Sunday, July 11, 2010
Muffin!
Is an adorable kitten that Ashley got. She's a calico/tortoiseshell mix thing. She's adorable. (Pic to be added eventually)
Contact Issues
So, since October 19th, 2009, I have been unable to wear contacts for some weird and unknown reason.
Allow me to expand on "unable." If I wear contacts, the following symptoms turn up: red eyes that burn/stab, migraines, and extreme light sensitivity. Even if I take out the contacts, these symptoms still take about two days to go away(except the migraines, luckily, things calm down after about 30 minutes of not wearing contacts). Also, depending on the contact brand, the symptoms show up after I put in the contacts after different times. I have been to the VW eye doctors four times. Each time they equip me with a different sample contact brand. Each time, it doesn't work. Each time they have no idea why I suddenly cannot wear contacts. Each time I focus to keep myself from exclaiming: "Didn''t you effing go to med school?! Why aren't you giving me any tests?! Why do you just keep handing me new contacts!?" And, my personal favorite, "Why do you keep asking me what I want to do!? How should I know? I'm not the doctor!!"
I have been through four different contact brands, as well as two different contact solutions. I have tried steroid eye drops (let us take a moment to laugh at the mental image that conjures up), moisturizing eyes drops, get-the-red-out eye drops, and no eye drops.
Now the doctors are recommending expensive laser eye surgery if I don't want to wear glasses. Excuse me, but isn't it a bad idea to do l-a-s-e-r surgery on eyes that randomly inflame themselves when contacts touch them? But, what do I know, I didn't go to med school.
Allow me to expand on "unable." If I wear contacts, the following symptoms turn up: red eyes that burn/stab, migraines, and extreme light sensitivity. Even if I take out the contacts, these symptoms still take about two days to go away(except the migraines, luckily, things calm down after about 30 minutes of not wearing contacts). Also, depending on the contact brand, the symptoms show up after I put in the contacts after different times. I have been to the VW eye doctors four times. Each time they equip me with a different sample contact brand. Each time, it doesn't work. Each time they have no idea why I suddenly cannot wear contacts. Each time I focus to keep myself from exclaiming: "Didn''t you effing go to med school?! Why aren't you giving me any tests?! Why do you just keep handing me new contacts!?" And, my personal favorite, "Why do you keep asking me what I want to do!? How should I know? I'm not the doctor!!"
I have been through four different contact brands, as well as two different contact solutions. I have tried steroid eye drops (let us take a moment to laugh at the mental image that conjures up), moisturizing eyes drops, get-the-red-out eye drops, and no eye drops.
Now the doctors are recommending expensive laser eye surgery if I don't want to wear glasses. Excuse me, but isn't it a bad idea to do l-a-s-e-r surgery on eyes that randomly inflame themselves when contacts touch them? But, what do I know, I didn't go to med school.
Breakfast of Champions
Well, it took forever to motivate myself, but I finally finished a book during the summer. One that I have been meaning to read ever since a favorite teacher of mine in the 9th grade gave me a copy: Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut. (forgive my spelling).
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I love this book for many reasons. Although, that's not to say that the book didn't have some slow parts. However, I trudged through it, and am very glad that I read it.
Some favorite points:
~When the main character is asked if he is serious or joking when speaking to the public, the character replies with a half-serious, half-joking answer.
~The drawings: inane and horrible, but add to the story anyway
~The short stories that the main character writes reflect a lot of interesting opinions, that we'll never know if Kurt Vonnegut was truly serious about, or if he was simply exaggerating society for fun.
I love this book for many reasons. Although, that's not to say that the book didn't have some slow parts. However, I trudged through it, and am very glad that I read it.
Some favorite points:
~When the main character is asked if he is serious or joking when speaking to the public, the character replies with a half-serious, half-joking answer.
~The drawings: inane and horrible, but add to the story anyway
~The short stories that the main character writes reflect a lot of interesting opinions, that we'll never know if Kurt Vonnegut was truly serious about, or if he was simply exaggerating society for fun.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Ashley's visit
Ashley visited me for a weekend while Nick went to his parents' place. She made delicious oreo pistachio pudding pie and homemade chicken nuggets. SOOOOO GOOOD!!!!
Summer School 2010
I took anatomy and physiology I (lecture and lab) at Meredith first summer session and then I took General Chemistry II at Meredith College. I got an A in all 3 and I loved the small classes and REALLY excellent teachers. Makes me wish I was rich. However, Meredith has a devoted religious aspect that I do not think I could keep up with so maybe its for the best I don't go there. Although I miss it dearly!
Alas, Nursing School
I suppose it is just not in the cards for me to go to UNCC nursing school. I applied twice and got denied twice. Oh well, their loss. And I will not give up on being a nurse one day, I just have to be patient. :/
Just Because
I have a really great boyfriend. Or he has really great parents. I choose to believe the former. Nick recently had a birthday June 3rd and so his parents sent him cards and, surprisingly for both of us, money. Nick's parents instructed him to take me out to eat to a nice place for his birthday. However, we had already eaten at ihop so I was going to let him keep the money because it evened out with what he bought in alcohol. However, the other night I was really stressed out over school and Nick asked me out to dinner. My choice. For those of you who don't already know, I'm in love with the fairly newly discovered restaurant called Firebirds. I fell in love with it when Nick and I ate their for our first "real" dinner date.
Firebirds is special to me for two reasons that tend to make other people cringe: buffalo meatloaf and lobster queso. They're both amazing. Like my boyfriend :)
Firebirds is special to me for two reasons that tend to make other people cringe: buffalo meatloaf and lobster queso. They're both amazing. Like my boyfriend :)
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