allergies splinken "i think i have mono." "It's allergies, you're getting allergies. you have allergies. allergies. god is punishing you for not sweeping the dog hair out of the carpet like i asked you to. i ask you every day to do it, and you don't. and god knows. and he's punishing you." moms say the darndest things. 001013 ... j_blue can you beleive the only reason we are hearing about those damned taco shells is because they contain a protein some people might be allergic to? its interesting, because, while we are moving genes between species, we arent actually creating anything really new. no new proteins, just reusing proteins in different species. it will probably take like another breakthrough in computational techniques and shear computational power before anybody is able to actually intentionally create a new protein... imagine beginning with a desired functionality, and ending up with a gene sequence to be inserted into your favorite e. coli. thats the day to fear, if you choose to fear any of this biotech... 001013 ... Barrett "Soylent Green is people!" "It's people! What else is in the taco's? 001013 ... cntstnd I hate em. I've got em and a test tomorrow. I cannot concentrate, this should be interesting. 040916 ... pete i don't mind that i'm allergic to things... except when they keep my from my family.. why do they all have/want to have dogs? it'll make me distant, as i'd rather be home alone breathing properly than leaving after twenty minutes and suffering from itchy eyes and difficult breathe for the rest of the day as a result... strangely enough cats do not spawn reactions... 050820 ... *Amy* I feel so rotten 050821 ... pobodys nerfect At least once every summer,i break out into hives on my hands & feet as a result of any prolonged high humidity. But THIS year,the humidity has been so damn persistant that i've been on the allergy medicine 4 times(!),and i feel like a freakin' zombie because it makes me so sleepy. =( 050821 ... Syrope i love taking care of you in the mornings :) 050822 ... Keil sneezing, sniffing, wiping, and crying. Allergies SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 060908 ... unhinged headache 080528 ... re_alisma aversion. 100926 ... unhinged as much as my arm hurts, i wish it would just frost already so i can have my one month of easy breathing before i start to get colds all winter from my students *sigh* 100926 ... Ouroboros Body, I now set healthy boundaries through my words and actions, and I no longer need you to put up these strong defenses. It's safe now, and it's OK to relax and let the unknown in. 101019 ... gja Sams doctor called them intolerances. No they are not I said. They are bloody allergies. 101019 ... unhinged ugh just frost already; it's the plants getting their revenge on me for being a vegetarian ( hey_ouroboros i read recently butterbur is a good herb to take to calm down your body's immune response to allergies...i think i'm remembering that factoid right) 101019 ... Soma I am allergic to ONE plant. Elm. And it is only bad enought to bother me and make me miserable every three or four years. I do not know how anyone deals with allergies on a regular basis. I would kill myself. 110217 ... unhinged neti_pot stupid thaw. stupid mold. stupid itchy nose. 110218 what's it to you? who go blather from