Yup, you read that correctly. After coming down to my parents for the weekend I was drug to the doctor for pelvic and lower abdominal pain by my mother. The verdict: an ovarian cyst on my right overy. Am I shocked? No. Depressed? No. Confused? Nada. I ALWAYS have something weird wrong with me so it really comes as no surprise. I'm not really even concerned about it, more curious than anything else. I mean, why do I have it? How did I get it? And what has to be done? Those are really my only questions. My dad on the other hand, well, he's pretty freaked about it and worried. Apparently, cancer for women in that area runs on his side of the family. I figured as much since his sister had to have a hysterectomy due to cancer. If it boils down to that (which I don't see why it would) I am at peace with it, mainly because I have never wanted children, and I've never really been interested in getting married. I'm one strange person. Ah well. Prayers, prayers, prayers please!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Ovarian Cyst
Yup, you read that correctly. After coming down to my parents for the weekend I was drug to the doctor for pelvic and lower abdominal pain by my mother. The verdict: an ovarian cyst on my right overy. Am I shocked? No. Depressed? No. Confused? Nada. I ALWAYS have something weird wrong with me so it really comes as no surprise. I'm not really even concerned about it, more curious than anything else. I mean, why do I have it? How did I get it? And what has to be done? Those are really my only questions. My dad on the other hand, well, he's pretty freaked about it and worried. Apparently, cancer for women in that area runs on his side of the family. I figured as much since his sister had to have a hysterectomy due to cancer. If it boils down to that (which I don't see why it would) I am at peace with it, mainly because I have never wanted children, and I've never really been interested in getting married. I'm one strange person. Ah well. Prayers, prayers, prayers please!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Sometimes I think that its not that I'm indecisive, I just think too much.
Example:
I haven't eaten dinner yet. I should fix something.
What should I fix? I have three canned foods that take under three minutes.
I should save them and eat something more perishable first.
What do I have that's perishable? I have sandwich supplies. I had a sandwich for lunch. I have leftover macaroni. Did my roommate want to eat that? I have french fries, but while I was thinking all of this the oven has been taken for other use. And I can only blame myself. Because this train of thought leads me to believe that I'm indecisive. Or overly analytical. I can't decide.
XD
Example:
I haven't eaten dinner yet. I should fix something.
What should I fix? I have three canned foods that take under three minutes.
I should save them and eat something more perishable first.
What do I have that's perishable? I have sandwich supplies. I had a sandwich for lunch. I have leftover macaroni. Did my roommate want to eat that? I have french fries, but while I was thinking all of this the oven has been taken for other use. And I can only blame myself. Because this train of thought leads me to believe that I'm indecisive. Or overly analytical. I can't decide.
XD
Monday, January 31, 2011
Happy To Help
Today has been interesting. I have had several people ask me for help with various things throughout the day. I was even held up after my nutrition class because some people were asking me to tutor them. O_o I was shocked because I suck at math, and in this nutrition class we have been doing a lot of math problems. Surprisingly, I'm good at math so long as it involves animals. Therefore, people in my class want me to tutor them. They even offered to pay me. I told them no of course. If I were in their position (and I have been) I would want help without the stress of "Can I afford it?"
So, it's been a weird day for me.
On a side note it's supposed to get absolutely freezing here tonight. The high tomorrow, last I checked, is 26. It's going to be a rough morning for everyone. There might be snow though so I think that deserves a "YAYYYYY!"
For kicks, here's a shot of Ariel in her winter blanket. That's Vampire Bat in the background.
So, it's been a weird day for me.
On a side note it's supposed to get absolutely freezing here tonight. The high tomorrow, last I checked, is 26. It's going to be a rough morning for everyone. There might be snow though so I think that deserves a "YAYYYYY!"
For kicks, here's a shot of Ariel in her winter blanket. That's Vampire Bat in the background.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
a little annoyed
Why is it so easy to write down a list of what you should do, but so hard to actually get it done?
Which isn't really why I'm a little annoyed. I'm a little annoyed because I'm taking 17 hours of classes, need to write 4 ten-page papers and need a part-time job like it's going out of style.
And people keep telling me different things. My professors say that I shouldn't get a job right now because I need to focus on schoolwork. But I can't stay in school if I don't pay for it, which I know, which is what my family is telling me.
And here I am submitting applications and not getting hired and watching my savings dwindle.
And to this whiny blah-fest all I can think to say is,
"Welcome to real life. Please take a number and we'll get your complaint filed in 90 years,"
Which isn't really why I'm a little annoyed. I'm a little annoyed because I'm taking 17 hours of classes, need to write 4 ten-page papers and need a part-time job like it's going out of style.
And people keep telling me different things. My professors say that I shouldn't get a job right now because I need to focus on schoolwork. But I can't stay in school if I don't pay for it, which I know, which is what my family is telling me.
And here I am submitting applications and not getting hired and watching my savings dwindle.
And to this whiny blah-fest all I can think to say is,
"Welcome to real life. Please take a number and we'll get your complaint filed in 90 years,"
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Finally happened to me
It finally happened to me!
Really it did, I had an animal encounter! (I feel so accomplished now.)
I was heading back from a meeting with my professor, and there at the crosswalk was a black kitten, staring at the passersby with a very friendly expression. I got off my bike and started talking to the cat, he was rubbing his face all up and down the concrete, but didn't want to actually be touched. So I was following him along, trying to get him to come to me, and wishing that I had some kind of food with me- because he was really skinny.
As I was doing this, a guy came up and the kitty got spooked- somewhere along the way I started calling him Mal. Even though he was now in hiding, I couldn't forget it so I grabbed a piece of lunchmeat from my dorm (since FruitBat and her magical truck of cat food were not t the campus) and hoofed it back to where I saw the cat. I didn't see him there anymore, but left the meat anyway. I will confess that I felt pretty depressed that he wasn't there...
Anyway when FB got back I told her about the kitten and after dinner/studying we went back to where he'd been on our walk- Fruit Bat brought along a can of wet food, and we popped that sucker open and settled down to wait.
Let me tell you, seeing a black cat on a dark night, is not easy. But Mal did show up, and we then hoofed it over to the dorm to grab FB's truck and trap... we tried to get him into the big trap- but he was too clever and light to trigger the switch! So we caught him in the trap meant for rabbits and squirrels... lol.
I swear, Mal is adorable, and I feel wonderfully/horribly overprotective. We've got him at the lady who'd taken care of Mamma-kitty earlier. He let us pet him! He's really horrible at being feral... He let us hold him and fuss over him, and even when he wasn't happy that we held him he didn't claw or bite at us, he just squirmed.
Of course... none of us can keep him... but... I love him anyway.
My first animal rescue!
Really it did, I had an animal encounter! (I feel so accomplished now.)
I was heading back from a meeting with my professor, and there at the crosswalk was a black kitten, staring at the passersby with a very friendly expression. I got off my bike and started talking to the cat, he was rubbing his face all up and down the concrete, but didn't want to actually be touched. So I was following him along, trying to get him to come to me, and wishing that I had some kind of food with me- because he was really skinny.
As I was doing this, a guy came up and the kitty got spooked- somewhere along the way I started calling him Mal. Even though he was now in hiding, I couldn't forget it so I grabbed a piece of lunchmeat from my dorm (since FruitBat and her magical truck of cat food were not t the campus) and hoofed it back to where I saw the cat. I didn't see him there anymore, but left the meat anyway. I will confess that I felt pretty depressed that he wasn't there...
Anyway when FB got back I told her about the kitten and after dinner/studying we went back to where he'd been on our walk- Fruit Bat brought along a can of wet food, and we popped that sucker open and settled down to wait.
Let me tell you, seeing a black cat on a dark night, is not easy. But Mal did show up, and we then hoofed it over to the dorm to grab FB's truck and trap... we tried to get him into the big trap- but he was too clever and light to trigger the switch! So we caught him in the trap meant for rabbits and squirrels... lol.
I swear, Mal is adorable, and I feel wonderfully/horribly overprotective. We've got him at the lady who'd taken care of Mamma-kitty earlier. He let us pet him! He's really horrible at being feral... He let us hold him and fuss over him, and even when he wasn't happy that we held him he didn't claw or bite at us, he just squirmed.
Of course... none of us can keep him... but... I love him anyway.
My first animal rescue!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Mini-rant: it's FUN SIZE!
This is going to be quick, because I'm supposed to be studying for a test tomorrow.
This is... a rant on dual standards, particularly racism. I'm white, and as a white person I am very aware that there are things I can't say or do because they are racist.
But last night I went down to the laundry room with Fruit Bat, and there was Hispanic girl there loudly telling the entire room (about six of us) that she just can't get along with white people.
Wow.
That's just... wow. Four people in the room were white.
Doesn't she think that we might find that a little offensive? That she's stereotyping us like that? Of course, we can't say anything though, because heaven forbid that we ever get past our ancestors mistakes in dealing with people of other races. Everyone knows that white people are racist, it's impossible for any other "minority" race to be considered racist.
It just really bugs me- why should it matter? We're never going to get past this nasty racism thing if we can't all just ignore skin color- and I'm preaching to myself here too.
That girl could have said- "I don't get along with my roommate" (the basis for her claim.)
And then I wouldn't have been annoyed and looked over to see what ethnic background she was from. And all that jazz. And annoyance.
Also- I found out from Fruit Bat that apparently all Catholics believe that it is against God to spay and neuter their animals- which is news to her, since she's a Catholic. Yay uneducated stereotypes.
(No, it is not against God to spay/neuter animals, and catholics don't believe that it is.)
But anyway, back to studying.
This is... a rant on dual standards, particularly racism. I'm white, and as a white person I am very aware that there are things I can't say or do because they are racist.
But last night I went down to the laundry room with Fruit Bat, and there was Hispanic girl there loudly telling the entire room (about six of us) that she just can't get along with white people.
Wow.
That's just... wow. Four people in the room were white.
Doesn't she think that we might find that a little offensive? That she's stereotyping us like that? Of course, we can't say anything though, because heaven forbid that we ever get past our ancestors mistakes in dealing with people of other races. Everyone knows that white people are racist, it's impossible for any other "minority" race to be considered racist.
It just really bugs me- why should it matter? We're never going to get past this nasty racism thing if we can't all just ignore skin color- and I'm preaching to myself here too.
That girl could have said- "I don't get along with my roommate" (the basis for her claim.)
And then I wouldn't have been annoyed and looked over to see what ethnic background she was from. And all that jazz. And annoyance.
Also- I found out from Fruit Bat that apparently all Catholics believe that it is against God to spay and neuter their animals- which is news to her, since she's a Catholic. Yay uneducated stereotypes.
(No, it is not against God to spay/neuter animals, and catholics don't believe that it is.)
But anyway, back to studying.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Sooo embarasssing!
Gah! I totally did not mean to spend my Sunday doing this.
Okay, so I've got an account on DeviantART, (as longtime readers will know) and today I was looking around at some stuff on there and came across some Pok'e'mon stuff.
*Wince*
As a kid, I was pretty into the show. I'll tell anyone who'll listen stories about how I woke up at 5 on Saturdays to watch "cartoons" that didn't start until 8. "Cartoons" really being code for two main shows, and any number of smaller ones. The two I cared most about?
Recess and Pokemon. And Pokemon was the one I liked more.
But it's a silly show, it's a KIDS show, it's been going on for 14 years and the main character is still 10 years old. So even though I saw these pictures and had a moment of nostalgia, there was no way that I was going to actually WATCH THE SHOW.
Yeah... right.
So this is what's really embarrassing- not that I went back and watched the first episode anyway (because I still watch a lot of cartoons), not even that when the theme song started playing some part of my brain (damaged no doubt from watching infomercials for three hours waiting for my shows to start) remembered to get excited and a goofy grin stretched across my face, but that I watched the show.
And I enjoyed it.
ADGGHADOSIBGAWSE!
Just two or three years ago I watched the first episode again and it seemed inane and stupid and I couldn't stop mocking it and had to turn it off before I finished because I couldn't handle it!
Today I sat and watched it and laughed at all the ridiculous parts and couldn't believe I was watching it, couldn't turn it off, couldn't stop smiling!
And I'm going to watch the second episode!
If this keeps up, Fruit Bat may have to hold an intervention.
Okay, so I've got an account on DeviantART, (as longtime readers will know) and today I was looking around at some stuff on there and came across some Pok'e'mon stuff.
*Wince*
As a kid, I was pretty into the show. I'll tell anyone who'll listen stories about how I woke up at 5 on Saturdays to watch "cartoons" that didn't start until 8. "Cartoons" really being code for two main shows, and any number of smaller ones. The two I cared most about?
Recess and Pokemon. And Pokemon was the one I liked more.
But it's a silly show, it's a KIDS show, it's been going on for 14 years and the main character is still 10 years old. So even though I saw these pictures and had a moment of nostalgia, there was no way that I was going to actually WATCH THE SHOW.
Yeah... right.
So this is what's really embarrassing- not that I went back and watched the first episode anyway (because I still watch a lot of cartoons), not even that when the theme song started playing some part of my brain (damaged no doubt from watching infomercials for three hours waiting for my shows to start) remembered to get excited and a goofy grin stretched across my face, but that I watched the show.
And I enjoyed it.
ADGGHADOSIBGAWSE!
Just two or three years ago I watched the first episode again and it seemed inane and stupid and I couldn't stop mocking it and had to turn it off before I finished because I couldn't handle it!
Today I sat and watched it and laughed at all the ridiculous parts and couldn't believe I was watching it, couldn't turn it off, couldn't stop smiling!
And I'm going to watch the second episode!
If this keeps up, Fruit Bat may have to hold an intervention.
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