a lot has happened this past weekend. this is the weekend update time with seapea:

1. eczema update

so i went to my acu and did cupping. omg. i thought i was gonna die. the actual process of cupping isn't painful at all but he literally bled me from my fingers, my toes, behind my knees (!!!!) and on my back and all this black blood came out (strangely enough, no blood came out from my right hand. he said only the leftside, which affects the heart, came out black - ew). laying there with face down, i really thought he was cutting me but later when i got up, i saw that it was tiny lil' holes and didn't even hurt when i push on 'em. i guess when you're vulnerable, things hurt more? anyway, purple, yellow & black things came outta my back in the cupping cup. how gross, i know, but all i can say is that i feel a lot better.so for the next 2 weeks i have to:

- put on camocare smoothing cream whenever it itches
- drink strong chamomile & chrysanthemum tea whenever possible to "flush out" for the skin
- avoid all white starch: white rice, white pasta, etc.
- avoid all fried food; all oily food, unless it's with olive oil
- needless to say, no diary (since i'm lactose intolerant anyway)
- no shellfish (i'm allergic to shrimp, but he said no shellfish, period)
- drink aloe juice throughout the day

wah! but it's already working - i'm not crazy itchy anymore! i'm slathering things on but now i know chamomile is good for your skin. otherwise, why would i drink this "flower"?!?!!

2. roommate update:

we've established some kinda "truth" - if you can call it that. the other night, i wanted to watch 'the departed' (which i had from netflix) and she had just gotten home, so i asked if she wanted to watch with. she mumbled yes. then we watched it together. last night, i was starting to watch the Oscars and she asked "can i watch it too?" (duh - what does she think i am - tv nazi?) so she joined me in watching that boring telecast.

so i guess overall a good weekend!