Awake Again, Naturally
So I woke up maybe an hour ago, ostensibly to void my bladder, and unlike normal, I couldn't go back to sleep. Admitedly I felt a little uneasy upon awakening, but that might have been a residual effect of the dream I was having. At any rate the feeling has long since passed. I did get on Facebook a bit, mostly for something to read in the toilet. I came across a anti-life post taking a bunch of Biblical passages out of context to try to show that the Bible didn't condem abortiin. I fekt compelled to set the record straight. Whether or not you believe what the Bibke says, it is very much a pro-life document.
I make no apologies for being pro-life. Many of the anti-life sheeple are screaming bloody murder because numerous states are passing laws to protect life in the womb. Of course this is just pro-life peoole pushing back against several states that decided to legalize abortion up to (and in some cases even after) birth. In short they started it. While I'm tempted to get into the whole why I'm pro-life argument I think I'll spare my reader. I will say I think some of this pro-life legislation goes a bit far. I don't believe a woman should be punished much less executed (assuming that's not just anti-life hyperbole). I also believe medical personel should not be forced to perform abortions if they hold beliefs contrary. WhilecI don't think rape or incest is justification for an abortion, I also don't think a woman should be denied an abortion in those instances. Of course rape and incest together account for less than 1% of abortions.
Of course the whole abortion debate is just further evidence that it's the political left that are the fascists. Just like the LGTBQXYZ agenda, it's not enough that they have the same rights as everyone else, they want special privelages, and, mor importantly, they want everyone to be forced to celebrate their "alternate lifestyle". I won't go into my thoughts on the whole LGTBQXYZ issue either. In fact I think I'll get away from politics altogether. Except to say I have long thought another revolution if not civil war is coming, and I'm becoming more convinced this is the case. However those on the left itching for open confrontation should remember, one side has eight billion bullets, the other side has pussy-hats and doesn't know which bathroom to use.
On a nonpolitical note, my metrics were pretty goid this week. I forget if my weight was up or down, but I do remember my body fat percentage was down, and my blood sugar was 119. Up from last week, but still in the good range. Maybe if I start working out regularly I can get it into the excellent range. On the subject of working out, yesterday was supposed to be my first workout since havibg my teeth removed. Unfortunately I didn't wake up. I blame this tablet's alarm tones, all if which are pleasant and "light". I need something harsh to wake me up. Either I'm sleeping through this tablet's alarms entirely, or they wake me up just enough to turn them off. My new policy is anytime after 6am I wake up, it's time to workout. We'll see how that works. I've also changed the alarm tone on my tablet, hooefully that wilk help.
I've got a Pathfinder game scheduled for thus Wednesday. I'm really looking forward to it, because we haven't played the last two weeks. Naturally I'm getting a bit antsy.
Cha has officially graduated with her PhD as of Friday. Now if only she coukd find a job. I think she stresses about it more than I do. My current job certainly can't pay the bills. I've applied for a second job with a chain of grocery stores. Two problens. One the only one of tge stores currently hiring is on the far end of Lubbock. I'm not sure if the pay would compensate for the expenditure of gasoline getting to and from work. Second problem is a second "part-time" job would severely restrict, if not eliminate my opportunities to play Pathfinder. While we could use the extra income, even working two jobs I can't begin to pay our bills, and playing Pathfinder is essential to my mental health. So I'm kind of ambivalent about a second job. Also there's a chance they'll put me behind a register or in a similar position, which would definitelt be bad for my mental health. So hopefully Cha will find a job soon. With a PhD she should make enough that I won't need to work two jobs.
Watching Cha's graduation, I realized I don't want to do that. Don't get me wrong, I want a degree, I just don't want to go through tge "pomp and circumstance". Couldn't they just mail me the diploma? First you have to pay for the regalia, even if you rent it, it's over $100. Which seems to me yet another exhorbitant expense to top off a whole host of expenses involved in getting the degree. Then there's the crowds, and I realky don't like crowds. I used to try acting hoping to get me over my stage fright, but if anything it's become worse. Then there's being on camera and having my picture taken. I hate having my picture taken. All this stuff I diskike and for what? So someone can hand me a degree? Like I said, I'd rather they just mail it to me. Or do like Community, "You sign a few papers and they stop charging you."
Of course it's all a moot point anyway. As it stands I don't ever see me finishing college. The other day I was thinking how everey semester I'm taking less hours, this past semester I took 0 hours. In the falk I'll probably be taking negative hours. I would like to star studying on my own, calculus II, statistics, and Mandarin. If I can get those down everything should fall into place. That is if I ever start taking classes again.
I'm starting to feel a little sleepy. I guess I should go baxk to sleep, or at least try to.
I make no apologies for being pro-life. Many of the anti-life sheeple are screaming bloody murder because numerous states are passing laws to protect life in the womb. Of course this is just pro-life peoole pushing back against several states that decided to legalize abortion up to (and in some cases even after) birth. In short they started it. While I'm tempted to get into the whole why I'm pro-life argument I think I'll spare my reader. I will say I think some of this pro-life legislation goes a bit far. I don't believe a woman should be punished much less executed (assuming that's not just anti-life hyperbole). I also believe medical personel should not be forced to perform abortions if they hold beliefs contrary. WhilecI don't think rape or incest is justification for an abortion, I also don't think a woman should be denied an abortion in those instances. Of course rape and incest together account for less than 1% of abortions.
Of course the whole abortion debate is just further evidence that it's the political left that are the fascists. Just like the LGTBQXYZ agenda, it's not enough that they have the same rights as everyone else, they want special privelages, and, mor importantly, they want everyone to be forced to celebrate their "alternate lifestyle". I won't go into my thoughts on the whole LGTBQXYZ issue either. In fact I think I'll get away from politics altogether. Except to say I have long thought another revolution if not civil war is coming, and I'm becoming more convinced this is the case. However those on the left itching for open confrontation should remember, one side has eight billion bullets, the other side has pussy-hats and doesn't know which bathroom to use.
On a nonpolitical note, my metrics were pretty goid this week. I forget if my weight was up or down, but I do remember my body fat percentage was down, and my blood sugar was 119. Up from last week, but still in the good range. Maybe if I start working out regularly I can get it into the excellent range. On the subject of working out, yesterday was supposed to be my first workout since havibg my teeth removed. Unfortunately I didn't wake up. I blame this tablet's alarm tones, all if which are pleasant and "light". I need something harsh to wake me up. Either I'm sleeping through this tablet's alarms entirely, or they wake me up just enough to turn them off. My new policy is anytime after 6am I wake up, it's time to workout. We'll see how that works. I've also changed the alarm tone on my tablet, hooefully that wilk help.
I've got a Pathfinder game scheduled for thus Wednesday. I'm really looking forward to it, because we haven't played the last two weeks. Naturally I'm getting a bit antsy.
Cha has officially graduated with her PhD as of Friday. Now if only she coukd find a job. I think she stresses about it more than I do. My current job certainly can't pay the bills. I've applied for a second job with a chain of grocery stores. Two problens. One the only one of tge stores currently hiring is on the far end of Lubbock. I'm not sure if the pay would compensate for the expenditure of gasoline getting to and from work. Second problem is a second "part-time" job would severely restrict, if not eliminate my opportunities to play Pathfinder. While we could use the extra income, even working two jobs I can't begin to pay our bills, and playing Pathfinder is essential to my mental health. So I'm kind of ambivalent about a second job. Also there's a chance they'll put me behind a register or in a similar position, which would definitelt be bad for my mental health. So hopefully Cha will find a job soon. With a PhD she should make enough that I won't need to work two jobs.
Watching Cha's graduation, I realized I don't want to do that. Don't get me wrong, I want a degree, I just don't want to go through tge "pomp and circumstance". Couldn't they just mail me the diploma? First you have to pay for the regalia, even if you rent it, it's over $100. Which seems to me yet another exhorbitant expense to top off a whole host of expenses involved in getting the degree. Then there's the crowds, and I realky don't like crowds. I used to try acting hoping to get me over my stage fright, but if anything it's become worse. Then there's being on camera and having my picture taken. I hate having my picture taken. All this stuff I diskike and for what? So someone can hand me a degree? Like I said, I'd rather they just mail it to me. Or do like Community, "You sign a few papers and they stop charging you."
Of course it's all a moot point anyway. As it stands I don't ever see me finishing college. The other day I was thinking how everey semester I'm taking less hours, this past semester I took 0 hours. In the falk I'll probably be taking negative hours. I would like to star studying on my own, calculus II, statistics, and Mandarin. If I can get those down everything should fall into place. That is if I ever start taking classes again.
I'm starting to feel a little sleepy. I guess I should go baxk to sleep, or at least try to.