Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2005-08-18:

"I have no way to defend my borders except to extend them." -- Catherine the Great (1729-1796), Empress of Russia (1762-1796).

Yesterday afternoon: Moving slowly; gave up on one of the only two items on my to-do list for the day; got out the door late but not disastrously so.

Yesterday evening: Gig went well enough despite nasty cramp in my strumming hand halfway through.

Last night, late: While talking to anniemal on the phone, I heard a noise in the distance that might have been a string of firecrackers. Then I heard sirens ... intermittently, from several directions, over the next forty minutes. Looking out the window I saw police cars crisscrossing the area, going the wrong way on Fulton Ave., circling; I guess the sound wasn't firecrackers. Finally an ambulance, so I guess they eventually figured out where the sounds had come from.

Today: Migraine of the ohmyGodmyheadisexploding variety, with nausea. Plans to go out today quite cancelled. Haven't been able to do more than peek briefly at LJ (spot-checking, not catching up) when bored of lying here whispering "ow"; did wind up with some interesting mis-readings that way. Haven't decided whether any are entertaining enough to warrant reiterating here; will see how amusing they look with a clearer head.

I think I'm up to standing up long enough to prepare herbal remedy (still need to research the chemistry behind that) and some food now, so my day should improve from here forward. Still not going to try to go anywhere though.

Need assistance from someone with more powerful Google-fu (or a conveniently this-problem-shaped Clue): is there someplace where I can look up "this plant contains the following chemicals", ideally with the unfamiliar compounds tagged as to their reasons for being interesting (e.g.: flavinoid, vitamin, xanthine, phytoestrogen, vasoconstrictor, analgesic, etc.) and quantity present (in the raw ingredient or possibly "as usually prepared")? At the moment I'm looking for the breakdowns of lavender and basil, but it's the sort of thing I find myself wondering about a lot in general.