tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.comments2023-06-29T00:58:31.782-07:00ParklifeParker Liferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-49146952288865938322018-11-08T18:35:02.922-08:002018-11-08T18:35:02.922-08:00"Does Everyone Stare" is the title of a ..."Does Everyone Stare" is the title of a song from the album Regatta de Blanc by The Police. The lyrics in the post are taken from the song "Misfits and Mistakes" by Superchunk, which was seriously written from the perspective of Meatwad.Parker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-54666372458988257552016-07-28T19:28:37.128-07:002016-07-28T19:28:37.128-07:00"Fix My Brain" is the title of my favori..."Fix My Brain" is the title of my favorite song by The Marked Men. The other two lyrics are from "Memory Machine" by The Dismemberment Plan and "Rise" by Public image LimitedParker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-59486298923500414332015-09-25T05:02:33.111-07:002015-09-25T05:02:33.111-07:00In every life a little glib must fall. If agonists...In every life a little glib must fall. If agonists juice 14-100% of us into compulsive behaviors, that number is markedly higher when combined with Levodopa therapy.<br /><br />Because if you don't laugh you'll cry, here's what Ricky Martin meant to sing in his hit originally titled 'Livin' the Levodopa.' ('Livin' the Ropinirole' just didn't scan. You'll never again hear it as you did before.):<br /><br />************************************************<br />She's into superstitions black cats and voodoo dolls. <br />I feel a premonition that girl's gonna make me fall. <br />She's into new sensations new kicks in the candle light. <br />She's got a new addiction for every day and night. <br /><br />She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain. <br />She'll make you live her crazy life but she'll take away your pain <br />like a bullet to your brain. Come On! <br /><br />Upside, inside out she's livin the levodopa<br />She'll push and pull you down, livin the levodopa<br />Her lips are devil red and her skin's the color mocha <br />She will wear you out livin the levodopa Come On! <br />Livin the levodopa, Come on! <br />She's livin the levodopa. <br /><br />Woke up in New York City in a funky cheap hotel <br />She took my heart and she took my money <br />she must've slipped me a sleeping pill <br />She never drinks the water and makes you order French Champagne <br />Once you've had a taste of her you'll never be the same <br />Yeah, she'll make you go insane. <br /><br />She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain. <br />She'll make you live her crazy life <br />but she'll take away your pain like a bullet to your brain. Come On!<br />Snäcka Pinglahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688266465349408500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-11043834867208526032015-09-24T20:02:34.647-07:002015-09-24T20:02:34.647-07:00"The Needle and the Damage Done" is a so..."The Needle and the Damage Done" is a song about drug abuse by Neil Young. The lyrics are from the song "L-DOPA" by Big Black.Parker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-86975910741595575622015-09-24T06:22:03.756-07:002015-09-24T06:22:03.756-07:00:):)Parker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-26672184642123301422015-09-24T01:28:54.228-07:002015-09-24T01:28:54.228-07:00Don't start me talking
I could talk all night
...Don't start me talking<br />I could talk all night<br />My mind goes sleepwalking<br />While I'm putting the world to right<br /><br />They say that travel broadens the mind, till you<br />Can't get your head out of doors <br /><br />What do we care if the world is a joke<br />We'll give it a big kiss<br />We'll give it a poke<br />Death wears a big hat 'cause he's a big bloke<br />We're only living this instant<br /><br />Those who feel the breath of sadness<br />Sit down next to me<br />Those who find they're touched by madness<br />Sit down next to me<br />Those who find themselves ridiculous<br />Sit down next to me<br />Snäcka Pinglahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688266465349408500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-52778157421784093082015-09-23T20:21:05.183-07:002015-09-23T20:21:05.183-07:00Lyrical excerpts are from "Airbag" by Ra...Lyrical excerpts are from "Airbag" by Radiohead, "My Science Fiction Twin" by Elvis Costello and "When I Win the Lottery" by Camper Van Beethoven.Parker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-8695562012053614452015-06-30T08:53:09.764-07:002015-06-30T08:53:09.764-07:00These are the complete lyrics to the Tragically Hi...These are the complete lyrics to the Tragically Hip's "Nautical Disaster"Parker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-23116478026242650972014-11-17T01:10:59.342-08:002014-11-17T01:10:59.342-08:00These posts help me in so many ways, I'm a neu...These posts help me in so many ways, I'm a neuroscientist with quite active Epilepsy and these posts make me realise just how trivial some of my problems are. It helps to keep the fighting spirit going.<br /><br />I love the use of music, its driven me too. I remember once dragging myself off the floor following a seizure with 'Little by Little' by Oasis on the radio. I'll forever associated that music with fighting Epilepsy's influence on my life. I swear I wouldn't have got off the floor right then if it wasn't playing.<br /><br />Keep it up, and thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-8555008427882201002014-08-15T19:49:54.346-07:002014-08-15T19:49:54.346-07:00The content of this post stand alone in being touc...The content of this post stand alone in being touching, defiant and inspiring.<br /><br />The timing, and the W.W. quote gave me chills in light of recent developments.<br /><br />I won't pretend to have enough insight to pull the chaos of my thoughts together but I will say this: I'm glad you still post. Thank you for that. Sincerely.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-47105342186268051522014-08-02T14:25:23.494-07:002014-08-02T14:25:23.494-07:00I am a research scientist/professor with PD, diagn...I am a research scientist/professor with PD, diagnosed about 4 years ago. Sounds like you know that the compulsive behavior in which your father engages may be a side effect of dopamine agonists (e.g., Mirapex) rather than PD itself, right? Since I have a "bipolar diathesis" my PD doc won't prescribe this class of meds to me at all. Also: I don't understand the 'doctor patient confidentiality' issue about which you complain. That confidentiality means that his docs can't talk to YOU about his treatment without his permission. It doesn't mean that you are forbidden from telling THEM about what you observe.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03815202725528694232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-22935969803775345252014-08-02T06:41:49.763-07:002014-08-02T06:41:49.763-07:00Thanks for this blog. I am also a research scienti...Thanks for this blog. I am also a research scientist, with ~25+ years of NIH funding. Luckily, I have tenure, so it was probably easier for me to be 'out' about my PD diagnosis. When I was diagnosed about 4 years ago, my first response was to call my chair and offer to quit. How could I possibly maintain my level of productivity and passion with PD lurking to steal me away from what I loved? My smart chair told me to wait 6 months before I decided what to do. Well, I waited longer than that as I struggled to get my meds properly titrated. Now, I just got another $3M NIH grant. I feel fatigued at times but also incredibly supported by my colleagues. Retire? No. When I am working, I have no fatigue, no PD, nothing but THE WORK. I am grateful for that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03815202725528694232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-57376597042702991722014-07-05T03:48:06.566-07:002014-07-05T03:48:06.566-07:00 thanks for your blog… I am amazed at your honesty... thanks for your blog… I am amazed at your honesty and courage to disclose your diagnosis in the workplace. I am not that courageousTemple14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-39297977462745540782014-06-25T17:36:06.667-07:002014-06-25T17:36:06.667-07:00Great post...it is amazing that you got to work wi...Great post...it is amazing that you got to work with one of your heroes and that it was as inspiring and valuable as you thought it could be. I had good experiences but I couldn't say that any of my mentors inspired me to this extent. My experience of meeting scientists I admired from afar has been...patchy...and sometimes I think this has lowered my expectations of people or made me cynical in ways I regret. It also makes me worry that I haven't had examples from which to learn how to be this kind of mentor for my trainees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-79059120029105490082014-06-24T17:29:05.088-07:002014-06-24T17:29:05.088-07:00Thanks for your honest and beautiful words! Thanks for your honest and beautiful words! Anne Churchlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667362750322811000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-3194434818548199762014-06-24T10:02:41.209-07:002014-06-24T10:02:41.209-07:00Lyrics and title are taken from "Art Class (S...Lyrics and title are taken from "Art Class (Song for Yayoi Kasuma)" by Superchunk. Also contains excerpts from "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman.Parker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-18237000516702598942014-06-16T05:54:46.099-07:002014-06-16T05:54:46.099-07:00The opening lines are from "Bastards of Young...The opening lines are from "Bastards of Young" by the Replacements. All other lyrics are from "All My Friends" by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem.Parker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-41290942085747590612014-05-19T11:26:26.320-07:002014-05-19T11:26:26.320-07:00Well ...I was just diagnosed last Friday. What The...Well ...I was just diagnosed last Friday. What They thought was an essential tremor six years ago is now a shaking left hand with stiff but useable fingers (I can pick up a screw but cannot drum my fingers), softening voice and a bit of a shuffle (unless I focus on walking correctly).<br /><br />I haven't told anyone but my wife and my creative partner (I'm a creative director and designer). Reading your story has helped me see that it might not be the stigma I thought. I'm not writing like we've seen Michael J. Fox do. <br /><br />I'm still figuring out what comes next. They think I might be able to get into a program at Yale but beyond that I'm researching exercise and anything else that will slow it down.<br /><br />I'll follow your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-89732028990863443342014-04-29T10:41:52.485-07:002014-04-29T10:41:52.485-07:00The title and lyrics are taken from the song "...The title and lyrics are taken from the song "Shake it Out" by Florence and the Machine.Parker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-21582617491906352912014-04-27T10:42:50.966-07:002014-04-27T10:42:50.966-07:00Beautiful and inspiring. Beautiful and inspiring. Anne Churchlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667362750322811000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-11305385642405380972014-04-13T19:29:57.542-07:002014-04-13T19:29:57.542-07:00Title and lyrics are taken from "Wolf Like Me...Title and lyrics are taken from "Wolf Like Me" from TV on the Radio's outstanding (and awesomely titled) 2006 album Return to Cookie Mountain.<br />Parker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-50697074520520909612014-02-18T10:59:58.341-08:002014-02-18T10:59:58.341-08:00Hi! I am a young scientist whose grandmother and f...Hi! I am a young scientist whose grandmother and father also had/have P. I try not to think genetically which are the chances for me, otherwise I'll go crazy. Anyway, I just want to say that you're a very inspiring person for me. Please, do not let the shitheads let you down. They're everywhere and do not deserve so much atention. Keep working and writing here everytime you can. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-79957347051527074852014-01-18T12:46:49.858-08:002014-01-18T12:46:49.858-08:00College!! Freshman year of college.College!! Freshman year of college.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560202798168034844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-8409440746157288242014-01-18T12:46:00.335-08:002014-01-18T12:46:00.335-08:00That Liz Phair lyric brought me right back to fres...That Liz Phair lyric brought me right back to freshman year of high school. Great post.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560202798168034844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3866338636233091015.post-4645469729712622412014-01-17T19:08:55.726-08:002014-01-17T19:08:55.726-08:00The title and first lyric refer to "One Too M...The title and first lyric refer to "One Too Many Blows to the Head" by The Dismemberment Plan. The closing lyric is taken from "Help Me Mary" by Liz Phair.Parker Liferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892332065873441546noreply@blogger.com