Fire burn and lab sink bubble!

When selecting the optimal location for your Sunday afternoon nap, consider this: if they can't see you, they can't wake you.

Well, it's certainly been far, far, far too long since I've made use of my Dreamwidth account. It's time to change that!

Things I am likely to ramble on about:
* Sciency-stuff
* Cats
* Video games
* All the nifty adventures I have with my wife, @rahaeli
* My cats
* Old-school slash fandoms
* Cooking
* Knitting, sewing, and other crafty goodness
* I also have really cute cats

Please feel free to add me to your circle if any of the above appeal to you!

Hey, everyone. Long time no see! I've been very hermetic this past year, but some health improvements mean I'm actually feeling capable of social interaction again:

1) Apparently, you need to breathe while you sleep, if the sleep is going to do any good. Yeah, this is stating the obvious. Being as stubborn as I am, though, I required a ton of badgering from D to admit I needed to take care of this problem.

A couple months ago, I did an at-home sleep study, and as a result, I've had my very own CPAP machine for about six weeks now. I love it! Well, I tolerate it, but I love how I'm actually getting restful sleep.

Turns out I wasn't just tired all the time, I was freaking exhausted. It's amazing the difference between the two, but I guess it'd gotten so bad over such a period of time that I hadn't realized.

2) Back in February, I switched to eating paelo-ish (I include whole fat dairy). I'm not strict about it or anything, but I cut back dramatically on the processed foods, grains, and sugars, and have been trying to focus on nutrient-dense foods. I really enjoy this way of eating: I'm no longer hungry all time, I get hangry far less frequently, and I've been cooking a lot more, which I find relaxing.

3) I've also found a good primary care doc and discovered that a low dose of fluoxetine does wonders in calming my anxiety. It's like it sedates the chittering brain weasels long enough for me to put some CBT tricks into practice, and calm the hell down.

So, basically, meds + good food + good sleep = actual functional human being. \o/ Which means you'll be seeing more of me around here.