I wish I were at Mardi Gras right now. I'm using my Pirate icon from 2000 in honor of the occasion, and as a reminder to myself that I will do it again someday, by the gods!
I seriously considered trying to go down there as a reward to myself for getting past the Certification, but I'm now kind of glad I didn't. I somehow expected the stress to let up after the exam, but I hadn't considered how the licensing process (not to mention trying to find some context in which to start practicing professionally) would aversely affect the blood pressure.
And speaking of blood pressure, I think I need to have it checked. I'm tired and headachy a lot of the time, and I've noticed the blood vessels in my shoulders and hands seem bluer and more visible lately. Extreme stress can be a factor in hypertension, can't it? Jebus. I need to get back into the gym to trim some more of these pounds, but I'm worried I'll pass out on the treadmill!
In lighter news, I finally figured out how to use ImageReady to make animated gifs. Hooray! (Thanks to
splifford for the encouragement.)
Here's my first attempt, which is a gift for my belovedmercurialgirl:
The images were ganked from the webcomic Metanoia, about which the husband says: "any comic that's about angels and demons waging an epic battle had better be pretty engaging." I think it's pretty engaging. As far as we can tell, there's nothing that's specifically NSFW, although the content is obviously a little intense. It's got major bishonen! You should check it out.
Happy Lundi Gras, tout le monde. Here's to February being almost over, non?
ETA:Huh. That icon had a border before. Now it doesn't seem to. Sorry, EJ. I'll try to fix it tonight at home.
I seriously considered trying to go down there as a reward to myself for getting past the Certification, but I'm now kind of glad I didn't. I somehow expected the stress to let up after the exam, but I hadn't considered how the licensing process (not to mention trying to find some context in which to start practicing professionally) would aversely affect the blood pressure.
And speaking of blood pressure, I think I need to have it checked. I'm tired and headachy a lot of the time, and I've noticed the blood vessels in my shoulders and hands seem bluer and more visible lately. Extreme stress can be a factor in hypertension, can't it? Jebus. I need to get back into the gym to trim some more of these pounds, but I'm worried I'll pass out on the treadmill!
In lighter news, I finally figured out how to use ImageReady to make animated gifs. Hooray! (Thanks to
splifford for the encouragement.) Here's my first attempt, which is a gift for my beloved
mercurialgirl:The images were ganked from the webcomic Metanoia, about which the husband says: "any comic that's about angels and demons waging an epic battle had better be pretty engaging." I think it's pretty engaging. As far as we can tell, there's nothing that's specifically NSFW, although the content is obviously a little intense. It's got major bishonen! You should check it out.
Happy Lundi Gras, tout le monde. Here's to February being almost over, non?
ETA:Huh. That icon had a border before. Now it doesn't seem to. Sorry, EJ. I'll try to fix it tonight at home.
Comments
Re: Massage practice. Take deep breaths. You've thusfar conquered everything set in your way. You'll conquer this, too. (You'll notice that I'm not telling you to relax; that would be complete hypocrisy on my part.)
Also, professional practice wise, I'm not sure what you've been thinking about, but around here some of the big corporations hire CMTs to come in once a month and do massage for people. Would that be the kind of dipping your toe in to build clients which would make sense to you? (Not that I could get you an in anywhere, because...in California...)
Also, plz see doctor about tired headachy-ness and veins.
And, yes, I will be going to the doctor soon. Thanks for your concern.
*miss you fiercely*
*smooch*
But, of course, so do cat bellies! And so do warm baths with yummy products made by dear friends :)
Between a tennis tournament and a possible 10 miler race, I know *I* will sorely (pun totally intended) need a CMT the first weekend of April!
And, just taking your resting HR should give you some clue as to whether or not your blood pressure is elevated, wouldn't it?
You know, I found a place to check my BP after I left work, and it's actually OK. It's perhaps a little higher than I'd like it to be, but it's well below "high." I just need to get more active. Like you are! I really admire your athleticism.
Glad to hear BP is okay. You know, I wonder if I do too much, though, because I'm still eating like a horse!!! I would really like to have the body that goes along with all this work, and I keep waiting for it to show up, but so far...nada! I've been tracking my food with fitday for the past couple of days, and lo and behold, hey...I'm eating too much! *blush*
Please stay healthy and try not to get too stressed. Take care of yourself. Also, if you're taking massage appointments, drop me a line, I'm definitely in need of massages with my neck problems.
Congrats on passing your exam!
Yes, I am taking massage appointments, although I have to be a little careful of the schedule. Can you drop me a line at msfenriss at gmail and let me know what times you are usually free? I'd love to see you two, either way.