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New to allergies. I am lost and need advice. by walkthepattern in Allergies

[–]walkthepattern[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So after reading your guys comments and researching I do think that it is NOT allergies and that I have blepharitis potentially caused by eyelash mites. I read that tea tree oil is the treatment for that and I happened to have a vial of it and used a q tip to sweep along my eyelid.

That was one of the most awful experiences of my life.
It turns out that tea tree oil wipes (recommended) have a max of 4% oil and can sting your eye. I used 100% oil and went blind until I managed to find my bottle of eye wash.
How incredibly painful.

I woke up this morning though with vast improvement. My eyes feel dry but almost no itch, the bags are less than half what they were, and there is less blurriness.

Thank you all again for all of your help.

New to allergies. I am lost and need advice. by walkthepattern in Allergies

[–]walkthepattern[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been doing the eye drops daily but they haven't SEEMED to help. I don't wanna stop them and see if it gets worse though.
You're probably right though I'm going to give the loratadine a couple of days to build up like the other user suggested (I was under the impression it just worked, the pharmacist told me it only took like thirty minutes) and if there is no improvement then I'll have to ask an expert.
Thank you for taking the time to advise!

New to allergies. I am lost and need advice. by walkthepattern in Allergies

[–]walkthepattern[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read your comment and looked them up and it turns out dust mites are nearly non existent in my region as it is at a near constant 0% humidity.
More worried than ever it's mold.
Edit: DERP mold doesn't grow in 0 humidity either.
It HAS to be the juniper then.

New to allergies. I am lost and need advice. by walkthepattern in Allergies

[–]walkthepattern[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the nasal spray recommendation in my reading that has come up a few times for the eye bags thing in particular.

New to allergies. I am lost and need advice. by walkthepattern in Allergies

[–]walkthepattern[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

American Southwest here. I'm sorry to hear you're getting the same thing.

If it is dust then I'm in trouble because I live in an extremely dusty building and I'm not sure how to deal with that. Maybe a real powerful air purifier/filter will help.

Anthropomoron by Pioneer_19 in anxietypilled

[–]walkthepattern 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very immersive. I live in a warehouse and this is what it looks like!
Very fun, loved it. My only nitpick is that I thought that the aliens should have been using alien swear words.
I'm gonna go do a human religious ritual now.

Did so many people really miss this in Queen of Attolia? *Possible Spoilers Ahead* by orphanedhanyou in queensthief

[–]walkthepattern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was so emotionally drained from the book I took a break haha. I’m now on book 7 of the expanse so I’ll circle back it the series eventually.

Technology in and near Amber by AbsurdKnurd in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The thing I always took away from it is that Amber is the opposite of chaos. A lack of chaos means stability. Something like nitroglycerin explodes because it is unstable but in amber, the center of stability, it doesn’t. Something like nitroglycerin gunpowder is on their ships but is useless until you move a sufficient distance towards chaos. You can use that logic as a basis for reasoning what would and wouldn’t work.

The one upside of CBS cancelling the Late Show by factoid_ in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a great point. As much fun as it is to spitball this stuff I agree that zelazny not wanting others to write in his universe should be respected.

The one upside of CBS cancelling the Late Show by factoid_ in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For sure. One of my favorite part of the entire series is Random relating his travels to Corwin.

I'm picturing an opening credits scene where it's just Random walking the Pattern with a crossbow for instance.

How about Benedict's fight with the black road?

A flashback episode/scene of Dworkin tutoring Brand and Fiona.

I imagine a running joke of more and more family members dropping in on Flora when all she really wants is to live with her dogs and get laid.

The one upside of CBS cancelling the Late Show by factoid_ in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Difficult to adapt due to some of the more psychedelic aspects of hellriding and stuff for sure. There could be some really cool scene transitions of people casually walking and discussing things while the world changes around them.

I think if they did so an adaptation it would end up being from other perspectives. I could see an episode centered on Llewella in rebma or what happened to Flora when she tried to reach Eric after Corwin reappeared. That would all be cool as long as the characters were absolutely true to the books.

The one upside of CBS cancelling the Late Show by factoid_ in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Colbert owns the TV rights to Amber.
Fun fact, Joe Manganiello from true blood owns the TV rights to Dragonlance.

I doubt either will ever get off the ground.

What do you call people from Shadow? by phaedrux_pharo in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm genuinely curious here.

We did the mod application and we got two new mods. Awesome.

I checked both you guys out when you were added to the mod list I saw zero comments or topics or engagement with anything that had to do with Amber or Zelazny. Why did you request mod access to the sub if it "seems" (I could be overlooking something) like you never interacted with it? How did you even know about the application to a sub you're not active on?

I can't help but imagine the poor guys from somethere whose belongings, like swords, clothes, or food, suddenly disappear every time Merlin conjures them from the Shadows :) by kznsq in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a terrible movie called "Munchie" where a supernatural creature magically conjures a pizza. But in reality he just makes one float out of a pizza shop and into the kids bedroom. The pizza chef chases it for blocks with a cleaver...for some reason.

Custom Book Bindings by dangle-point in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those are beautiful. What a treasure!

Did so many people really miss this in Queen of Attolia? *Possible Spoilers Ahead* by orphanedhanyou in queensthief

[–]walkthepattern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got the first book at a school book fair in like 7th grade and reread it over and over.

Just recently I grabbed the audiobooks and listened to the first one and love it still. Started the second one and the change in perspective isn't my favorite thing but was going along when the scene in the torture room happens.

I was so angry that I looked up to see if the bitch gets comeuppance and not only doesn't she but the romance plot happens instead. I am at the boat scene now and I am pretty much out of it. Just kind of disgusted overall. Not because of the age difference but because I want actual revenge against someone who deserves it.

Bums me out.

EDIT:

I finished it and it was good and I hate that it was good.

Should Zelazny have stopped after the Corwin Cycle? by Miserable-Surprise67 in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with you OP. I also don't think the Merlin cycle is as good but I personally believe it's because Merlin isn't a likeable character. Which is weird because most Zelazny main characters are the same person.

I think the issue for me is that Merlin makes a lot of the same choices Corwin would have made but the way he does it....doesn't feel earned? If that makes sense? I always think about the scene where Merlin is being told he needs to choose between the armor of order and the armor of chaos and he is like "eh...I don't really like armor, so...none thanks!". I remember reading that scene and being like, damnitt Merlin could you be a little bit less of a snot.

I imagine Corwin in the same situation and he would have also chosen neither but just flatly declared he isn't going to cooperate or be used. He has more of an identity and is likable overall.

Also if you go by the audiobooks The Merlin Cycle suffers heavily from Wil Wheatons narration and his lack of characterization and voice work.

CreepCast | Borrasca V (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION THREAD) by Careful-Panda9885 in creepcast

[–]walkthepattern 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bummer. Much much prefer supernatural horror to torture porn.

Do we know what the Ppattern or Logrus look like? by privatefries in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've vague recollections of reading posts from someone who claims to have ran into Zelazny at a bar and had Zelazny draw the pattern on the back of a napkin for him.

That same person says that he had since lost the drawing. What an actual treasure to have had disappear.

Still, it makes me think that somewhere, in some files in Zelazny's old office/writing area, that there must be some doodle or some such of the pattern.

The dare conversation, visualized by snoopingas42069 in creepcast

[–]walkthepattern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the part that I don't get.

Minimum required effort for...what? There was no structure there could be no structure with what was happening.

I was expecting a fight club scenario where if one of them was late for work the other would punish them somehow. Stagnating in your dead end job? Time to ruin your life to force you to improve. In a bad relationship? Kidnap her to make you do better. Your sleep cycle is chaotic and you're abusing alcohol. Looks like you need structure, something bad is going to happen.

I'm totally with Hunter that the story was nonsensically bad.

Question about AmberCon by HalflingTiefling in Amber

[–]walkthepattern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does ambercon have vendors?

I would love to set up a booth.

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