Trip to the hospital
Oct 2, 2008 me
Sunday, a friend of mine hurt her foot, so another friend and I took her to the ER. While waiting on her, my friend Vanessa and I ended up taking an adventure in walking around the hospital. Here are the highlights from out trip:
$.61 seems like a random price for anything. By the way, this candy is HORRIBLE.
This is the upscale place to eat here in the hospital. Apparently it’s so nice that only Physicians can eat there.
I know it means “Doctor’s Lounge”, but it looks like it is the office of Dr. Lounge. I guess when you are bored wandering the hospital, things like this become funny.
“Or Waiting”? What is the first choice? What or Waiting? I simply must know what it on the top third of that sign, and why they chose to hide it in the ceiling!
Keep in mind, I know that for these signs, especially the last one, I obviously know what they were supposed to say. Vanessa and I just thought it was funny. Maybe some of the laughing gas was leagin out of Dr. Loung’s office, I dunno.
A poor man’s sleep study = interesting/creepy
Hey, wanna see something kind of creepy? I have been interested recently in the quality of the sleep I get every night. Do I toss and turn? Do I wake up a lot and just not remember it? Well, I did my own little sleep study.
Using a video camera connected to my laptop, and some FREE software that creates a time lapse video, I have managed to condense 8 hours of sleep into about 2 minutes or so of video. The software I used does it all automatically for you.
I think the interesting parts of it all are my eyes moving around while they are closed, and all of the tossing and turning. Apparently that is a normal part of the REM sleep cycle, but it is still weird to see yourself doing it.
The time stamp on the video is not set for the correct time zone, just so you know.
WARNING: I am not wearing a shirt, so ladies beware.
If you want to make one, the software I used is called Gawker. Go make your own!
Tags: sleep study
Make my last name into something slanderous
You know how whenever there is an election, each candidate’s name gets made into a slanderous name by supporters of the opposing side? Example: “McSame“, “McShame“ or “No-bama“, “Obama-nation“. Get the idea?
Are there people who have the sole job of coming up with clever names like that?
Also, if I was running for office, what could be done with “Riggins“? The only thing I could come up with during my short lunch break today was “Wrong-ins“. I am up for any clever and/or witty thoughts. Lemme have it.
RagamuffinTop Challenge week 17
Sep 21, 2008 Health, me, ragamuffintop challenge
At last!
Thanks again, everyone, for all of the support. I am going to set a new goal now, and of course I will post every now and then as to my progress. To all of you trying to make a change in your life, I hope I can serve as an inspiration to you!
- Starting weight: 292.6
- Last’s week’s weight: 259.6
- Today’s weigh-in weight: 258
- Today’s weight loss/gain: -1.6 pound
- TOTAL +/-: -34.6 pounds
Tags: Health, ragamuffintop challenge, weightloss
I thought I would break out some yearbook photos…
Sep 4, 2008 Found Online, Humor, me
Ok, not really. But check these out. Over at Yearbook Yourself, you can make an old-school yearbook picture of yourself. Here are some of mine:
I actually had this hairstyle in 9th grade. See for yourself.
Now I have a rockin’ mini-mullet going down.
Even MORE of a mullet.
Nice fro!
And finally, the importance of centering your image and making it the right size when making it. This cracks me up:
Tags: funny, old, yearbook pictures
RagamuffinTop Challenge week 14
Aug 31, 2008 Health, me, ragamuffintop challenge
This week was a pretty normal week. Thursday night, I think I ate my weight in chips and salsa (with also a little wueso queso), so I was weak there. But everything else was pretty good. On to the weigh-in:
So I lost .6 pounds. Hey, a loss is a loss. I’m only 3.4 away from my goal, I will try and knock that out his week.
- Starting weight: 289.0
- Last’s week’s weight: 263.0
- Today’s weigh-in weight: 262.4
- Today’s weight loss/gain: -.6 pounds
- TOTAL +/-: -26.6 pounds
Remember, if you want to take part in the RagamuffinTop Challenge, go here to read all about the details. Basically, you set a goal and post the results weekly. The best part is that the entire world is your accountability partner!
Tags: Health, ragamuffintop challenge, weightloss
Guilty Pleasures - Movies That Make Me Cry (every time)
I admit it, when it comes to movies, I am a bit of a softy at times. Below are 5 movies that no matter how many times I watch them, the will bring tears to my eyes. Maybe not a full-blown “cry, but at least watery eyes. A word of warning, some of these will contain some spoilers, but I will try and keep them to a minimum.
In no particular order, here we go:
Denzel Washington plays a dad who holds the emergency room of a hospital hostage because his son needs a new heart. The only thing is, they don’t have insurance, so his son is at the bottom of the list for a donor. Denzel decides to take his own life so his son can have his heart. There are a lot of spiritual overtones here, but what really gets me is the scene right before Denzel tries to go through with it. He is sitting in the ER right next to his son, and he is telling him some last-minute fatherly advice. He mentions not to cuss to much, and to always be a gentlemen to females (among other tidbits).
I think it’s the fact that he is willing to give up his life for his son, and how he is spending his last minutes on earth giving his son advice that he will carry with him for the rest of his life, and telling him that he loves him, that brings me to tears. That’s love! Make sure you see the movie if you haven’t to see what happens…
The scene where Mufasa dies. Right after it, Simba cuddles up under his daddy’s paw, not knowing he’s dead. Heartbreaking. I haven’t seen this movie in several years, but I have a feeling the effect would be the same now!
I don’t think this one needs too much explanation, but the scene in particular is where Jesus is getting whipped with the Cat of Nine Tails, and his mother is right there, watching in horror. That was for us, folks.
Nicholas Cage is an angel who falls in love with a human, and the only way he can be with her is for himself to become human. As soon as he makes the sacrifice, she ends up getting killed, and it absolutely destroys him. We humans will do quite a bit for love, and it is heartbreaking when it ends like that. As soon as he is able to feel pain, he feels the worse kind.
This isn’t a sad movie, but the part at the end where you realize why everything happened always chokes me up: Why Merril was told to “swing away” by his dying mom. Why the little girl left water everywhere. And finally,why the younger son had asthma. All of it comes together at the end, and Mel Gibson’s character regains his faith because of all of it. Everything happens for a reason, despite how odd and sometimes painful it can be.
So there you have it. 5 movies that, for some reason or another, can make me choke up no matter how many times I see it.
Anyone else care to share their choices?
Tags: angels, crying, john q, passion of the christ, sighs
