Boring Shit About Your Life

[SoulDischarge]

This thread was supposed to be a joke, y'all

[BROKENDOLL]

This thread was supposed to be a joke, y'all

My life is a joke. A cruel, unfulfilled bucket of laughs, God dammit!

[captain 66]

Just ate a whole tray of nachos and I'm not stuffed at all

Fast metabolism ftw

[Mugwog]

Last night I used a couple drops of grapefruit seed extract in my neti pot rinse because I heard that was good for you. My sinuses have been irritating me more than usual, particularly my left nostril. It seems to have helped a little bit. I will try it again today.

Any thing else you've tried to help uncongest? I'm terribly stuffy right now

[Premium Roast]

going to shoot hoops

Finished shopping this morning at Sprouts for Super Bowl party. Homemade chicken wings, polish sausage, gyros the way Greeks do em (with french fries), potato chips, pizza. Prepare to barf.

[Gribbz]

I hate the terms "chill-wave" and "post-rock."
/thecoolestofstoriesbro

[Mugwog]

I slept on the couch last night because my couch is very comfy

[SoulDischarge]

Last night I slept on a chaise lounge built from the jaw bones of your ancestors, each dipped in an iridescent enamel extracted from the marrow of the last remaining Scylla, bound together from an adhesive gum scraped off the backs of deceased armadillos rotting in the festering sun of Death Valley. Because it's very comfy.

[Mugwog]

Last night I slept on a chaise lounge built from the jaw bones of your ancestors, each dipped in an iridescent enamel extracted from the marrow of the last remaining Scylla, bound together from an adhesive gum scraped off the backs of deceased armadillos rotting in the festering sun of Death Valley. Because it's very comfy.

So, was this imported from the Philippines?

[SoulDischarge]

Found it on sale at Pier 1.

[wstsidela]

FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS: There's too much resin in my pipe. I really should clean it.

[Pixiessp]

This thread was supposed to be a joke, y'all

It still is.

[guedita]

I'm always either hungover or drunk or asleep.

[Mugwog]

I thought you guys cared about me having the sniffles

[ThatGirl]

This thread was supposed to be a joke, y'all

It's probably going to get thread of the year at the 2012 board awards.

[CaptHowdyO_o]

I'm reading this thread while my mom watches Contagion. Debating whether or not to finish reading [I]Shadow Divers or go ride my bike..hmm

[sonofhal]

It is snowing. Everyone in London on my facebook/twitter feed are acting like they've never seen it before. Give it 48 hrs and they'll be bitching about how it is fucking up their travel plans. #whitepowderproblems

[Cameron Frye]

It is snowing. Everyone in London on my facebook/twitter feed are acting like they've never seen it before. Give it 48 hrs and they'll be bitching about how it is fucking up their travel plans. #whitepowderproblems

i guess there was a "snowstorm" in Feb 2003...btw snowstorm equaled about an inch or two of snow. everything shut down, they brought food to people stranded on the highways

i was the first person into work, prbly out of the entire building that day

[frizzlefry]

I cut myself at work, really embarrassing, boss drove me to the hospital where I was put on some fast track, I was in and out in two hours, a little happy about that

[gaypalmsprings]

I slept in my bed last night. I probably will again tonight.

[Mugwog]

I slept in my bed last night. I probably will again tonight.

BULLSHIT.

[TomAz]

This thread was supposed to be a joke, y'all

Last night I slept on a chaise lounge built from the jaw bones of your ancestors, each dipped in an iridescent enamel extracted from the marrow of the last remaining Scylla, bound together from an adhesive gum scraped off the backs of deceased armadillos rotting in the festering sun of Death Valley. Because it's very comfy.

I'm always either hungover or drunk or asleep.

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast
ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them
under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

[SoulDischarge]

No one cares about your pets, Tom.

[TomAz]

They would if I started a thread about them.

[SoulDischarge]

Touche.

[Aphxtwinin]

It is snowing. Everyone in London on my facebook/twitter feed are acting like they've never seen it before. Give it 48 hrs and they'll be bitching about how it is fucking up their travel plans. #whitepowderproblems

hah, thats funny...got almost 3ft of snow here in Colorado over two days...which caused me to play The Old Republic for about 5hours straight

[Starraven]

Its cold

[fikus222]

My cat waits 'til I return home to poop.

[santasutt]

Last night I used a couple drops of grapefruit seed extract in my neti pot rinse because I heard that was good for you. My sinuses have been irritating me more than usual, particularly my left nostril. It seems to have helped a little bit. I will try it again today.

SHOTS: NPR's Health Blog

Second Neti-Pot Death From Amoeba Prompts Tap-Water Warning
by NANCY SHUTE


Washing noses with neti pots or squeeze bottles has become increasingly popular as a home remedy for colds, allergies and sinus trouble. But it's not such a great remedy if it kills you.

Now that two people have died from infection with brain-eating amoebas after using neti pots, doctors are warning: do not put tap water up your nose.

"Drinking water is good to drink, very safe to drink, but not to push up your nose," says Raoult Ratard, state epidemiologist for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Two residents of his state have died after using neti pots this year, the first known deaths associated with neti pots. "The first one could have been a fluke," Ratard told Shots. But now that we have a second one, the only explanation is the use of the neti pot."


The first death came in June, when a 20-year-old man died of encephalitis caused by infection with Naegleria fowleri. That amoeba is common in rivers and lakes, but only very rarely causes brain infections. Back in August, we reported on several deaths in children who had been jumping or diving in fresh water. But since adults are less likely to be doing cannonballs, they're also less likely to be infected.

Then in October, a 51-year-old Louisiana woman died of encephalitis. The doctor thought to ask if she used a neti pot. Both her brain tissue and her home's tap water tested positive for the microbe. Ratard says: "They found the amoeba, the lady was using a neti pot, and had no contact whatsoever with surface water."

Thus the new warning from Louisiana: If using a neti pot or other nasal irrigation device, use distilled or filtered water. Keeping the device clean is crucial, too, Ratard says. A neti pot, which looks like a small genie lamp, can be safely washed in a dishwasher, but squeeze bottles and other devices need to be scrubbed. All need to dry between uses. "If you let them dry completely, the amoebas are not going to survive long," Ratard says.

A quick survey of neti pots and squeeze bottles finds that the instructions recommend using boiled, distilled or filtered water. But like so many simple hygiene instructions, it's one that's easy to let slide. The prospect of death by brain-eating amoeba, rare though it is, should provide enough motivation to follow the rules.

Editor's Note: An earlier version of this post included a photograph of a specific neti pot product that was not associated with the potential medical issues described in the post. The photograph has been removed.

[JustSteve]

4:25am blood draw.