Tag Archives: myoclonus

Awake 1

Two years ago, I woke up on the first of January amongst some of my favorite people and spent the day filled with warm fuzzy feelings. By the end of 2007, however, it seemed that everything had changed. In 2008, I was largely silent blogging-wise. The truth is that I spent much of it lost [...]

Awkward 2

Stanford Neurology Clinic Girl from high school who now works as a receptionist there: You’re all set. Well, it was good to see you again! Me: …yep… In my list of Places Where It’s Not So Great To Randomly Run Into People, ‘hospital’ probably ranks only under ‘funeral’.

Myoclonus 1

Originally written in June 2008 Touch (beat) Touch (beat) Contract Withdraw Touch (beat) Buzzing Veins Touch Pain Sadness Relief Need Touch Contract Withdraw Contract Withdraw Contract Contract Contract — Withdraw —- The definition of myoclonus, via Wikipedia.

Having a crude moment 7

In the midst of being somewhat of an insomniac tonight, I ironically am craving coffee. I used to drink mochas when stressed because of the oddly calming effect it would have on me. Now it probably wouldn’t be a great idea to pump caffeine into my system anymore. Tomorrow’s my 4-hour video EEG at Stanford [...]

Moving forward, a crawl at a time 2

When I take it easy, my body’s happy but I get restless. When I try to push myself just a bit, I’m happier as a person but my body definitely gets angry. Yesterday was the first day of the spring semester. I’d been trying to slowly extend the number of hours I’ve been out and [...]