It’s evident that my subconscious is less inhibited about awesome crossover fiction. I still think the greatest crossover ever is not Batman with Doctor Who; it is, undeniably, Wolverine Versus Alien. I am tempted to learn to draw, then learn to draw comics, just so that I can draw the scene with Wolverine’s chestburster, because that shit was comedy gold.*
Makes me sorta sorry I’m going off the Fukitol, really. But since I at least seem motivated to write now, it’s a trade-off, I s’pose.
*And yes, I already thought about the fact that Wolvie’s ribs are coated in adamantium. Clearly he’s still got some non-adamantium-coated costal cartilage, or he’d have a lot more trouble breathing—so presumably the alien could bust through that, and I think they would bend a bit outward from the spine. And quit looking at me like that.
Still Having These Effects
Nov. 28th, 2008 07:24 pmAll I can remember about last night’s dream is that the Daleks had declared the Joker their new emperor, and when Earth found out they considered it for a moment, shrugged, said, “Well, we’re doomed,” and went back to their routine. Because when the Daleks put that crazy bastard in charge, you’re so dead it doesn’t even matter what you do, so you might as well just go about your business.
So after five years of neverending pills, my friends, I have decided to take a stand. The missed doses, the muscle spasms, the brain zaps, the memory loss,* and the dreams have got to go. And so I stand up, and I say to you—“I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!”
Okay, well, actually, I don’t say that, because I’m talking about being on Fukitol, and one thing about Fukitol: it’s hard to be mad as hell. Complacency is sort of part of the package, which is why it’s taken me so long to get sick of it. Oh, sure, there are a number of side effects, but on the plus side, you don’t actually care!
But lately, I’ve been getting tired of it. And so I went to my psychiatrist:
PSYCHIATRIST: Why do you want to quit?
AMELIA: I am sick of the side effects!
PSYCHIATRIST: The sexual side effects?
(pause while Amelia looks at him blankly)
AMELIA: No! I am talking about the side effects where I wake up and half my face is contorted like Popeye’s!
And so, as of two days ago, I’m on half-doses of the stuff. This phase may last a while, because while Fukitol has a famously spectacular assortment of side effects, withdrawing from Fukitol has even more spectacular ones. Such as vertigo:
MOM: So, how is the withdrawal coming?
AMELIA: *THUD*
And a sudden sensation of electrical shock when I’m just about to go to sleep. And of course the epic, epic nightmares when I do get to sleep, and the waking up every hour or so in a puddle of sweat. Not to mention the abdomen’s protests. It totally makes sense, though: the common wisdom is that your body replaces all its matter every seven years. This means that 5/7 of my matter has never known a time when there wasn’t Fukitol, so I can see why it would plunge into panic now.**
But yeah, it does sorta make it feel more auspicious to be going off a med I’ve been on for five years when I’ve got a fanfare, even if it does come in the form of the floor sliding out from under me.*** And it should fade soon enough.
At least, until I lower the dosage again.
Oh, yeah, the next few months are gonna be fun.
*This sounds a lot more serious than it is. Mostly it means “flakiness.”
**Pseudoscience is easy, kids!
***I become Captain Jack Sparrow. It’s apparently highly entertaining.
Fukitol Theater
Feb. 11th, 2008 07:26 pmPro Sports Wives Day
Satisfied Staying Single Day
White Shirt Day
Birthday - Thomas Edison (inventor)
National Foundation Day (Japan)
Independence Anniversary (Vatican City)
Youth Day (Cameroon)
Amelia adds: Lychee's Birthday!
Tune In Next Time To: REM!
Jan. 18th, 2008 12:22 pmAnniversary - Lewis & Clark Expedition Commission
Lee-Jackson Day (Virginia)
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**My subconscious, apparently, enjoys Canada jokes. It also enjoys really awful puns, though, so apparently my sense of humor is only intelligent when I’m awake.
When I'm Not Around
Jun. 4th, 2007 07:20 pmFlag Day (Finland)
Yeah. I make sense.
Elven Pudding
Apr. 19th, 2007 02:19 pmNational High Five Day
Patriot's Day (Fla)
Sumardagurinn Fyrsti (First Day of Summer - Iceland)
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Intriguing ...
Feb. 25th, 2007 04:26 pmBirthday - George Harrison (musician)
Birthday - Pierre Auguste Renoir (artist)
National Day (Kuwait)
Epiphany
Little Christmas
Twelfth Day
Three Kings Day
Admission Day (New Mexico)
Christmas (Armenian)
La Befana (Italy)