RA drugs and other things

First, I'd like to begin with this sofa. It's color is called 'Blueberry'; the fabric is satin. It is a twin size sleeper (folds down kinda like a futon) AND once it is flat, you can fold up the head a little like a chaise lounge chair.  This is for Munchkin #2's room.  We paid around the equivalent of $230 US for it.  When I asked Munchkin #1 if he wanted one for his room, he looked at me like I was crazy.  He likes lots of extra space to set up his Lego sets to film his stop-motion animation movies.  He's even got a microphone stand to attach his camera to in order to turn it into a working boom cam.  And, joyous happiness....school is requiring him to have a kickin' awesome new laptop next year.  Which means better software, better graphics card, better movies.  (Sorry.....hopping down a bunny trail....la la la la!)

Ok.  There's way too much knocking around in my head for me to even begin writing about it, but I'm gonna try.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/health/panel-supports-arthritis-pill.html?_r=1&smid=fb-share

A very interesting article on a possible new arthritis drug. Really shows the risks of some of these medications.  At this point, the milder stuff is working for Munchkin #2, but she's now had to double her dosage back to where we started, 10mg Methotrexate.  The rheumatologist tried for a while to put her on 5mg, but it just didn't work.  Because of what the 10mg does to her bloodwork, she's supposed to take Folic Acid once a week.  But, even one little 4mg of Folic Acid is enough to counteract the 10mg Methotrexate and she has joint pain if she takes it.

On to other things.......

The temperature here is starting to do its march upwards.  When I left the villa this morning for the drive into school, the temp was a beautiful 81F.  After only 45 minutes, the temp was up to 96F at around 7:30am. Not a clue what the temp is currently, but I know that when I go outside to walk Jesse, the wind is hot.  A cool breeze would be delicious, but this breeze feels something like standing in front of a forced-air dryer vent that is desert scented instead of dryer sheet scented.

Next brain dump.....

It is utterly fascinating to me from a 'historian' point of view to read how people are talking about American politics on various on-line social media.  What I find particularly fascinating, is how some folks believe that current political happenings in the States point towards the Book of Revelation in the Bible.  Throughout the history of the Church, there have always been people who pointed to current events and thought, "This is what Revelation is talking about!"  Really really fascinating stuff. 

Well, I better get to doing laundry and other mummy type chores.  We've got a busy weekend coming.  We're hoping for a movie out and a run to a water park.  Oh yeah.....

Peace.

Oh yeah....one more thing....interesting piece if you've got the guts to read liberal media type stuff:
http://www.southernstudies.org/2012/05/what-happened-in-nc-lessons-from-the-amendment-battle.html