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There are so many new and interesting but very large and scary bugs here at our new place. Luckily they are all generally outside! I saw a Praying Mantis, which I love, I always consider it lucky when I get to see one. But all the same they make me nervous. I think it's something to do with the fact that they eat their mates and fly. I once saw one get into a girls hair when we were at Viet's Woods for an intro geology lab trip at CMU. She wasn't scared, but now I get horrible visions of me brushing one out of my hair.
Then there was the leaf bug on the porch. It was like a grass hopper, but it's wings were large and made it look like a 2x1 inch green leaf. It kept on flying around, and Josh DID get nervous and stand up when it flew near him. And right before he was telling me just to sit down and ignore it. But it did trap us on the porch, b/c it landed on the screen door. The perimeter of the porch is always covered in spiders at night. So I was extra scared...but we made it back in no problem. Josh vacuumed up the spiders last night. So maybe it'll be a bit better. I don't like to go out there in the evening just as it's getting dark b/c that's when the spiders are moving and making their webs, and chances are much greater that they'll drop into my hair.
Finally, we saw a cicada on the bar of the porch railing. It was 3 inches long with giant clear wings. I don't know how I knew it was a cicada b/c I don't really know if I've ever saw one, but that's exactly what it was, I just know. He was real scarey looking, especially with the incredibly active web building spider behind him. But I liked him better than the leaf bug b/c I also knew he wasn't going to fly around or move...unless that darn spider prompted him to. But he didn't.
We bought a GIANT citranella candle with 3% citranella oil in it for the muskeetos. I have yet to actually see one though. I was all for a smaller cuter candle, but Josh insisted on this one. His manly-ness demanded it. ARGH ARGH ARRRRR. (like Tim the Tool Man Tayler).
Last night we discovered that one of the NPT stations plays music videos. It was great. I watched them until I fell asleep. Now we get the music channels too. The smallest Comcast tv package 12$/month had to come iwth the internet so we could get the cheap internet deal. It pisses me off that it's more expensive for internet minus tv that internet with Tv...I DONT" WANT TV! My feelings for Comcast are similar to my feelings towards Al Roker.
Sidenote: I did watch an episode of Matlock though. At first I liked it, but then when it was over, there was so many minor loose ends I don't know if I do like it.
Then after Matlock I switched it CSPAN (yeah, I don't need to be paying for these channels!) and it was a town hall meeting with high pitched whiney people and a nice understanding senator from Wisconson. They were pissed b/c he wasn't going to use the government health care but they HAD to. And he was beside himself telling them that they DID NOT HAVE to....it was all a choice. And that he was chooseing not to. They could too. But that was shit for the public. Apparently the public would rather not have a choice and continue to pay for their expensive insurance (WHICH THEY COULD DO ANYWAYS SO I DON"T KNOW WHY EVERYONE IS GETTING THEIR PANTIES IN A KNOT) and then the other half who doesn't have the money or the good job to give them health care...well they've done well enough until now, why change it?
I'm sorry. This is something that really really really gets under my skin is people apposed to the public plan of health care. I know it's not going to be perfect, I know it'll be expensive, I am aware that maybe (but I believe unlikely) that I may not get the best treatment, etc...but if it doesn't pass and we don't get this public health plan, then I get no treatment at all! I resort to the internet and to drinking random teas made from wierd herbs my mom sends me in the mail. I don't get a prescription for acid reflux I drink tea. I don't get birth control, I use condoms. I dislocate something...I get an outdoor rec major to fix it for me. And I'm not even the most worried about me or Josh or my sister and her fiance or my brother and his wife (actually she as a good job, they are probably covered), I am most worried about my parents. Yeah...the source of all the herbs and footrub cures and raki massages (those are healing massages where the masuse doesnt' actually touch the person...and there is actually something to it...but it still didn't cure my acid reflux. But it did do something, holy shit, I felt something being pushed out of my feet and then when i got up I nearly passed out.)
Now, I am an educated person on paper...but really how much "smarter" am I than the average person? I can tell you almost all you want to know about volcanic rocks and probably volcanoes...which so far has proven useless for survival. But I do not know how to understand my loan repayment papers, I don't know how to do a lot of things that are pertinant to survival...like get a fricken job. I do understand that this public health care thing is not going to kill of my grandparents and will be a good thing for the poor, and that everyone will have a choice to use it or not, but why do so many people not understand? This is not retorical...can someone explain to me why so many people are against this? I want to know so I can think about and maybe respect these people for their decisions. I always like to know the other side.
Today I have an interview at Janie and Jacks. But I don't want the job. Well I do...if I dont' get the Assistant Manager (Assistant to the Manager) job at J.Jill. I don't have an interview for that, but she said she was going to call me today to set that up. So I don't know how to work it...when do I tell the lady at Janie and Jacks...and what if she hires me before the other place makes a decision? I think she'd understand though...part time versus a better payed and what I hope, is a full time position. Do you know what J.Jill reminds me of? Well, you know how guys jack off? Well I heard once that when a girl does it, it's called jilling off. But J.Jill is an older woman clothing store. Well, I guess, just a woman's clothing store. But for woman older than me.
Then there was the leaf bug on the porch. It was like a grass hopper, but it's wings were large and made it look like a 2x1 inch green leaf. It kept on flying around, and Josh DID get nervous and stand up when it flew near him. And right before he was telling me just to sit down and ignore it. But it did trap us on the porch, b/c it landed on the screen door. The perimeter of the porch is always covered in spiders at night. So I was extra scared...but we made it back in no problem. Josh vacuumed up the spiders last night. So maybe it'll be a bit better. I don't like to go out there in the evening just as it's getting dark b/c that's when the spiders are moving and making their webs, and chances are much greater that they'll drop into my hair.
Finally, we saw a cicada on the bar of the porch railing. It was 3 inches long with giant clear wings. I don't know how I knew it was a cicada b/c I don't really know if I've ever saw one, but that's exactly what it was, I just know. He was real scarey looking, especially with the incredibly active web building spider behind him. But I liked him better than the leaf bug b/c I also knew he wasn't going to fly around or move...unless that darn spider prompted him to. But he didn't.
We bought a GIANT citranella candle with 3% citranella oil in it for the muskeetos. I have yet to actually see one though. I was all for a smaller cuter candle, but Josh insisted on this one. His manly-ness demanded it. ARGH ARGH ARRRRR. (like Tim the Tool Man Tayler).
Last night we discovered that one of the NPT stations plays music videos. It was great. I watched them until I fell asleep. Now we get the music channels too. The smallest Comcast tv package 12$/month had to come iwth the internet so we could get the cheap internet deal. It pisses me off that it's more expensive for internet minus tv that internet with Tv...I DONT" WANT TV! My feelings for Comcast are similar to my feelings towards Al Roker.
Sidenote: I did watch an episode of Matlock though. At first I liked it, but then when it was over, there was so many minor loose ends I don't know if I do like it.
Then after Matlock I switched it CSPAN (yeah, I don't need to be paying for these channels!) and it was a town hall meeting with high pitched whiney people and a nice understanding senator from Wisconson. They were pissed b/c he wasn't going to use the government health care but they HAD to. And he was beside himself telling them that they DID NOT HAVE to....it was all a choice. And that he was chooseing not to. They could too. But that was shit for the public. Apparently the public would rather not have a choice and continue to pay for their expensive insurance (WHICH THEY COULD DO ANYWAYS SO I DON"T KNOW WHY EVERYONE IS GETTING THEIR PANTIES IN A KNOT) and then the other half who doesn't have the money or the good job to give them health care...well they've done well enough until now, why change it?
I'm sorry. This is something that really really really gets under my skin is people apposed to the public plan of health care. I know it's not going to be perfect, I know it'll be expensive, I am aware that maybe (but I believe unlikely) that I may not get the best treatment, etc...but if it doesn't pass and we don't get this public health plan, then I get no treatment at all! I resort to the internet and to drinking random teas made from wierd herbs my mom sends me in the mail. I don't get a prescription for acid reflux I drink tea. I don't get birth control, I use condoms. I dislocate something...I get an outdoor rec major to fix it for me. And I'm not even the most worried about me or Josh or my sister and her fiance or my brother and his wife (actually she as a good job, they are probably covered), I am most worried about my parents. Yeah...the source of all the herbs and footrub cures and raki massages (those are healing massages where the masuse doesnt' actually touch the person...and there is actually something to it...but it still didn't cure my acid reflux. But it did do something, holy shit, I felt something being pushed out of my feet and then when i got up I nearly passed out.)
Now, I am an educated person on paper...but really how much "smarter" am I than the average person? I can tell you almost all you want to know about volcanic rocks and probably volcanoes...which so far has proven useless for survival. But I do not know how to understand my loan repayment papers, I don't know how to do a lot of things that are pertinant to survival...like get a fricken job. I do understand that this public health care thing is not going to kill of my grandparents and will be a good thing for the poor, and that everyone will have a choice to use it or not, but why do so many people not understand? This is not retorical...can someone explain to me why so many people are against this? I want to know so I can think about and maybe respect these people for their decisions. I always like to know the other side.
Today I have an interview at Janie and Jacks. But I don't want the job. Well I do...if I dont' get the Assistant Manager (Assistant to the Manager) job at J.Jill. I don't have an interview for that, but she said she was going to call me today to set that up. So I don't know how to work it...when do I tell the lady at Janie and Jacks...and what if she hires me before the other place makes a decision? I think she'd understand though...part time versus a better payed and what I hope, is a full time position. Do you know what J.Jill reminds me of? Well, you know how guys jack off? Well I heard once that when a girl does it, it's called jilling off. But J.Jill is an older woman clothing store. Well, I guess, just a woman's clothing store. But for woman older than me.