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My dose is 300mg in the morning and 300mg at night... and then after 5 days I am to go to 300mg in the morning to 600mg at night. How much water a day should I drink? I read that was important. Thanks for answering.
I just started taking Lithium this morning. What can I expect within the next few hours and days?
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Lithium is a metal that has a tendency to deplete sodium levels. Along with drinking a lot of water, you will be drowsy and don't spare the salt on meals. Low sodium, or hyponatremia, is very serious and can cause a heart attack. It also may mess with your thyroid. Your doctor should do routine blood work to make sure your electrolytes and thyroid levels stay within stable levels. Some people have no problems. Hope all goes well... All the best to you. ~ Weinrott
Thanks Weinrott. I am drinking lots of water now and my doctor is planning on checking my blood in two weeks time. I am finding that I am very drowsy right now and hope that it doesn't stay like this.
Hi there,
I have been on Lithium for 5 years now. My dosage have been changed over time. You will feel your moods get stable. Really helps if you used to have pms. Ha! Ha!
Your levels of lithium and thyroid should be checked. I became hypothyroid after a year. I take Synthroid now for life.
Hope this helps you!
Thanks for your comment, Smileyhappy. I can't believe that with just 1 pill I feel the way I do right now... I feel drowsy and it is hard to type even so I hope that it goes away, but I also feel relaxed. I have to go get my blood checked in 2 weeks so the doctor can check my levels. If you don't mind me asking, what is hypothyroid and what is the effects? How long after you started taking Lithium did you get it? I hope that everything goes well for you too.
Hi there,
I just remembered when I started on Lithium I got the shakes really bad. I couldn't write at all. That lasted a long time. I had to hold my coffee cup with two hands. Make sure you drink a lot of water because you can get dehydrated on Lithium. Hypothyroid is when your levels of thyroid go too low. Some of the side affects are cold intolerance, muscle pain in legs, dry eyes, brittle nails, depression to name a few. You need to take a blood test to see if you are hypothyroid. It took me a year before it happen to me. Some people never have this happen.
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did it get you stable shortly after uping it im like having breakdowns bad and im on 300 mg 150 day 150 night and my doc wants me to go to 450 mg a day... will it pull me out of this quickly yesterday my larazapam did not help me and that has never happend... im just scared i get pms reallly bad
The 1st time i took Lithium was decades ago. However i still have some memory of that time. As i recall there were some immediate effects including feeling much better. Then over time other changes surfaced-nothing too unpleasant. Lithium does have the effect of exaggerating de-hydration. My doctor advised me to increase my intake of salt as well as plenty of fluid to off-set this side effect. (Of course first check with your own doctor about salt intake).
I have been feeling somewhat better mentally, yet at times feel very tired and then I go and lay down and then sleep for hours and when I wake it is like I can't get up... I feel like all I can do is lay there... but this seems to be getting better. I haven't noticed too much dehydration and have been drinking more water than usual... how many cups a day did you feel was necessary to drink?
I just sent you an answer a little while ago (31 Jan). How could i have forgotten?? I gained a 100 pound on lithium. Some weight gain can occur. However i am atypical even as a bipolar, so naturally my body took it to extremes.
100 pounds? Now I am a bit scared. I am a bit overweight already so I definitely don't need the weight gain. Is there anything that can be done to counteract this?
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"Those who have been born into God's family do not make a practice of sinning, because God's life is in them." (1 John 3:9, NLT)
Does it seems like the things that we should not take part in, are the things that makes us feel good? For example, a nice warm double chocolate dessert, I know this is something that I do not need, but when I feel stressed it seems like a warm chocolate dessert brings me comfort. For the few minutes that I'm eating it, my mind leaves from the thing that stressed me out. I find pleasure and enjoyment. I feel relaxed. My taste buds are happy. However, it's only for a few minutes, because after I finished eating it, the guilt sets in.
This is how sin works. It brings temporary pleasure to the flesh. This pleasure can become so strong that it can become addictive. We desire, even crave for something to make us feel good. Something to make us forget our disappointments, failures, stress and unhappiness. Even if it's only for a few minutes, if it brings pleasure, the flesh will strongly desire it.
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18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. 19 For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. 20 Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.
In our spirit we want to do right. We know we should leave it alone, but it seems like finding the strength to leave it alone is no where to be found. So instead we justify our actions. "God understands." "It feels so right, so how could it be wrong." "Other people are doing things way worst off than I am." Excuse after excuse we will make, just so that we can continue to feed the desires of our flesh.
Some people will even try to act as if they are not sure if it is sin or not. This is easy to clarify. If it is not drawing you closer to God, it needs to be left alone. If it's going to weaken your witness for Christ, it needs to be left alone. If it's not going to glorify God or if it's going to cause a new convert to stumble, it needs to be left alone. There is no justifying sin. It will cause you to lose your relationship with God. It's not that God will stop loving you, but you will stop loving him. You may say "No, I still love God." However, if this was true, if you really loved him you would keep his commandments (John 14:15).
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23. Then He said to them all, if anyone would come after me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
24. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.
The flesh brings temporary pleasure, denial of the flesh brings temporary pain. The flesh will lead you away from God, denial of the flesh will bring you closer to him. To put the flesh under subjection we have to be willing to deny ourselves and anytime we deny our selves the flesh is going to cry out like a spoiled child. It wants what it wants and until it is put to sleep you will find yourself in agony. However, this agony is only temporary. It will soon quiet itself if you choose to continue to deny it the things that it wants. You have to be willing to hurt, willing to go through some pain, willing to go through some discomfort knowing that God will give you strength to overcome. You have to want to be delivered more than you want the sin.
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Genres: Comedy
Factual error: Throughout the whole show Godber, 'Bunny' Warren, McLaren, the Prison Governor and many of the guards refer to Fletcher as a Cockney. He even identifies himself as a Cockney on a number of occasions. However, in several episodes he refers to his upbringing in Muswell Hill and in this episode he refers to his having been born there - and we see his old stamping ground in that episode when he gets a weekend's compassionate leave. Nobody from Muswell Hill would ever refer to himself as a Cockney - Muswell Hill isn't even in East London!
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'Mad Max' Co-Writer and Designer Fight Off Sleep With New Project 'Dream Gang'
After the War Boys, it's time for the Dream Voyager.
Dark Horse Comics has announced plans to publish Dream Gang, a new project from writer and artist Brendan McCarthy, best known to mainstream audiences as one of the writers and concept artists for last year's Mad Max: Fury Road, collecting and updating material previously released as part of the company's Dark Horse Presents anthology series.
McCarthy describes Dream Gang as "the story of a young man who lives a dreary, gray life" who "has a vivid dream that connects him to a group of naturally gifted psychic voyagers known as the Dream Gang." Together with the Dream Gang, he has to find a bomb implanted into one of his memories.
In addition to his work on Fury Road, McCarthy has worked on a number of movies and TV projects including Lost In Space, The Borrowers and Coneheads, in addition to having a comic book career that stretches back to the late 1970s including work on Judge Dredd, Spider-Man and DC Entertainment's Doom Patrol and Shade the Changing Man.
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Reviewed by: Gary Miller, AAUG Member
Developer: Microsoft
Web site: https://products.office.com/en-us/mac/microsoft-office-for-mac
Price: $99.99 or 9.99 mo for up to 5 computers or $149.99 for standalone copy and of course a free trial option!
Rating: 4 moose
Pros: totally redone for 2016, runs quick, easy to use and understand, integrates with Mac well
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Product Rating: 4/5 Impressive
Conflict of interest: Microsoft provided a complimentary copy of Office 2016 for Mac for this review.
I'm like many Mac users that use Pages on my Mac, but know that Office for Mac is a stronger and does more. Think having a bigger engine in your car, don't use it all the time, but when you want it, it's there. I found going thru Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, each was well put together, with the user being thought of, and how their usage might be.
Starting with Word, the most used of the Office suite, I easily figured out what i wanted to do. I have been using prior versions, both 2008 and 2011, so I was surprised it took this long to have a new version, but happy it's here and I'm using it. My version was part of the new trend of yearly subscriptions, and allowing use on up to 5 computers. That's great for a family, in my case it's only my wife and I so kind of wasted, yet, still only $99 a year, or Microsoft has released a standalone version for $150. The advantage of the subscription is lots of add'l features, 1 terabyte of storage for example and use on multiple computers or apps for iPad/iPhone… Here's a complete breakdown to assist you in your decision: https://products.office.com/en-us/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products
I liked being able to move projects across devices and being able to work in the cloud if I want. much versatility. I liked the Design Tab for layouts, colors, fonts, and the Insights Tab for integrating from the web into docs.
In Excel, which I don't use much, I noted the new ability to suggest ways of viewing data. Power Point The offers a new Presenter View that displays the current slide, next slide, speaker notes while the new Animation pane give life to designing good presentations and animations. Outlook has an improved conversation view automatically organizes your inbox around threaded conversations, so you'll never hunt for related messages again. And the new message preview gives you the first sentence of an email just below the subject line, so you can quickly decide if you want to read it now or come back later.
In short, 2016 new Office for Mac offers many online templates not available before, uses the Retina displays of Macs, and multi-tough gestures of Macs, the new Ribbon is much more intuitive and friendly in a Mac kind of way. I like that. It works with Pages from Apple in a brotherly kind of way too.


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Results of the Happiness Survey
Back in March I crafted a survey to help understand what makes people happy and if technology can help us become happier. Volunteers completed the survey anonymously either online or on paper. There were two groups of respondents: a) middle class, age range of 20-40 y.o., who use technology for social purpose, not particularly religious, mainly employed, b) middle to upper class retired people, i.e. 50 y.o. and above, who are not too fond of technology vs. face-to-face meetings for social purpose, mainly non-religious, but with high priorities on ethics and humanism (representatives from Boston Ethical Society). Thank you to all participants!
The Happiness survey is phase One of The Ultimate Answer project, which is about:
- What makes people happy?
- How open are people to share their ideas about happiness and help each other?
- Are there any "common denominators" of happiness?
- Is it possible to measure happiness and how?
- How can happiness be increased in the world?
- Can technology leverage human potential to increase happiness and how?
- What is the meaning of life and how to find it?
82 people answered the survey: 15 from Boston Ethical Society(BES) and 67 from non-BES.
Here are some highlights:
- 99% knows what happiness is, but only 72% knows what the meaning of life is. Those 28% who have no clue really need to catch up on Monty Python…
- People are more likely to give a piece of advice than to receive it.
- 9 out of 10 said that happiness is not permanent, it changes over time.
- Answers from BES (more ethical and older) group were different from non-BES respondents.
- Meaning of life is different from personal happiness.
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Bump Piffsburgh, the latest cut from Mac Miller. It was released on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011. Things are improving for Mac Miller with each new offering, and Piffsburgh is certainly no exception. It's a worthy addition to the Mac Miller's catalogue, which has seen much evolution as of late. We're definitely anticipating the next step.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Congratulations to our Dance Company, once again, on an amazing performance!
Our Competitive companies performed at Turn It Up Dance Challenge at the Coco Key Resort in Waterbury, on February 25th & 26th, and achieved several High score awards and Overall High Scores. We were also recipients of "Best Choreography", special awards and scholarships. Needless to say....we are very proud of our students!
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Much Ado About Nothing [2015]
Written by: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Max Webster
Claudio loves Hero and Hero Claudio and nothing seems capable of keeping them apart. Claudio's friend Benedick loves Beatrice and Beatrice Benedick, but (because neither will admit it) nothing seems capable of bringing them together. Only the intrigues of a resentful prince force Benedick to prove his love for Beatrice – by vowing to kill his best friend.
After delighting audiences in 2014, Much Ado About Nothing returned to the Globe and toured on an Elizabethan-inspired stage to Fulham Palace, the Bodleian Library, Theatre Royal Windsor, Sweden's Ystads Theater, Cambridge Corpus Christi, Georgian Theatre Royal, Minack Theatre, Leicester Curve and five venues in South America. A handful of players reinvent renaissance touring theatre for the 21st century with Shakespeare's timeless comedy.
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Study Says Households Ready to Get ConnectedMarket research company Parks Associates says home networking adoption is about to take off as broadband adoption grows and easier-to-manage interfaces are made available. The number of U.S. households with a connected entertainment network will reach 30 million by 2010, up from four million currently, according to study by the company."Broadband proliferation is a fundamental driver of connected entertainment opportunities inside the home," Harry Wang, research analyst at Parks Associates, said in a statement."But more importantly, better network configuration tools and easy-to-navigate user interfaces will assuage consumers' concerns about setup difficulties or application glitches."CNET, in a story about the survey, cites Cisco as a company anticipating the trend."œSince 2003, the networking giant has acquired home networking gear provider Linksys, cable set-top box manufacturer Scientific-Atlanta, and Kiss technology, a maker of network-based DVD and DVR players," the CNET story, by Catherine McCarthy, (no relation), with a contribution by Marguerite Reardon, said."œCisco said its home-networking vision is to offer devices that can be connected to the Internet, as well as to other entertainment gadgets in the home," McCarthy wrote."And it plans to offer the networking equipment, such as wireless routers, used to shuttle IP packets of music, video or interactive games throughout the home."
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You would think that growing carrots is easy. However, many people find that however carefully you follow the instructions on the packet, they just refuse to grow. Or they do germinate successfully and then get eaten by bugs, or get pulled up accidentally with the weeds! Most vegetables that are prone to such difficulties can be started off in a seed tray and then planted out, but carrots are very fussy and do not like their roots to be disturbed. But..... there is a truly foolproof method of growing carrots which works every time!
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Step 3Keep the tubes in an unheated greenhouse and water daily. Once the seeds have germinated thin out to two or three carrots per tube.
Step 4Once the carrot tops are around 2 to 3 inches tall you will need to plant out. First though you will need to harden off by putting the tubes outside during the day and bringing in at night. You will need to repeat this for 3 or 4 days. In order to plant out you will need to dig a small hole for each tube. Once you have dug a hole, then carefully lift out the tube and place in the hole. Firm the soil around the hole. You can plant your tubes almost next to each other as carrots can stand being grown close together. Water well.
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Interview with Nick Pes
Following the release of atmospheric single 'California', we catch up with Nick Pes.
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The track, which is the first to fall from his upcoming EP, was written about his love for the 'land of dreams' and the first time he went to California, although it's slightly more metaphorical than that. Whilst, to the average listener, the track seems to be a tale of pearls and gold, more analytical fans will notice it's hidden message - that of a relationship. When is the right time to say goodbye? Will we ever truly let go of each other? These are some of the questions Nick Pes tries to answer.
The retro-fuelled, indie-electro single is centered about Nick's warm voice. It's atmospheric and showers you in synth.
James Gilmore interviewed Nick Pes about the single, future music (his new single Under the Light is out now), his discovery of California and more.
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Some observers predicted that you'd be a one-hit wonder when you won the Masters in 2007. Do you feel vindicated having won seven times since then?
I don't think there's any feeling of vindication. I just think it's given me more confidence and the mental fortitude that I can do this any given week. The Masters, for me, was a stepping stone to the last five years. Certainly, I'm still learning from that experience.
Is Augusta your best chance to win another major?
I wouldn't think so. I think that was kind of an anomaly that year. That was one of the highest total scores [1-over] that tournament has seen, because of the conditions. It was really, really, cold, it was playing really long, and it was really firm and windy. But looking at the major schedule now, a lot of people say Merion is pretty good for me because it's not overly long and it's pretty strategic.
Let's talk about the 2012 Ryder Cup. You finished with a 3-1 record, but the team still lost. Does it ease the sting knowing that you pulled your weight?
No, not really. I'm just getting sick of losing. There are two things that still sit with me: one, [our captain] was Davis [Love III], who is one of my good buddies. He led us and we didn't win for him. And two, the fact that we won three of the five sessions and tied one of them but still lost. Those kinds of things don't help me sleep at night. But in this game, you have to be resilient. You get over it and you keep going. I don't know if I'm completely over it. I don't know if I ever will be, either.
What's the secret to succeeding on Tour as a short hitter?
I don't think there's any secret. I just think it essentially illustrates that driving distance is not imperative, or that significant of a stat. My team and I have hired a statistician and we've really crunched on stats, and it's not the most important stat, by far. Getting the ball in the fairway is much more important than hitting it 320 yards, so I continue to work on my accuracy and my wedges and my putting and around the greens.
You've had two two-win seasons since 2007, and you missed only one cut in 2012. Does that consistency come from that intense analysis?
Consistency is certainly what I pride myself on. Unfortunately, the World Ranking and a lot of the number stats don't necessarily take that into account. Certainly the media doesn't take that into account. But, yeah, making 24 out of 25 cuts — and barely missing the one I missed — I pride myself on that. Every aspect of my game isn't phenomenal, but every aspect of my game isn't poor, either.
Are you for or against the proposed ban on anchoring putters?
I think the reasons to keep it legal far outweigh the ones to make it illegal. I think the game is so far into it, and the trickle-down effect in pro shops, to amateurs, and to who knows who, is too deep. If it's that big of an advantage, then we'd all be doing it, and we're not.
As a Masters champion with nine career wins, you still fly under the radar a bit. Does that bug you?
I don't know if I like it or dislike it, that's just the way it is. I haven't experienced being on the radar as much as some of the other guys, but maybe it's my style of play, because I play pretty boring golf. Maybe it's my demeanor. I think a lot of it, frankly, is how the media portrays me. You know, I am who I am, and I'm not going to fake it. I'm not upset with it, by any means. I don't really like being in the limelight anyway. I like to go play golf.


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Nordiska Kompaniet, is the most famous luxury department store in Sweden. There are, however, several reasons, other than shopping, to visit NK during the holiday season.
Click here for exact times (in Swedish).
NK is located in the downtown area. To get there from the Rival Hotel, it is a 30 minute walk through Gamla Stan, 3 subway stops (red line to T-Centralen) or a 7-8 minute taxi ride. The department store will have extra long opening hours on the 19th through 23rd of December. They are open on Christmas Eve from 10am to 2pm for desperate last minute shoppers and closed on Christmas Day.


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New 'Super Kaiju Hero Force' Paper Toy Brings Democules Into the Fold [Exclusive]
Casey Lau and Jeff Kwan's Super Kaiju Hero Force is coming to paper... but not in the way you might think. Rather than simply print a collection of the series more than 200 pages starring three otaku fanboys-turned-mega monsters, Crispy Comics is leaving the series' five installments as free downloads on the iPhone and gifting fans of the series with foldable paper toys featuring the title's kaiju heroes. After the jump, download your own printable Democules and read how you can win a free signed poster and iPhone/iPod Touch microfiber case just by taking a photo of your completed paper kaiju.
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Free bulky waste collection returns!
The Labour group has kept its promise.
Brent Council ceases to charge for bulky waste collections from the 1st October, overturning the Lib Dem/ Conservative administration's charge of £25. Household can have
up to three collections of up to five items per year. Dumping of rubbish has increased in recent years and we hope this change will keep our environment cleaner.
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Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Dana Cole says the incident happened around 2:15 a.m. near Seventh and Washington streets.
The woman told police she at first thought it was a friend playing a trick on her, but soon realized she did not know the man and that he had a gun.
After getting free from the man's grip she ran to a nearby friend's home and called police.
The woman told police the man, who was white, in his early 20s, with blonde hair and scruffy-facial hair, ran south on North Lincoln Street. Police were unable to find the man.
Police arrested a man for the April attack of a woman on the B-Line Trail, but say each incident should deter people, especially young women, from walking alone at night.
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Author: Julie Particka
Published: October 27th 2014
Source: Copy given by author for honest review
Genre: Adult Contemporary
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A sexy category romance from Entangled's Brazen imprint...
A proposition leads to compromising positions... Journalist Stasia Grant needs a hero. Specifically one who will help her humiliate her ex-husband after he publicly left her for another woman. In Vegas for the biggest interview of her career, Stasia is grappling with a broken heart, her cheating ex (and the other woman), and a serious need for revenge. Her salvation comes from the most unlikely place― charming and sexy-as-all-get-out action star Evan Stone. After spending his life playing a superhero, Evan has a plan for delicious satisfaction: a fake, week-long engagement. He'll not only show Stasia's ex what he's missing but gain some sympathetic publicity to turn around his image as a player. It's win-win for them both. But neither expected the sizzling chemistry that erupts whenever they're together. Stepping out for the paparazzi, Stasia and Evan are about to pull off the performance of a lifetime...but will they fall for their own con?
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|Suit and Blouse: Made by me
Shoes: Modcloth
Handbag and Brooch: Vintage
Tights: Amazon
February 4, 2016
Brick by Brick
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hello,ciao...great look,the houndstooth suit paired with the black floral blouse is very charming...cheers!ReplyDelete
Somehow the houndstooth shouldn't go with the floral blouse, but it is a perfect match! What fun to go to your old haunts but feeling so different! KxReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! I wasn't sure it would work either, but because the houndstooth is so small scale somehow it worked! I just like more excused to wear this blouse as it is one of my favorites :)Delete
You made the whole thing?! *goes to corner and cries* You truly are talented!! xxx All the pieces look so amazing! It's always funny to walk down memory lane :) I look at pictures from three years ago and surprise myself with how much I've changed!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Nora! I am suit crazy at the moment :)Delete
Lovely suit and I like how you tied in the print on the blouse with your brooch. I like the bolero shape of your jacket too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Kate! I'm glad you noticed what I did there with the little rose brooch :) It is one of my favorites!Delete


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Of all things to survive the worldwide upheaval, the Starbucks of Bakersfield still stood proudly among its fallen neighbors: Carl's Junior, Green Burrito, and Rusty's Pizza Parlor had all been completely gutted by looters and later converted into makeshift housing, impacted by the sheer number of people that had fled what was almost universally known as the apocalypse.
That wasn't to say that it had gotten through unscathed. The back counters appeared gutted—high-tech, electric-powered espresso machines with automatic grinders, refrigerators, and brand-name syrups had been replaced by muscle-powered contraptions with levers and cranks, french presses, a wood stove, bubbling saucepans, and a variety of containers bearing a plethora of coffee beans, flavored syrups, and even milk.
The front was just as patchwork, with tables, chairs, and cushions of varying styles and colors. Despite it being still relatively early, people were scattered around the room, sipping from chipped ceramic mugs and reading, writing, chatting, or staring at the wall, warming their hands while they waited for the caffeine to kick in. The lack of uniformity seemed to complement the assortment of patrons, lending the place a much homier atmosphere.
Sasha hadn't been here before. In fact, he hadn't gotten to explore much at all yet—mostly he'd kept himself busy with whatever work he could find while under the Templars' watchful eyes. Of course, Sasha understood their wariness: he was neither Disciple nor Templar, something they weren't prepared to deal with. Well, Derrick wasn't. Alvaro and Lena both seemed to have warmed up. Johanna… well, Sasha got the impression that was a little more complicated. Mostly he was just waiting on her to be ready to bridge that gap.
"Ohmigawd, Alvaro!"
The source of the cry was a cutie, a tiny young woman of Korean ancestry, with black hair that curled up at the ends and just barely reached her chin and a very broad, very pretty smile that added a flattering curve to her eyes. She wore a green apron with a white felt Starbucks patch sewn over the much older, much more worn silkscreened logo.
Quickly she turned to the red-haired fellow who was currently stirring something in one of the many saucepans. "William Wallace, cover me real quick." Without waiting for a response, she vaulted over the counter and ran straight towards Alvaro, her exuberant bounce clearly not limited to just her stride. Even Sasha was caught a little off-guard.
In the span of half a moment she'd closed the gap between the counter and the door and wrapped Alvaro in a massive hug. Lena quietly side-stepped them, drawing a little closer to Sasha.
"Candy!" Alvaro exclaimed, an answering smile already grown on his face. After a couple moments of their half-dance, half-embrace, he pulled away, his hands on her shoulders. "Look at you!"
She smiled and lifted her chin proudly. "It's Candace now. I've gone and made myself all respectable and stuff."
"Candace," Alvaro amended. "Wow, it's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Five months, as a matter of fact. And it's been six months for poor Janey. Not even a hello! I was beginning to think you actually preferred the company of sinners over us redeemed folk."
Though the young woman was clearly giving Alvaro a ribbing, his face tightened a little.
"I'm so sorry, I really should've—"
Candace held out a forestalling hand. "Slow down there, amigo. I'm just kidding." She dropped it. "You're a busy guy, and Janey and I don't hang around the Dis crowd anymore. Though you really should drop by Janey's place after you're done here." She grinned, then glanced at Sasha. Her smile faded a bit as her eyes traveled up… and up… lighting briefly on the badge on his chest before making the rest of the journey to his face.
Sasha offered her a smile and a "Hello!"
She brightened a little. "Hey!" After her greeting, her gaze flicked to Alvaro. "New guy, huh?" she asked, jabbing her thumb towards Sasha.
While you're here, you are a Knight Templar, do you understand me? Derrick had said, before handing Sasha the badge emblazoned with the red cross one week ago. Sasha had understood, of course. The last thing the people of Bakersfield needed right now was someone they perceived as a wild card, so he'd agreed to wear the badge. But his thoughts were still on Radegast every time he looked at the starry night sky; on Chors every time the moon glowed gently in the darkness; on Perun when clouds cast grayness on the day; on Mokosh whenever he laid sod on freshly built roofs; on his Lord Father Svarozhich at every sunrise. And Sasha couldn't think of anything that could change that.
Alvaro regarded Sasha briefly before nodding.
Candace turned back to him and offered an entirely new smile curled with a sort of mischief. "You got a name, new guy?"
"Sasha," he replied, offering his hand. "Pleased to meet you. A friend of Alvaro's, then?"
She stared at his hand for a moment, clearly astonished. Then she put both of her hands around his wrist and pulled it forward. A little bemused, Sasha didn't resist. She brought his hand up and lightly touched it against her face. It occurred to him that with a curling of his fingers to her forehead and a pressing of his palm to just under her chin, he could lift her up easily, if he wanted to. Then she pulled away and gave Alvaro an astonished look, her mouth open. He warmed, offered her a smile, and nodded to Sasha. Her gaze snapped back to him and she offered him a little apologetic wince and smile.
"Sorry, you must think I'm really weird." She released his wrist. "I just couldn't help myself. Your hands are huge!"
Sasha grinned. "No, I don't think you're weird." He gently took her wrist in a similar manner, stooped a little, and placed her palm against his nose. "Just very small."
From behind him there was a little snicker. He quickly glanced at Lena, who looked up at him briefly before looking away, chastened, clearly having composed herself in haste. Damn, he missed it!
"That a bad thing?" asked Candace, drawing her hand away and drawing his attention once more. One of her eyebrows was raised, but there was the beginning of a smirk cornering her lips. Alvaro passed a hand over his mouth and crossed his arms, shifting most of his weight to his rear foot to indicate that Sasha was on his own.
Sasha's grin returned.
"Not at all," he replied. "My sister's about your size, and I can think of no one I'd want more by my side when walking through a dark alley." After a moment's consideration, he added, "And no one I'd want to come up against in a dark alley, either."
Candace's smile grew and her eyes narrowed. She lifted her brows and gave Alvaro a sidelong glance. "All right, he passes. What can I get you guys?"
"A mocha for me, and hot chocolate for the little mouse here." Sasha turned slightly to indicate Lena.
"Whoa! Didn't see you there, sweetie," said Candace. "All right, a mocha and a hot chocolate. Whip or no whip?"
Sasha prompted Lena with a gentle nudge.
She nodded. "Rainbow sprinkles too, please."
Sasha offered Lena an encouraging smile and looked back to Candace. "Extra for me. Chocolate sprinkles."
Candace looked to Alvaro, who smiled and shook his head a little to indicate he wasn't ordering, then handed her a small leather bag.
"For the drinks," he said.
She shook her own head and headed back to the counter before he could insist. "This one's on me."
"You sure?" he asked.
"Yeah," she said, waving a dismissive hand over her shoulder. "You helped me get clean. I figure that's worth at least a few coffees for you and your friends." She vaulted over the counter again. "All right, William Wallace, you get the hot chocolate; I'll get the mocha."
Alvaro turned to Lena and smiled. Lena left her safe spot behind Sasha and together, wordlessly, they started towards a table on the far side of the room. As they passed, a few of the patrons reached out to Alvaro, who briefly but companionably gripped their hands and offered them a smile. Briefly Sasha glanced to Candace. After thinking about it for an instant, Sasha headed her way, waiting at the counter companionably. Once he caught her gaze, he leaned a little closer, tilting his chin in a clandestine manner. She obliged, setting herself up at a nearby station.
"Make him a hot chocolate too," Sasha said in a low murmur as she poured boiling water into a dual-levered contraption and pressed down. Espresso dripped from the nozzle into the shot glass beneath it. "I'll help clean up after closing in trade."
"You know, he's got that stupid good hearing or sixth sense or whatever it is all you Templars seem to have," Candace replied, just as quiet. Sasha glanced back at Alvaro, who was smiling and shaking his head at him from across the room. "It's a huge pain in the ass. You have to plan ahead of time if you want to surprise him with something nice." She stooped beneath the counter and came back up, placing a mug of tea on the counter which had clearly been steeping for a couple minutes, followed in short order by a saucer and a small glass jar of honey. She pushed them towards Sasha with a wink. "But I'll let you help clean up anyway. We close at nine."
Sasha grinned. She was good! His grin broadened as it brought to mind the last family dinner he'd had, and it quickly grew into a low chuckle.
"Almost like a napkin on the shoulder," he said to himself, shaking his head.
"Huh?" Candace asked.
Sasha waved his hand to dispel the question. "Nothing, just…" he trailed off. Her blitheness only seemed to drive home the fact that he'd found no trace of his divine family in the past ten years. "Ah, it's hard to explain."
"Okay, now I think you're weird," she stated, before turning to the stove, shot of espresso in tow. She paused and look back at Sasha over her shoulder with her small, mischievous smile. "But that's okay, I like weird." After a couple moments, she returned with a second and third steaming mug, stooped beneath the counter once more, and rose with a canister of whipped cream and two metal shakers. "Maybe I could show you around Bakersfield sometime. If you need a guide, that is."
Sasha rubbed the back of his neck and smiled sheepishly. "Thanks."
Candace pushed the multicolored whipped cream-capped mugs towards him. "All set," she said, with another smile. Sasha took them with a nod of appreciation.
As Sasha returned, he presented the tea and honey to Alvaro. "Courtesy of our hostess, who's clearly much better at this than I am." Lena watched him, her expression inscrutable.
Alvaro accepted the mug, smiling and shaking his head once more. After pouring some honey into his tea, he looked at Sasha and said, "I appreciate what you were trying to do. But I'm already blessed with more gifts than I know what to do with." He gently stirred the contents of his cup. "I'd much rather them go to people who need them far more than I do."
"I wish you'd told me sooner," Sasha said, seating himself with a sigh. "I'm almost out of friendly gestures." He gave the quiet little mouse a stern look. "Sorry, Lena, I'll have to steal your hot chocolate to make up the difference, now." Her mouth twitched again and she drew her mug closer. She was a tough nut to crack! Sasha thumped his palm against his brow. "Damn! I said 'sorry.' That means there's no point to stealing from you now." He peeked at her, only to catch the tail end of her fleeting smile. "Ah, well."
This, however, elicited a bit of a grin from Alvaro. "All right, all right. Point taken." He placed the spoon carefully on the saucer and took a sip of tea.
"Is your sister younger or older than you?" Lena asked. Judging by the short pause, the question had been on her tongue for some time.
"Older," Sasha replied. "And much, much wiser."
Alvaro tilted his head and wrinkled his brow a little in curiosity. "Your sister chose not to join you in Bakersfield?"
Sasha shrugged. "The last time I saw her was more than ten years ago."
Lena's mouth flattened thoughtfully. "So you don't know where she lives?"
Sasha stopped midway to bringing his drink to his mouth. "No. I wish I did." He knew where she didn't live, though, and it had brought him great relief to find that one out after gods know how long of painstaking search for that familiar, small handprint in Nav. Just to be sure, though, he'd topped off Dovile's lantern with a little bit of the oil Morena had gifted him. "But we have a way of running into each other every so often."
Alvaro scooted his chair in a little. "If you don't mind me asking, Sasha, what brought you here of all places?"
Sasha took a sip from his mug as he considered the response. "A, um… dream, I guess you could say." Though Lena quickly hid herself behind a drink of hot chocolate, he saw the initial light interest had sparked in her eyes. "Would you like to hear it?" Without setting her mug down, she nodded slightly. He paused, calling forth his vision to his mind's eye. "It was dark. Night time, I think, but I couldn't see the stars. A cold wind was at my back, almost as if it was pushing me, towards a city where the light of the full moon shone upon it. The closer I got to the city, the lighter the night became, as if the sun were about to rise. When I got close enough, I saw the yellow arch that said 'Bakersfield' on it." He shrugged. "It may not have been more than just a dream, but I thought 'Hey, why not?'"
Lena's eyes dropped thoughtfully to the table.
"I'm grateful, then," Alvaro said. "This stroke of providence saved a lot of lives."
"What about Devin?" Lena asked quietly.
The grim silence that fell suddenly spoke volumes to Sasha. This wasn't the time for him to interrupt the silence either, or change the subject, so he took the opportunity to properly indulge in his mocha.
Alvaro reached over and gently rubbed Lena's hand. "Is that what your nightmare was about?" he asked, just as quietly.
She shook her head, but didn't look at him. "No, it was different this time." She paused. "Why did the Hellspawn… If they'd just waited a little…" She looked up at Alvaro. "Why did God have to take him away from us?"
A soft, thoughtful sigh escaped Alvaro. "Well… I don't know, Lena. Part of me wishes I did, so I could tell you. But I don't think knowing will help all that much."
"Why not?" Though she was still quiet, her tone had the edge of a demand to it.
Alvaro fell silent, his eyes searching for the words that skirted the edge of this thoughts.
"It still hurts," Sasha said. He rubbed the back of his neck to ease the slight twinge of memory. Knowing why Regina had cheated on him and had continued to cheat on him for years thereafter had changed nothing. He'd still missed the smell of her hair and the warmth of her, how she settled so perfectly against him when he put his arm around her, her smile, which curled the edges of her lips down a little before they curled up as if she was reserving more of it for later. She hadn't died, but it had felt like death to leave her—unlike his mother's and father's spirits, there was no place for that sort of thing in Nav, and it some ways that made it hurt worse.
Alvaro nodded. "What you're feeling," he gently pressed his palm to her chest, "what I'm feeling," he put his other hand to his own chest, "and what Derrick and Johanna are feeling is because he's gone and not ever coming back to us. He's in Heaven, and he's not hurting anymore. So there's no reason to worry about him. But we're hurting because we miss him. And knowing why won't make us miss him any less."
Lena's gaze dropped. "But if I just knew why, I can say 'Okay, that's a good reason,' and… and…"
After taking his hands from Lena to thoughtfully spin his spoon between his fingers, he nodded and said, "You're right. But… if you didn't think it was a good reason or if there was no reason, you'd just get angry and hurt more and more, and then you might end up living your whole life with a wound that won't heal."
The way the girl's mouth twisted was almost like a spur digging into Sasha, but he had nothing more to offer. "So I'm just supposed to do nothing but sit and cry, then?"
The same spur crossed Alvaro's face. He opened his mouth, then closed it, choosing instead to scoot his chair closer and wrap an arm around her. Though her expression didn't change and her gaze never broke from the table, she slid to one side of her own chair and leaned into him.
"If you want to," Alvaro said. "If it helps. But I don't think there's any 'supposed to,' Lena." His hand rubbed her arm. "Different things help different people. Derrick builds houses, for example, and I think Johanna's working on a mural."
"Derrick always builds houses," the girl mumbled.
Alvaro smiled a bit and gave Lena a little squeeze. "It helps him solve a lot of problems."
"What do you do?"
Alvaro was silent a moment. "Sometimes, when I'm gardening, I talk to him."
Lena considered this for a while. "Can I do that too?" Quickly, she added, "With you?"
The smile returned to Alvaro's face. "Of course. You want to go do that now?"
Almost imperceptibly, Lena began to shake her head. But before she could finish, someone ran into Starbucks, nearly slamming the glass door into the window as she entered. The eyes of the patrons turned to her.
Without a preamble, the runner huffed, "Alvaro, Luisa… asked for you. She's almost… fully dilated."
"Theresa!" Alvaro began to stand. "So soon?"
The runner nodded, still panting.
"Did something happen? Is everything all right with the midwife?"
She gulped. "Luisa wants you there to… to bless the baby… when he's born."
Alvaro nodded, but spared a glance to Lena. Briefly Sasha could see his reluctance cross over his face. Lena looked between him and the runner.
"Lena, what say you and I finish up our drinks and go to the park?" Sasha asked.
Slowly Lena nodded. Sasha gave Alvaro a thumbs up, and Alvaro gave him a grateful pat on the shoulder.
"I owe you one. Meet me at Dis after you finish cleaning up here," he said before jogging out of the cafe alongside Theresa.
"You get 'em, Alvaro!" whooped Candace, with a slightly sardonic edge to her tone. She then rolled her eyes, smirked, and turned back to her work.
Sasha looked to Lena. "Happens a lot?"
Lena nodded. "Alvaro loves babies." She paused and added, "And Luisa's one of the girls Alvaro saved from drugs."
"He does that a lot too, huh?" Sasha spared a brief glance to Candace.
"He just likes to help people," Lena replied, shrugging and eyeballing her hot chocolate. "And he hangs out at Dis all the time, which is where a lot of addicts and prostitutes and stuff go."
"What about you?" asked Sasha.
One side of Lena's mouth pushed against her cheek. "Derrick says that I shouldn't be in Dis because the people there will be a bad influence on me."
Sasha leaned forward as he pressed further. "Do you want to help people like Alvaro does?"
The little mouse looked up at him, but after a moment her gaze fell thoughtfully to the table.
Lena nodded. "I want to. But a lot of the time I want to be left alone. Alvaro doesn't ever, which means he's always ready to help someone when they need it."
For a moment Sasha leaned back, looking over Lena. A little shy, very quiet, but she was clearly watching, absorbing everything. A very smart girl. And too old for her years. She needed to smile more. As she took a drink, Sasha said, "That only means you can't do it the way he does. But there are lots of ways to help people. Even just being there to listen can help."
Silence fell once again. Lena licked spare whipped cream off of her upper lip, a thoughtful expression on her face. Though not exactly comfortable, Sasha felt this silence was necessary somehow, so he decided not to break it.
He shifted his seat a little to watch the people around the coffee shop. One man's hand held a timeworn book open with thumb and pinky while the other idly held a steaming mug, occasionally bringing it up to the man's lips though his eyes never broke from the page. One woman stared into her mug, tapered fingers pressed against its outsides. Another was bent over a spiral-bound notebook, pencil scritching against the page in tightly controlled patterns.
This was one of the many reasons why Sasha only considered the world upside down. It hadn't ended—all these people were very comfortable in it, partaking in routines and leading relatively normal lives despite it being a lot more difficult and more frightening than than the right-side-up world. Only an era had ended, and this new one offered new opportunities—and new hazards, of course. And a new imbalance to set to rights.
As he scanned the room, he caught Candace looking at him from across the room. Though she clearly hadn't expected or intended to be caught, she didn't look away. Instead she offered him a smile.
Sasha cleared his throat and brought his mocha to bear, giving her a slightly strained smile and a thumbs up. Then he returned his attention wholly to his beverage.
"What're your nightmares about?" Lena asked while he was mid-sip.
A little startled by the girl's sudden broken silence and the sudden shift of topic from what had previously occupied his mind, Sasha inhaled some liquid.
"Sorry," Lena mumbled.
After a few constrained, chocolate-flavored coughs, he shook his head. "No, no, it's fine," he assured her. Once he managed to clear his airways a little better, he started in on her question. "I've had a few different nightmares, but there's one that always shows up." After a pause to compose himself a little more, Sasha continued. "In my dream, I know somehow that it's dawn, but the sun isn't rising. It's dark—very dark—and I grow more and more worried as time goes on. So I start towards the horizon to see where the sun could be. But I feel so heavy and slow, and it's so dark, that I'm not sure if I'm headed in the right direction. Or if I'm even moving at all." Even bringing the images to mind strung some tension through his shoulders, brought a heightened alertness to his senses, and nearly set his heart to a quicker beat. But he didn't expect Lena to understand—his retelling didn't do it justice, and there was much he'd left out. It wouldn't do any good to upset the balance Derrick had established here.
Lena searched his face, her brow slightly furrowed with wariness. She knew he was omitting something. Smart girl. So the least he could do was try to help her understand.
"I know, I know, not very scary," Sasha said. "But…" How to phrase this? "Daylight is very important to me." That was a good preface, but didn't actually explain anything. Sasha took a deep breath. "As long as light is around you can… see what is wrong. And then you can figure out how to solve the problem. You can set everything right during the day. But in the dark sometimes you can't see the problem even if it's right in front of your face." Still not quite everything, but it was a lot more accurate than he was expecting.
The girl's eyes dropped to her empty mug. Her finger idly traced circles on it for a little while. Then she spoke. "In my nightmare… it starts with the most beautiful woman ever. She's holding me in her arms and smiling. And… and I'm happy and everything's okay, because she's happy." After another brief silence, Lena continued. "But then she looks up and her smile goes away and she gets very upset. And it makes me very upset, because it's like everything goes wrong when she doesn't smile. She says some things I don't understand, as if she was begging, and then I'm taken from her. And I don't see her anymore. All I see is a man's face. He doesn't look very nice, and he burns so brightly it hurts my eyes and makes me cry. I can't escape from him because he's too big and strong and I can't really move. He says something, and then grows brighter and brighter until I can't see anything anymore. And then I wake up."
It was the little gong ringing in his mind again. There was something about this nightmare that Sasha couldn't shake.
But dwelling on it wouldn't get him anywhere. And this coffee shop had borne the weight of many serious discussions in a very short span of time. No more smiles would be had here today—so it was time for a change of scenery.
Sasha spread his arms, taking a deep breath and stretching to ease some of the tension. "Well, I don't know about you, but I'm ready to go to that park."
Lena looked up at him. "Which park?"
"Dunno." Sasha smiled. "I was hoping to discover one. Any recommendations?"
Lena nodded slightly.


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