Oh, woe is me. (Woe am I?) (I am woeful?) (Whatever.)
Chipped my tooth at work about a week ago, which sucked mightily... but worker's comp paid to fix it, and I wound up getting a cleaning out of the deal. The dentist said that my teeth are amazingly strong; but since I haven't been to the dentist in over a decade, I had some pretty nasty tartar buildup. I was under the scraper for an hour and a half, which felt double-plus-bad. My grill looks a lot better though.
And now I have pink eye. I got a minor touch of it last week, and I thought it had gone away... yesterday I got sent home from work because it was back with a vengeance. I went through half a box of tissues yesterday in leakage alone. I've got some drops that are doing the trick, and it's much better today.
Add in last month's stomach flu, and that's 3. Everything comes in threes, right? I'm done with this drek?
I heard someone use the old "he's only human" admonition yesterday; I guess I've never really thought about it, but now I really don't like that saying. Only human? Humans are the absolute dominant species on this planet. We've risen above all other species in our capacity for reason, our industry, and our ability to advance our societies at an exponential rate. I personally find it offensive to equate the human condition with fallibility. I'd rather see it used anthropomorphically to describe exceptional animals:
"Wow! Did you see that cat fold that basket of laundry? That cat is freaking HUMAN!"
Hmm. Yeah. Okay, whatever. The point is, I'll not be using that adage again.
And now I have pink eye. I got a minor touch of it last week, and I thought it had gone away... yesterday I got sent home from work because it was back with a vengeance. I went through half a box of tissues yesterday in leakage alone. I've got some drops that are doing the trick, and it's much better today.
Add in last month's stomach flu, and that's 3. Everything comes in threes, right? I'm done with this drek?
I heard someone use the old "he's only human" admonition yesterday; I guess I've never really thought about it, but now I really don't like that saying. Only human? Humans are the absolute dominant species on this planet. We've risen above all other species in our capacity for reason, our industry, and our ability to advance our societies at an exponential rate. I personally find it offensive to equate the human condition with fallibility. I'd rather see it used anthropomorphically to describe exceptional animals:
"Wow! Did you see that cat fold that basket of laundry? That cat is freaking HUMAN!"
Hmm. Yeah. Okay, whatever. The point is, I'll not be using that adage again.