Snakes In The Ball Pit => Yay, I get to talk about me! => Topic started by: TheCrawlingChaos on March 10, 2013, 02:28:56 pm
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: TheCrawlingChaos on March 10, 2013, 02:28:56 pm
Well, actually my mouth is fine, I just managed to absolutely kill my voice last night. I've had a cold for about a week but was feeling sufficiently better to meet up with my RPG group yesterday. The only problem was that apparently my voice wasn't quite as recovered as I thought it was and as part of the game I ended up doing a lot of yelling, as well as singing along to the soundtrack from Les Miserable which the GM kept playing. As a result, any utterances I can bring myself to make above a whisper a) hurt like a bastard (Joffery Baratheon, specifically) and b) make me sound like a combination of a pubescent boy and an asphyxiating cat.
There is no real point to this thread, I just felt like whining as well as expressing myself in a way that doesn't involve the use of vocal cords. Any of you guys been similarly laid up recently?
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: montrith on March 10, 2013, 04:03:28 pm
I usually don't lose my voice when sick, I just pretend to so as not having to answer stupid questions when my throat hurts.
My recommendation, some hot blackcurrant juice with a spoonful of honey of a sweetener. That's what we drink in my family every time one of us has a cold.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: TheCrawlingChaos on March 10, 2013, 04:58:16 pm
I usually don't lose my voice when sick, I just pretend to so as not having to answer stupid questions when my throat hurts.
My recommendation, some hot blackcurrant juice with a spoonful of honey of a sweetener. That's what we drink in my family every time one of us has a cold. montrith, March 10, 2013, 04:03:28 pm
I rarely ever do either. This is the first time in a while that I've actually been rendered unable to speak by a sore throat. I'll definitely try blackcurrant juice like you say, though until stores are open again I may have to settle for the half a bottle of Famous Grouse downstairs.
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Post by: chai tea latte on March 10, 2013, 08:16:12 pm
Tea with lemon and ginger is also fantastic. Tisane if you have it, if not just make a traditional ginger tea (http://vegetarian.about.com/od/morerecipes/r/GingerTea.htm) and add lemon - fantastic throat remedy. The bizarre Chinese magic molasses known as nin jiom pei pa koa (or just 'nin jiom') is like absolute magic, and apparently used frequently by people in theatre for throat issues. The package looks like this (http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_logol6TcxJ1qaw7bf.jpg), and ought to be available at even white-people drug stores.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: Psammetichus on March 10, 2013, 10:27:09 pm
I know exactly what you mean. In the past month, I've caught myself signing or humming "One Day More" or "Do You Hear the People Sing?" or "Red and Black" literally dozens of times.
So many great songs.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: Acierocolotl on March 10, 2013, 10:52:00 pm
I've not been laid up in some time. However, if I have a non-cooperating throat, irish cream is my usual go-to cough syrup. It soothes the throat (assuming you enjoy the taste of likker) and after you've had enough you get just a smidge tipsy and don't care about the coughing anymore either.
Though I did make an audio recording of the entirety of "Touched by Venom" as personal physiotherapy as I was recovering from pneumonia. It sounds like shit, but the novel is shit so those two tastes go great together. Actually, I meant poorly.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: TheCrawlingChaos on March 11, 2013, 04:16:05 am
I know exactly what you mean. In the past month, I've caught myself signing or humming "One Day More" or "Do You Hear the People Sing?" or "Red and Black" literally dozens of times.
IKR? One of my friends is currently in a local production of it as Thenardier, so we keep having a lot of impromptu renditions of "Master of the House," too. :D
Though I did make an audio recording of the entirety of "Touched by Venom" as personal physiotherapy as I was recovering from pneumonia. It sounds like shit, but the novel is shit so those two tastes go great together. Actually, I meant poorly.Acierocolotl, March 10, 2013, 10:52:00 pm
OH MY GOD IS THIS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION? One of my favorite snarkers in the world reading one of the acknowledged worst books of the past couple decades sounds like freaking heaven, audio quality be damned.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: Acierocolotl on March 11, 2013, 04:31:54 am
Though I did make an audio recording of the entirety of "Touched by Venom" as personal physiotherapy as I was recovering from pneumonia. It sounds like shit, but the novel is shit so those two tastes go great together. Actually, I meant poorly.Acierocolotl, March 10, 2013, 10:52:00 pm
OH MY GOD IS THIS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION? One of my favorite snarkers in the world reading one of the acknowledged worst books of the past couple decades sounds like freaking heaven, audio quality be damned. TheCrawlingChaos, March 11, 2013, 04:16:05 am
Yes.
Seriously, it's SHIT. You should read my Frequently Offered Excuses (http://ao.kalimonster.net/venom/FOE.html) first, because I'm actually a bit self-conscious about it (but not so much that I didn't upload all the files anyway and then went and posted the URL on a public board).
You got that out of the way? Go nuts. (http://ao.kalimonster.net/venom) This will never appear on my radio show's website, and if I get even the slightest whiff of a DMC or whatever I am so yanking it, so don't go spreading it around too much.
As an added bonus, there's a file in there with Bunnybread singing. It can salve your ears after that awful novel and the awful reading.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: TheCrawlingChaos on March 11, 2013, 07:44:31 am
Though I did make an audio recording of the entirety of "Touched by Venom" as personal physiotherapy as I was recovering from pneumonia. It sounds like shit, but the novel is shit so those two tastes go great together. Actually, I meant poorly.Acierocolotl, March 10, 2013, 10:52:00 pm
OH MY GOD IS THIS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION? One of my favorite snarkers in the world reading one of the acknowledged worst books of the past couple decades sounds like freaking heaven, audio quality be damned. TheCrawlingChaos, March 11, 2013, 04:16:05 am
Yes.
Seriously, it's SHIT. You should read my Frequently Offered Excuses (http://ao.kalimonster.net/venom/FOE.html) first, because I'm actually a bit self-conscious about it (but not so much that I didn't upload all the files anyway and then went and posted the URL on a public board).
You got that out of the way? Go nuts. (http://ao.kalimonster.net/venom) This will never appear on my radio show's website, and if I get even the slightest whiff of a DMC or whatever I am so yanking it, so don't go spreading it around too much.
As an added bonus, there's a file in there with Bunnybread singing. It can salve your ears after that awful novel and the awful reading.Acierocolotl, March 11, 2013, 04:31:54 am
My lips are sealed. And believe me, I've been exposed to a whole lot of subpar audio recordings lately (the single downside of using public domain books on tape for uni reading) so one more can hardly hurt.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: TheCrawlingChaos on March 11, 2013, 09:38:46 am
Oh my god. This book is so bad.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: Acierocolotl on March 11, 2013, 09:59:56 am
No no no, no no. I believe you meant to say, "oh my god, this book is so bad, hey-o!" Acierocolotl, March 11, 2013, 09:59:56 am
Jesus Christ. I swear I'm getting whiplash every time it really starts working up the gloom and doom momentum and then suddenly someone hauls off with "hey-o." Janine Cross just has no ear for consistent tone. Or onomotopoeia. Or dialogue that doesn't sound completely idiotic, really.
Must start a thread for it in the dedicated book forum when I'm done here...
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Post by: fluffy on March 11, 2013, 05:28:26 pm
I am a big fan of licorice tea (Stash and Yogi are both good) for throat problems, although that presupposes not hating licorice.
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Post by: Isfahan on March 20, 2013, 08:12:40 pm
What is the rate of licorice hating? I hate licorice and just about everyone I know hates licorice but there are tons of people everywhere who swear up and down that they love it.
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Post by: Geremy Tibbles on March 20, 2013, 08:19:12 pm
I really like anise flavored stuff, not a huge fan of black licorice, like the candy.
But like, I don't know. Lots of people are not a fan of it.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: Isfahan on March 20, 2013, 08:50:37 pm
Yeah, black licorice is what I mean.
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Post by: fluffy on March 21, 2013, 05:35:38 pm
Black licorice is just okay. I like actual licorice root, which incidentally has a different flavor than anise (although they're very similar, as is fennel).
But yeah it seems like way more people hate licorice than like it, and honestly for me it was a bit of an acquired taste. I was mostly ambivalent to it before I found out just how awesome licorice tea is for sore throats.
Real licorice also does crazy shit to your potassium levels. If you eat too much of it you can die due to losing so much potassium that your heart stops. At the same time, that makes it useful if you're taking spironolactone (a potassium-sparing diuretic that also happens to be an effective testosterone blocker) for its secondary effects and don't want to die from having so much potassium that your heart goes berserk.
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Post by: chai tea latte on May 16, 2013, 01:29:10 am
Somehow I never saw this one. I totally fucking love black licorice, the blacker the better. The Dutch understand how to make good salted black licorice.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: montrith on May 16, 2013, 02:44:38 am
Somehow I never saw this one. I totally fucking love black licorice, the blacker the better. The Dutch understand how to make good salted black licorice. kal-elk, May 16, 2013, 01:29:10 am
Blasphemy. Only real black licorice comes from Scandinavia and FINLAND! If it's not strong enough to give you blisters on your tongue, then it's not real black licorice.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: chai tea latte on May 16, 2013, 04:11:20 am
Somehow I never saw this one. I totally fucking love black licorice, the blacker the better. The Dutch understand how to make good salted black licorice. kal-elk, May 16, 2013, 01:29:10 am
Blasphemy. Only real black licorice comes from Scandinavia and FINLAND! If it's not strong enough to give you blisters on your tongue, then it's not real black licorice. montrith, May 16, 2013, 02:44:38 am
I've never actually had Finnish licorice! I'll make an effort to procure some.
Title: I have no mouth and I must scream...
Post by: fluffy on May 16, 2013, 03:07:30 pm
Are you crazy people talking about licorice, or salmiak? I've had salmiak once. I'd probably have it again, but only because I have a masochistic streak but can't stand physical pain.
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Post by: Delcat on May 16, 2013, 03:54:15 pm
I friggin' love black licorice but not with a fuckton of salt dumped on it. There's no call for that. Cover it in sprinkles and candy coating and weird multicolored candy instead and throw it all in a bag and God how long has it been since I've had liquorice allsorts I am craving so hard now fuck you all
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Post by: montrith on May 16, 2013, 04:27:15 pm
Salty liquorice needs to be salty. Salmiakki needs to be hot and give you ulcers if you eat too much. Anything else is just lying regular candy.
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Post by: count_actuala on May 16, 2013, 04:40:12 pm