Yeah I had to really cut back on my time online. I was getting a bit burnt out being on here so much and while alot of it was just reading and trying to educate myself, I was still burnt out and got sick of reading all the drama and jackoffs calling others name because they disagree with something. I was amazed at how supposed adults can't just converse but get pissy on a website so I just cut it back I am starting to get a ton of PM's from newbies which kinda makes me LOL since I am still learning something new about everyday but I still want to be as helpful with what little knowledge I have obtained.
Regarding your stick and alcohol wipe, I posted my anal retentive stick regimine on another thread and had some "feedback" about how unwise it was to ever under any circumstances touch the dart. Well, my routine was given to me by a nurse friend of mine who says it is not bad to do as long as the ONLY thing touching the stick is a brand new alcohol swab and run it towards the end of the stick to avoid getting any pad material in the end of the dart. So far I have not had any infections at all and am 6 weeks into my cycle. I have also changed out to use a new needle a few times and had no issues there. As far as I am concerned they are both acceptable methods.