Glad to see we're working on important stuff...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22558665/

Once-a-day Cialis approved by FDA

INDIANAPOLIS - Drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. has received FDA approval to offer its erectile dysfunction drug, Cialis, in a new daily dose.

The daily version will take pressure off users who would otherwise have a "shot clock" or window of effectiveness to worry about, Lilly officials say. Cialis also is offered at a higher dose that provides a 36-hour window.

With the daily dose, men will not need to take Cialis in anticipation of sex because it is already in their system, said Shawn Heffern, Lilly's U.S. marketing director for the drug.

"They've got a lot of pressure to perform, and the worst thing we can do is then put a shot clock on them or some limited amount of time ... where they need to have sex or otherwise it's out of their system and doesn't work," he said.

Lilly said in a statement the daily dose is geared for men who anticipate having sex twice a week or more frequently.

Cialis rang up $798 million in sales during the first nine months last year. In 2006, it registered $971 million for the full year, a 30 percent increase over 2005.

Cialis trails market leader Viagra in sales. The Pfizer Inc. erectile dysfunction drug collected $1.26 billion in sales during the first nine months of 2007.

Too bad we can't get some progress on the male birth control pill. (Yes, I KNOW it's a completely different set of processes.) The importance, of course, is on men being able to rise to the occasion.

Also, I wonder if insurance will cover this too.

Lastly, I notice there's not much moralizing and hand-wringing when it comes to drugs that affect men's sexual health. That apparently only comes into play when it affects OUR sexual health.

DV

I wish to note that I do not want to minimize the pain and embarrassment male impotence causes. I just can't help noticing the differences...

Sorry, lilytree

First, about the game: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OHIO STATE LOST. AGAIN! And Michigan won their bowl game. So, all in all, pretty spiffy for me. A win by Michigan over OSU would have been fab too, but alas, not.

However, after some minor glee this morning, I read this article at work, and laughed my ass off.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22548890/

NEW ORLEANS - Meet the Ohio State Buckeyes, college football’s version of the Buffalo Bills.

Check that.

The Buffalo Bills.

Sound familiar?

The Ohio State University.

That’s what Ohio State was left with after Monday night’s bitter 38-24 defeat at the hands of LSU in the BCS Championship Game.

Another round of bad jokes.

Another fast start.

Another fading finish.

Another crunching loss to the SEC champion.

Another frantic search for consolation.

“We competed a lot better this year,’’ Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis said.

The Ohio State Bills? The Buffalo Buckeyes?

It’s an unfortunate comparison, but an accurate one. During the 1990s, the Bills had one of the greatest runs in NFL history. But they will be remembered for losing in the big game.

So will the Buckeyes (11-2), who have fallen twice in the Big Game, both losses coming as the No. 1-ranked team and the outright Big Ten Conference winner.

“It hurts tremendously,’’ Ohio State running back Chris “Beanie’’ Wells said. “To go to the national-championship game two times and lose them both, it’s incredible.’’

“I don’t think we’ll be making a highlight reel out of the second quarter [when LSU scored 21 unanswered points],’’ Tressel said.

DV

Fanfic Stuff

 Making a couple changes.

 1. I changed my user name on ff.net to DesertVixen (since it won't let you use underscores) to match my LJ.

 2. I pulled all the fic except my April Fools short.  I'm planning to repost it as I get it edited.  Maybe this weekend, but definitely try to catch it up before I leave.

amykay73, I should have some more beta work before this weekend.  The second one is coming in more dribbles than I would like.  Also, I'm going to start posting as soon as I think of a damned title.  A belated thanks for the beta - I'll let you know as soon as I post.

 DV