Fuck the Parkinson's, the Dr just gave me a reason to smoke MORE!

grokit

grokit

well-worn member
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And the winner is... florida state :doh:

@t-dub, that beatdown deserves a new thread but I'll just give it a post. Sorry about your ducks but they played like a bunch of pussies. I mean literally, they showed a close up of one of the wide receivers in tears. He wasn't injured he was just sad because his whole team was being straight-up punk'd and it was still early in the 3rd quarter. We're talking ugly here.

We've discussed that crying is totally okay for guys, but there's a time and a place. They did rally in the 4th to make it interesting, but the only reason the final score was respectable was that Stanford got tired from kicking ass all night long and the ducks landed a couple of freak plays. But at least it went from a straight-up ass-kicking to an actual game at the end. Kind of.

Those red zone meltdowns... for more than three quarters it was like men playing boys. The difference in time of possession was off the charts, power football won the evening handily. Too bad for the pac-12, the winner of this game was alabama/fsu. The cards may be hitting their stride though, and if they make it to the BCS watch out.

I would add that hopefully oregon learned a lesson regarding preparation for a big game on the road against a power football team with national title implications, but they've danced to this tune before and evidently haven't learned a fucking thing. Better luck next time!

:bang: :peace:
 
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grokit

grokit

well-worn member
Sorry for the double-post, just catching up...

Fame Is A Vapor said:
Those pics are CRAAAAZY, Bob!
But naturally, to be found at the bottom of these cliffs....
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(actually these were sheep forced over a cliff by a pack of wolves. Sad. :cry: I'm usually alright with nature's cruelty, but this just seems tragic to me.)
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That is really sad but I would have made the same choice, much better than being torn apart by wolves!

fluffhead said:
My vote is forehead.
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I'm going with foreskin :brow:

Vicki said:
Recently said by a friend:

Dentists are a-holes, they try to talk to you while they're operating on your numb mouth, really? That's like an eye doctor dilating your eyes and saying " oh you have got to see this!"
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I've been there! We used to play those guys in high-school sports.

I'll admit it, I smoked weed in the town of weed. I thought grass valley had better product though!
 
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Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
Children Are Quick
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TEACHER: Why are you late?
STUDENT: Class started before I got here.
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TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America .
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS: Maria..
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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
(I Love this child)
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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't
have ten years ago.
WINNIE: Me!
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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I. '
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'

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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry
tree, but also admitted it.
Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.....
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TEACHER: Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as
your brother's.. Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.

(I want to adopt this kid!!!)
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when
people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher
 
Fame Is A Vapor

Fame Is A Vapor

EVOnaut
Vicki said:
Children Are Quick
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when
people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher preacher
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...is how I prefer the joke. Of course, I'm a teacher!
grokit said:
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And the winner is... florida state :doh:


:bang: :peace:
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Tough night for @t-dub and his Ducks. Perhaps a tough night for Pac-12 title hopes, depending on how the rest of the season shapes up for FSU and The OSU (maaaybe Baylor).

But if you thought that loss was tough for the Ducks....at least they lost to a really good team. My Cardinal lost to Utah! Now THAT stung!

As for the Oregon Duck we saw crying on the sideline.... He's the Duck I applaud. He's the Duck who really cared about how his team was performing. DeAnthony Thomas, on the other hand. After saying earlier in the week how the Ducks would score 40 on the Stanford D, he's over on the sideline grinning and smiling while they're gettin' skunked. Not a good look on national TV... His team deserved better from him, both before and during the game.

From http://dailyemerald.com/2013/11/08/the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-3/ :

"UGLY
- De’Anthony Thomas. It’s been a rough week and even a rough year for Oregon’s star running back/wide receiver. After spraining an ankle in week five against Cal, Thomas sat out four weeks before returning for a half against UCLA. While he deemed himself healthy before UCLA, he claimed it was a mental issue that kept him out the games. Then before Oregon’s game against Stanford, he boastfully said that Oregon should put up at least 40 points against Stanford. During the game, Thomas lost a fumble at the two-yard line and then was seen laughing and smiling on the sideline with his team trailing 26-0 while other teammates looked somber. All together, it’s been a rough season for Thomas to say the least."

@t-dub and all Oregon fans deserve better from one of their star players, IMO. This is how I felt about Vontaze Burfict while he was here at Arizona St. :disgust:
 
mvapes

mvapes

Scratchin' Glass!
Accessory Maker
@dorkus_molorkus you have no idea how much your video meant to me. I am truly like to have friends like those that have supported my thread.

It's been tough to find a smile for me but you guy's make me feel special.

Falling twice in the last few days made me feel handicapped. It makes me feel labled. Then today I saw my doctor and again I was faced with reality.

The hardest thing for me to grasp is that we all were raised with the understanding that when we get sick we go to the doctor and they fix it. Well, when the day comes that you have something they can't fix it's not only facing your mortality but forces you to understand that g-d has chosen a different path for you.

Why was I dealt this card? Why is it that at 40 years old I was given handicapped plates? I ask you all to please refrain from comments telling me how at least I get good parking. I myself prior to today thought it would be cool myself and have joked before but I assure you, it's an extremely painful self realization.

Having Parkinsons has shown me how selfish I've always been. Disease doesn't have a face, there's no rhyme or reason to the people it affects.

I know why so many people are angry, or lonely, or when a patient they become depressed. ...

It's because we're no longer the norm, we're not part of the other crowd. And many, just like the ignorant Asshole I once was make it apparent that were on a different playing field.

Just keep in mind that you never know who needs help, we truly need to learn how to appreciate each other. When someone hurting, or comes across the wrong way, remember that there's always an underlying reason.

Sometimes we just feel alone.
 
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
mvapes said:
I know why so many people are angry, or lonely, or when a patient they become depressed. ...

It's because we're no longer the norm, we're not part of the other crowd. And many, just like the ignorant Asshole I once was make it apparent that were on a different playing field.

Just keep in mind that you never know who needs help, we truly need to learn how to appreciate each other. When someone hurting, or comes across the wrong way, remember that there's always an underlying reason.

Sometimes we just feel alone.
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I have felt like this so many times. The more I am around people, the more I am reminded of my limitations.

I try to be nice to people, knowing that is how I want to be treated.

I'm with you, mvapes.
 
Fame Is A Vapor

Fame Is A Vapor

EVOnaut
Bob Loblaw said:
the wifey had a great working interview for a teaching job yesterday.
wish her luck and send positivity her way! should know by tues. at the latest.
i think she'd be great, but i don't get to make that decision!
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Well, I DO get to make that decision! If she can solve this problem, she's hired! :
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@mvapes : You make some great points, man! Personally, I shudder at the shallowness of my youth (can you believe I was considered a goody two shoes who was nice to everyone?)...the truth is as a kid, I and my friends and all other "normal" kids were, if not just plain cruel, certainly we were not caring or considerate of those with more difficult circumstances than our own. Not until I found myself wearing their shoes, at a much more advanced age, did it all come home to roost.

I used to think I was a good person. Now I know just how much more work I have left in order to better myself for me and for those that I love, as well as for the everyday stranger I may meet along the way. The smiles I see from people affected by this "better me" is what really helps most with the loneliness/isolation that Crohn's and AS has burdened me with.

Trying to be a better me, I started co-organizing a Paleo diet meetup.com group. Something I never would have considered before. But now 2 years later we have hundreds of members, and I've got a dozen really good friends supporting me in my new healthier lifestyle...many of whom understand the struggles I endure because they also have similar issues. This has helped relieve the burden I used to place solely on myself and my family members. Finding this forum has been yet another release that I desperately needed.

And when the depression gets real bad, I try to remind myself of at least this much:
We're all dying, but not all of us realize we have the chance to become someone that is truly beautiful, who creates something truly wonderful for others. I realize now that I have that chance, so I'm gonna take it, no matter how hard it gets...

Don't know how many have read through this entire thread but, it's clear to me that all who have, come to realize two things:
1. @mvapes , you are truly a beautiful human being, and
2. Fuck the Parkinson's, ... is the most wonderful thread on all of FC. For all it means to me, thank you!
 
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Tweek

Well-Known Member
Hey folks,

Just wanted to let you all know that I am alright. Still out of town, dealing with some personal matters, but I am not dead or anything ;). I will probably be scaling back my presence here for awhile...nothing really serious, or anything like that...I've just come to the realization that I need to focus on my own needs away from the internet for a bit. I've also seen hurt in people I love dearly, and I can't help them if I can't help myself...you know all that stuff you've probably heard before, maybe even felt in your own life?

I will poke my head in when I can, check in on my favourite peeps on the net. If you send me a PM and it takes a bit for me to reply, please don't take offence. I appreciate each and every one that I receive and consider you all dear friends. Sometimes, I just need to get away and be on my own. I can be a frustratingly private and anti-social person when I want to/need to be...but I guess that's part of my charm? :p

Take care of yourselves and thank you for the shout outs, the PMs,...all that stuff is touching and deeply appreciated.

Talk to you soon.
 
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
Tweek said:
Hey folks,

Just wanted to let you all know that I am alright. Still out of town, dealing with some personal matters, but I am not dead or anything ;). I will probably be scaling back my presence here for awhile...nothing really serious, or anything like that...I've just come to the realization that I need to focus on my own needs away from the internet for a bit. I've also seen hurt in people I love dearly, and I can't help them if I can't help myself...you know all that stuff you've probably heard before, maybe even felt in your own life?

I will poke my head in when I can, check in on my favourite peeps on the net. If you send me a PM and it takes a bit for me to reply, please don't take offence. I appreciate each and every one that I receive and consider you all dear friends. Sometimes, I just need to get away and be on my own. I can be a frustratingly private and anti-social person when I want to/need to be...but I guess that's part of my charm? :p

Take care of yourselves and thank you for the shout outs, the PMs,...all that stuff is touching and deeply appreciated.

Talk to you soon.
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Glad to hear you are alright! :)
 
ataxian

ataxian

PALE BLUE DOT
mvapes said:
@dorkus_molorkus you have no idea how much your video meant to me. I am truly like to have friends like those that have supported my thread.

It's been tough to find a smile for me but you guy's make me feel special.

Falling twice in the last few days made me feel handicapped. It makes me feel labled. Then today I saw my doctor and again I was faced with reality.

The hardest thing for me to grasp is that we all were raised with the understanding that when we get sick we go to the doctor and they fix it. Well, when the day comes that you have something they can't fix it's not only facing your mortality but forces you to understand that g-d has chosen a different path for you.

Why was I dealt this card? Why is it that at 40 years old I was given handicapped plates? I ask you all to please refrain from comments telling me how at least I get good parking. I myself prior to today thought it would be cool myself and have joked before but I assure you, it's an extremely painful self realization.

Having Parkinsons has shown me how selfish I've always been. Disease doesn't have a face, there's no rhyme or reason to the people it affects.

I know why so many people are angry, or lonely, or when a patient they become depressed. ...

It's because we're no longer the norm, we're not part of the other crowd. And many, just like the ignorant Asshole I once was make it apparent that were on a different playing field.

Just keep in mind that you never know who needs help, we truly need to learn how to appreciate each other. When someone hurting, or comes across the wrong way, remember that there's always an underlying reason.

Sometimes we just feel alone.
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Wow that was heavy stuff!

Having a Illness is very humbling.
I have a different illness than most of you however I get it!
I walk with a cane these days!
During my life I was a strong human being.
However since my illness I no longer carry the conceit I once possessed!

If I have offend you in anyway I'm deeply sorry.
I still have some of the old self to die away.
As I become a different man I'm humbled.
All of you on this tread give me the courage to keep fighting!

You guy's are awesome!

You too Mvapes!
 
mvapes

mvapes

Scratchin' Glass!
Accessory Maker
hey guys, sorry but I needed a day or two to get my head straight. I have to agree with Ataxian, having a disease is extremely humbling. The first few times that you have to ask someone for help doing something that at one time required no effort really can put things into perspective for you. On top of that when dealing with someplace like FC it's not easy to decipher who's a patient and who's here purely for recreation.

Let me explain why this is so important...

I find it amazing when I'm out and about and something happens, either I trip or walk in to something or have any issue for that matter how the immediate reaction of the people around you is anything but concern. Once I pull myself together it's my reaction to announce that I'm ok, I have PD. What's so interesting is how same people all of sudden become sympathetic. Everyone realizes that they had made a poor judgement but guess what.

It's too fucking late! Now, put yourself in mine, ataxians, dreamerrs, dubs, vicki's, or for that matter anyone's shoes on FC that has a disease or a handicap.

I understand some don't make it public and some might even say (and I agree with) that they don't want to be treated differently. But I promise, it still hurts when you get picked at for being pushy about something that makes us feel better or showing our hurt on the forum. I guess what I'm trying to say is sometimes I feel alone. Sometimes I want to be allowed to cry, sometimes I want to ask a question without being told to go back and read. And when something goes wrong with a device or one of my toys I just want to be heard. It's all I have!

I love what this thread has become, and from the bottom of my heart thank Vtac and every other mod on here for allowing us leniency when I know things get out of hand. You guy's gave me a place to cry, laugh, and throw all the shit I want to. To be quite honest, this very thread had been a vital part to my therapy.

And for that I promise to keep coming back. I have friends here that need me, and I needed to know that.
 
ataxian

ataxian

PALE BLUE DOT
mvapes said:
having a disease is extremely humbling. To be quite honest, this very thread had been a vital part to my therapy. And for that I promise to keep coming back. I have friends here that need me, and I needed to know that.
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mvapes so cool of you to make this tread!

I can walk without my cane because I'm stubborn!
However people stay away from me when I go into HOME CHEAPO (DEPOT)
they think I must be DRUNK or on CRYSTAL METH?

Therefore since I have a gait that is not so graceful I use my cane.
Guess what people treat me different?
All of the sudden compassion is everywhere.
Help is everywhere!
What changed?
Perception?
I vape as much as possible because It makes me feel good.
Other people just think I'm happy because I'm stupid.
I live a stealthy life style no doubt.

Sorry to rant however I'm tried of holding everything inside!
 
mvapes

mvapes

Scratchin' Glass!
Accessory Maker
Atax

Let that shit out, my gait is fucked too. I couldn't walk backwards if you paid me to. I'm ok with it but it still sucks.

It's those very challenges are the hardest thing for us, it's not losing an ability it's all about learning about it.

We get so close sometimes with medical help to feeling somewhat normal but we also know that eventually were our disease is going to outgrow your current treatment.

And when the time comes for a new symptom or lack of ability it's like a smack in the face.

I get so fucking jealous when I hear someone walk by me i the doctor's office and I hear them tell their loved ones in the waiting room that they should be back to normal in a few weeks.

Well, my normal changes everyday. Is it weird saying I just hope tomorrow is like yesterday?
 
Quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl

DEADY GUERRERO/DIRT COBAIN/GEORGE KUSH
Hey, I'm limpy mc limp too! (not in bed, lucky you mvapes ;)) My knees and hips are fucked so every morning starts with using the least amount of steps possible... no cane yet, but I might bring it up next appt and see if I can get the cool peoples' parking B)

how about

"oh man i have the flu it sucks so much i hate my life"

BITCH PLEASE :cuss:

where the fuck's my weed at?? this is sunday funday, not sunday get mad at shit you can't change day! this one's for all of you guys. :spliff:

Here's a lil something for ya, mvapes.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/1...r-revolutionary-scalpel-free-brain-treatment/
 
mvapes

mvapes

Scratchin' Glass!
Accessory Maker
That guy in the video Q has something called essential tremor.

That is the opposite of Parkinsons Disease. They tremor when trying to use there hands. For example, when they go to pick up a fork they start to shake and in severe cases the may drop it or even have trouble getting to their mouth.

In the early stages of PD your tremor symptoms occur when resting. When I would sit and watch television my hands and legs would shake. I had trouble sitting still. Then my right hand started to tremor full time. That's where the similarities to ET stop.

I eventually started to watch my gait close up, I was getting violent headaches from the lower back portion of my head. Recently I started having trouble with balance. I don't have the ability to walk backwards. Things started slowing down.

Then came dystonic spasms. Incapacitating micro cramps in my stomach that bring to my knees in no time. Then you start to realize that you've taken so much for granted. Little tasks become difficult as you start understanding that the disease isn't prejudice. It doesn't just attack the muscles in your limbs. You start seeing symptoms in parts of your body you never even knew muscles exsisted.

Constipation, rigidity, and lethargy kick in. Your trips to the restroom become more and more frequent and you soon realize that it's the disease sending false signals to your bladder. In my case I had times when my voice was affected, I have to go to speech therapy to teach me how to pull air from my lungs and not from my diaphragm.

Now I'm having trouble my eyes, their not dilating correctly. All because of the muscles that help our eyes function.

Now, with all that being said. I am doing great, I'm home more so I get more time with my family. They have medicine pretty well balanced and once again I get to play with my kids more than ever. Because the disease made me so aware of things in retrospect I am clean from the drugs that riddled my past.

My wife and I are best friends again and I truly have a partner for this scary journey.
I've created a thread to help document my dealing with something that shattered my life. Now, because of my PD I've met all of you. Some have even become part of my personal life. I've been touched by all of you (I was touched by tweek in a uncomfortable way).

Thanks for everything guy's.
 
Snappo

Snappo

Caveat Emptor - "A Billion People Can Be Wrong!"
Accessory Maker
mvapes said:
That guy in the video Q has something called essential tremor.

That is the opposite of Parkinsons Disease. They tremor when trying to use there hands. For example, when they go to pick up a fork they start to shake and in severe cases the may drop it or even have trouble getting to their mouth.

In the early stages of PD your tremor symptoms occur when resting. When I would sit and watch television my hands and legs would shake. I had trouble sitting still. Then my right hand started to tremor full time. That's where the similarities to ET stop.

I eventually started to watch my gait close up, I was getting violent headaches from the lower back portion of my head. Recently I started having trouble with balance. I don't have the ability to walk backwards. Things started slowing down.

Then came dystonic spasms. Incapacitating micro cramps in my stomach that bring to my knees in no time. Then you start to realize that you've taken so much for granted. Little tasks become difficult as you start understanding that the disease isn't prejudice. It doesn't just attack the muscles in your limbs. You start seeing symptoms in parts of your body you never even knew muscles exsisted.

Constipation, rigidity, and lethargy kick in. Your trips to the restroom become more and more frequent and you soon realize that it's the disease sending false signals to your bladder. In my case I had times when my voice was affected, I have to go to speech therapy to teach me how to pull air from my lungs and not from my diaphragm.

Now I'm having trouble my eyes, their not dilating correctly. All because of the muscles that help our eyes function.

Now, with all that being said. I am doing great, I'm home more so I get more time with my family. They have medicine pretty well balanced and once again I get to play with my kids more than ever. Because the disease made me so aware of things in retrospect I am clean from the drugs that riddled my past.

My wife and I are best friends again and I truly have a partner for this scary journey.
I've created a thread to help document my dealing with something that shattered my life. Now, because of my PD I've met all of you. Some have even become part of my personal life. I've been touched by all of you (I was touched by tweek in a uncomfortable way).

Thanks for everything guy's.
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We're all here for ya mvapes!!! You're here for us too!!!
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Enchantre

Enchantre

Oil Painter
Hugs for everyone. And good morning. Coffee.... and oil. :)

Still don't have much of a sex life *grumblegrumblegrumble*... but maybe hubby and I have gotten past a critical bump in the road, and things might get better. Until the next critical bump, of course, where I'll feel like I'm back at square one, only part of the path is now missing.

But, hey, getting past that.... I do want to apologize. When you staggered from the edge of the parking lot, through the little shrub bed, and then onto the sidewalk, I wasn't backing away from you because I thought you were somehow "bad" - I was giving you the space it looked like you needed to figure out your trajectory. When you said, "I'm OK", then I felt comfortable that you wouldn't flail into me, tripping us both. Forgive me?

Love ya, man.
 
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