Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Pot Stirring - an article on marijuana

Yet another article from a personal user that calls for more research on the various effects of marijuana and possibly its use as a replacement for psychiatric medications, due to its psychoactive or psychedelic properties.

I am now convinced that psychiatric medications do more harm than good, and certainly the benefits of marijuana far outweigh the risks (you cannot o.d. on it, for example).

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

The end of winter

End Of The Winter

Por fin se empieza a derretir todo.  Es cierto que la nieve es el ícono del invierno, pero como muchas otras cosas, llega el momento en que después de caer de rodillas en un charco congelado o de no ver el sol por varias semanas, uno está listo para lo que sigue. La primavera trae clima benigno, un poco menos de sweaters y bufandas al salir y más luz solar, aunque para algunos la oscuridad nunca termina. Todo depende de cómo quiera uno ver las cosas y qué tanto quiera abrir los ojos.

Finally everything starts to melt. It is true that snow is the icon of winter, but like most things in life, there comes a moment when, after landing on your knees on a frozen pond or not seeing the sun for several weeks at a time, you are ready for what’s next. Spring brings a more benign weather, a few less garments to wear and more sunlight, even though for some, the darkness never ends. It all depends on how you want to see things and how much you want to open your eyes.

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So, the other night I took a look around my room. I looked at my dresser and my night stand. If you would have told me this time two years ago, that I would have tons of pill bottles layin around, and I would practically live in the pharmacy, and be in Dr.’s office every few weeks, I wouldn’t believe you. When I was growin up, I was the one kid in class that NEVER got sick, and perfect attendance. I thought it was weird. But I didn’t really pay it any attention. I got sick for one day, for a few hours, then that was it. But NOW….. oh how the times have changed. About two years ago, I started to not feel like myself. I was always in the pain. How do you go from never being sick, to always in pain. I always had migranes, but they had stopped. But as of two years ago, they came back, and they came back HARD! The straw that broke the camel’s back was, one weekend I had a ‘migran’ that kept me in bed for three days. “/ If I knew then what I know now, I probably would have ran to the ER. But I hated the Dr. They never did anything for me. They never gave me anything that worked, for my migranes, so I just stopped going. After that weekend that I spent in the bed, and after missing soo much class time, from being home in bed, not being able to do much moving, I decided to go to the Dr. I was scared out of my mind. I had no idea what she was gonna tell me. But I bit the built and my nerves.

She did things that ordinary Dr’s don’t do on the first visit. I thought I was just going to get a physical, and she was gonna ask me some questions. She did that, AND she did blood work. That surprised me. Not too soon after I went to see her, who by the way is my mother’s Dr also, we went down to Maryland to my aunt’s house for Memorial Day/vacation. That weekend, I got a phone that would rock my world, and one that I was not expecting. She told me that my blood work had come back. *heart drops* First she told me the not so bad news. I had a calcium/vitamin D deficiency…. Ok, I can live with that. A slight Asthma. *shrug* Ok….Then she went on to tell me that I tested postive for Sickle Cell…… WTF?! I swear I didn’t hear anything she said after that. Sickle cell? Me? How? WHY? My vacation had officially been ruined. How was I supposed to enjoy after that. Usually, people who have sickle cell know from birth. All I knew was that I had the trait. But apparently, over time, my trait had developed. FML! I had no idea what this meant for me. All I ever heard about Sickle cell was bad things, and when I did my own research, it didn’t really make me feel any better…….

I’m not gonna lie, I was lowkey depressed. I had no idea what this meant for the rest of my life. From what I read, this means complications with my heart…(keep reading), complications in pregnancy, passing it on to my child, long hospital stays…. The list goes on. But I had the best people around me. They prayed, and hard, and so did I. I was in a BAD place, and I had to get out. I had to pick up the pieces and figure out how to move forward. But of course the bumps in the road didn’t stop there.

One day I had gotten THEE worst chest pain ever. It definitely threw me off, but I didn’t know what to make of it. Then it kept happening. I knew something wasn’t right. I would get these pains, and my heart would skip a beat or two, or it beat too hard or to fast. Something in my brain was screaming SOMETHING IS WRONG! So one day, I was in class, and it was so bad I had to gather myself and walk out. I just couldn’t do it. I came home, and got in the bed. The next day, I went to the nurse, and she gave me some bs story. That didn’t work. So I went to my Dr. Got an EKG, and the first one came back ‘normal’. I really wasn’t satisifed with that, but the Dr said so, so I took it at that. Time went on, and the pain never stopped. I figured it came from the sickle cell. But one day I had come home from class, it was becoming a problem. It had been about three days of this constant pain. So I asked my best friend to take me to the ER. A few weeks later, my Dr sent me to have an echocardiogram (2D ultrasound of my heart). I should have been used to waiting for these phone calls by now. I had an idea of what it was. But the wait, and the idea of hearing come from the Dr’s mouth scared the sh*t out of me. So my results came back, and sure enough…. It’s called Mitral Valve Prolapse, it when my left valve sometimes flutter back and forth, cause irregular heart rythyms, and chest pains. Shit just don’t get no better does it?…. smh And of course me being me, I did my research. And again ….. The side effects from the meds alone had me lookin at the screen like WTF?… Well we can just add that to the pill bottles on the dresser. “/

All this going on, while I’m thinking, how can I be the sick one, when I have to be Superwoman. I’m the strong man in my house. My mother, who has R.A., can’t do much, so that leaves me. How this happening to me?! I didn’t get it. Of course, I thought it wasn’t fair. Me being the private person I am, I don’t have many people I trust, so I didn’t have many people I could keep by my side through all of this. But I swear I have the best friends in the world!! My sister Rosanna, has been by my side through EVERYTHING! From every panic attack to every dreadfully painful day and night to waiting for those phone calls. Then came my wifey, Lucy! From the first day we met, we clicked. But little did we know we had more than that night in common. She understands my pain, and my pride. She understand the fear I have of people seeing me at my worst. And then there’s my closest male friend. I call him Superman. He knows me, well, a lil too well. And it’s a lil scary. Lol But he understands everything. And he’s there. I am soooo grateful for them.

I took a look around, and I smirked. Idk what this journey is about. But I’m learning as I go. It’s by no means easy. But I’m on it, and I can’t stop.

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I have a Medicinal Chemistry test on Weds worth 45% of my grade and a Pathophisiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics test on Friday worth 30%.

I'm 7 lectures behind on PP&T. Oops.

This is one of the reasons I love love love UMD SOP. MEDIASITE! It's this wonderful website where almost all of our lectures are posted for the Shady Grove campus to view as well as slackers like me who just have put it off, haha.

I'm really enjoying pharmacy school, mediasite luxury aside. I feel like I've grown up and am FINALLY on my path. My only wish is that I would be doing better in school! I've been doing well, but it's NOTHING like my straight A's in undergrad. I remember when I felt like a personal failure if I got below an A. LOL. Man, I deserve what's been coming to me since I got that pompous, haha.

School aside, Life is wonderful.

Today is my Auntie Deedee's 57th birthday! Poor woman had an accident and fell down some steps last month and broke her tibia in 7 places! She's recovering really well thank goodness. For her birthday celebration, we had crispy pata, pancit, shrimp and Mom's delicious BBQ ribs. Finger lickin good. We also had a Passion Fruit cake from Yia Yia's bakery in Essex. So delicious!

After dinner, I dropped Nicole off at her friend Apple's Sweet 16. But, not before stopping by Rita's in Joppa for FREE ITALIAN ICE! First day of Spring! Definitely one of my favorite days. :)  

Hughes is out tonight with Jimbo playing some music then going to watch UFC. Which is great for my school work schedule… if I got the motivation to actually start it! You know what? I just saw him last week and it feels like an ETERNITY! I just can't wait to be able to see him everyday and not have to worry about this whole long distance thing. But, that's another 3 years away unless I can convince him otherwise. I don't know though, I've been batting my eyes for 2.5 years and it still hasn't gotten him up here, HAHA. He'll probably be back here again for KY formal on April 30. WHICH by the way, just reminded me that I have to text Jen about sending out a survey to the brothers! —> Noted.

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Chemical Superheros

“The seizures have stopped.” “Thank god.” “She’s not out of the woods yet. Her heart is fatigued and we’ll need to run more tests to determine the extent of the brain damage. A lot of that will only become clear over time. She has a long road ahead of her. Her blood results came in while you were gone.” “She told me what she took, before her heart stopped.” “She’s lucky to be alive. When she’s fully conscious and capable, the police will want to speak with her. If they haven’t already, they’ll need to speak with you too.”

Dance harder. Dance faster. Numb the pain. Be more interesting. Seek revelations. Go on a spiritual journey. Feel good. Cope with mental health. Have fun. Trip out. I’m a fucking superhero!

Saying no to drugs isn’t good enough anymore. It’s not realistic with the cornucopia of chemicals available. Not everyone wants to say no. You don’t have to say no.

In the past, I’ve been ostracized for my thoughts – labelled a critical judge. I’ve ended friendships because I can’t be the saviour; because I can’t sit idly by and watch someone throw their life away. I’ve had hate mail and been threatened. I’ve been told I don’t know how to party – how to have fun. Well ya know what? Fuck that. I say these things because I care. Deeply. I say these things because I know better.

I partied my way through the aughts*. Sure, I’ve got some fun and crazy stories that would make the likes of Hunter S. Thompson blush. You know what else I’ve got? Holes in my brain, friends dead from overdoses (friends who said they knew what they were doing), friends dead from addictions (friends who said they could handle it), ended friendships because of addictions (because they couldn’t handle it and I couldn’t save them) and a raging passion for people to smarten the fuck up (because I’m tired of losing friends).

For fuck sakes, know your damn source. I can’t stop you from taking illicit chemicals. I have no power or control over that. What I can ask is that you know what you’re buying, know what it’s cut with and know how much to take. Do you really need to chase the high all weekend? Yeah, I’m sure you’re super smart. You’re a super hero, right? You just party on weekends and have done that for so many years now, that you’re a pro. Well, even pros can have their heart stop beating. Are you smart enough to start your own heart when it stops?

Hell, maybe it’s just brain death. That’s okay, right? There are machines that’ll keep you breathing and your body warm so your family can come, hold your hand, and weep. That’s okay, because you knew what you were doing, right?

“I just party on weekends…Thursday’s practically the weekend…Ugh, it’s Monday and I’m still fucked up from Thursday…God, I feel like shit.”

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Lil Wayne’s Federal and State convictions could Run Concurrent

Lil Wayne’s Federal and State convictions could Run Concurrent

 

I think Lil Wayne really needs to get an OJ Simpson type legal team, because he is really fighting for his life.  Another day of freedom is not guaranteed to Lil Wayne.  They can forever come up with new charges.

 

He is said to have had a lawyer attempt to postpone the Federal case in Arizona.  Is that really a wise legal maneuver?  There is a term called concurrent sentencing and what happened in New York City can be rectified in sentencing him to serve his sentences concurrently. 

 

A concurrent sentence is a cumulative sentence when two convictions are served in prison at one time, basically in one place.  A Federal and State Conviction can be served together even if the convictions took place in different times.

 

It would seem that if Lil Wayne is to be the fall guy for the Cash Money and Young Money entourage he should go after the best deal and accommodations.  The case in Arizona was a DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) bust and therefore Federal.  Federal prison terms are usually longer than state conviction sentencing, but the accommodations are more advantageous for a man in the entertainment business at celebrity status.

 

If Lil Wayne gets convicted by the FEDS and goes to court ASAP or immediately, the state of New York has the responsibility to see to it that he makes his appointments required by law and a Federal case requires his attendance. 

 

Meanwhile the FEDS want to increase the bail to the $150G area, when he is being held and is incarcerated in the state of New York.  I have to watch this one, because a blessing in disguise would be for the FEDS to remove him from Rikers Island and send him to MCC-Detention Center in Manhattan a Federal holding facility.  Then a wise move would be to have his case moved from Arizona to New York City because it is now his domicile.  Then he just might get a concurrent sentence, with excellent legal representation.

 

What is the sentencing guidelines for a two time loser in the Federal System for the crime he allegedly committed is at question, however regardless the Federal Court System is not limited to Arizona can the case can be moved and should be moved to New York City.

 

Steve Harvey the comedian, author, actor and radio personality is said to be a adviser of Lil Wayne.  Well this is advise to be considered seriously with a legal team and can be the basis of his choice for legal representation. 

 

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By Ryan Osborne

After SI.com reported the story, Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington confirmed rumors that he failed a drug test administered by MLB and tested positive for cocaine last July. According to Washington and Rangers GM Jon Daniels, Washington notified the Ranger front office of his one time use of the drug before the results came in. In an interview during an FSN spring training telecast, Daniels and club president Nolan Ryan held off firing the manager at the time for the betterment of the organization despite feeling “pissed off” that the issue arose at such a crucial point in the season. However, this incident does put added pressure on Washington to make the playoffs being it the last year of his contract and especially with Ryan as one of the new owners of the club. Washington and Ryan have not had any open disagreements, but the two certainly don’t see eye to eye on several issues, so don’t be surprised if Washingtonis dismissed at season’s end if the Rangers don’t make the playoffs for what would be the twelfth consecutive year.

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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If there are people who will survive in this planet without drinking any liquid beside their old habits, it’s the smokers.

The reason I am trying to say this is that, most of the people especially men when one tries to ask them the reason behind their smoking habits, they say, they are quenching thirst. Not knowing that, the same cigarette that quenches their thirst is a big threat to their lives.

Biblically, God created us in His own image and likeness. But was smoking cigarette part of his creation work? I beg to differ, for this matter.

From this perspective, smokers are destroying their health, at the same time, destroying God’s creation. Surprising enough, now days, as one walks along the streets, women too are smoking. Some are not bothered of the dangers they are exposing their unborn to, hence doubling the risk, that can result to chest problems.

Smoking also increases the risk of getting emphysema which is lack of breathing in that many may lack proper fitness of the body because of lack of exercising because of shortage of breath. You will find that even though here in Nairobi smoking in the city centre is banned what about other streets where it is done secretly.

I wonder if it is ignorance that that makes people not read the instructions at the bottom of the cigarettes packets or they just enjoy emitting the smoke out of their mouths like trains. I have seen on TV people’s legs being cut off all because they contracted cancer through smoking or maybe just people want to learn through their own experience.

But I would gladly like to urge our fellow people especially the youths and also our fathers and mothers please let us stop smoking it is absolutely fatal to our health.

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