Not all doctors are stupid, I promise.

Hey, everyone.  It's been a while since I updated.  I hope everyone had a nice holiday.

Winter is beginning to rear its ugly head here in Michigan, and as a result people are transforming into disease carriers.  They are mercilessly spreading illness through the student population with each and every cough or sniffle that echoes through a lecture hall.  Gross.  Some illnesses are more serious than others, and the unfortunate people who happen to catch some really nasty bug have no helpful option except to drag themselves out to the doctor--a magical person in a white coat who deals out drugs and other miraculous remedies.

But what happens when whatever the doctor suggested doesn't work?

Are all landlords this ridiculous?

I know that a lot of people talk about how they hate their landlords, and I didn't know how people could be so frustrated by them until now.

I am a junior in college right now, and after living in the dorms for the past two years I decided to get a house off-campus with a bunch of my friends (who I now have come to almost hate at times, as a consequence).  Not knowing what we were really doing, we were terrible at looking for suitable houses, judging the quality of the house, as well as judging the distance from campus.

Unfortunately, we failed in doing all of these things.  Our house is OLD.  And OLD means COLD.

Driving Games

Hey fellow drivers on the road,

I would really appreciate it if you would put down that phone or burger or mirror or whatever and pay attention to your driving.

This is not a joke.  This is not a game.

Do I feel bad for you if you get into an accident because you were too busy typing a text?  I don't know.  It will honestly depend on the severity of the accident.  Sure, I will feel a bit bad for you if you actually died, partially because I don't know if people deserve death for something that stupid.  That would be totally embarrassing.  I would consider that to be a failure.

I'm not a fan of chick flicks, but this is a true story.

My professor unexpectedly ends class 10 minutes early.  I exit the building and walk through the empty campus.  Making my way to lab, I notice a man in a marine uniform standing patiently in the giant space between buildings, holding a quiet bouquet of red roses.  He stands still.

Minutes go by.

"HOORAY for skinny"

, one of my friends proudly stated on Facebook after announcing her 'diet' plans to the world:  an all liquid diet of hot tea, milk, water, and orange juice supplemented with a whole whopping two fruits a day.

Why did she feel it was necessary to starve herself?  Because she wanted to be skinny and pretty like all of the other girls wherever she is living.  She gets depressed when she sees other girls who are skinnier than her because she automatically believes thinness is related to beauty.  She somehow wanted to lose 8 pounds within less than 7 days, and honestly thought this was a good and healthy idea.

"Don't try to talk me out of this.  I'd rather be a skinny pretty than a healthy fatty."