Capturing the Impossible

Parents and pet owners alike are constantly fighting to capture the impossible: the cute moments of their children and/or pets. Children and animals always try to impress with their giggles, smiles, puppy/kitty eyes, and endearing actions, but the charm is turned off whenever cameras come into play. It's like they have this sixth sense, a trigger in their brains that sounds the alarm whenever a camera is present. It is a rare occasion when a snapshot can be taken of a cute moment and an even more scarce occasion when a video of charming entertainment can be made. Maybe it's because they already know abut the web and what it will do to their futures. Maybe they know those pictures and videos will be placed on facebook and youtube for the world to see. Maybe they know their parents/pet owners will use it as a tactic of embarassment when they are older and have long forgotten the event. Are they smarter than we think? Are they smarter than us? I'm not sure because maybe the children and pets have brought it on themselves. Anymore, capturing a compromisingly cute picture is a fantastical event that must immediatey be shared with family and friends, maybe even the world. Parents and pet owners are so excited they finally got a picture that they can't restrain themselves from spreading the news of their achievement. If it was an every day occurence maybe parents and pet owners wouldn't feel the need to let the whole world know. Then again, maybe they would. I wouldn't know. I rarely capture the impossible.

Doctor's: No Wonder They Are Rich

Do you have health insurance? If not, don't go to the doctor. You will be charged for every little thing done while you are there. I bet they even charge for weighing you, something everybody finds deplorable in the first place. It's outrageous. Their equipment and the use of employees does not cost near as much as they make you pay. My husband recently had to go to the doctor for chest pain. We were afraid his heart may be involved so we decided it was best, even without insurance, to have it checked out. The doctor was with Michael for a total of ten minutes and had a diagnosis for the chest pain, but still insisted we do all these other tests just to "make sure" it wasn't anything else. He sent Michael for x-rays, an EKG, and blood work, all of which came back just fine, just as the doctor initially said it would. They weasel money out of you. They make you take unneeded tests just for the money. These tests they know will be useless to you, but very beneficial to them. You want to know what all that cost us: around $1,000. You want to know what we learned: Michael has inflammation on a joint between his ribs and collar bone (which is very common) that can be treated with every day ibrofen. Wow, way to scam us out of money. They don't actually care about 'helping' people. They just want money, and they definitely get it. Veterinarians are the exact same way. I just had to pay for a vet to look through a microscope for two minutes while I waited for him to come up with a new pill for me to pay for and feed to my dog. It's no wonder they're all rich.

Essay or Paper?

An assignment for an online class had directions to write a 7-10 paragraph essay based on a book we read and LCSC's conceptual framework. When I think of an essay I think 5-7 paragraphs. The paragraphs in my essay were not piddly little four liners. They had content and lots of it. Double spaced, one paragraph came close to a full page by itself. So when does an assignment go from an essay to a paper? When it goes over seven paragraphs? When it goes over 2-3 pages? No....the answer is when I am the one writing it. I turned this essay into a six and half page paper because I can't seem to shut up on paper. So should it still be considered an essay? Can essay's be that long? Who knows...not me.

Dirty House

The plan for this weekend: clean house and do lots of homework. What really happened this weekend so far: get sick and lay on couch all day. Hopefully tomorrow will be a more productive day, but until then I still have a dirty house.

Still Sick

I had my interview for the education program today and I'm still sick. Hoping my answers weren't too 'der-dah-der' because of my mushy brain. Hope to have good news in two weeks. Will keep you posted, but for now I'm off to bed to hopefully sleep away this sickness.

Blah

I just feel blah. It's been one of those weeks. One sickness on top of another. I originally only had a cold, but what do you know...the flu decided to come visit too. So my head hurts, my nose is stuffy, my throat is filled with gunk, my throat hurts, and the fact that I've thrown up only makes it worse. Blah. That's the only way to describe how I feel. Oh, and guess what...I have an interview for the education program tomorrow. I very highly doubt this blahness will go away by then so hopefully I don't blow it because my brain is mush and is feeling very blah. Hope reading this doesn't make it contagious. Have a very unblah day!

Worst Symptom

So the worst part of being sick isn't the dull headache, the sneezing, or even the stuffed-up nose. The worst part is the burning in my throat. It hurts so bad. It hurts to talk. It hurts to breathe. It hurts to eat. It hurts to drink. It hurts to swallow. Nothing is helping. Cough drops were a no go; they just left a bitter-icky taste in my mouth. Sore throat spray didn't work; it numbed it for about two seconds before going back to burning. Regular water definitely didn't work; it did nothing but irritate it more. Gargling saltwater is the only thing that has come even close to soothing my poor throat, but that didn't last long either. When will it ever end?