tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post3054869258444530717..comments2024-01-25T22:55:04.308+00:00Comments on Silence Without: To The Knuckle, Ya Hear?Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07523122977323033271noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-25502433349651556702010-06-11T16:22:47.807+00:002010-06-11T16:22:47.807+00:00You describe it so well that I feel like I was the...You describe it so well that I feel like I was there as well, though that might also be partly due to my nose feeling like it is rather plugged up - darned cold that won't go away.Wordsmiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429795648577521020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-85704300738306215432010-06-08T05:42:30.711+00:002010-06-08T05:42:30.711+00:00OH MY LORD BUDDHA
JAIME
I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME
D:...OH MY LORD BUDDHA<br />JAIME<br />I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME<br /><br />D:Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523122977323033271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-25588147961987310012010-06-08T04:09:48.066+00:002010-06-08T04:09:48.066+00:00Upgrade that kleenex to an inflatable junior tampo...Upgrade that kleenex to an inflatable junior tampon! :D<br /><br />I'll email you a photo which I have only shared with my family (for pity) and with a couple people at work (to horrify 'em).Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100788236451699824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-21619217525459664852010-06-07T08:12:48.717+00:002010-06-07T08:12:48.717+00:00I thought of your plug whenever I had a blood-soak...I thought of your plug whenever I had a blood-soaked tissue jammed up my nose, Jaime. Including right now.<br /><br />Tibetan toilets are horrific, the worst I've encountered yet. The dust in the nose was actually a double boon, as it cut down the smell. Some pits still had me gagging though. Ugh. Tummy complications over those things? Not fun.<br /><br />Selena, you haven't lived till you've blown a booger bigger than your head, heh.<br /><br />Thanks, Trudi! I hate Vaseline, but if the bleeding continues much longer I'll definitely try it. If only to stop alarming other people.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620582836939851015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-23379413555318088252010-06-06T23:49:32.836+00:002010-06-06T23:49:32.836+00:00I'll chalk that up as yet another reason I don...I'll chalk that up as yet another reason I don't want to travel to that part of the world - I get nosebleeds just from the smoke from fireplaces in local houses. I replaced half of our windows last year hoping to get some relief. (The old ones didn't seal properly.)<br /><br />But that also means I can recommend a good, cheap treatment: Vaseline. Seriously. Coat your nose in it overnight. Gives the lining a chance to heal. Also greasing up helps the dried blood, dust and guff get out. (Good for renovation dust.)chocolatetrudinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-15582133431978454712010-06-06T16:28:30.854+00:002010-06-06T16:28:30.854+00:00See, it's times like this that I am glad I hav...See, it's times like this that I am glad I have only really travelled vicariously through others. heh<br /><br />(But, the rest of the time I still wanna goooooo...)Selenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755770.post-28892225364049982232010-06-06T13:29:22.629+00:002010-06-06T13:29:22.629+00:00I am retroactively fretting and greatly relieved t...I am retroactively fretting and greatly relieved that you didn't have to deal with the same severity of nosebleeds as I did - I imagine it would have been a thousandfold times more difficult to get treated in The Middle Of Nowhere, Tibet (depending on how far you were from civilization in those dusty photos.) And yes, it's going to keep trying to clean itself out for a while - those mortar snotballs? I had them for three months.<br /><br />I've seen photos of Chinese squat-holes. I'm not sure I could ever be a Troo Adventurer because those things terrify me. But you're right, it IS all about the loo, especially the first couple days when you're adjusting to unfamiliar food. (Especially in Santo Domingo. Oh man, the gurgles.) And sometimes with all the stress of traveling, your intestines hoard everything for 2-3 days and ... yeah.<br /><br />I'm sorry, was this a public blog? :DJaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100788236451699824noreply@blogger.com