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Note to self: if you don't want to feel way too old and creaky for the prime age of 41, you MUST take your magnesium pills EVERY DAY. Not 2-3 times a week, but EVERY. BLOODY. DAY, no matter what. I know they're obscenely huge and tough to swallow. I am extremely familiar with your aversion to pills - particularly to large pills. HOWEVER, a tiny bit of discomfort once a day is certainly preferable to having one whole side of your neck & upper back immobilised by pain for about 24 hours, isn't it?... Yeah, I thought so. You KNOW how damn easy it is for you to pull a muscle while carrying stupid grocery bags, and you KNOW magnesium is THE best protection against muscle pain. So stop whining and gobble up those pills like they're candy - otherwise, don't be surprised when your body starts to hurt at the slightest provocation, because that is exactly what will happen. Understood? Great. Thank you very much.

Yeah... it's been a bit of a rough weekend. Since I had fucked up my upper back, the regular shopping errands seemed far more exhausting than usual. It is also really hot again, which didn't help (what do you do when your tense neck & shoulders crave a hot shower, but the rest of your body craves a cold one?... hmmm?... it's a no-win situation, let me tell you). So, by way of consolation, I spent a ridiculous amount of money at Whole Foods (which is where I get my natural cosmetics; I was running out of toothpaste, you see, and while I could have gotten regular one at the local pharmacy/supermarket, I have become so spoiled by all the "organic" brands that I would rather take a bus ride in the scorching heat to the high-brow, expensive store to get exactly what I want). And while I only visit that store when I am running out of something (otherwise I'd go bankrupt), I always end up buying a shitload of other stuff as well. I rationalize it to myself as "stocking up" on some items that I am sure to need at some point in the future - but the harsh truth is that I simply cannot resist all those deliciously smelling soaps and lotions. So I buy them and tuck them away on a shelf in the closet - and then I forget that they're there, and buy more. I'm not quite a hoarder yet, I think, but I might be moving in that direction.:/ After all, it runs in the family...

Oh well... posting time is up. And I'm tired, even though I've slept - and lain about - quite a lot this weekend. And my neck is horribly stiff, since I was in too much pain to be able to stretch it properly, and it's way too hot to even contemplate the idea of using a heating pad...

All right... I'll stop whinging now and go to bed. *shuts up*