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Well, that was A Day. Starting with A Night. Bed early because alarm set for 9 and then couldn't sleep and then leg cramps (more magnesium!) and then mosquito bites itched and then recurring nightmare of stabbing to death not only my HS best buddy but her brother-in-law as well. And then it was 7:30 and I knew if I went back to sleep the alarm would rip me awake and I'd feel exhausted for the rest of the day. So I did an hour of stretch and strengthen instead, got up and had breakfast etc etc, brushed teeth and waited for cab. Who arrived early and even with traffic got me to the dentist in 25 minutes. Wasted time in Shoppers and then had a 90+ minute appointment where she sawed off my crown and cleaned the cavity under it and put a temporary crown on it and told me not to drink anything hot until the freezing wore off and to chew on the other side.

I had a vague notion of maybe walking up to Canadian Tire and looking at tree loppers, or taking the subway up to Yonge and walking from there, or something. But warm humid September, that sleep-deprived night, and 90 minutes in a dentist's chair meant everything hurt, and what didn't hurt was stiff. So went over to University to get the subway up to St George, and thence to Bathurst for sushi. But the sign said the Bathurst elevators weren't working. OK, I'll have sushi at Spadina then. But the sign said the Spadina elevators weren't working either. Which meant going to Ossington and walking back. And if I have to go to Ossington, by god I'm going to have my yearly Big Mac there, and damn both the calories and the boycott. Which did, but it was still a weary walk home, and the whole thing got me a bare 5000 steps.

I trust I will sleep well tonight.

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Does Canada have Anthisan cream? It's a UK antihistamine cream for insect bites. Main ingredient is mepyramine maleate. I've found it very effective for the itching of mosquito bites.

I don't think so. That antihistamine doesn't ring any bells so I must assume it's not for sale here. We only have Afterbite, main ingredient of which is ammonia.

I hope you have a better night's sleep tonight.

I did, thank you. Slept till 11 this morning.