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someone is gunning to kill Anita again. But what if someone from Edward's past is doing the gunning?
Anita Blake was awakened by the phone ringing. She lay in between Micah and Nathaniel as she did almost every night. The boys heard the phone too.
"Let the machine pick it up, Anita." Nathaniel mumbled in front of her as she started to move.
"It's midnight," Micah told them both, seeing as he was the one who reached over and found the alarm clock. "Who would be calling now?"
Anita had just had a very tiring night. She had met with her clients earlier in the day and then raised three zombies, two of which were over a hundred years old, within Three hours. She'd earned her paycheck. Let the damn machine pick it up. It started to as she lay back down again between two of her men. The machine beeped and then His voice was heard. Uncharacteristically, Edward's voice was frantic.
"Anita! If you're there pick up!" he yelled. This struck Anita as odd. Edward didn't yell. He was too cold to need to yell. Anita was suddenly climbing over the boys and reaching for the phone.
"Edward?" she questioned, when she got there.
"Get out of your house," he told her, his tone of relief very evident but also was his tone of urgency, "now."
Anita was taken back. Edward didn't make demands like that. Not in that way. He was showing a lot of emotion right now. Edward didn't do emotions. "What the hell is going on Edward?"
"Do as I said. I'm almost there. She's had ten hours already. She probably knew where you lived before she left the bayou." There was still that thread of urgency.
"Who Edward?" she asked, panic speeding the pulse in her throat like candy she was about to choke on
"why do they care where I live?"
"Anita, trust me just do as I say. And for god's sake, do not open anything!" And with that he hung up.
Anita was thoroughly terrified. Something bad was going down and, of course, it was falling right in her lap. Micah and Nathaniel were already dressing. Of course, they had heard the other end of the conversation. Their hearing was incredible. She was almost dressed when she heard tires screeching.
She looked outside and saw a little green Mazda, with the engine still running and Edward getting out in a hurry. The trio looked at each other, not really sure if this was just a dream or for real.
'Please God!' Anita prayed as she went towards the door with her Browning and wrist sheaths, 'let it be a nightmare, because whatever's coming can't be good.' Edward busted through the door before anyone got to it. He immediately went to Anita.
"I need to know if you've opened anything
suspicious recently, Anita." He told her. Edwards blue eyes held something different than that dead coldness. Like the difference between excitement and fear, but what would make Edward look like that that had something to do with her?
"No," Anita said slowly then asked again, "What in the hell is-"
"I have." Micah spoke up from behind her, "it was a letter. It said thirteen hours in big black letters. Remember Anita?" he came up beside her and looked her in the face. "I showed it to you and you said that it was just some kids playing a prank?" Anita nodded.
"How long ago?" Edward demanded drawing Micah's attention back to him.
"Few hours," he said distrustfully, "does this have something to do with-"
"Shit!" Edward cut him off. He turned to Anita, "we need to go. Now."
Anita just nodded. She wouldn't argue with him he knew more than he was letting on but answer questions later. The three of them followed out of the house. Damian, Anita's Vampire servant, was at Danse Macabre, dancing tonight. So he missed all the excitement and she didn't have to worry about him. Anita got buckled up in the front while the boys got in the back. Edward was no sooner in the Car than they were already taken away from their home.
"Alright Edward, spill it." Anita snapped, "Why the hell did you come in the middle of the night and try to scare me to death with your little cloak-and-dagger routine."
He sighed, "There's another contract on your life, Anita."
Anita's face went blank. Someone was trying to kill her again, Nothing new, not even the contract part.
"You're a lot more worked up about this than last time Edward." She reminded him.
Edward had a ghost of a smile cross his lips. "Last time we didn't know for sure who it was. "
"But this time you do." Nathaniel spoke up. His Lavender eyes held quite a bit of worry.
Edward seemed to stiffen a bit in Anita's eyes but it was gone before she could analyze it.
"Yes this time I know who it is." He said. Silence
filled the car.
"And the sixty-four thousand dollar question is," Anita said a bit testily, "who the hell is it?"
"Artemis," he said, staring intently at the road.
Anita looked like she didn't believe him, "the Greek goddess?"
Edward nodded, "The Monsters call her The Hunter. She enjoys the chase more than the kill. She wounds until the prey can't run anymore and then she kills it. She's one of the few people besides you that can actually give me some competition."
"As one of the 'monsters', I resent that remark." Micah stated. He was just the littlest bit edgy. Or at least that's all he let everyone else see.
Edward used the back mirror to show Him those blue winter skies. "You would."
"Then why haven't you pushed the question with her?" Anita asked more for a different topic besides the two lycanthropes in the car than to feed her own morbid curiosity.
Edward took the time to look surprised at her before resuming his cool blank look at the road. "She's my sister."
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On mended kneeJune 22, 2014 at 8:57 pm | Posted in Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 3 Comments
Tags: aches, Eye, joint pain, knee, R.A., rhematoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Thanks for all the comments. Well, we made it back today, and successfully collected the fabric. (If you have no idea what I'm talking about then you'll need to read the previous post!) Run4Joy – not sure about 'spry', the knee isn't perfect … in fact neither knee is as good as it was a couple of days ago, but both are much, much better than yesterday!
Maggie, good point! We made it back and this time we got to the nature reserve – and very lovely (and flat) it was too. You can't see in the picture above but between us and the church there's a lovely river (the River Dove), teaming with damselflies and dragonflies. Most of the (very small) reserve is a wild flower meadow, so a jolly nice place to visit in the summer!
Carla, I'm sure you're right – I had been overdoing it, so we had a very short and leisurely walk around the reserve and then headed back home and put our feet up. Poor Hubby, having done all the driving two days running … not to mention the drive up to the coast on Friday night for a walk around Cromer, Blakeney and Wells (did I mention I might have overdone it lately?), was more in need of a feet up afternoon than I was!
A day (or two) in my life with RAMarch 23, 2014 at 9:58 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 19 Comments
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This post will be part of the Word Autoimmune Arthritis Day Blog Carnival. WAAD is May 19th 2014 but you can sign up for it now over at the site. This year's theme is "A Day in the Life of an Autoimmune Arthritis Patient." I hope I'm not cheating, but I'm going to describe two days – one just post diagnosis and one post-"control" where I am now!
4:00 am A day in March 2008
Wake up hurting – everything's hurting. My neck and shoulders are very stiff, my back aches, my feet are killing me, one arm is numb and the other has pins and needles going from shoulder to finger-tips – but oddly only the little and ring finger.
Worry – a lot. Come on, I was diagnosed as 'likely' are in November last year, and definitely in February – so how come it's still not sorted. OMG, what if it never does get sorted? Am I going to end up a wheelchair? Will I cope? Will hubby cope?
And where the heck is that physio appointment they promised me months ago?
4:00 am A day in March 2014
7:00 am March 2008
Wake up feeling completely un-refreshed and cursing myself for having spent an hour in the middle of the night worrying instead of sleeping. Worry some more as I creak my way gradually out of bed, gently testing bits of me to see how mobile they are. The relief of shaking off the pins and needles and then plunging my hands into warm water is enormous.
7:00 am March 2014
Wake up, blinking the 'sleep' out of my eyes. Slight stiffness. Hubby draws the curtains and says, 'How's the Penguin?' 'Stiff and achy,' I reply, but then I realise that this is nothing to how it felt a few years ago, really NOTHING, and instantly feel a bit better.
7:30 am March 2008
Take a hydroxychloroquine and a diclofenac and wonder if they're helping or not. I know I have to wait another couple of months to find out. It's frustrating!
7:30 am March 2014
Take a hydroxychloroquine and an 'arcoxia' cox-2 inhibitor. I had to stop taking the diclofenac eventually after a nasty stomach upset – the arcoxia are supposed to much worse for the stomach, but so far don't seem to be worrying mine!
8:00 am March 2008
The stiffness is just starting to think about wearing off. My left knee is very swollen and I hobble out to my car using a stick, to head off to work. I'm wondering how I'll make it through a whole day!
8:00 am March 2014
Stiffness? What stiffness? Did I say I was stiff and achy this morning? Heavens! I'd forgotten. That wore off in about ten minutes.
9:00 am March 2008
Work – chat to colleague – drink strong coffee – work some more. Try to remember to MOVE because otherwise I freeze into place and struggle to get out of my chair when I need to later.
9:00 am March 2014
Work – chat to colleagues – drink decaffeinated coffee (this change has nothing to do with the RA, but I have rosacea and the symptoms of that are drastically decreased by drinking only decaf coffee rather than 'caffeinated'), work some more. Move when I want to – it's not a particular issue any more.
12:00 pm March 2008
Strewth I'm stiff – I got a bit too involved in some interesting work and haven't moved out of my chair for an hour. Now I'm in the embarrassing situation of needing a 'comfort break' rather urgently and thinking it's going to take me five minutes to un-stiffen enough to get there!
Time for the next diclofenac. Oh no! I've left them at home! Mad dash home in the car to get one, and then back to work.
12:00 pm March 2014
Lunch time – get up, stretch a bit, possibly say 'creak', which makes my 'Junior Penguin' colleagues chuckle, but really I'm quite mobile. Grab a bit of lunch and go for a mile walk – I know it should be longer … and faster … but it's about what I can manage comfortably in the time I can spare and my knees aren't right, though much better than they were a few years ago.
Happily no lunch-time tablets any-more – as life-style changes go, this one has had a surprising amount of impact ! I'd really hate to have to go back to trying to remember lunch-time tablets again!
3:00 pm March 2008
Really wondering if I can last until five. If I was on my own I'd be out of here – but I've got an employee now and I feel I should set a good example so I stay.
3:00 pm March 2014
Wow – I love this job – time for a bit of a coffee break and then back to some really interesting transcription about language usage … followed, for a bit of a change, by some transcription about sheep diseases! Variety – that's what I love!
5:00 pm March 2008
'I'm tired and I wanna go home' but we're really busy and I've promised someone to get some work back to them this week – I'd better stay a bit longer, even though I feel soooooo tired and achy!
5:00 pm March 2014
I'm outa here – life's too short! My way of working these days is to delegate or subcontract what I can't fit in between 8am and 5pm Monday to Friday. I've got about 15 hobbies (and one hubby… and friends) and I want time to enjoy them all… especially as, let's be honest, I don't know how long I'll be able to carry on with some of my hobbies, especially those involving a lot of walking or using my hands! I don't feel negative about it though – things are going well at the moment and I'm making the most of my free time!
6:00 pm March 2008
Still at work.
6:00 pm March 2014
Just leaving a friend's house. I've popped round for a post-work chat and coffee. Feeling pretty fine.
7:30 pm March 2008
Just about manage to get some supper on the table. I only arrived home half an hour ago so it's 'oven fish and chips'. 7.5g of methotrexate tonight, with another diclofenac, another hydroxychloroquine and a lansoprazole (stomach settling tablet).
7:30 pm March 2014
We've eaten already – I like to eat early and have the evening to play in – especially as I'm usually in bed by 9:00 pm these days – I find an early night makes a huge difference to my general well-being.
Tablets were 17.5g of methotrexate (yeah, it's gone up a lot but I don't care – it's working, and there's still room for it to go up a bit more … although I do worry sometimes about what happens if/when I'm up to 25g and there's nowhere else to go because my symptoms are too mild to get anti-TNFs etc. on the NHS!), and another hydroxychloroquine and a lansoprazole.
9:00 pm March 2008
Getting ready for bed – head still buzzing with what's happening at work, worries about health, worries that I'm not finding time to do the things I love and speak to the people I love, worries, worries, worries. Heaven knows when I'll get to sleep. Read a book for a bit to try to take my mind of it.
9:00 pm March 2014
In bed sipping a cup of decaf coffee that hubby's just made me. Feeling satisfied that I've done a bit of Spanish 'homework' and managed quite a chunk of embroidery and a bit of crochet this evening, while watching an interesting documentary on the telly and discussing it with hubby later in some depth. Reading a good book on my iPad and feeling very relaxed.
10:00 pm March 2008
Oh no – I really don't feel sleepy. I'll read some more and try to relax. 'Come on Penguin – light's out' says Hubby. 'Just another five minutes' I say, knowing he'll be asleep in four and I can carry on reading!
10:00 pm March 2014
11:00 pm March 2008
Better put the light out. Toss, turn, toss, turn.
11:00 pm March 2014
1:00 am March 2008
At last … zzzzzzzzzzzz…..
1:00 am March 2014
2:00 am March 2014
Wake up – stiff, in pain, pins and needles – wriggle about until I feel vaguely comfortable, lie awake for 20 minutes and eventually drift off to sleep.
2:00 am March 2014
Wake up – roll over – zzzzzzzzzzz…………….
And so another day starts in the life of Pollyanna Penguin …
Review – Physicool – it sure is cool!October 1, 2013 at 4:57 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 3 Comments
Tags: ankle, bandage, combination pack, coolant, cooling, cooling liquid, evaporant, inflamation, inflamed, knee, knee pain, Physicool, seal, wrist
The nice folks at Physicool asked me to review their cooling bandage combination pack. I said I'd be very happy to do so provided they didn't mind a completely honest review – and they kindly agreed and sent me a pack to try out. So here goes:
What is Physicool?
Physicool is a rapid evaporant which can be poured or sprayed onto their bandages. The liquid quickly evaporates into the air, drawing away the heat from the inflamed area and creating a cooling effect,
What is the combination pack?
The combination pack that Ian at Physicool sent me consists of a 3m long bandage and a 500 ml bottle of coolant. The bandage comes in its own small foil packet with coolant already applied, and that packet and the coolant bottle are packaged in another foil packet.
Opening the packs
On first use the seal along the top of both packages has to be torn off. My arthritis hands struggled slightly with the larger pack, but not much, and the smaller pack tore easily. Each pack is then sealed with a typical push-together plastic seal – not sure what those are called but you hopefully get the idea! These open easily.
Applying the bandage
The bandage has to first be squeezed to remove any excess evaporant, but it doesn't need a very hard squeeze so that didn't prove a challenge. I used the bandage on my knee – although I had a 'size A' bandage which is more appropriate for wrists, ankles etc. The knee was where I had the inflammation though, and actually the size was fine. The bandage is neatly rolled inside the bag and easy to unwind and apply. It has a velcro-style strip which can be attached to itself or to the bandage.
What I liked
- It works. It cooled the inflamed area really, REALLY fast and that meant the pain went away fast.
- The bandage is easy to apply.
- I only needed to use it for half an hour – after that I took off the bandage and my knee still felt really cool for another half an hour. But it should last for up to two hours – and it can then be re-charged and you can carry on using it.
- It's portable. I use an ice pack normally but I can't use that at work because we have no freezer in the building! This is something I can keep at work, and also take on holiday. Fantastic!
- The coolant supplied with the bandage should last for up to two hours of use – so I've got four applications in the bandage before I need to recharge.
- There should be enough coolant in the recharge bottle for around 8 more thirty-minute uses.
- The packs are quite easy to open and the bandage was easy to apply and it didn't slip once I'd put it in place.
What I didn't like
- It's wet. Well, it would have to be of course, because if it wasn't it wouldn't evaporate! However, because it is a rapid evaporant it doesn't feel wet for long.
- It has a smell. It's not a bad smell, but it's definitely a smell. No smell at all would be perfect, but if it has to smell this isn't a particularly unpleasant one – just very slightly hospitally!
- It needs to be exposed to the air to work effectively – otherwise it can't evaporate so well, of course. This means that whichever bit of you is using the bandage has to be uncovered. Not a problem if you want it to be cool, you may think, but what if the knee's the problem and the only way to 'expose it' is to roll up your trousers? that leaves you with a cold ankle and calf.
- Because it needs to be exposed to the air, when I used it on my knee and then put my leg up, the underneath part was against my footrest, not exposed to the air. This meant I had a wet patch for a while under my leg after I took the bandage off. It did evaporate though!
Do the benefits outweigh the irritations?
DEFINITELY! Now that I know what the 'problems' are for me, I can work around most of them. I can make sure I have a small blanket to cover any bits I don't want exposed, and if I put my leg up, for instance, I can put it on a foot stool and leave the actually knee unsupported to avoid a wet patch. As to the smell and the temporary wetness – considering how incredibly effective this is at cooling the painful area – I can live with those.
Want to know more?
They have a page about Physicool and arthritis here. Or visit the websites – physicool.co.uk in the UK, physicool.us in the US, or go to physicool.com to find a local distributor where you are.
Hip hip hooray!August 13, 2013 at 8:45 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 5 Comments
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I've just been to see my GP about a very painful hip that's been bothering me for about four weeks now and getting worse rather than better. (There's little point in going until one is a few weeks into the pain as they just say 'Come back if it's not better in a few weeks' if you do that!) I had been getting rather low thinking that the methotrexate increase wasn't working – but in the back of mind I was wondering if it was arthritis at all. When I saw my rheumy nurse for the monthly blood test a couple of weeks ago I mentioned the hip pain and said, 'Honestly, I don't think it's arthritis – I have plenty of movement in that hip. I could dance the can-can if I had the legs for it!'
Still, it's funny how one's mind can almost split into two on things like this; (well, my mind can, anyway). One part of me was thinking 'Of course it's not arthritis' while the other part was thinking, 'Doom, gloom, despair! My methotrexate increase hasn't worked – there aren't many options open to me if it doesn't … will I end up in a wheelchair?'
Anyway, I saw the doc today and she confirmed that it's NOT arthritis (or at least very unlikely to be, anyway) – far too much movement in the hip. She has referred me for physio for a dodgy ligament (technical term, that!) but the chances are, she thinks, that it'll clear up in another few weeks by itself – so I'll just cancel the appointment, because that'll probably take three months to come through anyway!
The hip pain (and associated other pains including referred pain in the knee) has been making my life a misery and continues to do so. I have to limit the driving I do because it's incredibly painful – it also affects work, but I'm very very happy it's (almost certainly) not arthritis … though I would like to know what on earth caused the ligament to get upset because I haven't done anything to it!
But what if …May 17, 2013 at 8:47 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 13 Comments
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So I'm increasing my methotrexate. Flippers crossed that all will go well, I won't get any nasty side effects (except maybe appetite loss, which would actually be a great benefit!) and it'll keep my disease in control for at least another five years … but what if it doesn't?
Well I asked my consultant this at my last appointment. He'd said, 'I'm happy to increase your methotrexate to 17.5 and then to 20 but after that we'll have to start considering other things if that isn't doing the trick'.
So I asked him point blank what other things? 'Oh' he said airily, 'there are lots of other things available.' Well it's now or never I thought and said what's been on my mind for a while: 'I know about biologics, but I won't qualify for them on the NHS, will I?' He looked a bit startled and then had to admit that no, I didn't stand a chance. With my fabulous blood results that never show anything wrong, I've got no chance of being offered them at all at the moment.
So … where would I go if the methotrexate doesn't work or causes problems? Well, I can add sulfasalazine to the mix and see if that does any good. 'Some people are on three DMARDs' said the consultant, but even he didn't sound really convinced about it.
So what it boils down to is that with the usual NHS foresight, if the methotrexate increase doesn't work and then the sulfasalazine doesn't work, I would have to wait until I was in a really bad way, unable to work, probably unable to walk (given that feet and knee are the worst bits of me) before they'd even deign to consider me for other treatments. As usual, let's not make the effort to keep people OK and working – let's wait until they're falling apart before helping, even though surely doing it that backwards way doubtless ends up costing 'the system' more in the end!
Well, back to crossing those flippers and hoping it never comes to that!
Niggles and GrumblesFebruary 13, 2013 at 10:02 pm | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai | 6 Comments
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I've got grumbley hands and feet. I'm not sure that I'd use this description to the rheumatologist mind you, but it seems to fit. I'm not in agony; in fact,I'm not even in constant pain, but if I overdo it then the hands and feet … and knee of course, how could I forget the knee … grumble!
I've been getting a lot more grumbling going on over the last few weeks than I've had for ages. I think it all started with the flare that I had between Christmas and New Year, and there have been niggles ever since.
It doesn't seem to matter what I'm doing – and in fact my hands have been better today, back at work and typing, than they were over the four-day weekend I've just had. (Fabulous birthday weekend away, but that's a whole 'nother story!)
At least I'm not grumbling much about work right now – we've had two weeks of it being dead quiet, and now it's gone manically busy! It would be lovely it was a constant steady flow, but I'm much happier with it busy and buzzing than dead as a dodo.
Well, I don't have a rheumatology appointment until May, and things are nowhere near bad enough to make me subject myself to one earlier, so I suppose by then the grumbles will either have done what they usually do miraculously in time for a rheumy appointment, disappeared – or they'll be bad enough that I'll be able to have a proper grumble to the doc about them! In the meantime I shall just grin and bear it … or possibly grumble and bear it.
How do I not overdo it tomorrow?January 2, 2013 at 10:33 pm | Posted in Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 2 Comments
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Today was my first day back at work – knee flare seemed to be pretty much over: the swelling had gone right down, it didn't feel terribly hot, but it was achy now and then. Hurrah.
However, now the other knee had started to ache – RA, or just a reaction to me walking 'funny' because of the left knee flaring? I don't know – but to add to the mix, today being my first day back at work meant it was also the first day since the holidays where I haven't spent a significant amount of time with my feet up – and I'm really feeling that this evening, as I sit here typing with an ice pack clamped between my knees, and the heat pack waiting for me in bed!
Here's the thing though – we're moving offices tomorrow!
Fortunately hubby has the day off and has been volunteered, slightly unwillingly but with good grace, to be my feet, and the facilities manager in the building is also going to help us lug stuff, and then my two colleagues are both fairly fit … so hopefully I can pull out a conductor's baton from somewhere and just direct operations!
Knee flareDecember 29, 2012 at 11:22 am | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 6 Comments
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Well, whadayaknow? A knee flare turns out to be some kind of strange 'dance' move: you can see it here. Unfortunately it's also what I'm having one of right now …. I'm dancing too: from the freezer to the microwave and the microwave to the freezer … mostly on one leg.
It started on Boxing Day evening – that's Wednesday for those outside the UK! Just mild stiffness going upstairs – didn't really think too much about it. Progressed to serious stiffness Wednesday morning which I assumed would pass of during the day. It didn't. It got worser and worserer. By Wednesday evening it had started to be painful as well as stiff. I took paracetamol and grumbled.
Thursday my mum was doing a lunch for us and some friends. Splendid meal, good company but my sociability somewhat dampened by knee pain. That evening Mum asked if I did ice-packs or heat packs? DUHHH! Why oh why do I always forget those things?!
Pretty much since then I've either had an ice pack or a heat pack on it, or I've been moving around on it. It makes a huge difference. I can't believe how stoooopid I am sometimes! But on the bright side, at least it's starting to mend – or if it isn't, then at least I'm starting to feel better.
RA – it's not 'fair wear and tear'!May 4, 2012 at 9:20 am | Posted in arthrits, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, joint pai, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 9 Comments
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One of the many things people with rheumatoid arthritis battle with is the many misconceptions around the disease, the most 'popular' of which is that 'arthritis is wear and tear on your joints'. One of the reasons this misconception is so hard to grapple with is that it's true – sometimes. There are many, many kinds of arthritis – all arthritis means is joint inflammation. It comes from the Greek arthron (arthretes or similar depending on which dictionary you look in!) for joint, and –itis, a suffix used to indicate inflation, so it means inflamed joint.
What the word arthritis doesn't tell you is why the joint is inflamed, and thereby hangs a tale! It gets even more confusing because arthritis tends to be split into the many kinds of 'inflammatory arthritis' on the one side, and osteoarthritis, which (is 'wear and tear' though by no means always fair!) on the joints, on the other. And yet arthritis means inflammatory, and of course osteoarthritis can cause some inflammation too, so it makes it even harder to explain the differences simply.
Perhaps the most important thing is that however unpleasant, debilitating and downright painful osteoarthritis is, it affects the joints and only the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis and the other related autoimmune diseases are just that – diseases, aka illnesses, and can affect considerably more than your joints.
The difference in a nutshell
Osteoarthritis (also known as wear-and-tear arthritis or degenerative joint disease) is caused by the cartilage between the bones in a joint wearing away or breaking down. The cartilage basically sits between the bones of a joint and stop them rubbing together. When they do rub together because the cartilage is worn away it can cause a great deal of pain and debilitation. It often (though by no means always) occurs in one joint, and may be a joint that has been used a great deal e.g. a blacksmith getting osteoarthritis in an arm joint.
Rheumatoid arthritis on the other hand (and that's the one I'm going to talk about because it's the one I know, as I live with it every day) is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory arthritis. Chronic means long-term, it's there and, in this case, it's not going to go away. Progressive means without treatment it's likely to get worse. It is an autoimmune disease, whereby, for reasons not yet understood (though theories abound) the body's immune system attacks some of the body's own tissue instead of (or as well as) invading bacteria etc. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) it is the synovium (joint lining) that is the main target of attack, but many other organs can be affected too.
Spot the difference
Even doctors find this one tricky, which is why RA can sometimes take a very long time to diagnose. Another problem is that RA seems to crop up with infinite variety; just about every patient 'presents' differently when they go to see their doctor. Some things to look out for though are:
RA will almost always occur in more than one joint at the same time
- RA will often involve obvious swelling around the joints
- RA will often involve obvious redness around the joints
- People with RA will often find joints extremely stiff first thing in the morning, with this stiffness wearing away gradually over a period of an hour or more
- People with RA will often feel unwell, with a kind of general 'don't feel good' feeling including tiredness, headaches, lethargy and fatigue
- RA apparently often occurs 'symmetrically' – i.e. if you have it one hand, it will also occur in the other. If you have it one knee, it will crop up in the other one too.
- RA frequently affects the small joints – those in the hands and feet, whereas osteoarthritis often affects the larger joints.
But see all those 'often's and 'almost's? That's why it's so hard to diagnose! The worst of my RA, for instance, has been in my knees and shoulders, so I don't fit the 'small joints' pattern, although it does all affect hands and feet.
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If you have osteoarthritis, short of joint replacement and painkillers there's probably not a lot you can do about it (although maybe glucosamine helps in some way – the jury is out!) If you have rheumatoid arthritis there are treatments available. They are many and varied, and some work for some people and others work for others and you're really incredibly unlucky they won't work for you ; if you're new to this whole RA thing, don't panic when you read the blogs all around the RA community. There are hundreds of people out there whose RA is under really good control through drugs and/or other treatments, and as a consequence they consider they have better things to do than blog about arthritis! So those of us who blog tend to be the unlucky ones – although of course there are exceptions. I'm on the fence here – I'm a lucky one – things are pretty much under control, and I only blog once in a while when I have something to say or those nice folks over at IAAM ask me to!
There are many medical treatments out there, and there are new ones coming out quite often too. The new ones, largely 'biologics' tend to be very expensive at the moment so your doctor will probably start you off on some of the older ones, which are 'cheap as chips' as one of the rheumatology nurses at my hospital put it. I'm on that old stalwart methotrexate. It's the most commonly used drug I think, it's certainly 'cheap as chips' these days, and for me it really works. Some people have nasty side-effects from it though, and for others it just doesn't do the job. If that's the case then it can be tried in combination with other things, or you might be moved on to one of the spangly new biologics.
You might, of course, opt to go for a non-medical treatment. My personal belief is that it's a good idea to get things under control with medicine and then use other things such as physiotherapy (physical therapy is the US translation!), occupational therapy, acupuncture if you think it helps, dietary things etc. added on top, because I believe that this is a progressive disease and that these various medications, although they won't flat out cure you, can and often will stop the progression, which is hugely important. Other people disagree and use complementary therapies, which seem to help them. It's your choice – but please, just do your research before you decide!
So, it's not all doom and gloom – anyone with RA (or osteo for that matter) would rather not have it, but there are things that can be done, and there is also support out there, from NRAS and Arthritis Care in the UK, the Arthritis Foundation (and others I'm sure) in the US and UK, and now from IAAM, the International Autoimmune Arthritis Movement. IAAM are doing a lot to increase people's awareness and understanding of what autoimmune arthritis (RA being one kind of that) is, and I'm proud to be a member and a 'blog leader' for them. They have established World Autoimmune Arthritis Day (WAAD), to be held annually on May 20th, online and during all time zones, making it a 47-hour online event! This Virtual Convention will unite patients, supporters and nonprofits from around the globe, inviting them to participate in both live and on-demand presentations, scheduled live chat sessions, surveys, live Call to Action posts and access to an online library of downloadable resources that can help people with autoimmune arthritis and their supporters in managing their diseases. WAAD is registered on 16 health calendars internationally and has already received nonprofit support from over a dozen organizations, including the American College of Rheumatology, the Spondylitis Association of America, Arthritis New Zealand, the International Still's Disease Foundation and Lupus UK. As the official Host of this historic event, IAAM invites YOU to be a part of it too. Best of all? It's FREE to register!
World Autoimmune Arthritis Day (WAAD) website link- www.worldautoimmunearthritisday.org
WAAD registration link- http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=0&oeidk=a07e5n7i1aq5f98d0e9
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And what's more, it's IAAM's first birthday on May 7th. Slightly in advance Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear IA(AAAA)AM*, happy birthday to you.
* Can't sing it properly without some extra As!
See the shattered penguin …January 25, 2012 at 10:24 pm | Posted in fibromyalgia, Me, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | 3 Comments
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I've spent the last six months on a very useful course run by our local university business school, on helping small businesses to grow. It's been great and I've met some lovely people along the way. Tonight we were asked to do a 'showcase' where each of the businesses on the course had a little exhibition stand and said a few words into a mike and generally chatted to invited guests, university bigwigs, previous course attendees and each other.
Unfortunately I was dreading it because I knew the admin was a mess. Fortunately although the admin was a mess, a handful of very brave people had stepped in at the last minute to salvage what they could, and they did a marvellous job. However, as suspected, when we arrived to set up our exhibit, rather than the floor-plan with everyone's tables labelled, display boards there and of course, vital for me, and definitely requested in advance, CHAIRS, there was organised chaos.
Fortunately the wonderful people who'd stepped in at the last minute were on hand to sort everything out, and equally fortunately we'd brought some folding chairs with us! I did feel sorry for some of the others though, as there were no chairs available at all.
Having said that, once the evening got going I hardly had a chance to sit down, as we were all buzzing about and chatting to each other. There was a really good atmosphere and, in spite of not looking forward to it, we had FUN. On the other hand, I'm absolutely wiped out, completely shattered, totally exhausted … and my left knee is giving me gyp from so much standing around.
Entirely my own fault of course. I had a chair, I have the capability to sit down in it, but I suppose it was partly not wanting to miss out on anything and partly the old not wanting to admit I had a problem, leading to one of those conversations. You know the ones: 'My auntie's got arthritis too. It's all cleared up though since she started rubbing in bindweed' or 'all you have to do to get rid of it is lose some weight.'* What I should have done was go and have a chat with the yoga lady and get her to give me some stretching exercises – but every time I looked in her direction (at least right up until the last few minutes) she was deep in conversation.
Oh well, working from home tomorrow so I think that might start with a bit of a lie-in!
* Not that I'm denying that would help!
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SAN FRANCISCO (October 6, 2010) – With bits of DNA extracted from century-old museum specimens, researchers have found a place for the extinct Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) in the family tree of pigeons and doves, identifying this unique bird's closest living avian relatives for the first time. The new analysis, which appears this month in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, reveals that the Passenger Pigeon was most closely related to other North and South American pigeons, and not to the Mourning Dove, as was previously suspected.
"This research demonstrates the remarkable potential of DNA to answer questions about species that no longer populate our planet," says Dr. Jack Dumbacher, Curator of Ornithology at the California Academy of Sciences. "The Passenger Pigeon has been extinct for almost 100 years, but with the help of museum specimens and DNA analysis, we're still learning new information about the bird's evolutionary history and its place on the tree of life."
Naturalists have long lamented that one of North America's most spectacular birds was also one of the first to be driven to extinction by humans. In the early 1800s, the Passenger Pigeon was the most abundant bird species on the planet, even though its range was limited to the eastern and central forests of the United States and parts of eastern Canada. Flocks of Passenger Pigeons included millions of birds—they were so vast that they darkened swaths of the sky up to a mile wide.
Passenger Pigeons followed their food, settling down in forests that periodically produced a superabundance of acorns and chestnuts. The pigeons nested in dense colonies covering hundreds of acres. This made them easy targets for human predators. Intensive pigeon hunting in the mid-to-late 19th century disrupted the birds' ability to breed. These hunting sprees, coupled with habitat destruction, rapidly drove the Passenger Pigeon to extinction. (The last of her kind, a Passenger Pigeon named Martha, died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.)
To find the Passenger Pigeon's place in the evolutionary history of pigeons and doves, Dumbacher and his colleagues compared sequences from two of its mitochondrial genes with those of 78 species of pigeons and doves from around the world. Their analysis revealed a surprising result. Most scientists had assumed that the Passenger Pigeon's closest relative was the Mourning Dove, a smaller species that shared the Passenger Pigeon's relatively long tail. However, the DNA comparison showed that the extinct bird's closest living relative is the Band-Tailed Pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata), a bird that is commonly found in California.
North America's largest pigeon, the Band-Tailed Pigeon is distinguished not only by its large size but by its distinctive coloring, with yellow legs, a patch of iridescent greenish-bronze feathers on its neck, and a yellow bill with a black tip. Despite its large size, the bird is surprisingly adept at feeding on berries and seeds in the tops of trees. In northern California, it is found in mixed evergreen forests and redwood forests.
The research team was lead by Kevin Johnson, an ornithologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey at the University of Illinois. Additional team members included Jack Dumbacher from the California Academy of Sciences, Dale Clayton from the University of Utah, and Robert Fleischer from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation.
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IDW Signing Schedule for WonderCon 2014
April 16, 2014 by Colin Solan
Filed under California, Comic Books, Convention News, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Top Stories
Press Release:
Comics publisher IDW is returning to WonderCon this weekend in a big way. In addition to panels and exclusives, IDW will be holding several signings with many of their best artists and writers.
Talent from IDW comics series Mars Attacks, Godzilla, G.I. JOE, Transformers, My Little Pony, Judge Dredd, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle, and many others will be on hand at the IDW Booth #309. Attendees can swing by the booth to meet talent like Gabriel Rodriguez, Mark Evanier, Mike Costa, Scott Tipton, Chris Mowry, and others.
During selected signings, IDW will also be giving away free exclusive variants, preview comics, and posters to attendees, including:
- Exclusive Winterworld Preview Ashcan!
- Exclusive Little Nemo in Slumberland Preview Ashcan!
- America's Army Show Exclusive #0 issue variant edition
- America's Army Show Exclusive Poster
From the press release, here's the complete signing schedule, including what times you can stop by to pick up your free IDW exclusives:
Friday April 18th
12:00 – 1:00 Love and Capes – Thom Zahler
1:00 – 3:00 IDW MVP & Guest of Honor – Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key)
*Check out the Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega HC show exclusive, and Gabriel Rodriguez Locke & Key Artist's Edition Portfolio!
2:00 – 3:00 Mars Attacks, The Hollows, The Colonized – Chris Ryall
3:00 – 4:00 America's Army – M. Zachary Sherman
*Check out the exclusive free comics & posters!
3:00 – 4:00 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth – Chris Mowry
4:00 – 5:00 G.I. JOE: Special Missions – Paul Gulacy
5:00 – 6:00 Transformers – John Barber, Flint Dille, Mairghread Scott
6:00 – 7:00 My Little Pony – Tony Fleecs
6:00 – 7:00 Mean Streets: Baja – Ben Wagner
Saturday April 19th
11:00 – 12:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Tom Waltz
11:00 – 12:00 America's Army – M. Zachary Sherman
*Check out the exclusive free comics & posters!
12:00 – 1:00 Judge Dredd: Mega-City Two – Douglas Wolk
12:00 – 1:00 The Illegitimates – Marc Andreyko
1:00 – 2:00 Amelia Cole – D.J. Kirkbride
2:00 – 3:00 Darby Pop Bonanza!
Eric Garcia – City: The Mind in the Machine
John Raffo – 7th Sword
Andrew Robinson – 7th Sword
Bernard Chang – City: The Mind in the Machine, Indestructible
3:00 – 4:00 LITTLE NEMO LAUNCH PARTY – IDW Guest of Honor Gabriel Rodriguez, Eric Shanower
* Check out the free advance ashcan!
4:00 – 5:00 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth – Chris Mowry
4:00 – 5:00 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle – Mark Evanier
5:00 – 6:00 T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents – Roger Robinson
5:00 – 6:00 G.I. JOE: The Cobra Files – Mike Costa
6:00 – 7:00 Star Trek: The Next Generation/Doctor Who – Scott Tipton
Sunday April 20th
12:00 – 1:00 Kill Shakespeare – Conor McCreery, Anthony Del Col
1:00 – 3:00 IDW MVP & Guest of Honor – Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key)
*Check out the Locke & Key: Alpha & Omega HC show exclusive, and Gabriel Rodriguez Locke & Key Artist's Edition Portfolio!
3:00 – 4:00 Godzilla: Rulers of Earth – Chris Mowry
IDW Hosts Locke & Key Art Competition
October 17, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Everything Else, Horror, Other, Top Stories
IDW Limited has launched an art competition on the website Infected By Art. The Grand Prize Winner will not only receive exclusive Locke & Key merchandise but also the opportunity to be a paid participant in an upcoming IDW Limited original art project!
Press Release:
Draw or paint your personal (or imagined!) fears into the bottle so you can conquer them once and for all!
Submission Period: October 17 – November 17, 2013
Fan Voting Period: November 12 – November 18, 2013
Fears… We've all got them to one degree or another. Your challenge is to create a work of art that shows off your real or imagined fears using the image below as a template to follow. There is no fee to enter this contest, and we're providing some great prizes as well, including the opportunity for the Grand Prize Winner to be a paid participant in an upcoming IDW Limited original art project!
Once the November 17th deadline at midnight is hit, Locke & Key creators Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez will each select one Runner Up and together they will also select the Grand Prize Winner. Fan voting will help select the 3rd Runner Up.
Remember, you have to use this image as the basis for what you create, but let your imaginations run wild! We allow each artist to submit up to 3 images towards the competition. Fan Voters will be allowed to vote for a maximum of 2 pieces of artwork they feel are most worthy. If you have any questions please contact Infected by Art.
The set up – as it appeared in LOCKE & KEY - is Kinsey (the female character) has removed aspects from her head she doesn't like, inside the bottle is the physical manifestation of her fear & sadness. Details on How To Enter.
In order to submit your artwork to this contest, you must first save this image to your computer. To create a piece of traditional artwork you will need to transfer it to whatever surface you wish to work on (bluelined, etc), or use this file as the basis for of your digital artwork. Your entry must contain all elements from this image in order to qualify for entry.
Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill (NOS4A2, Horns, Heart-Shaped Box) creates an all-new story of dark fantasy and wonder: Locke & Key. Written by Hill and featuring astounding artwork from Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them… and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all… Visit the LOCKE & KEY website for more information about the series!
Artist Alley Listings for Boston Comic Con 2013
July 31, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Animation, Art Show, Comic Books, Comic Strips, Convention News, Gaming, Horror, Massachusetts, Movies, Other, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Television, Top Stories, Video Games, Webcomics
BOSTON COMIC CON returns on AUGUST 3-4 at new venue the SEAPORT TRADE CENTER. And here's what is going on for all you fans…
Comic Creator Guests: George Perez, Mike Mignola, Neal Adams, Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, Scott Snyder, Mark Bagley, Bill Willingham, Brian Azzarello, Nate Bellegarde, Buzz, Tony Daniel, Jim Calafiore, Howard Chaykin, Mark Chiarello, Mike Choi, Dan Didio, Ming Doyle, Joe Eisma, Agnes Garbowska, Michael Golden, Keron Grant, Paul Gulacy, Cully Hamner, Phil Jimenez, Dave Johnson, Barry Kitson, Aaron Lopresti, David Mack, Ed McGuinness, Terry Moore, Steve Niles, James O'Barr, David Petersen, Brandon Peterson, Joe Quinones, Khary Randolph, Tom Raney, Amy Reeder, Don Rosa, Craig Rousseau, Chris Ryall, Paul Ryan, Tim Sale, Alex Saviuk, Brian Stelfreeze, William Stout, Frank Tieri, Tim Townsend, Arthur Suydam, Dexter Vines, Lee Weeks, Maris Wicks, Charles Paul Wilson III, Dean Yeagle, Chrissie Zullo, and hundreds more in the BCC Artist's Alley.
Celebrity Guests: The Walking Dead's Laurie Holden, True Blood's Kristin Bauer, The Hobbit's Aidan Turner & Dean O'Gorman, and Futurama's Billy West.
Events: Free sketches by Arthur Suydam, Artist Portfolio Reviews by Mark Chiarello of DC Comics and Chris Ryall of IDW Publishing, Original Art Auction, Costume Contest, Magic The Gathering Tournament, Film Festival, Panels, Celebrity Photo Ops, and live entertainment.
Vendors: Vendors from all over the country selling new and old comic books, toys, posters, and all your favorite collectibles.
Plus this year's limited edition Boston Comic Con 2013 T-Shirt designed exclusively for the show by Tim Sale, and the limited edition My Little Pony Variant Comic Book designed exclusively for the show by Agnes Garbowska and IDW Publishing. Tim, Agnes, and IDW will all be on hand at the show!
Tickets are available online at the Boston Comic Con website or at the door the both days of the show.
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IDW Brings Locke & Key Talent to Boston Comic Con 2013
July 30, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Massachusetts, Other, Top Stories
Press Release:
For its first appearance at Boston Comic-Con, IDW Publishing will be bringing the talented creators of Locke & Key and their collaborators, as the celebrated series opens the door on its final chapter, Locke & Key: Alpha. Boston Comic-Con will be held at the Seaport World Trade Center on August 3 – 4, and IDW will have some special surprises for the attendees!
Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez will be appearing together for the last time before Locke & Key comes to its climactic conclusion. Joining the series creators will be IDW's Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall. Shane Leonard, the artist behind Locke & Key's striking photo-variant covers, will also be in attendance alongside Israel Skelton, the Skelton Crew Studios mastermind behind IDW's sellout Locke & Key replica keys. Skelton will be bringing a variety of keys including the very limited SDCC Shadow Key and select other works with him for sale at the Skelton Crew booth, next to IDW's booth.
In addition to the Locke & Key gang, writer Jason Ciaramella (The Cape, Thumbprint) and Hill's newest collaborator Charles Paul Wilson III (Wraith: Welcome To Christmasland) will also be present for two huge signings with all these amazing creators in one place! The first signing will be held on Saturday from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm and the next, Sunday from 3:15pm – 4:30pm. To help celebrate the tremendous signing C.P. Wilson III will be bringing some menacing prints with him from the new series Wraith: Welcome To Christmasland!
On Sunday August 4th a special Locke & Key panel will be held from 2:00pm – 2:45pm in the Waterfront Room featuring Hill, Rodriguez and Ryall as they reflect on the series and discuss the imminent harrowing future for the Lockes! A can't-miss panel at a can't-miss convention!
IDW is pleased to attend Boston Comic-Con, and looks forward to seeing you at the show!
IDW Announces NOS4A2 Prequel WRA1TH
July 20, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Everything Else
In a brand-new limited series that will serve as a prequel to his New York Times bestselling novel, NOS4A2, Joe Hill will be taking readers on a dark plunge into the dizzying world of Christmasland. The first comic that Hill has written since the stunning conclusion of his award-winning masterpiece Locke & Key, Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland is equal parts mystery and horror.
According to Hill, "The world of NOS4A2 is very, very big, and I only had a chance to explore a part of it in the course of the novel. I told the story I wanted to tell, but I also feel there's a lot more to discover. In NOS4A2, we learn about Charles Talent Manx the iii, who has kept himself alive for over a century by draining an essential life force out of children, warping them into giddy monsters. When he's done with them—when Charlie has what he wants—he takes them to Christmasland, where they live forever and ever in an eternal Christmas Day. They live for fun and are good at having it, whether they're playing a game of tag… or a bloody game of scissors for the drifter. In Wraith, we're going back to Christmasland at an earlier time, to find out what happens when some unlucky grown-ups find themselves on Gumdrop Lane, and Charlie's children decide to have some fun with them. It's very much a standalone story, and it's my intention to craft something that can be loved by people who have never cracked the cover of NOS4A2, while hopefully giving those who liked the book a new Charlie Manx tale to enjoy."
In Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland, Hill is joined by illustrator Charles Paul Wilson III (Stuff of Legend), who provides interior art and creepy Christmasland-themed covers, as well as by his Locke & Key partner Gabriel Rodriguez, who is providing covers for each issue. Issue 1 (re)introduces the reader to Charlie Manx, his world, and his car, a vintage 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith that runs on human souls instead of gasoline. When a luckless child falls into Charlie's grasp, her new best friend soothes her with a story: his story. From there, the series introduces a new cast of characters to Christmasland, and fully delves into its wonderfully devilish delights, as the sound of sleigh-bells ring in the background…
"NOS4A2 was Joe Hill's most accomplished novel to date, and its memorable villain Charlie Manx deserves the additional focus this series will bring," said Chris Ryall, IDW's Chief Creative Officer. "Joe and CP Wilson III have some nightmarishly clever things planned for this series, from an advent calendar-style cover to some bloody good fun on the interiors as well. The readers are really gonna get taken for a ride in this one."
Joe Hill has made a name for himself as both a successful novelist and comic book author. Frequently publishing short stories and appearing in anthologies, Hill has rapidly become a literary force. His first novel Heart-Shaped Box won the Bram Stoker award for "Best First Novel." His critically acclaimed comic series from IDW, Locke & Key, was recently optioned for a film by Universal Pictures, and won Hill an Eisner award for "Best Writer."
Locke & Key Team Appears at Boston Comic Con 2013
May 27, 2013 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Books, Convention News, Horror, Massachusetts, Other, Top Stories
Boston Comic Con is thrilled to welcome Locke & Key creators writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez for a rare joint appearance at the rescheduled convention on August 3-4, 2013 at the Seaport World Trade Center! Also appearing will be IDW publisher Chris Ryall to celebrate the final issues of the popular and critically-acclaimed horror series.
Boston Comic Con 2013 Guests include: Neal Adams, Brian Azzarello, Mark Bagley, Mark Chiarello, Tony Daniel, Colleen Doran, Laurie Holden, Phil Jimenez, Ed McGuinness, Mike Mignola, Terry Moore, Steve Niles, Shelli Paroline, George Perez, Amy Reeder, Don Rosa, Craig Rousseau, Tim Sale, William Stout, Bill Willingham, and many, many more!
Tickets are $25 per day or $40 for the weekend and available through Eventbrite at the link!
About Boston Comic Con:
The Boston Comic Con is a 100% independently run comic book show committed to bringing the biggest and best comic creators to New England. Run by fans for fans, Boston Comic Con is not affiliated with any other convention tour or corporate interests. Hosting over 120,000 square feet of vendors selling comic books, toys, posters, trading cards, and other pop culture memorabilia, this is a destination event for geeks of any stripe. This year's rescheduled convention will be held Saturday August 3rd and Sunday August 4th opening at 10:00 am each day at the Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Blvd, Boston, MA 02210. For more information please go to our website at www.bostoncomiccon.com and follow us on Twitter (@BostonComicCon) and Facebook!
PA – Locke & Key Signing
January 31, 2011 by Colin Solan
Filed under Comic Strips, Horror, Pennsylvania, Signing and Appearance Profiles, Television, Top Stories
Creators Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez sign at New Dimension Comics on Feb. 9th from 7-9pm. Also appearing will be IDW Chief Creative Officer / Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall.
New Dimension Comics
Century III Mall
3075 Clairton Rd. #940, West Mifflin, PA 15213


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Affordable Mid-Century Style Rocker
An attractive rocking chair that doesn't break the bank is a tall order and one of the questions we get asked the most here at Ohdeedoh. As long as this one is comfortable for nursing and storytime it may be the answer to a lot of your prayers and for less than $300.
This mid-century style rocker is a new offering from Urban Outfitters and is only available for pre-order so you may want to wait until some first-hand reviews come in before you get your heart set on it. The frame reminds us a bit of Ikea's Lillberg rocker which many of you felt was good for lookin' but less so for sittin' so we're really hoping this turns out to be a good option in the rocker department.
You can find it for $288 here.
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This is a really cute chair. However, for first time moms to be out there, I just wanted to mention ...
I bought this really great vintage rocking chair because I just couldn't do the ugly glider. It's really comfortable and was great for nursing, BUT ... like the chair shown, the back is low and therefore, there is no place to put one's head. Which, didn't seem like a big deal at first but is a serious, serious drawback when it's 3 AM, you've had a total of 2 hours of sleep over the course of the last 10 hours and you really, really just want to lean your head back and doze off while rocking your precious bebe.
If I had to do it all over again, I'd suck it up and get the glider with the big cushy headrest.
i feel like there's only 2 routes with a glider. spend as little as possible and get a glider used or for free with the intention of freecycling it (the route i took) or investing in apiece of furniture that will be used for decades.
I have a vintage mid-century rocker identical this, and I didn't use it for baby at all. It was too low, especially after a c-section, and too laid back to comfortably nurse. It ended up just holding stuffed animals in the room.


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Created: 11/06/2013 7:57 AM
By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4
ALBUQUERQUE -- Supporters of the late-term abortion ban will unveil a new mobile billboard Wednesday afternoon, and warning, it's a bit graphic.
The group behind the billboard, Created Equal, said their goal is to save lives.
The billboard shows images of aborted fetuses, which will be on a truck driven around Albuquerque for everyone to see. They plan to drive the mobile billboard until election day on Nov. 19.
"If the photographic evidence of the injustice of abortion doesn't motive the pro-life vote, nothing will," said Mark Harrington, executive director of Created Equal.
This comes a week after Respect ABQ Women, the group against the ban, launched a commercial campaign showing a woman talking about the circumstances that led her to have a late-term abortion. The group plans to air the aid until Nov. 19 as well.
New Mexico is one of the few states with no restrictions on abortions.
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When asked why painting the human figure was so important painter Scott
Burdick was matter-of-fact. "Because we are human," he said. "If an
alien species were to come down today, they wouldn't respond to the
human form or face like we do. Just like pictures of lobsters don't
remind us of our parents or children. We are human, and we are most
tied up in other people and our relationships to each other."
I've always dreamed of having something, anything—shoes, a coat, a
car!—custom made. While all of those are pretty much still out of my
reach, I know that I can custom design how I get my art training. There are a lot of options out there for us art-minded folk, but I spoke to Rob Zeller, director of the Teaching Studios of Art, to get some guidance on what I should look for in art classes and what kinds of art instruction are out there to choose from.
No, not Spanish or Italian or French. An artist needs to be fluent
in the languages of realism and abstraction. By realism I mean the formal
aspects of art--the painting techniques and drawing skills we develop over time
through experience. Abstraction is the other side of the coin, the visual
language that frees us to paint and draw what is going on inside our heads. It
means that I may be looking at a tree, but I want to paint power, life, majesty,
and wisdom. The tree becomes a vessel for my message, not the message itself.
When I was a kid, my mom always cut coupons on Sunday morning. I'd sit
beside her and do the same, but I'd flip through magazines and
newspapers and cut out pictures I liked or lettering that I thought was
neat, and I never gave up my artsy coupon clipping habit because it's a
great way to pull inspirational images into my orbit.
Drawing a face is a little like reading a map. And no, not the cool
Indiana Jones map where the red line draws itself to the destination
and 'X' marks the spot. I wish! It is more that when learning how to draw people,
there are a few "signposts" on the face and rules of thumb about facial
feature measurements that can steer you in the right direction so you
don't get lost when drawing faces, as I often have. Here are a few that
I learned from artist and writer Dan Gheno that I wanted to share with
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