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▪ There's a chain of high-end makeup stores around here called Ulta. Whenever I see a sign for the store, in my head I always imagine a big overbearing Scandanavian woman pronouncing the store's name in a thick accent. OOL-TA. My head, in a nutshell.

▪ Med update: I switched from topiramate/amitriptyline for the headaches to just topiramate. The topiramate is kind of sedating, though, worse than the amitriptyline was, but it's working and at least it doesn't cause weight gain. I also didn't like that I was effectively taking two antidepressants, Luvox for mental health and amitriptyline for headaches. That really muddied up my mental health plan, and I wasn't really comfortable with that.

▪ A big farmer's market a few towns away from me had Indian bitter melons, so for the heck of it I bought a few. I ended up with a chicken stir-fry of sorts. I liked it, but I like all sorts of weird-tasting foods. I'm willing to bet that most people that aren't used to that cuisine wouldn't be big fans. I will probably be buying that vegetable every so often in the future.

▪ Just in time for Halloween, here's how to make a leg cake: