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Anyone else jonesing for a proper vacation? I need to get away from work for more than a day or two and I need it stat! Unfortunately, the mechanic looking at my Jeep today will probably be getting that vacation money. *cries* My broken things, let me show you them.
But seriously, for the Jeep being 11 years old, I'm not surprised that I've been having car trouble. Hang in there, darlin' - I can't afford a new vehicle yet!
So, 100 Healthy Things memage! I have three!
4. I started working out again this week. It hurt. Do not want.
5. I went to see my opthamologist today in spite of my loathing for visiting doctors and also the fear that this will be the visit that she finally diagnoses me with glaucoma (it runs rampant in my family gene pool, among other things). My exam went fine, although every year she gives me more tests, scaring the beejeezus out of me.
6. As a reward for not crying (she always does double burn-y drops because my eyes are so hard to dilate), JP and I went to see the Darwin exhibit at the Witte Museum. It was great - they had a bunch of his notebooks and letters, as well as fossils and original plant specimens. As much as we biology geeks know about natural selection, we knew almost nothing about Darwin himself, so learning more about him was awesome.
Near the end of the exhibit, there were some notes and a video with modern-day biologists talking about creationism and intelligent design. The most startling thing? A poll taken in the U.S. about 10 years ago stated that 57% of the people questioned believed in creationism. Why don't we let that marinate for awhile.
But seriously, for the Jeep being 11 years old, I'm not surprised that I've been having car trouble. Hang in there, darlin' - I can't afford a new vehicle yet!
So, 100 Healthy Things memage! I have three!
4. I started working out again this week. It hurt. Do not want.
5. I went to see my opthamologist today in spite of my loathing for visiting doctors and also the fear that this will be the visit that she finally diagnoses me with glaucoma (it runs rampant in my family gene pool, among other things). My exam went fine, although every year she gives me more tests, scaring the beejeezus out of me.
6. As a reward for not crying (she always does double burn-y drops because my eyes are so hard to dilate), JP and I went to see the Darwin exhibit at the Witte Museum. It was great - they had a bunch of his notebooks and letters, as well as fossils and original plant specimens. As much as we biology geeks know about natural selection, we knew almost nothing about Darwin himself, so learning more about him was awesome.
Near the end of the exhibit, there were some notes and a video with modern-day biologists talking about creationism and intelligent design. The most startling thing? A poll taken in the U.S. about 10 years ago stated that 57% of the people questioned believed in creationism. Why don't we let that marinate for awhile.
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Date: 2012-05-19 09:16 pm (UTC)From:I know what you mean about vacation. I will be taking a wee - June 27- July 3 - to attend my niece's wedding in North Carolina on June 30th. J and I will be taking the Grey Dog. He doesn't fly (long story) and is not old enough to drive yet (thank goodness) and I can't drive that whole distance and back by myself. And Mr. A will be staying home with the dog (who we can't afford to kennel) because hey, he doesn't like weddings anyway.
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Date: 2012-05-20 02:38 pm (UTC)From:Have fun at the wedding! Yeah, my ideal form of travel is probably driving, but since JP has a hard time being in the car for long periods of time (his back) and I have a limited amount of time that I can be out of work, it's usually not practical for us to road trip.
I know it's the norm for June, but I swear I can't remember the last time I've been invited to so many weddings! Like every single Saturday from Memorial weekend to July 4th weekend. @_@