i stopped by shooter’s world today to try out some remington ammo i bought at cabela’s yesterday. they were having a sale on umc ammo so i got a 100 round value pack of jacketed hollowpoints for my smith & wesson 9mm 5906.

at $34.99 for 100 rounds, that’s a pretty good deal. and the ammo is pretty accurate, features moderate recoil, and fired fairly clean. there were no misfires in the 30 rounds i fired.

when i shoot the 9mm, i like to use the shoot-n-c self adhesive targets, which create a bright yellow ring around the hole so it’s easy to see where on the target the bullet hit. i like the remington 9mm jhp, especially at the price i paid.

i wish i could say the same about the golden bullet .22 jhp ammo i also got.

the price was right, at $14.99 for the 525 round value pack, and the ammo is pretty accurate.

while the federal champion .22 ammo has lots of duds (as many as 1 dud per 10 round magazine), the remington ammo seemed to experience a failure to cycle, also as much as once per magazine (though i could get through a few magazines without any failures). so that was a disappointment. i’ll finish up the box (unlike the remington cyclone .22 ammo which i won’t shoot even for practice) and stick to the american eagle ae-22 ammo which always works flawlessly for me. it’s about $18.00 for a box of 400 rounds, so it’s a little pricier, but it’s dependable, clean, and accurate.

an ad from the newspaper from our local grocery store, fry’s. ’cause farts are funny

so i stopped by shooter’s world today, as i had the day off, to try out my new ammo, and to join the range as a member. since i go at least twice a month, it made financial sense. i also get 10% off a firearm purchase once a year, and 5% off everything everyday, and 8 free range passes. it was nice checking out today, and only paying $2.38 just for the targets.

the winchester super x ammo works well. moderate recoil, more accurate than my marksmanship, though i’m still thinking that there has got to be a less expensive jacketed hollowpoint alternative. here’s my best group, if you can call that a group.

the first few shots are always the best. then i start to anticipate the recoil, and the pistol jumps, thus the two fliers. still, close enough for self defense, and now i have an excuse to get in more practice.

this is pretty typical for me for my .22. though i normally start to tire after about 1/2 hour, and the groups start to loosen up. this group is 4 magazines, with 10 shots each (one holds 12), for a total of 42 shots.

next on my list of things to get are some zombie targets and an official zombie hunting permit.

the keyword analysis on my statcounter account will never cease to amuse and entertain me. reading through some of the internet searches that hit my blog, illuminates quite clearly how bush came to power in the u.s.

“difference between preop and postop shemales”
you have to be kidding, right?

“would you be happy as a shemale?”
is the searcher asking this of the internet at large? or of me specifically?

“i did not know she was a shemale”
and?

“shemales that made the cut off dick”
i like to think i made the cut, but made a cut off dick? might be worth looking into.

“how are people born shemale”
shemales are made, not born. or something.
(more…)

my smith & wesson range bag finally arrived, prompted i’m sure with my purchase of another one a couple weeks ago. of course, it’s even smaller than the browning bag, so that prompted me to do a little shopping for a few pistol rugs, which are soft pistol cases that take up much less room than the hard cases i’ve been using. uncle mike will be happy to know that 2 of the 3 i got were his (sportsman’s warehouse didn’t have the smaller size so i got the next higher priced brand), and since a hip holster for my small revolver was on sale, i got that too.

i’m not convinced that open carry is something i’m into. it tends to freak people out a bit, and i’m not really into drawing attention to myself, but it might have to do for the summer months. that ankle holster is just too warm.

anyway, since i’m feeling a little better today, i wandered around the store a bit more and found another .38 cartridge to try.

the winchester super x .38 rounds come in a box of 50 for $38.50, which is a much better deal than the hydra-shok or hornady jacketed hollow points that i’ve tried so far for my .38 revolver.

the super x is on the left, next the hydra-shok, the hornady, a full metal jacket, and a lead round nose.

the tops of the bullets show some interesting differences, most notable is the hydra-shok, with a small protrusion which allegedly keeps schmutz out of the hollow. it also has a steel casing, as opposed to brass, like the others. the winchester features a silver tip, which may offer addition protection against angry vampires and werwolves. but i have to say, if the winchester performs close to the others, it will be my round of choice, unless i find something less expensive. as soon as i feel better, i’ll check them out at the range, probably this weekend.

on another note, since my posts about firearms seems to generate little interest for my readers, i’m thinking of doing gun related posts on a different blog. maybe i’ll call it “estrogun”.

so i stop by my local advanced urgent care for some medical care. i’ve taken the hubby there a few times and we’ve had adequate care in the past. i personally liked it because all the doctors we’ve seen there were women. except this time.

like many trans people, i don’t particularly like visiting doctors that don’t know me. the nurses, aides, and doctor ask questions of me that require information i don’t like to talk about with strangers. like when my last menstrual cycle was. or if i’m pregnant. or any major surgeries i’ve had in the past 10 years. especially when it comes to my current gastrointestinal issue, i don’t see how that relates. though i suppose the doctor simply wants a complete profile.

but then again, he didn’t even look in my mouth, eyes, or ears. he listened to my heart and lungs, and tapped on my belly, and prodded a little in my lower abdomen. of course, he had his nurse come in to take my temp, blood pressure, and weigh me. the good news is that i’ve lost a few pounds from not eating anything for the past two days.

the bad news is, all he did was prescribe loperamide (that’s right, i paid $1.89 for 3 capsules of imodium A-D) and is having me drop off a urine and stool sample at the lab. which doesn’t open until monday.

and apparently, he doesn’t think i have salmonella, or he wouldn’t have prescribed imodium, which is more risky as a treatment, according to the wikipedia entry.

perhaps he might have waited for the lab results to confirm that, as we have an outbreak, my symptoms fit, i ate possibly tainted tomatoes, and i advised him of my lifelong food sensitivities. but who am i to question the doctor. then again, the pepto hasn’t been working, and imodium would have been my next self treatment.

i’m also on a “BRAT” diet (how fitting for me, no?) for today (and yesterday, apparently), which stands for bananas, rice, apple sauce, and toast, and i can also drink clear liquids. which apparently, includes jello, so i have a batch of strawberry cooling in the fridge. no coffee, tobacco, or alcohol though (yeah, right).

funny thing is, other than the imodium, this is the exact treatment i was self administering, based on my research on the internet. i should have been a doctor.

anyway, i do seem to be getting a littler better. the cramps are less frequent, along with my trips to the bathroom. i should be back to my usual disgruntled self in a day or two. and thanks to you all for your well wishes

update @ 8:22 PM
i feel a lot better. i guess that doctor knew what he was doing. so i’ll continue to follow his advise. i took a drink of clear liquid (vodka) with my cranberry juice.

azfamily.com reports that salmonella has been found on tomatoes in arizona.

Health officials say they’re tracking a growing bacterial outbreak in Arizona involving contaminated tomatoes.

Health officials with the centers for disease control say they’ve found multiple regional cases of food poisoning due to salmonella on fresh tomatoes.

5 have been found in the phoenix area. guess who had tomatoes on her salad the night before she fell ill, with the exact symptoms of salmonellosis.

so now i have to decide if i want to go to one of those urgent care facilities, and expose my body to potentially anti-trans medical personnel, tomorrow morning. or just pray that my symptoms go away and just go to work.

so much so, that today is the second day in a row that i’ve called in sick to work. regarding the nature of my illness, i’ll say that periodic doses of pepto bismol over the past two days have not had the desired result. i’ll take this opportunity to apologize for comments i may, or may not, have made on other people’s blogs over the last two days. i know not what i say.

if this continues, i’ll be stopping off at the doctor. not that they’ve ever been able to resolve any of my stomach or gastrointestinal issues.

that is all.

i sent off my final payment for my 2003 honda civic yesterday. it’s mine, all mine
hard to believe that when i originally made the purchase, gas was $1.78 a gallon. the last time i filled up, it was $4.10 a gallon.

you read that right. the goddess of indie, acoustic, and folk music, 4-time outmusic award nominee singer and songwriter, 40+city tour spanning over 10,000 miles talented multi-instrumentalist jukebox heroine, and my personal most favorite soundsmith and story teller, namoli brennet will be playing at mama java’s coffeehouse on saturday, july 12th at 8:00 PM.

be there, or be not. there is no try. or spoon. or something.