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I'm exactly the same. I even look the same, talk the same etc... Some of my friends on here have known me for 7 years in person and I'm the same person I was then.

At least I think so. Shoot, I've even had boyfriends from 20 years ago tell me I look exactly the same and I'm exactly the same person I was then. I think with me, what you see is what you get...

Y'all KNOW how much I love owls if you've been around for even a bit, and  My Owl Barn is giving away owl souvenirs if you blog about it!
I'm SO THERE.
it's a GIVEAWAY!!

May is Celiac Awareness Month.
So first, some facts about Celiac Disease also known as coeliac sprue, cœliac disease, c(o)eliac sprue, non-tropical sprue, endemic sprue, gluten enteropathy or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, and gluten intolerance.

• 1 in 133 Americans have Celiac Disease or about 3 million people. These are very similar to percentages in other countries (barring pure Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian and some African peoples)
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• I have 95 people on my friends list. Odds are at least one of you has Celiac.
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• 98% of people with Celiac disease go undiagnosed OR their symptoms are diagnosed as another issue.

Some Symptoms:

• Funny looking stools (Loose? Hard? Small? Large? Foul smelling? Floating? Clay, Light tan or Gray-colored? Highly rancid? Frothy?)
  
• Muscle cramping
  
• Sores in/around mouth
  
• Skinny feet (loss of fat padding)
  
• Bad gas (ie: hurts, smells awful, constant etc)
  
• Depression
  
• Inability to concentrate
  
• Bone issues
  
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Lactose intolerance
• Easily bruised
• Systematic lupus
• Parasitic infection
• Fungus problems (severe athletes feet, candida overgrowth)
• Nose bleeds
• Failure to thrive in babies
• Vomiting
• Red urine
• Hypocalcaemia/ hypomagnesaemia
• Panic attacks
• Stunted growth in children
• Voracious appetite
• Obesity
• Abdominal cramps, gas and bloating
• Anemia
• Borborygmi (stomach rumbling)
• Diarrhea
• Fatigue or general weakness
• Fluid retention
• Gastrointestinal symptoms
• Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
• Hypocalcaemia/ hypomagnesaemia
• Infertility
• Iron deficiency anemia
  
• Muscle weakness
• Muscle wasting
• Nausea
• No obvious physical symptoms (just fatigue, overall not feeling well)
• Osteoporosis
• Pallor (unhealthy pale appearance)
• Peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage usually in extremities)
• Vertigo
• Vitamin deficiency
• Vomiting
• Extreme thinness
• Bloating - especially in stomach
• Back Pain
• Dehydration
• Night Blindness
• Dry Skin
• Severe food cravings

Conditions and Disorders Associated with Celiac Disease:

• Addison’s Disease
  
• Anemia
• Arthritis
• Ataxia, Nerve Disease, Neuropathy, Brain Damage
• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Autism
• Bacterial Overgrowth
  
• Cancer, Lymphoma
• Candida Albicans
• Casein / Cows Milk Intolerance
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Cognitive Impairment
  
• Crohn's Disease
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Down Syndrome
  
• Dyspepsia, Acid Reflux
• Epilepsy
• Fertility, Pregnancy, Miscarriage
• Fibromyalgia
• Flatulence (Gas)
• Gall Bladder Disease
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Growth Hormone Deficiency
  
• Heart Failure
• Infertility, Impotency
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Intestinal Permeability
  
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Kidney Disease
• Liver Disease
• Malnutrition, Body Mass Index
• Migraine Headaches
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Obesity, Overweight
  
• Osteoporosis, Osteomalacia, Bone Density
  
• Psoriasis
• Refractory Celiac Disease & Collagenous Sprue
• Sarcoidosis
• Schizophrenia / Mental Problems
• Sepsis
• Sjogrens Syndrome
• Skin Problems
• Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• Thyroid & Pancreatic Disorders
• Tuberculosis

Dermatitis herpetiformis is an itchy, blistering skin disease that also associated with gluten intolerance. Rashes usually occurs on the elbows, knees and buttocks. dermatitis herpetiformis can also cause significant intestinal damage identical to that of celiac disease. However, people who suffer from dermatitis herpetiformis may also be entirely free of noticeable digestive symptoms. Treatment with a gluten-free diet, in addition to medication to control the rash, usually brings about significant improvement.

I have an awesome friend here in Livejournal who lives in Tennessee, as you may know, there was some really bad flooding there this week. My friend lost everything due to the flood and some looters/thieves who took advantage of others misfortune.

She, her husband and their animals have a place to stay, but they need help. If you have items you can give them. Please, that would be so awesome. If you could send them money, again with the awesome. If all you can give them is good thoughts, prayers etc, that is still awesome and so needed.

Check out moonstone_fae’s posts here or here.  See if there is anything you can do.
Even if all you can do is pray, could you pass this on?
Good people, in hard times, with faces and names.

91. Those Who Went Remain There Still - Cherie Priest
92. Kushiels Avatar - Jacqueline Carey (this is a re-read from years ago)
93. Kushiels Scion - Jacqueline Carey (another re-read)

87. Kushiels Justice - Jacqueline Carey
88. Kushiels Mercy - Jacqueline Carey
89. Storm Glass - Maria V. Snyder
90. Dreadful Skin - Cherie Priest


Hah. Reviews. Yes, I hardly ever do them. If I'd only *remember* to post the books I read every few days I wouldn't have 10 books to review instead of 2-4. Which is way to overwhelming for my stressed to the gills brain.

Jacqueline Cary - Great characters as always - edgy sex - as always (though much much less in these 2 than the ones that focused as Phedre as the main character, so don't read em if you are just after the pervy s n m sex). Sweeping sort of epic. Lots more various lands, love reading about them and having the surrounding lands filled out in my brain. I also like how her characters are human. They have faults, angst, demons that ride them, and bravery, insight and deep abiding love as the current that holds everything together. Good reads.

Maria V. Snyder - I liked it. Didn't love it. But I requested more books from the library. So that says something. I liked the main character and am interested to see what's going to become of her love life. She was a *bit* to angst-y for me (and hard on herself). These are Young Adult books in my opinion - appropriate for teens who know about sex and whose parents are ok with them reading about it (like my 11 yo old probably) because there aren't any details at all. Just knowledge that it happens between 2 of the characters. So no 'keep it in your pants till your married' recc.'s. LOL
Cool idea - but reminded me a lot of Tamora Pierce's Winding Circle series. But I think tammypierce  did it a lot better. (I reread her various series about every year.5 or so)

Cherie Priest - Interesting premise - Nun hunting a werewolf. The characters weren't fleshed out super well. But the jumping from character to character style and the set across the post-Civil War era didn't really encourage that either. Not my favorite werewolf book, but definitely memorable for a book this slim. I dreamed about it after I put it down LOL. I'm not doing the best job of describing it. But this is the 4th book of hers I've read and I'm going to keep requesting them until I've run out. There is something really down home, yet creepy and otherworldly about her writing style that I really enjoy.

in no particular order:

53. Shadows Return - Lynn Flewlling aka otterdance
54. Many Bloody Returns - Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher (and others)
55. Dead over Heels - Charlaine Harris
56. Magic Steps - Tamora Pierce aka tammypierce
57. Cold Fire - Tamora Pierce aka tammypierce
58. Seven Wild Sisters - Charles de Lint
59. Curse the Dark - Laura Anne Gilman aka suricattus
60. Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar - Mercedes Lackey and other awesome authors
61. Blood Drive - Jeanne C. Stein
62. Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand - Carrie Vaughn
63. Pure Blood - Caitlyn Kittredge aka blackaire
64. The Bone Dolls Twin - Lynn Flewlling aka otterdance
65. When Demons Walk - Patricia Briggs
66. Swordspoint - Ellen Kushner aka ellen_kushner
67. Expendable - James Alan Gardner
68. The Vampire Files Volume 2 - P.N. Eldrod aka p_n_elrod
69. Bloodring - Faith Hunter aka faithhunter
70. Vanished - Kat Richardson aka katatomic
71. Magic Bites - Ilona Andrews
72. The Broken Crown - Michelle West msagara
73. Hidden Warrior - Lynn Flewlling aka otterdance
74. Princeps Fury - Jim Butcher aka jimbutcher
75. Forest Mage - Robin Hobb aka robin_hobb
76. Not Flesh Nor Feathers - Cherie Priest aka cmpriest
77. Four and Twenty Blackbirds - Cherie Priest cmpriest
78. Wings to the Kingdom - Cherie Priest cmpriest
79. Rosemary and Rue - Seanan McGuire aka seanan_mcguire
80. Walking Dead - C.E. Murphy aka mizkit
81. Staying Dead - Laura Anne Gilman aka suricattus
82. The Uncrowned King - Michelle West msagara
83. On the Prowl - Patricia Briggs and other authors
84. Hunters Oath - Michelle West aka msagara
85. Blood Lines - Eileen Wilks
86. The Oracles Queen - Lynn Flewlling aka otterdance

49. Briar's Book - Tamora Pierce aka tammypierce 
50. Daja's Book - Tamora Pierce aka tammypierce 
51. Charmed Destinies - Mercedes Lackey, Rachel Lee and Catherine Asaro
52. Street Magic - Caitlin Kittredge (new author to me, I liked!) aka blackaire 

38. At Graves End - Jeaniene Frost aka frost_light 
39. Ravens Strike - Patricia Briggs
40. Stalking Darkness - Lynn Flewelling aka otterdance 
41. Reserved for the Cat - Mercedes Lackey
42. Traitors Moon - Lynn Flewelling aka otterdance 
43. Magic Steps - Tamora Pierce aka tammypierce 
44. The Hidden City - Michelle Sagara West aka msagara 
45. Kitty Raises Hell - Carrie Vaughn
46. The Charmed Sphere - Catherine Asaro
47. Poppy Done to Death - Charlaine Harris
48. Shaman's Crossing - Robin Hobb aka robin_hobb 

I have to say. I tried some new authors this week, Jeaniene Frost, Catherine Asaro, and Robin Hobb. Out of the 3, I went IMMEDIATELY back to my pines (GA online library) and got more Robin Hobb. When I run out of other stuff to read, I'll get more Catherine Asaro, she was good, but not riveting. And Jeaniene Frost is pure mind candy. I'll be reading her stuff when I need to not think and have some good ol' fashioned Snickers for my Brain you know? Oh and Patricia Briggs? She needs to write FASTER. I mean like James Patterson fast.