When did DA begin blasting sound ads? And not just one at a time, I always get about three or four screaming at once, which lags and nearly crashes my browser until I manage to find the offending page(s). It's hard to admire your art when I have a chorus of people screaming about bleach and god knows what else. I get they have to bring in revenue, but can't they do it, as many others do, in an somewhat less unobtrusive manner? I never even SEE these ads, just hear them! I don't think I can bear much more of it! Every time it happens I seriously consider making it my last visit here!

Another little glitch that I can not seem to resolve is I no longer am able to log into my account on my usual computer! The page simply refreshes over and over again, but never logs me in.

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In other much HAPPIER news, I went to see one of my wonderful doctors (I've acquired a rather small army of them) and finally know what's wrong with me! It seems I have a little immune disorder (I always suspected it was immune related) called celiac sprue and my body has been attacking the hell out of itself. With celiac's, every time you consume a certain protein called gluten your body's immune system perceives the intestines absorbing it as a threat and begins attacking them, leading to malnutrition and a whole host of problems. I've got everything from mouth sores, borderline sjoren symptoms, to severe night blindness. It's funny how a small thing can affect you so much and in so many debilitating ways. Unfortunately I also have endometriosis and possibly have rheumatoid arthritis. Despite having insurance, we're unable to afford the MRI to confirm the latter, so that will have to wait. Good news is, I've changed the diet and my head already feels clear. I feel like an 80 year old woman waking up. I can actually think in full sentences again, it's amazing! And of course, that makes me feel super creative, so look forward to some art - if deviantart behaves and allows me to log in again! Agh!!

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