This is what it looks like when you drop an open can of ebony stain and it lands on the bottom – it turns into a fountain. Interestingly, it didn’t stick to my glasses or my Baggallini front pack that I had not taken time to remove after dashing to Walgrens to get wound closure materials for another Tools volunteer that had tripped and gotten a superficial cut at his hairline. I was the only one in the shop when I dropped the can so there was no one to hear my expletives or laugh with me. It was all over my hands and arms and shirt as well. I only had a bit o staining left to do so I dried my hands and arms which just spread it around more. I left my face alone until I got back to the condo which turned out to be good plan.
Once I finished I called Craig to see what kind of solvent would work best to remove the stain. He said lacquer thinner. I found a nearly empty can and went to the condo. The dried stain on my face came right off. Some was very near my eye so I used a Qtip there. What was smeared around on my hands and arms did not come off in the same way but I got enough off that I could do my grocery shopping. Later I discovered that Dawn dishwashing liguid really worked well on what on my hands.
I read an article today about how “Hollywood” is microdosing GLP receptor agonists for things other than weight loss. There is early evidence to suggest that macrodosing can improve Improved mood, lower anxiety, promote clearer thinking, increase focus and attention, decrease substance abuse and increase sense of well-being as well as improve cardiovascular disease and improve cognitive ability in Alzheimer’s.
It will be interesting to see what holds up over time and which of these self-reported benefits are studied for approved indications. As the early expensive testing is already done for the initial approval, it is way less expensive to do the testing to get a new indication which could increase demand. It will be interesting to see at what point if any, the cost of these products starts to decrease.
During my first week, I have not noted much of anything yet. I am trying to eat smaller amounts to avoid the nausea which may be working except that I feel hungrier. I am curious if I will have lost any weight when I weigh on Saturday. I continually remind myself that this is a journey. I have a 11 day streak now of either aerobic exercise (cycling or elliptical) or weight training. I want to minimize muscle loss and have good habits established to keep the weight off.
Tamara Unleashed 