I took the last of my antibiotics yesterday and my kidneys feel much better. No more almost-crippling-pain, no more peeing blood. I feel so much better. Just thought I’d update y’all.
Cadillac Women April 15, 2009
I read something that really hit me the other day. It was about women, and how they should act. It said that if you want to be treated like a Cadillac, you have to behave like a Cadillac. This means shaving your legs and not wearing ripped and faded nightshirts to bed, and generally keeping yourself attractive. But, for some reason, that just really upsets me. If a guy is going to love me, he’ll love me with a few day’s stubble on my legs, or if I wear some ratty shirts. I shouldn’t have to shave my legs to get him to treat me right. I shave my legs because I like the way it feels, not because my boyfriend likes it, and that’s the way it should be. It doesn’t matter to him if I wear ratty sweatpants, he still loves me. He actually prefers me without makeup! What a novel idea, a guy who loves you for who you are instead of how you look! To continue on with the car analogy, I know quite a few men who adore their beat up truck and wouldn’t trade it for a Cadillac if you paid them. Why? Their car has character! Not that Cadillac’s don’t have character, but trying to be a Cadillac when you’re a truck just isn’t going to work. I say be true to yourself.
I’d cite where I got the Cadillac reference, but I honestly can’t remember and I didn’t save it. Sorry if that’s your idea.
“The Mistress Diaries” April 7, 2009
I found a really cool blog post about famous mistresses in history. Check it out: http://reasonpad.com/2009/the-mistress-diaries/comment-page-1/
It’s really interesting……I wish history class had more of this and less memorizing dates!
Some Goals In Life April 6, 2009
I’ve been thinking about what I want to do with my life, and I came up with a few goals that I have. Some are silly and some are serious, but I really think if I write them down, I’m more likely to go accomplish them. They’re in no particular order. And this isn’t all of them, it’s just the ones that come to mind today.
1) Own a consignment shop. That’s why I’m in college pursuing business degree. I love this kind of store, and I always meet interesting people in them.
2) Become a mother. I don’t know that I’d have to be married to do this, I’ve considered adoption as well. But I plan to raise kids at some point in my life.
3) Ride an emu. Just because I want to be able to say I’ve ridden an emu.
4) Live somewhere where I can see the stars. And not just the stars, galaxies. It’s one of the things I miss the most living in the city.
5) Be healthy. I plan to live a long time, and I need to keep myself healthy in order to do that!
6) Have sex on the hood of a Corvette. Because why not? I find these cars extremely sexy. I’m going to be driving a 1960 Corvette someday. Trust me. I’ll give you a ride but you may want to be careful where you sit! 
7) Visit Ireland, Thailand, and New Zealand. I want to see other places too, but these rank on the top of my list.
8) Become a foster parent. This is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, a very long time. Unfortunately it all depends on my life situation as to whether or not I can do this, because I’m not going to do it half-assed.
9) Don’t hold back. I don’t believe in holding back and missing opportunities. If there’s something I want to do, I’m going to try my hardest to do it. If the bad vastly outweighs the good, then maybe I’ll reconsider, but just because something bad might happen doesn’t mean I shouldn’t do whatever it is.
10) Live with no regrets. I think everyone says this, but I mean it. I want to reach the end of my life and look back and see that it wasn’t wasted. I don’t want to be bitter about all the things I did, or all the things I didn’t do.
Almost Made Me Puke April 6, 2009
Why the hell does my Coke taste like shit? No, seriously, I opened a new can, took a sip, and almost had to spit it out! It was disgusting, and I don’t know why. The Coke isn’t even old, I just got it the other day. Grrr. Maybe I should demand a refund or something, because this ruined my day. Ok, maybe not ruined, but it definitely dampened it. Ugh, now I have to try another Coke to see if they’re all nasty…………and they are. Two out of six cans of Coke taste like shit. Fabulous. I got the Coke because all we have at my school is Pepsi products and I think Pepsi is too sweet. So I went to the store and got me a six-pack of Coke. and it tastes like crap. Yay.
On the bright side, I have my cell phone again!
Damn You Treacherous Kidneys! April 5, 2009
So I have a kidney infection. Ouch. All the time. It hurts to breathe deep, even. It’s making me really tired too, I carried laundry upstairs and was tuckered out. The nurse here at school said it came from my kidney stone. Somehow, bacteria crawled up my urethra, into my bladder, and made it to my right kidney. And it hurts. I’m on an antibiotic, but it’s going to take a few days to kick in. Meanwhile, I’ve taken more Tylenol these past few days than I have in the last month. The only time I take medicine for pain is on my period, usually. But it’s impossible to move without Tylenol now. Also, I hate feeling like I have to pee all the time. That’s not fun either. I think that may be left over from the kidney stone though. Sorry about my little rant but I’m not in the best of moods.
6 Great Confucius Quotes April 3, 2009
I was trying to pick one or two but I liked so many of them.
1) Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
This strikes me because how much worth does American culture place on making yourself beautiful? If everything has it’s own beauty, why do we put so much effort into trying to change it?
2) It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
This one is hard for me, because I like to be able to see marked progress when I’m doing something. I guess I have an all or nothing mindset. But stopping gets me nowhere, where as crawling will bring me forward.
3) Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.
Hard but true. It’s so easy to say “Keep getting up” but to continue after repeated failure is extremely difficult
4) If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
This one could mean a few things, I think, but to me it means if you don’t plan for the future you’re screwed.
5) Things that are done, it is needless to speak about…things that are past, it is needless to blame.
Yeah, letting go of the past is tough. I forgive, but I find it really hard to forget when someone wrongs me.
6) What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
Oddly enough, this is a basic Christian principle. It seems like common sense to me, too, if you don’t want to get hurt, don’t hurt others.
Sorry about waxing philosophical here, but sometimes thought is needed.
Samurai Champloo April 2, 2009
I personally thought this anime rocked. It’s been added to my favorites list. I watched it because it was directed by the same guy (Shinichirō Watanabe) who did Cowboy Bebop, my #1 favorite. It’s set in Japan, in the Edo period, which was from roughly 1600-1870. It revolves around the journey that Fuu, Jin, and Mugen are making to find the Samurai who smells of sunflowers. Fuu meets up with Jin and Mugen after the tea house where she works burns down. She convinces them to help her on her quest, to find the Samurai who smells of sunflowers. The show incorporates elements of modern pop culture (such as break dancing, graffiti, and hip hop music) into the show, which makes it very interesting. There’s even a scene with Mugen that mimics the famous scene from Rebel Without A Cause, where Mugen and a rival ride horses towards a cliff and the first one to pull the reins loses. I wish there were more seasons of this show, but they tied it up very nicely, and the ending was pretty good. I thought it was a little drawn out, but not enough to complain about.
Fuu: She’s about 15 years old, and she has a quest: to find the Samurai who smells of sunflowers. While she appears girly and sweet, she’s a tough person. But, along with being tough, she has a large, compassionate heart. She also loves food and can eat as much as a grown man. She saves Jin and Mugen from being executed, and convinces them to help her find the Sunflower Samurai. She tends to get kidnapped and held hostage a lot.
Sorry about the low quality, it's the best one I could find
Mugen: He’s a free spirited, anti-authority, rough kind of guy who is a good swordsman but has no discipline. From what we learn of his past, he grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. He hates Jin because he can’t seem to best him in a sword fight and has sworn to kill him or die trying. His swordplay is freestyle, with some martial arts/break dancing moves thrown in, making him unpredictable. He’s also a womanizer. His character develops well throughout the show, though. He almost appears to have a conscience by the end.
Jin: He’s a readily identifiable character due to the fact that he wears glasses. He appears to represents tradition. He’s a trained samurai, although he’s a ronin (a samurai without a master). He’s very uptight and quiet throughout the show. He strictly follows the Bushido. His fighting style is very disciplined, using very fast movements and “one stroke, one kill” mentality. He is only going along on this quest because he feels he owes Fuu for saving his life.
So yeah, I loved this show, but it’s definitely more……girl orientated? It doesn’t have a whole lot of gore (even though the fight scenes are cool, they tend to be short) It’s also a little light, it doesn’t have a lot of depth, and each episode might be able to stand by itself. It’s not that attention gripping. But, for some reason, I was drawn to these characters. You can check it out here: http://www.animefreak.tv/watch/samurai-champloo-episode-1-english-dubbed-online-free.
Come Find Me April 1, 2009
I hear knocking on the door, it’s just the wind
Where’d you go, dear one?
Leave my dreams and come find me
Phantom smells and imagined words
Don’t make a real person
Leave my dreams and come find me
Noiseless conversations are empty
A pitiful imitation of us
Leave my dreams and come find me
Final Four April 1, 2009
So my bracket is screwed. Duke is out of the running. I was doing pretty good up until that point. But, like I said, I don’t know a whole lot about basketball then apparently, they don’t make touchdowns. 
So it’s not a huge shocker.
