29 September, 2013 21:16

Microwaving my dinner a low carb tortilla with broccoli cauliflower soy cheese and a nitrate free hot dog

27 September, 2013 19:01

Sitting outside the new University Ave taqueria, Sabrosa, with Arion, on our 8monthiversary

26 September, 2013 19:38

Stuck in major traffic on shoreline for depeche mode

25 September, 2013 19:38

Just home from health+tech now playing ball with ender

24 September, 2013 19:37

Bought all this stuff for health plus tech

23 September, 2013 19:37

Just heading out to arions

22 September, 2013 20:25

Paint nite! I call it “Harmony”

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21 September, 2013 19:38

Making low carb peanut butter cookies, cabbage an ground turkey

19 September, 2013 19:38

Sick in bed. Watching Chopped

18 September, 2013 19:36

16 September, 2013 19:38

Post Ender training, about to eat a salad of lettuce tofu tapenade and crunchy salad toppings. Yum!

14 September, 2013 19:44

Tipsy and tired at Madera — after Arion was awesome and installed a Bluetooth stereo in my beater. We’ve been meaning to come here for months to have drinks during sunset. We did it 🙂

13 September, 2013 19:39

Just bought beef cubes, mushrooms, and lettuce for a quick salad

11 September, 2013 19:37

Playing the UCSF 2025 foresight engine game

10 September, 2013 19:51

Arion and me at what might have been our first date (had I not missed the train) – at Wine Affairs in San Jose

9 September, 2013 19:43

About to eat this low carb tortilla with melted rice cheese. Keto vegan snax. Just made a bowl of coconut protein mash

7 September, 2013 19:43

Looking at University Terrace apts which seem out of place against the fancy houses on the ave. I was about to google for pictures of the interior of the apts when I saw that the 836 alarm had gone off. On our way to Plutos for salads after seeing the amazing movie World’s End

5 September, 2013 19:37

Waiting for ceviche meat and beans at Sanchos

Humidity to blame for bad week?

I’ve been having a rough week, health-wise. It’s been hard to breathe, especially through my nose, reminding me of times living in NYC, when my breathing was so bad that my skin turned grey and I couldn’t venture outside on some days.

I’ve also been experiencing light headedness, pain (normal), cloudy vision, and chest discomfort (not sure I’d call it pain, but it didn’t not hurt). When I thought of the symptoms, it seemed scary or, at least, concerning.

It took me a moment to realize that the air has been humid. During periods of high humidity, I experience added bodily stress, where it feels like barometric pressure is literally the earth pressing in against my body. It is hard to breathe and I feel dizzy – most likely related. My digestion becomes blocked and, because my allergy symptoms are so closely tied to digestion, I have allergy attacks throughout the day and especially at night, when prone, and sleep poorly because of it. And, of course, when there’s a high pollen count, as there has been, the allergies are amplified.

It’s reassuring. Perhaps there is something I can do for my digestion to battle the humidity. I’ve heard that in certain warm, humid Asian climates, it is common to drink hot soup, peppered with stimulating spices such as ginger and turmeric, throughout the day. Perhaps I could take on the lifestyles of those people during certain climates. I will research those lifestyles more and give it a shot. 🙂

3 September, 2013 19:40

Reading Quiet (the power of introverts…) on Readmill

“Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one’s living at it.” – ALBERT EINSTEIN

2 September, 2013 19:47

Just home after walking ender and eating noodle free pho at Madame tam’s

1 September, 2013 19:43

Going to old timey movie theater for the first time after cleaning the room