it's one of those posts.
last night i went out to dinner with my dad where i learned more about life and values than i ever have. i'm so goddamn lucky to have what i have and you know, it's not just because it's coming up to be thanksgiving or whatever, but it really, really makes me sick when we, as a whole, take things for granted.
remember when our parents would always say, "starving kids in indonesia would love to have your dinner," "starving kids in china would die for your leftovers," etc. well, hello, it's the truth.
dad and i talked to our waitress at a chinese restaurant we went to last night and the bits and pieces of her speech left me speechless only because every word she said was the truth. i wish each and every one of you could have been there to hear her. she is truly amazing.
anyway.
same old stuff has been happening. nothing exciting. i'm at work right now. the first laura/ellen/megan hangout in a long time is happening when i get off, and i'm extremely excited about it. laura's getting a tattoo, and i'm going to watch. i'm not too sure how i feel about tattoos as of late. i want one, but then i don't. opinions, opinions, opinions.
my government teacher is an absolute moron; he says things that hit home and every morning, first period, i leave the class angry. i shouldn't let him bother me, but i also don't speak up when he discusses his morals and opinions about life.
next time you hear the following phrase- "if i can't even wipe my own behind, i'd rather die. i don't want my family visiting me when i'm in the same state as a vegetable," think about this way: you don't have a choice of living. sure, there are choices about KEEPING you alive, like feeding tubes for example, but you can't choose your death unless you commit suicide. if you're stuck in a nursing home, that's just because your family DOES care about you. there are times when the person in an unhealthy state can't choose life support or comfort measures only and their family choose life support (which is just equivalent to vegetable state), it's because their family can't deal with a loss of a loved one. sure, we'd all rather die when we can't support ourselves and do the everyday things that we used to be able to, but there's no telling when we'll die.
i guess what my gov't teacher said hit home because i work at a nursing home and it i see death and the "vegetable state" all the time. and some of the greatest people i know are close to death at the nursing home i work at.
but, i'm sure you all are intelligent enough to realize all of the above. bottom line is- my government teacher is completely uneducated about life and needs to research topics before he discusses them before a class.
in other news:
the magazine is coming along good, sometimes i hit bumps and can't let my creative side out, but i'm working on it. camden is going to screen print the covers and we have great features for it. we're hoping to have it out (at the latest) two weeks before christmas.
i miss my friends in raleigh, A LOT. i think about them a lot! i don't know why, but every time i leave there, i feel good about things with friendships. i hope you all can come up for my leftover party.
so, um, right now- life is good. call me, let's hang out and go cause a ruckus.
p.s. my car is broken. it needs new shocks! like nike shocks!
remember when our parents would always say, "starving kids in indonesia would love to have your dinner," "starving kids in china would die for your leftovers," etc. well, hello, it's the truth.
dad and i talked to our waitress at a chinese restaurant we went to last night and the bits and pieces of her speech left me speechless only because every word she said was the truth. i wish each and every one of you could have been there to hear her. she is truly amazing.
anyway.
same old stuff has been happening. nothing exciting. i'm at work right now. the first laura/ellen/megan hangout in a long time is happening when i get off, and i'm extremely excited about it. laura's getting a tattoo, and i'm going to watch. i'm not too sure how i feel about tattoos as of late. i want one, but then i don't. opinions, opinions, opinions.
my government teacher is an absolute moron; he says things that hit home and every morning, first period, i leave the class angry. i shouldn't let him bother me, but i also don't speak up when he discusses his morals and opinions about life.
next time you hear the following phrase- "if i can't even wipe my own behind, i'd rather die. i don't want my family visiting me when i'm in the same state as a vegetable," think about this way: you don't have a choice of living. sure, there are choices about KEEPING you alive, like feeding tubes for example, but you can't choose your death unless you commit suicide. if you're stuck in a nursing home, that's just because your family DOES care about you. there are times when the person in an unhealthy state can't choose life support or comfort measures only and their family choose life support (which is just equivalent to vegetable state), it's because their family can't deal with a loss of a loved one. sure, we'd all rather die when we can't support ourselves and do the everyday things that we used to be able to, but there's no telling when we'll die.
i guess what my gov't teacher said hit home because i work at a nursing home and it i see death and the "vegetable state" all the time. and some of the greatest people i know are close to death at the nursing home i work at.
but, i'm sure you all are intelligent enough to realize all of the above. bottom line is- my government teacher is completely uneducated about life and needs to research topics before he discusses them before a class.
in other news:
the magazine is coming along good, sometimes i hit bumps and can't let my creative side out, but i'm working on it. camden is going to screen print the covers and we have great features for it. we're hoping to have it out (at the latest) two weeks before christmas.
i miss my friends in raleigh, A LOT. i think about them a lot! i don't know why, but every time i leave there, i feel good about things with friendships. i hope you all can come up for my leftover party.
so, um, right now- life is good. call me, let's hang out and go cause a ruckus.
p.s. my car is broken. it needs new shocks! like nike shocks!