Jun 11, 2007
Learn something.
so, here's some things that you can learn today.
the word CREPUSCULAR (which blogger thinks I misspelled) means "active at twilight" (basically.)
as opposed to, say, diurnal or nocturnal critters, crepuscular beasts are those that are active for only a few short hours. Fireflies are a GREAT example.
also, there are these little critters called chiggers. you're probably familiar with them, right? they burrow into your skin, sucking your blood and making you itch. Unfortunately, nail polish doesn't REALLY work that well to kill them (one of those wives tales we all hear about)
chiggers don't burrow that deeply. and that absurd itching comes from powerful enzymes that the chigger (which is the larvae of a mite) pumps into your skin. the enzymes dissolve your cells, and the chigger sucks the cells up. kinda like a mosquito, but more disgusting.
chiggers lead to drinking, and a drug called diphenhydramine hydrochloride (an antihistamine that causes drowsiness). diphenhydramine is the active ingredient in BENADRYL and SOMINEX. It can also be found in many other antihistamines and sleep aids. it also apparently helps reduce the reuptake of serotonin, which means you can even use it as an antidepressant! what a wonderful drug- except in large amounts it puts you to sleep.
Diphenhydramine apparently led to the discovery of prozac. go figure.
So, that's where I am right now. drinking alcohol, taking Diphenhydramine HCl and eating chef boyardee ravioli (which doesn't help the itching from the chiggers, but it was fast and easy).
Hopefully, I'll be unconscious within the next twenty minutes. it wouldn't surprise me.
the word CREPUSCULAR (which blogger thinks I misspelled) means "active at twilight" (basically.)
as opposed to, say, diurnal or nocturnal critters, crepuscular beasts are those that are active for only a few short hours. Fireflies are a GREAT example.
also, there are these little critters called chiggers. you're probably familiar with them, right? they burrow into your skin, sucking your blood and making you itch. Unfortunately, nail polish doesn't REALLY work that well to kill them (one of those wives tales we all hear about)
chiggers don't burrow that deeply. and that absurd itching comes from powerful enzymes that the chigger (which is the larvae of a mite) pumps into your skin. the enzymes dissolve your cells, and the chigger sucks the cells up. kinda like a mosquito, but more disgusting.
chiggers lead to drinking, and a drug called diphenhydramine hydrochloride (an antihistamine that causes drowsiness). diphenhydramine is the active ingredient in BENADRYL and SOMINEX. It can also be found in many other antihistamines and sleep aids. it also apparently helps reduce the reuptake of serotonin, which means you can even use it as an antidepressant! what a wonderful drug- except in large amounts it puts you to sleep.
Diphenhydramine apparently led to the discovery of prozac. go figure.
So, that's where I am right now. drinking alcohol, taking Diphenhydramine HCl and eating chef boyardee ravioli (which doesn't help the itching from the chiggers, but it was fast and easy).
Hopefully, I'll be unconscious within the next twenty minutes. it wouldn't surprise me.
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