Lately there have been a maelstrom of tragedies in my vicinity.
Within the last month:
- An old friend of mine committed suicide.
- My Grandfather had a serious heart attack.
- My mom's co-worker's wife was seriously injured in a head-on collision, and 2 weeks later, (today) his dog got run over by a car and did not survive.
- While we were in the hospital with my Grandfather, a family friend was also there attending the premature death of his uncle (also a friend).
- A blogger friend of mine died suddenly in her sleep at the age of 31 from "complications due to diabetes" (4 days ago).
- An associate from the craft circuit passed away from cancer.
- An acquaintance in town was killed in a horrific traffic accident.
And in February, another friend in the craft world lost her house, everything in it, all of her pets, and her 11 year old son in a terrible fire.
If I had a dime for every time I have had to say "you'll be in my prayers" lately, I would be able to afford a ticket on Virgin Galactic's space shuttle.
What the hell is going on?
Monday, May 9, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Gitting er Done
Today is a Tuesday. My Grandfather was released from the hospital yesterday, my Aunt and Grandmother are getting him settled back into his home. I was so exhausted from the last 5 days that I slept a total of 16 hours. I'm still exhausted. The sleep doesn't seem to have done anything to put a dent in my fatigue, and there is so much to do that I feel paralyzed.
I suppose the first course of action should be prioritizing my long list of things that need doing. In typical geek fashion I will be using a spreadsheet! That way I can write down at random all the tasks floating around in the chaos of my head, and then just drag them into an appropriate order. Lunch is going to be the first order of business, even though I have that feeling where I am starving but don't want to eat.
I suppose the first course of action should be prioritizing my long list of things that need doing. In typical geek fashion I will be using a spreadsheet! That way I can write down at random all the tasks floating around in the chaos of my head, and then just drag them into an appropriate order. Lunch is going to be the first order of business, even though I have that feeling where I am starving but don't want to eat.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Why Are Doctors Such Assholes?
I've seen a lot of doctors in my lifetime because I was a sickly little child. I know from vast amounts of experience in one of the "best" medical cities in the world, that most doctors are total fucking pricks. They are so arrogant, and so ignorant at the same time. Western medicine is a fucking travesty, and its practitioners are mostly jerks. It seems like they cling to errant assumptions, inflicting the consequences on the people who come to them for help, only to find out 5 or ten years later that whatever they initially thought, was completely fucking false or faulty.
And how about the time I was rushed to the ER because I was (unbeknownst to me) having an ovarian cyst tear through my fallopian tubes, thus causing extreme pain, and the doctor said he was 99% sure it was an STD based on nothing other than the fact I said I wasn't a virgin??!! (a story I have heard many times!)
Right now, my grandfather is in the hospital, he had a heart attack on Wednesday. There's something wrong with his lungs and they are saying it must be "because of his smoking"... but he only smoked for 1 or 2 years, and quite 65 fucking YEARS AGO! So WHAT. THE. FUCK. ARE. THEY. THINKING!?
That's not fucking scientific! That's an idiotic assumption based on propaganda and ignorance.
And then there's the goddamn food pyramid. How is that working out for everyone, eh? Oh, everyone's fucking fat now? Good job!
And that fake butter crap doctors recommended for so many years... you know... FULL OF FUCKING TRANS-FATS? The shit that will actually kill you a hell of a lot faster than real butter? NICE CALL GUYS!! Real nice.
Oh but they are soooooo fucking sure of themselves and so secure in their so-called knowledge. Meanwhile basic physiology escapes their understanding! We still don't know what CAUSES most diseases, let alone what cures them. They can walk around in their fucking pajamas and white lab coats all day, it doesn't make them Gods, as much as they like to pretend that it does.
Ok, I know, there are SOME decent doctors. But sure as hell, not enough to go around. And if you are reading this, and you ARE a doctor, or on the road to being one, don't fucking send me a nasty email, just BE A GOOD DOCTOR and prove me wrong.
Don't be a fucking know-nothing dip-shit who relies on the bullshit they drill into you in med school, because its all going to change next year, and the year after that, and the year after that and so on and so forth until the bloody sun expands into a red giant and engulfs Mercury, Venus and Earth.
Western medicine is invasive, sloppy, bloody, and sometimes just plain barbaric. All the fancy equipment in the world doesn't change that simple fact. Until doctors get their heads out of their asses and realize that you need to treat the whole person, and not just the disease, (a disease you don't even understand) most doctors will remain dumb, arrogant fucking assholes.
A wise woman once said "I've discovered the mind-body connection! It's called THE NECK!"
I have to go pack a bag for my mom who is still at the hospital 2 hours away for the 3rd day straight. I wish I could feel confident that my grandfather is in good hands, but I don't. I know better.
And how about the time I was rushed to the ER because I was (unbeknownst to me) having an ovarian cyst tear through my fallopian tubes, thus causing extreme pain, and the doctor said he was 99% sure it was an STD based on nothing other than the fact I said I wasn't a virgin??!! (a story I have heard many times!)
Right now, my grandfather is in the hospital, he had a heart attack on Wednesday. There's something wrong with his lungs and they are saying it must be "because of his smoking"... but he only smoked for 1 or 2 years, and quite 65 fucking YEARS AGO! So WHAT. THE. FUCK. ARE. THEY. THINKING!?
That's not fucking scientific! That's an idiotic assumption based on propaganda and ignorance.
And then there's the goddamn food pyramid. How is that working out for everyone, eh? Oh, everyone's fucking fat now? Good job!
And that fake butter crap doctors recommended for so many years... you know... FULL OF FUCKING TRANS-FATS? The shit that will actually kill you a hell of a lot faster than real butter? NICE CALL GUYS!! Real nice.
Oh but they are soooooo fucking sure of themselves and so secure in their so-called knowledge. Meanwhile basic physiology escapes their understanding! We still don't know what CAUSES most diseases, let alone what cures them. They can walk around in their fucking pajamas and white lab coats all day, it doesn't make them Gods, as much as they like to pretend that it does.
Ok, I know, there are SOME decent doctors. But sure as hell, not enough to go around. And if you are reading this, and you ARE a doctor, or on the road to being one, don't fucking send me a nasty email, just BE A GOOD DOCTOR and prove me wrong.
Don't be a fucking know-nothing dip-shit who relies on the bullshit they drill into you in med school, because its all going to change next year, and the year after that, and the year after that and so on and so forth until the bloody sun expands into a red giant and engulfs Mercury, Venus and Earth.
Western medicine is invasive, sloppy, bloody, and sometimes just plain barbaric. All the fancy equipment in the world doesn't change that simple fact. Until doctors get their heads out of their asses and realize that you need to treat the whole person, and not just the disease, (a disease you don't even understand) most doctors will remain dumb, arrogant fucking assholes.
A wise woman once said "I've discovered the mind-body connection! It's called THE NECK!"
I have to go pack a bag for my mom who is still at the hospital 2 hours away for the 3rd day straight. I wish I could feel confident that my grandfather is in good hands, but I don't. I know better.
Friday, November 26, 2010
The Sims 3 for Wii: An Avalanche of FAIL
I've been waiting for the sims 3 to come out for Wii for 2 years. I pre-ordered it and when I finally played it, I felt ripped off to an unprecedented degree. Now, the other Sims games for Nintendo platforms were glitchy, they even froze constantly and crashed the system from time to time, but THIS game is totally useless! It doesn't seem to work on my Wii at ALL. Yes, the game will run... SORT OF... but there are endless, unbelievable glitches that make playing it a nightmare, and my Wii constantly makes noises like it is desperately straining itself just trying to run the game! Also, the glitches are impossible to work around!
For example, sometimes when I invite a sim over, the sim I want to interact with is INVISIBLE! Sometimes the house itself doesn't load properly or AT ALL. Worst of all, I can't even place houses on the lots because it says I'm over the "fire code" even though the houses are EMPTY and I cleaned out my moving storage, too! What's the point of this game if I can't even upgrade the stupid houses they force you to use? These are just a handful of examples, because I lost count after 1 day of trying to play it. The glitches and malfunctions and problems with gameplay were evident after only an hour or two of playing. EA released this game in order to make money during this holiday season, but the game was NOT READY. It doesn't even WORK! I idiotically threw out my receipt or I would return it TODAY. EA/Nintendo need to give customers a working game or refund our money, as they did with other glitchy games. How can they get away with selling a product that malfunctions to such an extent that it is utterly useless? What gall! All Sims 3 games for Wii should be recalled and pulled off the shelves until they can make a game that works!
I can not tell you how frustrated, shocked, and disappointed I am. Did they seriously think no one would notice that the game won't play anywhere near to an acceptable level on the Wii? Did the discussion go something like "Hmm, the Sims 3 is only 1/25th of the way through testing and development... maybe we should delay its release." "No, we need to get it on the shelves before Christmas 2010! Think of all the profits we'll miss out on if we don't! We'll just have to release it as is." "But, sir, the game doesn't work..." "It doesn't need to work, it just needs to SELL!"
So, BUYER BEWARE. They shoved this game out when it should be in development for AT LEAST another 9 months! What a rip-off!!! Unbelievable! And before you ask, yes, my wii is updated and should run this disc. I can't believe they have the nerve to charge people $50 for this! This is the worst, most disappointing gaming experience I've ever had, and I'm a survivor of the Metroid Prime 2 Main Research room glitch. Ugh!! Get it right for once Nintendo / EA Games!!!
For example, sometimes when I invite a sim over, the sim I want to interact with is INVISIBLE! Sometimes the house itself doesn't load properly or AT ALL. Worst of all, I can't even place houses on the lots because it says I'm over the "fire code" even though the houses are EMPTY and I cleaned out my moving storage, too! What's the point of this game if I can't even upgrade the stupid houses they force you to use? These are just a handful of examples, because I lost count after 1 day of trying to play it. The glitches and malfunctions and problems with gameplay were evident after only an hour or two of playing. EA released this game in order to make money during this holiday season, but the game was NOT READY. It doesn't even WORK! I idiotically threw out my receipt or I would return it TODAY. EA/Nintendo need to give customers a working game or refund our money, as they did with other glitchy games. How can they get away with selling a product that malfunctions to such an extent that it is utterly useless? What gall! All Sims 3 games for Wii should be recalled and pulled off the shelves until they can make a game that works!
I can not tell you how frustrated, shocked, and disappointed I am. Did they seriously think no one would notice that the game won't play anywhere near to an acceptable level on the Wii? Did the discussion go something like "Hmm, the Sims 3 is only 1/25th of the way through testing and development... maybe we should delay its release." "No, we need to get it on the shelves before Christmas 2010! Think of all the profits we'll miss out on if we don't! We'll just have to release it as is." "But, sir, the game doesn't work..." "It doesn't need to work, it just needs to SELL!"
So, BUYER BEWARE. They shoved this game out when it should be in development for AT LEAST another 9 months! What a rip-off!!! Unbelievable! And before you ask, yes, my wii is updated and should run this disc. I can't believe they have the nerve to charge people $50 for this! This is the worst, most disappointing gaming experience I've ever had, and I'm a survivor of the Metroid Prime 2 Main Research room glitch. Ugh!! Get it right for once Nintendo / EA Games!!!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
A Bitchy Day in Every Way
Hello N3rd Friends. It's the first of the month and the G33k Goddess is having a bitchy day. The day is being a bitch to her, so she is being a bitch right back. Oh yes, and writing in the third person, so you know it's pretty awful.
One thing I cannot stand is when my already molasses-slow dial-up connection starts to give me lip. Today my shit is loading so slowly that I'm considering doing a time-lapse photography project about it. Forchristssake, I already have my Entertainment Weekly magazine at the ready so I'll have something to DO while I wait for pages to load - and that is on a NORMAL day. With THIS kind of connection, I could finish War & Peace before I'm able to read a single email. But that's not the only thing that has my panties in a bunch today.
I've got a mad case of hiccups. Ok, I know it's not as bad as having AIDS or something, but hiccups are annoying when you are TRYING TO BREATHE AND SHIT. I'm trying to munch on a breakfast/lunch of dry pumpernickel toast and every couple of seconds I nearly hoover it right into my fucking lungs. I don't need this shit.
Oh and hey... guess what! It's HOT again today! It's like being tucked snugly inside the folds of a demon's anus. And just as humid, too! So forget sitting outside with a cinnamon latte and catching up on my correspondence while pondering the natural beauty that surrounds me. Not unless I want to immediately catch on fire like an ant under a magnifying glass! Fuck you, climate change.
Speaking of which, due to global warming, my seldom awakened ragweed allergies are totally out of control. Itchy, watery eyes, sleeplessness, scratchy throat, sneezing, coughing, itching - the works. It's miserable, and distracting, and it makes me want to stab something. Here, kitty, kitty!!
But of course, underlying all of this annoyance and negativity is my utter frustration that I can't get any of the merchandise in my shop to MOVE. I was misled into believing that my shop was "finally taking off" by mega-sales in July. But August certainly humbled me, and my bank account. At this point I'm so far in the hole it takes 300,000 years for light to reach me from the surface. Doesn't anybody want some nice, handmade jewelry, or handmade business card cases? Come on! Made in the U.S.A.! Unique and affordable accessories that will make you the talk of the bloody town!! I'm thisclose to having to sell off some organs!!
So, this is my bitchy self on a bitchy day. Let's hope for my sake, and the sake of my cats, that things turn around soon!
NOTE: No kitties were harmed in the making of this blog post.
One thing I cannot stand is when my already molasses-slow dial-up connection starts to give me lip. Today my shit is loading so slowly that I'm considering doing a time-lapse photography project about it. Forchristssake, I already have my Entertainment Weekly magazine at the ready so I'll have something to DO while I wait for pages to load - and that is on a NORMAL day. With THIS kind of connection, I could finish War & Peace before I'm able to read a single email. But that's not the only thing that has my panties in a bunch today.
I've got a mad case of hiccups. Ok, I know it's not as bad as having AIDS or something, but hiccups are annoying when you are TRYING TO BREATHE AND SHIT. I'm trying to munch on a breakfast/lunch of dry pumpernickel toast and every couple of seconds I nearly hoover it right into my fucking lungs. I don't need this shit.
Oh and hey... guess what! It's HOT again today! It's like being tucked snugly inside the folds of a demon's anus. And just as humid, too! So forget sitting outside with a cinnamon latte and catching up on my correspondence while pondering the natural beauty that surrounds me. Not unless I want to immediately catch on fire like an ant under a magnifying glass! Fuck you, climate change.
Speaking of which, due to global warming, my seldom awakened ragweed allergies are totally out of control. Itchy, watery eyes, sleeplessness, scratchy throat, sneezing, coughing, itching - the works. It's miserable, and distracting, and it makes me want to stab something. Here, kitty, kitty!!
But of course, underlying all of this annoyance and negativity is my utter frustration that I can't get any of the merchandise in my shop to MOVE. I was misled into believing that my shop was "finally taking off" by mega-sales in July. But August certainly humbled me, and my bank account. At this point I'm so far in the hole it takes 300,000 years for light to reach me from the surface. Doesn't anybody want some nice, handmade jewelry, or handmade business card cases? Come on! Made in the U.S.A.! Unique and affordable accessories that will make you the talk of the bloody town!! I'm thisclose to having to sell off some organs!!
So, this is my bitchy self on a bitchy day. Let's hope for my sake, and the sake of my cats, that things turn around soon!
NOTE: No kitties were harmed in the making of this blog post.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
The Sims - Nintendo
I pre-ordered my copy of The Sims 3 for Wii, which is coming out mid-late October. I'm a Sim-a-holic. The Gamecube versions were terrible, but did that stop me from playing them for 13 hours a day? No.
I'm just getting back into The Urbz. My first game wasn't so great, but now that I kind of know what I'm doing, I've started a new game and it's pretty fun. Sales in my Etsy Shop are really slow this month, and I needed a break from crafting, so I'm breaking out the console again while I patiently wait for mad etsy success to find me.
Since I'm at home all the time, I have upped my Netflix subscription to 7 DVDs at a time... I know that sounds insane, but I go through DVDs like you wouldn't believe. Can I just take a second to say how much I love Netflix? Add Film Geek to my list of creds. Right now I'm indulging in The Kids In The Hall, random TV shows (because there's no cable infrastructure on my road) and I'm giving Star Trek: Voyager a try. On Monday I get my first disc. Nothing compares to TNG - but Voyager beats the hell out of DS9! I ABHOR DS9. YICK!
Well, I'm off to network in simland! See you nerds later!!
I'm just getting back into The Urbz. My first game wasn't so great, but now that I kind of know what I'm doing, I've started a new game and it's pretty fun. Sales in my Etsy Shop are really slow this month, and I needed a break from crafting, so I'm breaking out the console again while I patiently wait for mad etsy success to find me.
Since I'm at home all the time, I have upped my Netflix subscription to 7 DVDs at a time... I know that sounds insane, but I go through DVDs like you wouldn't believe. Can I just take a second to say how much I love Netflix? Add Film Geek to my list of creds. Right now I'm indulging in The Kids In The Hall, random TV shows (because there's no cable infrastructure on my road) and I'm giving Star Trek: Voyager a try. On Monday I get my first disc. Nothing compares to TNG - but Voyager beats the hell out of DS9! I ABHOR DS9. YICK!
Well, I'm off to network in simland! See you nerds later!!
Monday, August 16, 2010
She's Baaaaaa-aaack!
Ok, my geeky brethren... fasten your seat-belts, because I have returned... with a vengeance! I've had so many geeky adventures since my last post that I dare not attempt to detail my exploits here... that's why I've hired monks to transcribe it all for me! I've got them chained up in the basement with angry dogs...
Anyway, pretty soon we will be covering topics such as Doctor Who, Star Trek Next Gen paperback novels (OH THE GEEKY GLORY!), Sci-fi audio books, and RANDOM FACTS ABOUT TURTLES!! Yes, it will be the nerdblog to end all nerdblogs!
Coming soon!!
Anyway, pretty soon we will be covering topics such as Doctor Who, Star Trek Next Gen paperback novels (OH THE GEEKY GLORY!), Sci-fi audio books, and RANDOM FACTS ABOUT TURTLES!! Yes, it will be the nerdblog to end all nerdblogs!
Coming soon!!
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