sorry for the late announcement, but the winner of Cell 2187’s Star Wars Daily Trivia Tournament for April is soyunperdedor (dead link)!!! pay a visit to his site and say hi. check out his very cool Episode III logo that i may have to steal. heehee. congratulations!!!

a reader named Courtney was lucky enough to attend the Episode III premier.  see her story and pictures here.  don’t worry–there are no spoilers, unless you count her pictures of Mark Hamill yawning a clue.

this is just a reminder that i am not a healthcare professional, so any suggestions i make are strictly based on my own experiences. i’ll do my best to answer people’s questions, but i will likely refer you to an online source as well.

i was prompted to post this after receiving several e-mails from people asking me how i deal with bipolar disorder: i take my meds and see my pdoc and therapist regularly. when i’m depressed, i sometimes don’t make it to my appointments and that’s a symptom of the depression. as soon as i’m able, i see them right away. even when i feel great, i continue taking my meds and seeing the doctor and therapist, in the same way physicians instruct us to finish an entire bottle of antibiotics prescribed for an infection; the symptoms may be gone, but you have to continue to treat it.

i hate to sound like a public service ad, but if you think that you’re suffering from depression or bipolar disorder (try this online evaluation for bipolar disorder or this online evaluation for depression), make an appointment with your family doctor. depending on your insurance, you may need a physician’s referral to see a psychiatrist. depression, in particular, isn’t always due to a chemical imbalance; it can also be caused by external circumstances such as divorce, job loss, the death of a loved one, etc.
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they’re b-a-a-a-a-c-k!  maybe they’ll actually finish the house before this coming winter.

bicycle tires make excellent scratching posts, even when they’re still attached to the bicycle.