"Warring Ideals in One Dark Body"

I'm supposed to be without complaint.

Fine.

I don't have much for you all. I can tell you that an FDA Panel voted to discontinue Vicodin and Percocet, which is going to suck for a lot of people. I can tell you the degrees of burns are now called superficial, partial-thickness, and full-thickness as opposed to first, second, and third degree. I can tell you that the best splints are pillows or folded blankets and that, because oxygen is free, we give it to almost any patient.

I can tell you that most of the class is limping along and that I'll take my trauma test on Saturday. I haven't even laid hands on all the equipment yet.

I'm going to Atlanta for a few days. Work is paying for me to go to a conference. That part's really nice, even if it is for just a few days.

I got a very nice book just for having gotten sick from someone who I miss. I miss how she would take the time to really listen to me and I miss how she made me laugh. Thanks, sweets.

There's a very sweet someone much closer by who really charms me when s/he laughs, and snares me in these really sexy giggle feedback loops.

datpiff.com has free mixtapes (legal, as far as I can tell) that will get yo ass locked up, and if you love hip-hop like I do you might like a look over there. Good hip-hop is like a splint on a broken arm as far as I can tell. Try Lupe Fiasco. He can make me laugh and cry all on the same album. Do you know how often that happens? When is the next time Mars will be visible to the naked eye?

EDIT: I should say though, that I do support artists by purchasing their music, if it's not a mixtape or something that they are putting out there for free, if it's something I'm going to listen to repeatedly instead of deleting it. I do make it a point to go back and buy the songs (assuming they don't piss me off in the meantime on some bullshit). I still buy CD's or purchase legal downloads. Had a record player up until I moved out here (and then my LP's got stolen, but that's a different story.)