I may have found my Inner Dominatrix. And it's called the Thyroid Gland.

It's super bossy and it's been telling all my other organs to work hard. Harder than what they're used to. To toxic levels. My thyroid gland is so domineering, the Pituitary Gland, which is supposed to be the Thyroid Gland's supervisor, has taken a temporary leave of absence because the Thyroid Gland has been bullying it with toxic hormones.

And my poor Heart. The Thyroid Gland has been overworking everything inside so much that my heart has been working over time to get everything done. It needs to slow done. It's tired (slapandpop says that's true literally and figuratively).

Now I'm putting a stop to the Reign of the Thyroid Gland. I'm making it behave to give my body a break. I have to show this domineering busybody that it is not the boss of me. I will drug it to submission. Hopefully, my efforts (and the doc's prescription) work.

Tags: demented doses, pointless posts
coordinates: manila
background noise: john legend

Another day, another explosion. Welcome to the Philippines.

This time it's in Subic. And it's a gas leak. 2 dead, 2 critical. That's all the news said.

A panicked 15 minutes of scrambling to reach an aunt who traveled to Subic yesterday. Horrifying images running through my head of Losing Yet Another Loved One. The heart-rate-slowing pills stopped working.

But she's fine. So I'm fine. Heart rate's still pretty fast but at least I've stopped hyperventilating. Phew.

Tags: bad days, demented doses, life in manila
coordinates: manila
state of mind: relieved
background noise: annie lennox