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Post by Raven on Sept 5, 2008 7:30:35 GMT -5
^Exactly. And rent is not cheap here. The thing is, we shouldn't have to worry about getting another "notice"- we should be safe.
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Post by vampyre on Sept 12, 2008 5:30:59 GMT -5
Sept. 11 was the day i got to drive all the way over to Brunswick again to talk to my doctor about my test results. Sixty miles there, sixty miles back.
Hating the though of being late, I get there 45 min early. I sign in, go sit down and whip out the DVD player for a little FireFly action, "The Train Robbery".
I get called in...40 minutes early. Put all my junk away and waddle on in there,
The doctor, talks to me for less than 10 minutes and sends me home.. At first I think WTF, why make me do a 2 hour round trip for a seven minute conversation? As i paid for my office visit, I realized th answer. If he told me on the phone, he could charge me for the visit! Bastard!
What even sucked more was he didn't really tell me anything I didn't already know. I just can't wait to see my bill for all this. At least there's an 80% chance I wont need surgery..which means I'll probably end up getting it. Murphey's Law rules my life.
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Post by miki on Sept 12, 2008 7:46:36 GMT -5
I hear you there! Sometimes I think why even bother going. It's usually more waiting than anything else. But hey, if there's a chance for no surgery for you, that would be good.
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Post by miki on Sept 12, 2008 14:09:39 GMT -5
My rant today is that after years of putting it off, my doc has finally decided that I need to treat my blood pressure. I didn't want to have to take meds for it, but he thinks it's time to do it. We have an agreement though~ he says if I take the meds, lose at least 50 lbs. (it'd be better if I lost 80...see, Raven, I do know what I'm talking about, hahaha), really make an effort to eat better and exercise, AND if my b.p. goes down to acceptable levels then we will revisit having to take the meds. He's probably lying to me about the possibility of not having to take the meds. I gotta say, this is only day 2 on the stuff and I've already seen improvement--I never woulda thunk it. I LOATHE TAKING MEDS! And yeah, there's a history of high blood pressure in the family along with diabetes so....oh well, it could always be worse.
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Post by Raven on Sept 12, 2008 16:14:34 GMT -5
Sorry guys.
How can you already see results, Miki? You can feel your blood pressure or something? (Sorry, I'm ignorant to this.)
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Post by miki on Sept 12, 2008 16:21:03 GMT -5
I monitor my b.p. at home with a portable b.p. machine.
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Post by Raven on Sept 12, 2008 17:00:49 GMT -5
Ohhh, okay. Gotcha. Well, best of luck with that. You really gotta take care of your heart.
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Post by nat on Sept 12, 2008 17:38:23 GMT -5
You should seriously be careful Miki!!!! My rant is just a "I'm traumatized and have to share this" kinda thing... I have this class that's called "Social Constructions of Sexuality" (No, it is NOT a sex class lol) So my teacher mentions this episode on Oprah where these little 12 and 13yr old girls came on the show to talk about their sexual activities and how sexually active they were...Apparently the girls started telling Oprah all kinds of things they would do...and one of those things was the Rainbow (for those of you who were as blissfully ignorant as I was...picture this (or NOT): several girls, different shades of lipstick, on you know which part of a guy's anatomy. Goal: to form a rainbow)... Euh, WTF?!?!?! They are 12-13 years old!!!! HOW do they learn about this stuff? ?WHY would they even do it? ? Like it's seriously mind boggling...They're pretty much babies who have barely set foot into high school and their engaging in all of these things...seriously...WTF?!?! Are they being forced into it? It is just simple curiosity? When I was 12-13, we just started to think that boys weren't all icky and didn't have cooties...Like sure we knew what sex was, but it definitely didn't go any further than that... Oh and get this...Oprah asks why they would do these things, and their reply? "Well, at least we're not having sex"!!!!!!!! Oh yeah...big difference If I ever have a daughter, it's going to seriously take a shit load of will power to curb my first impulse which is going to be to lock her up till she's like 17 or 18. Am I the only one who finds this more than slightly traumatizing?
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Post by miki on Sept 12, 2008 17:56:38 GMT -5
Wow...I didn't know the rainbow thang either. It boggles the mind that 12 and 13 year old girls are even thinking about that kind of stuff let alone wrapping their lips around a guy's business. It's stories like this and all the other horrific ones I've read about or heard about that make me glad that I chose NOT to have kids.
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Post by vampyre on Sept 12, 2008 18:46:07 GMT -5
Gulp, adds a whole new meaning to Rainbow Bright.
All joking aside, I blame parents when ever I hear about stuff like this. If a parent does their job right, their kids shouldn't be into crap like this.
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Post by Raven on Sept 12, 2008 20:12:39 GMT -5
OMG...eww. That's sad and scary. Although how much "business" (as Miki called it) does a boy have at that age? Not that I REALLY wanna know, but ya know? OMG. Gross.
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Post by slayercat on Sept 12, 2008 20:44:48 GMT -5
This is a sad tale, indeed. And the parents may not have a clue. Our school systems have become toxic environments and certain contribute to the problem. Egads!
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Post by nat on Sept 12, 2008 22:03:47 GMT -5
I know, it's honestly disturbing to know that these things actually go on.
Vampy- I also blame the parents for this...they should pay more attention to their kids-what they're doing, who they're doing it with, etc...- However some parents actually do everything they can to raise their kids the right way, BUT in the end, the kid is the one making the decisions (of course there could be other reasons, like peer pressure and what not).
Raven- Ew, big time. Pardon the expression, but most 12 yr old boys's balls have barely even dropped yet...so how they engage in those...euh...activities is beyond me
Skitty...Yup...some schools have turned into scary places. But in this case, the parents did know since their kids went on Oprah and announced it to the world that they were sexually active...
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Post by vampyre on Sept 14, 2008 17:24:37 GMT -5
Here at work, I have tons of free time, especially on Sundays. I spend a lot of it blissfully cruising down the information highway. Today I hit a snag. IO got ambushed by some mal-ware. In the course of trying to find some tid bits about my new game, SPORE, I clicked on a picture of one of the critters from the game. Work 'puter goes nuts and I realize it's downloading something I don't want. KB's not working and neither is the mouse. Then the desk top background picture changes to big scary letters saying I've been infected with a virus. There is a floaty box sitting there saying click me to download some anti virus software. It has a EULA attached and everything but the minimize buttons and "x' button are suspiciously missing. No, no sir not gonna click that bitch. I run the company AV prog real fast and sure enough it says the same thing I and am thinking welp I am in a load of crap here. I have access to one more tool though...I have 24 hour I.T. support. I call the guy up and in just 3.5 short hours work puter is all better. Job may be saved! Woo hoo! Part of the scam is if I had clicked on the floaty box, it installs a virus and the antivirus software. They then charge me $50.00 to clean up the virus they give me. nerni ner ner didn't get me,
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Post by MsKay on Sept 14, 2008 17:42:13 GMT -5
LOL on graphic Vampy....
but totally rant worthy! Damn Ambush Viruses!
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