the first step

ok, i admit it, i have a problem. it plagues me almost everyday, and i'm quickly losing control over it. i get very frequent headaches.

basically, advil is my 6th food group (or just add 1 to however many the "nutritionist" of the week tells you there are. let's face it, basic nutrition is not unlike meteorology...common sensical. eat in moderation and exercise, and you're fine). since saving the puppy on monday, i've had a headache every day, including a migraine yesterday (how's that for good karma). in about 7 months, i've gone thru a giant bottle of 200 advil (28.6 advil/month) not counting the ones i've taken from my supplementary bottles in both my car and backpack.

i have always lived with these headaches, but realized it was a problem when i was talking to my buddy ryan today at school. he asked how i was doing, and i said not bad, except for my headache. to which he replied, "man, you always have a headache every time i see you." he's right.

so we were thinking about possible causes. maybe it's allergies? i've been to the allergist and take daily allergy medication, so this is not likely it. do i need glasses? i have them, for reading/working on the computer/looking in the mirror (man, i'm so fucking hot in my glasses). maybe stress? i do have a lot on my plate, but i'm happy these days. my life is going great and, despite daily bitchings, i couldnt ask for anything else.

so then i was thinking maybe society is to blame. if something goes wrong, it seems society is a popular place on which to shift blame these days. or other people. or maybe i get headaches from all that tv violence. no, it's probably legalized abortions and the liberal media.

but in the end, i think the real answer is that this is just "the man's" way of holding me down. i wonder if there's a minority scholarship for frequent-headache-sufferers...