http://www.joanslow.com Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:43:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Various things recently have started me thinking about aging. In the last few months, my Grandmother has died of breast cancer, and I have had to have my cat Pepper put to sleep, again probably due to cancer. They were both what you would describe as old - 78 and ... http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2010/aging/ I just bought a house :-D Thankfully the stress seems to have all melted away now that we've exchanged, and I'm just excited about moving in (25th September). So now I am starting on the fun of planning the curtains, the carpets, which colour paint, furniture etc... I just hope I ... http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2009/house/ On Wednesday 10th June I attended the first Cambridge Geek Night. No, I know I'm not a geek, but David was one of the organisers, so I went along to support him. I was also hoping to meet some new people and maybe manage to partially immerse myself in this ... http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2009/first-cambridge-geek-night/ For some time now I have enjoyed making earrings from beads and wire. As well as making things I enjoy wearing, I find it somehow therapeutic to be creating something tangible. Initially, I just made items for myself, then for my friends and family. Recently someone suggested I try selling ... http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2009/handmade-earrings/ As it says, just a quick update for those of you who actually know me, and use this as a way to keep a vague eye on my comings and goings. Buproprion is still wonderful, although side effects are a bit of a pain (the timing of the second dose most ... http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2008/just-an-update/ My currect medication cocktail: 800mg Lithium (Priadel) 125mg Lamotrigine 300mg Buproprion (Zyban) Buproprion Hydrocloride is very commonly used in the US, under the name Wellbutrin. In the UK however, Buproprion is only licensed as an aid to smoking cessation (under the name Zyban). This means that it is rarely prescribed, as doctors have ... http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2008/buproprion/ For my Man's Birthday, I wanted to make him a cake. The question is, what cake do you make for a through and through geek? The answer came in the form of a computer game called Portal. Now, I have played very little of the game, but I do know ... http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2008/the-cake-is-not-a-lie/ In response to my complete lack of posting recently (Had too much else to worry about) comes a round-up post to bring everything back up to date. Firstly, I am no longer a student. After five years I am now the proud holder of a 3yr BSc in Biochemistry, 2:2. It's ... http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2007/changes/ Ok, so I never know what my boyfriend's doing, and mostly he doesn't either, but he does use these calandar applications, so I'm looking for one that I can use to put what I'm doing in, and be able to also see his. He uses iCal. The problem is that I'm ... http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2007/online-calandars/ Apparantly, according to my consultant, we have exhausted the possibilities of 3 drugs at once, and have therefore moved onto 4. These being 1g Lithium, 75mg Lamotrigine, 20mg Clomipramine and 20mg Prozac (Fluoxetine). Reducing the dose of Clomipramine has certainly helped a lot with the side effects. I can think a ... http://www.joanslow.com/posts/2007/and-then-there-were-4/