"In a sense sickness is a place, more instructive than a long trip to Europe, and it's always a place where there's no company, where nobody can follow ( Read more... )

So I just went all vegan on some guy's ass on a response thread to an online news article about vegetarianism and animal rights. Since I'm currently working (in my head) on a long ass lj post about speciesism, I felt I'd test some water by posting this here. (I seem to enjoy usage of the word "ass ( Read more... )

Ummmm.

So I just watched a video from the Humane Society. I was looking for information on something I had recently heard about...

...that what is labeled as faux fur (on jacket trims, etc.) very often is actually dog fur. Sometimes what is labeled as the fur of other animals is actually dog fur, and very often products with no labels whatsoever are ( Read more... )

So in acting class today, my professor was discussing with us what kinds of characters and monologues she wants us to look for based on our personalities. Without questioning me as to my personality, as she does with the other students, she just turns to me, points, and says "You're the type of person who loves everyone and always takes care of ( Read more... )

I have come to a conclusion. I actually am Lisa Simpson. Because I, like Lisa, would be immensely excited to go to a "Museum of Sadness and Oppression." In fact, I'm pretty sure my life's work is going to be realized as the curator of that museum.

I've had a lot on my mind lately. Because as a college student I spend the majority of time sitting and ( Read more... )

I feel like such a failure. I cannot stay awake to save my life. I can't tell if it's the pneumonia or one of my many medications, but I am completely wiped out. I fell asleep four times today. I don't mean nodded off. I mean slept for several hours each time. After a full night's sleep ( Read more... )

So I have pneumonia again. That's two times in less than a year. Time to go back to the asthma/allergy specialist of my childhood.

Moving to college last year apparently got my asthma restarted. It had been almost completely under control for years. They never mentioned to me then, however, that 1 in 3 people with "childhood" asthma have a complete ( Read more... )

That exam just fundamentally shook my faith in myself as an English major. Although I guess it also simultaneously strengthened that faith, as I now feel very confident in my ability to pass off utter bullshit as sound literary analysis. Which is essentially the whole point of the English major ( Read more... )

So about a week ago I got these weird lumps in my neck along with some rashes, fevers, neck stiffness and other weird things. I thought "hey, infected insect bite, or maybe a spider bite...I tend to get those a lot. Let's go get it looked at." So I did, and they said come back in a week if it persists and they'll put me on something. So I went ( Read more... )

So. Sophomore year. Huzzah.

I am, of course, sick. It happens every time I begin a school year of any sort. I just kind of accept that it's going to happen every year. Whatever.

Other than feeling a little out of it, things are lovely. I adore my roommate.  Nothing against Maggie or anything, but I like this situation a lot better than last year. I ( Read more... )