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January 28, 2007

We Have This Snake Oil

I read in a magazine, and then on the Internet that taking magnesium can make one’s dreams more vivid. Eh, it seemed interesting enough to try, and the only real downside I could see if it didn’t work is that I would just end up with expensive urine. So for the last month or so, I’ve been taking these magnesium supplements I bought at some snake oil/vitamin store at the mall.

I think they’re working, although not quite the way I had expected: I’ve been having nightmares, which is pretty unusual for me, because I pretty much never had nightmares—until now. It’s kinda interesting, so I think I’m going to keep taking them, until at least the bottle runs out. Last night’s nightmare was about a plague of locusts o’er the land. I shit you not. I blame Sunday School.

UPDATE: Little did I know that later in the year I would get to experience a plague of locusts o’er Iraq first hand! I need to start taking magnesium supplements again if it means I can start having prophetic nightmares again. Fucking awesome.

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