Oh, the stupidity.
Yeah, first off, I lied, near insanity has driven me back to the refuge of my computer -.-
Anyway, I've been reading this book, WHEN THE AIR HITS YOUR BRAIN by Frank Vertosick, Jr., M.D. It's good. The neurosurgeon basically retells some of his experiences throughout his internship and residency, both good and bad. That's interesting in itself (okay, maybe not for everyone -.- .. but for me it is), but what makes it better is the fact that he's a pretty damn good story teller.
Good stuff, but one thing struck me as completely WTF. Basically, this woman was shot in the head by her boyfriend and somehow is still conscious. That's not the stupid WTF thing, but what she said. Since he's better at telling the story/recounting what she said than I could possibly paraphrase it, here's the excerpt...
"My boyfriend was a little drunk and got real mad, you know, like really, really pissed off, so he shot me. I think I passed out right after it happened. I know he didn't mean it . . . Do you think, you know, I could go back to him tonight? They say I can't." She motioned to the sphinxlike officer who had followed us into the room. "I know that he truly loves me. He didn't mean it, I know he didn't."
What the..? Can you say denial please? Blinded by love?
Wow.
Okay, please, if I ever do anything as BLIND as that, please lock me up in a padded room -.- Or just beat some sense into my head.. because seriously, he shot you but he really loves you and didn't mean it? He SHOT you. In the head. That's either not giving a shit or a really bad case of a need for anger management.. REALLY bad.
That's my rant for the day =\ Much more I want to vent about but whatever, it'll pass and I'll live.
Anyway, I've been reading this book, WHEN THE AIR HITS YOUR BRAIN by Frank Vertosick, Jr., M.D. It's good. The neurosurgeon basically retells some of his experiences throughout his internship and residency, both good and bad. That's interesting in itself (okay, maybe not for everyone -.- .. but for me it is), but what makes it better is the fact that he's a pretty damn good story teller.
Good stuff, but one thing struck me as completely WTF. Basically, this woman was shot in the head by her boyfriend and somehow is still conscious. That's not the stupid WTF thing, but what she said. Since he's better at telling the story/recounting what she said than I could possibly paraphrase it, here's the excerpt...
"My boyfriend was a little drunk and got real mad, you know, like really, really pissed off, so he shot me. I think I passed out right after it happened. I know he didn't mean it . . . Do you think, you know, I could go back to him tonight? They say I can't." She motioned to the sphinxlike officer who had followed us into the room. "I know that he truly loves me. He didn't mean it, I know he didn't."
What the..? Can you say denial please? Blinded by love?
Wow.
Okay, please, if I ever do anything as BLIND as that, please lock me up in a padded room -.- Or just beat some sense into my head.. because seriously, he shot you but he really loves you and didn't mean it? He SHOT you. In the head. That's either not giving a shit or a really bad case of a need for anger management.. REALLY bad.
That's my rant for the day =\ Much more I want to vent about but whatever, it'll pass and I'll live.