"Boadicea, Baby!"

This is Boadicea. Among many many other things, she has now become the Matron Warrior Saint of Disability and Chronic Illness for me and many of my dear friends. Physical, mental, both, visible, invisible, both, every kind. Our rallying cry is "Boadicea, Baby!"
What started out as something of an inside joke (The Spear Theory is the Boadicea Method of dealing with Chronic Illness) has now become a very important way of supporting each other.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH2147R_vJ0

This is how I geek out.

I want to make up a song about the Moringa plant to the tune of "Maria" from "West Side Story" but I was never good at song parodies...

Also, I got pure food grade Sea Buckthorn oil, berry oil and seed oil, so time to add it to everything and see how well it will help the occasional acid reflux. Also, we can use it in baking!

And now I want to research the scientific and medical comparisons and differences between Moringa and Sea Buckthorn, sort of like a botanical showdown. Which one has more antioxidant power? Healing power? Bioactive compounds? Micronutrients? Macronutrients? Fatty acids? Immune building factors? Trace minerals? Protection against chromosomal damage? Cellular repair? Or are they fairly equal at most things? Sea Buckthorn has been my main botanical champion for a decade; will Moringa surpass it in my heart? Time to find out!

Relaxed Repetitive Refreshing Recreation

One of my favorite bedtime rituals, especially when sleep is elusive, is brushing my My Little Pony doll's hair until I feel meditative and relaxed. Lotus Star (nee "Garden Wishes") is one of my favorite toys for a reason. I have psychically charged her with so many magics and energies that just looking at her makes me feel better.

(On the wall: My father's Mayan fireplace painting created in the 1970s during Dad's major surrealist phase.)

(My makeup: Lauren Brooke Cosmetiques Creme Foundation in Warm 2, Bare Minerals Natural Lipgloss in Pomegranate and Fruit Cocktail, Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Enhancing Eyeshadow in Smoky Eyes, Rimmel Volume Accelerator Mascara in Black.)