I hate leaving my dog alone, for he whines and barks and cries... But he's gotta learn to be independent. He's gotta learn to be alone, like at night for bed or when we have to leave the house. I know he's still young and we just got him, so it's gonna take some time. But it rips me apart. I can't stand to hear his sad little voice. You should see the way he clings to me. Walks through my legs, just positions himself so that he's touching me. When walking him, he usually remains close to my side, but sometimes a little too close that I'm afraid I might step on his little toes. Well, they're not so little. I think he's gonna get pretty big... If we draw a black circle around his eye, he'll resemble Petey. You know, the pup from Our Gang/Little Rascals. You should see how happy he can get. He wags his tail and it creates a little thud when it hits the wall or something. I think he's gonna make a good watch dog. Sometimes his voice can be so high-pitched when he's crying. But when he thinks someone strange is approaching, he gets a little bass in his voice. hehe... But he was scared of Belinda today. Such that he peed on our doormat outside. Great. I walk barefoot outside the house a lot. :-P

So Belinda and I went to a little Mexican gathering. We went to the house Arturo stays at for dinner. I met Arturo when I studied in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Belinda met him there one year later. But she's been in constant touch with him since. So, we picked up this one Mexican girl who attends the school where Belinda teaches and we had a meal and some convo. Also there was this white kid who recently studied at our beloved school in Cuernavaca, this other Mexican chick who's also from that city, this other Mexican also from there, and - to my surprise - Carlos. Carlos was a teacher/adminstrative guy at the school. When I saw him I was like, hunh? He just arrived yesterday (Friday). He's gonna be teaching here a semester.

Then afterwards we dropped the high school girl off at her place, met her mother and talked there for a while. This girl was nice. We went her to let us know about the karaoke places that have Spanish songs. As much as me and Belinda like karaoke, we oftentimes want to sing Spanish songs but selections are limited...

That's what I did this evening. Now I should go clean my room. I started to rearrange it the day I got the dog. And then the dog has distracted me some. How do you teach a dog to play frisbee?

My dog snores...

So I got a puppy yesterday. He's 3 and a half months old and banned in some states. :-P Well, not in entire states, but within certain jurisdictions, such as cities. Or in my state, an entire county. That's cuz some assholes wanna fight their dogs and what not. My pup is part American Pit Bull Terrier and part American Staffordshire Terrier. Looking up the breed-specific legislation proposals goin' on in my state, some wanna put a ban on 'pit bulls.' Now, 'pit bull' is not a breed, but a type of dog. In the particular proposal I skimmed through, the two breeds that make up my dog, along with the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the American Bulldog (another dog I wanted), are considered 'pit bulls' and would be seized had the law passed. Oh, and it said any dogs that bearing a physical resemblance to these dogs, too. Stupid, hunh? And I wonder why Shar Peis are banned in some places in Utah...

Anyways, I gotta get this dog an appointment with the vet to make sure he's healthy and to get his shots. It's gonna be a lotta work caring for this pup as he gets accustomed to living with us and since he's still an energetic puppy. He's been pissing all over the place (just ask my sister what he did to her, lol) and he's been stubborn for some reason about going up or down certain steps. I've had to carry him a few times. I need to get him used to being alone some times since he just left the nest. I need to train him to understand at least the basic commands. I gotta walk him so he can get used to our neighborhood, but I gotta pick up his poop. Or I can just run after he does it. J/k. I once had a dog over a decade ago and I was walking her and she pooped on the sidewalk. Whoops! I had to book outta that scene. lol. Eww - speaking of bodily functions, I think my dog just farted. :-P

So, it's Labor Day weekend or something. I got no plans. I'll just be pup-sitting, I guess, while everyone's in NY or at the beach or something. Z'all good. :)

I'm tired. I didn't sleep all last night and I only slept maybe an hour this evening. I through off my sleep by sleeping all day Monday, so that I wasn't tired Monday night. And by Tuesday morning, I just went to the store with my sis in the morning. Then I was gonna go try to get a nap when we got back home, which was around noon. But then I got on the 'net, which always prevents me from sleeping and then my sis was about to go get some lunch with an old friend and asked if I wanted to go along. And so I did. And then when we got back home from that, what do I do? Yes, back on the 'net. Then I encounter Tara on MSN who's talkin' about going to get something to eat and do I wanna come along. And I tell her no, that I had already eaten. But she insisted that I accompany her. But she had some things to do after work, so, we didn't go until 8:30 or 9 or so. We went to PF Chang's. It was so-so. I only ordered the dumpling appetizer. It actually wasn't so great. I'd prefer to buy a bag of frozen dumplings from the oriental markets. Our waiter... I didn't catch his name, but his accent sounded Vietnamese to me, so I finally asked him and, yup - he was my peoples. :) Anyhoos...

My sis and I watched "Head of State" (with Chris Rock) yesterday. It was entertaining. So why do real issues have to be talked about via jokes? Why don't our politicians deal with some of the shit mentioned in the movie? Here's a quote from the film that I'm sure the assholes in this country really believe: "God bless America and no place else!" :-|

I bought the Jessica Simpson CD today. Haven't listened to it yet. Oh, crap. I just realized I missed "Cupid" tonight. Dammit. Oh, well. No more rambling to be done. Later!

"Mama-spoiled black man, will you mature with me? Culture-bearing black woman, whose culture are you bearing?" Tar Baby by Toni Morrison (p. 269)

Like I was saying in my last entry - there's something I like about Philly. I think there's so much there for me. When I was passing through one part of town, I asked my cousin if it was an historic place because I noted the railroad tracks through the street and the cobblestone road. She affirmed that it was and mentioned how the underground railroad went through there. I feel like I could gain so much in terms of learning about Black history from my family and their friends. I learn about Black history in general and family history. I also want to learn how to cook soul food and stuff from my cousin. I come away from talking to people knowing, even if it's just a tad bit, a bit of knowledge, nevertheless - historical, social, musical... just something. There's so much to be learned from our elders. I was watching something on - I think it was Howard University Television - about how the oral tradition is being lost on the young people in the Black community. It's true. I need to start talking to my relatives and learning more about our heritage.

Here's some news - I think my cousin said something about my great-grandmother, that her mom or or grandmom may have been white. Yikes! I don't know if that's true or not, but I think that'd be pretty interesting. I always jokingly deny having any white blood in me, though I really don't know. I'm gonna ask my grandpa or great uncle if they know what's the deal. If this ancestor was white, I wonder if she had blonde hair. Maybe that explains why I have a couple blonde hairs on my head. For reals, I have one or two hairs that are golden in color. But they're not visible unless I actually point it out.

So, yeah... I wanna start learning from the older people, see what they had to go through, like segregation and what not. Get their views on some things. Oh, one thing I did learn, which confirmed by accusation that all men are dogs... I was talking to my one cousin by marriage how all men are inherently dogs. And instead of refuting my male-bashing statement, he only agreed by saying that any men will cheat if he thinks he can get away with it. And then I was reading an article in an Essence magazine by a player that kind of went along with this line of thinking. Not very encouraging... "'... He just gets confused when it comes to women. With most everything else he thinks with his heart. But when it comes to women he thinks with his dick...'"(Tar Baby, p. 255)

Getting in touch with my roots... it's something long overdue. But better late than never. There's so much to be learned.

"He thought he was rescuing her from... them, the aliens, the people who in a mere three hundred years had killed a world millions of years old. From Micronesia to Liverpool, from Kentucky to Dresden, they killed everything they touched inlcuding their own coastlines, their own hills and forests. And even when some of them built something nice and human, they grew vicious protecting it from their own predatory children, let alone an outsider." (p. 269)

I'm Baa-aack!

I got home not that long ago from a visit to the City of Brotherly Love. I was chillin' wit' family. I had a good time. Went to the Outback, the Cracker Barrel, Clementon Park (an amusement park in Jersey)... I was there since Tuesday. I rode up with Justin who had a business meeting outside of Philly. Hope he wasn't too late for his meeting since he took me right to my cousin's door. Well, we offered letting him drop me off somewhere close so that he wouldn't have to get way off his route. But I thank him for doing my the favor of letting me hitch a ride. I took the train back down and tell me why the one Amtrak employee tried to holla at me?? His ass was almost 38 and as young as I look... Ha. He even said he woulda thought I was in high school just by looking at me. But I guess I do have a slightly mature air about me. :-P Nah, let's just be serious - I'm just cute! Sike. He gave me his number and told me to call him when I got home. Yeah, right. :-P

Right now I'm catching up on last week's episode of Cupid. I had set my VCR for that and for the Jessica Simpson/Nick Lachey newlywed thing on MTV. Hmm...

I watched "Bringin' Down the House" while I was up at my cousin's house since she'd rented it. Uhh... the movie had it's funny moments, but it was basically dumb. Glad I didn't waste 8 bucks to see it in the theatre. "The cool points are out the window cuz you got me all twisted up in the game."

One of my cousin's next-door neighbors is this little 6-year-old girl. She is something else. I'd seen her on a couple other occasions before, but it wasn't until this trip that I got to know her a little. She's a little sassy thing. Very grown. She is too much. Anyways, she took a liking to me. Kids seem to gravitate towards me. Must be cuz I'm on their level. Heh. This little girl did not believe I was 24. She said I looked like a teenager. Then after she finally believed me, she always had to remind me that I was 24, but looked like I was 13. :-P My cousin (who's actually my dad's cuz) said she thinks I would make a good pediatrician. She must be out her mind. Even if I were good at science and whatever it takes to enter that profession, I would NEVER go for such a job. I'm not too keen on the potential of treating bad-ass little cretins. hehe... And then my other cousin says he thinks I'd make a good lawyer. WTF? Yeah, right...

Lemme get back to my recordings... D'oh - I didn't get the newlyweds show cuz my tape ran out. Dagnabit! Now I gotta catch it Tuesday...

In closing, I'd just like to say... there's something about Philly that I like and I would like to go back and explore more.

By the way - JP, I'm Crusty Applebrain, lol.

Looks like I'm heading out of town. Justin's comin' to pick me up in 4 hours. Yuck. That means I won't be getting much sleep. I still have to throw my shit together. I made a list and picked out some clothes already, though... Don't know when I'm coming back. I'm thinking the latest I'll be gone is 'til Sunday.

I accompanied Tara to Borders this evening. We put in applications to work there, too. Yesterday, we, along with my sister, ate at the Macaroni Grill. I've only been to that place once or twice before. But I really like it there. Maybe it's cuz you get to draw on the table. I'm easily pleased. :)

I had a pleasant surprise earlier. One of my internet friends who became a real life friend signed on earlier. I hadn't heard from him in quite some time. He rarely signs on. And since I first met him last winter, I only talked to him 4 months ago when I called him up. Anyways, we chatted for a good hour and a half. It was nice hearing from him again. I remember how I used to sweat him, like, all last year. lol. Oh, the memories. hehe... When I sign on with an older version of MSN, I get flashbacks to hear the sounds events from whatever MSN was out back then. :-P But whatevers...

I need to pack so I can try and get a little sleep. Payce!

"Say Yes"

"All you gotta do is say 'yes'..." How many o' ya'll out there listen to Floetry? They was at Dream Nightclub tonight. It was good, the concert. I like them and that's the only reason I wanted to hit up the club. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone.

Went with some folks... saw some familiar faces here and there. It was fun. My feet hurt now. Wore these shoes I wasn't sure I'd be able to rock, but they were alright. For some reason, my feet don't hurt the same in the same pair of shoes depending on whether I'm dancing or doin' a lot of walking.

Well... I'm gonna attempt to sleep. I'm ready for it to be the next day. Night!

Wednesday night Justin, Tara, and I went to a Mexican restaurant around the way. It's only been opened a few months. It was alright. The decor's kinda nice. I'm still not a fan of Mex food, but I'd go there again.

The other day I saw this film called My First Mister. It starred Leelee Sobieski (or whatever her name is) along with this other actor. It was a good movie.

I'm watching "Sesame Street" right now. :) But that show is just not the way it used to be. I like the old ones better. I was watchin' some Leslie Nielsen flick earlier. I like those strange and humorous films.

I'm so freakin' bored... My sister will be home soon. She drove across the country from Cali and I guess she'll be here later on. I wonder if I'll be home when she gets here. I plan to go out, though I don't *really* feel like going "out-out," that's what I'ma do.

My trip out of town is a work in progress. I called my cousin up to see if I could come see her and she said it was fine. Now I gotta figure out some logistical details and I'll be set. I'm starting to feel nervous. :-P

Tonight I saw L'Auberge Espagnole with Tara. I liked the film - part in French, Spanish, English, and even Catalan. We were either gonna see that or Le Divorce. Anyways, I liked the movie. I wonder if they have a soundtrack...

Afterwards we looked for a place to eat. I wasn't really hungry, though. But we ended up at a Viet restaurant. Now, the Viet restaurants in this area, I never cared to go to in the first place. My instinct told me they wouldn't be "all that." I was right. My pho didn't taste all that great.

Anyways, now here I am at home, already feeling kinda sleepy since I must've slept only about 5 hrs last night. Hmm... I think I'll watch some TV 'til Mr. Sandman brings me a dream...

I'm just layin' hear chompin' on Kim Pop (yummm) and switchin' between Regis & Kelly and the Wayne Brady Show. Despite all my crazy sleep patterns of staying up all through the night and snoozing during the daylight hours, I am up right now - not because I have yet to sleep, but because I woke up early. Last night, Tara and I went to visit with a high school friend of ours. Elliott is in town on vacation. We haven't seen him in about 6 years since we graduated. We ended up going to Friday's for a few hours.

What to do... I'm gonna finish my Kim Pop, watch TV and... who knows? Maybe do some Arabic (the stuff that was due back in May :-X).

"An idle mind is the devil's workshop"

I'm so freakin' bored. Days are just passing by and I'm not making the most of them.

Well, it's after 1 in the afternoon and I've been up since about 10pm last night. (I went to sleep around 2 in the afternoon). I did nothing this weekend. I slept away Saturday. That is, after getting in close to 4 in the morning and then not sleeping until, I dunno, but it was after 11am. Then Sunday, I went to mass with Mom and to the PX and stuff.

Anybody witness or see the result of a car accident Friday evening around 6? Perhaps a banged up black Eclipse whose front license plate was stuck into the side of another car? Well, that was Robert. He was heading down the road with a green light and the right-of-way when a woman with a car full of children coming in the opposite direction decided she couldn't wait and wanted to make a turn into Robert's path. And, boom! Robert's ride was smashed, the airbags came out and burned him and he had to go to the hospital. Sucks. But at least he's alright. Supposedly the lady who caused the accident didn't have the kids in the proper seats or whatever.

Anyways... I'm recording videos off of Spanish MTV. We got rid of our Direct-TV and are trying out a Comcast deal. What I hated about the satellite was that during inclement weather, such as a storm somewhere, the picture would go out. And now what I hate about this stupid-ass cable is that it's digital and appears that it's not any better than that damned satellite. I wonder if it has anything to do with the storm system that's been in the region as of late.

So, I'm recording videos and sometimes I'll have to stop the tape because gets too fucked up, ruining the recording. How annoying. I saw a Julio video. Julio is the brother of Enrique Iglesias and, damn, he's looking pretty good. I don't remember him looking that nice. :)

I'm gonna have to get a nap in soon. Tara wants to do something after she gets off of work and I need to have enough energy to hang out. I'm also plotting. I'm trying to take a short trip. But I don't know if it'll all come together. To see if my plan has the potential of coming to fruition, I gotta make a contact and coordinate some small details. If it works out, I will be skipping town for a few days. If not, I think I'll be quite frustrated. Hey - totally unrelated - why do people pronounce that word "fuss-trate"? The first person I noticed do that was an ex-boss of mine. I don't get it. Is it that hard to say? Or is it some colloquial thing? I know that when I was little I used to say "lie-berry" instead of "lie-brairie" (library). And I know that I say "Feb-u-ary", leaving out that first 'r' sound. I think I really noticed that when I was in the Middle East 3 years ago and what of the ladies I had met there actually pronounced that one 'r.'

Anyhoo... The weather just tricked me. I've been looking outside thinking how nice it looks out. It was sunny and the branches were saying in the wind. But soon as I opened the back door, the humidity hit me. Ugh.

Last night, me, Tara, Belinda, Justin, and Damian went into the city for a night on the town. First we went to this Mexican restaurant for some grub. Then we headed to a Latin club. It was alright. I didn't dance as much as the first time I went there. I got back home after 3:30am. Three hours later I'm still up not wanting to do anything. I've got the TV on to the Spanish channel cuz I wanna get myself accustomed to listening to it. Wish we had al-Jazeera or something so I could practice my Arabic.

Wish I was tired enuff to just fall right asleep...

It's already Friday... where does the time go?

So last night Tara, Justin and I dined at La Madeleine. I had Chicken Pesto Pasta and it was alright. I had eaten there only once before with Tara some time ago. Tara and I had a funny experience there that one time. We ended up not paying - but I won't explain that. :-P So anyways, we had a nice meal (well, Justin didn't like his food) and some conversation. We all got Chardonnay and Tara ended up not wanting hers so she gave it to me. I arrived home with a full stomach and a little buzz. :)

I don't know what I'll do today. I still have to go to sleep, which means I'll be out for most of the daylight hours. But Tara did mention that she wanted to go salsa dancing. Hmm... maybe we'll do that.

Viets Rule!

hehe... I never watched that "Last Comic Standing" reality show, but I hear the Vietnamese guy won. Dat Phan was on "The Tonight Show" tonight. Now Conan's on. It's been funny how he's crackin' on the "success" of "Gigli." Tee-hee. I hate J-ho. :-P Conan said that Mike Tyson was one of the financers who had the misfortune of funding the film (you know how Tyson's been in the news for having blown a few million and filing bankruptcy). Colin Farrel (sp?) was on. He is a hot guy, but I don't like him. He's too vulgar and what not, but I won't deny his sex appeal.

Anyways... so Tara got me to go running today. What the heck is up with that? She ran over to my house and we sat inside for a while. We eventually ran back to her house, then headed to Giant. I hadn't exercised in quite some time. The distance between our houses isn't so great, but still...

I got my tetanus shot the other day. My arm still kinda hurts. I also got the doctor to give me a couple other prescriptions for my personal use. *wink wink* Nahh... I just got some prescriptions for in case I should head to a developing country any time soon. You know, like for typhoid and malaria.

Then afterwards I headed over to the counseling center. I'm gonna be setting up a date with a psychiatrist for an evaluation so it will be official that I'm nuts-o. Heh... Actually, we're gonna see if I have ADD or what. I've got problems with staying focused...

Yesterday or the day before - I don't remember - I had a raspberry & creme flavored Breyers Creme Savers yogurt and it was goood. You should try it.

I recently found out that my friend in London who let me stay with her when I went there won't be coming to the US as planned. :( I was kinda looking forward to seeing her again...

The other day when I was on Yahoo!, a guy I had met, Fernando, when I was studying in Mexico IM'd and was like, what a miracle that you should sign on... Then he proceeds to ask if I remembered Emmanuel. Are you kidding? OF COURSE I remember him! Hehe... I used to crush on Emmanuel big time back in '99. He was a hot boy, but a bit of a player. Anyways, Fernando ended up giving me E's MSN handle. Ha. Craziness. I can't wait to tell to of my good friends from down there. They can attest to how much I used to sweat Em's ass, lol. But it's ancient history and I ain't on his balls anymore. A-ha. I say the silliest things, hunh? I aim to shock. :)

So funny, when Tara was over here, I was showing her some old "Muppet" magazines I had. My sis and I had a subscription back in the day. The issues were from 1985-6. I was flipping through one and there was a section where readers could write in called "Ask Dr. Honeydew." You know the bald character with no eyes and glasses? His head was shaped like a melon and his sidekick was Beaker. Anyways, there was a letter from my sister in there. That was pretty amusing. I'm gonna call my sis when I sign off and ask her if she remembers sending in that letter.

I've been knitting here and there these past couple days. I wonder if I'll actually end up making anything. Probably not. Anybody know how to knit? I think I'd benefit greatly from some proper instruction...

Okay, Carson Daly's show just came on and he declared that he noticed there's a lot of crap on TV. Yeah, Carson - YOUR show! Then I changed the channel.

I'm all outta things to say, but I wanna close with something Dr. Phil said on his show today to a guest.
Mad funny: "Did you just fall out of the dumb tree? And hit every branch on your way down?" lmao

I was just watching a segment on "60 Minutes" and they had this pop artist, David Hockney on. He has this theory about the classic realist paintings, that something called optics was used to create much of this great body of works. I missed the beginning of the segment, so I'm not totally sure of what optics is, but it has something to do with lenses and mirrors and tracing, I think. This was interesting for me cuz realism is my favorite genre of paintings. Anyways...

I went out in the yard with my mom yesterday evening. She's always out there late gardening and what not. I helped trim the shrubbery out there. I did most of the bushes. But I was sweaty and didn't want the mosquitoes to eat me up. And the contraption I was using to cut the branches was hurting my hand. So I went inside. But I think I did a pretty good job out there.

Oh, yeah... the other day when I was talking to Tara on the phone, she was telling me how this girl who went to our high school was crowned Miss Maryland 2003 and she was in Jet magazine. So I go look through some of our recent copies of Jet and, sure enough, there's Marina in there. The last time I saw her was a couple years ago when I was interning at the State Department. She had some clerical job at the annex I was at.

Anyways... it's 8pm. Let's see what's on TV. And I'll probably be chattin' with my sister and whoever at the same time. Later, dudes.

Where does the time go??

It's already August 1st and I've spent much of this summer doing what I do best: absolutely nothing. I've had the opportunity to spend QT with some of my good friends, but some of the things I could have been or should have been doing didn't get done. That is, school- and work-related things.

Nothing to spectacular has been going on with me since the last time I blogged. Or at least, not that I can remember. :-P My memory is so shot. I need to go take my Gingko Biloba. But it makes your poop green. Sike. I can't remember what the side-effect was when I did take them. Maybe it did do that... haha.

I watched a Shirley Temple flick over the past two days. And I cried. Hehe.. I love Shirley Temple movies.

I was watching the Disney channel late one night. I saw half of a "Boy Meets World" (my favorite show when it was still on TGIF, especially with the original Morgan). Then "The Smart Guy" came on, followed by "Sister, Sister." I thought it was funny that Kobe Bryant had a cameo in the episode I happened to catch. Then the boy who plays Jordan on "The Bernie Mac Show" had a very minor part on it, too. So was Kid of the old hip-hop duo Kid 'n Play; he made a guest appearance as a fictious rapper called Chilly-T. Heh...

Still haven't gotten a dog. Last weekend, made a trip to the pound, this time with Tara. She got sad being there. It is sad cuz you just wanna adopt every single one of the puppies. I saw this American Bulldog there, but too bad it was already adopted. And there were 3 Pit Bulls and none were for adoption. I asked a guy that worked there why that was and he told me they don't release the Pits from their facilities due to the fact that there are some idiots in this country who like to fight these dogs. So, the animals are sent to Pit Bull rescue shelters.

Then after the pound, we stopped by Target then headed to G'town where we ate at this Mexican restaurant. We were there for an hour or two, then we found Borders and sat and read. Later that evening, we went to a party with Shawn and Jeannie. I've been friends with Shawn since undergrad. And Tara's probably known Shawn much longer, as he was a friend of her brother's. It was a house party that we went to. It was alright. Didn't meet everybody. And while some of the people seemed cool, some were extremely annoying. I can't stand dummies. My sis sent this funny forward. Looked like it was a scan of a newspaper article (though I wouldn't know if it was real or not), but anyways, it was talking about how idiots can kill you. It said something about how some people who suffer heart attacks who are otherwise healthy can attribute it to stress caused by dealing with idots in the workplace. I wouldn't doubt that it was true. That'll probably what kills me. It goes back to what my dear friend Ayanna once told me: you have no patience for stupid people. What can I do?

The elderly cousin I mentioned in my last post past away. Too bad I never really knew her.

Some of my cousins were down here this last weekend from Philadelphia. They went to visit some relatives in DC and they spent the night at our place. It's actually my dad's cousin and her husband. My cousin, she wants me and my sis to come visit her. We'll see. My sis will be home soon. Done with the Air Force. Let's see how long it takes for us to get into a fight. Verbal and physical. Not long, I'm sure. :-P Damn shame, too. Oh, well.

I went to IKEA for the first time last week. I wanted to get the Billy bookcase for $39 since the catalog said the prices were valid until July 31. I wonder if the prices have gone up or down now. Anyways, I went there just to get the bookshelf and be out. Didn't really look around. A nice young man helped me locate the item I was looking for. He was cute. I should go back there. :) I do really wanna go back. To me, it was like a nice, modern-day art museum. I'm gonna try to get my dad to take me. That way, maybe he'll buy me something. :-P

Oh, since I love to talk about how much I love America, let me mention this: my health care will be running out in a couple weeks. And who the hell knows when I'll ever have it again? Yeah, this country is great. The best health care in the world - for those who can afford it. I tell you, I spent $2,000 for health care (that I paid for with loans) for the past 2 years and it didn't even cover eyecare and dental. Ain't that some shit? Anyways, next February it will be 10 years since my last tetanus shot and you're supposed to get those every decade. Since I won't have any insurance that I know of at that time, I decided to make an appointment to get my shot before my insurance expires. I better hope I have no life-threatening or other serious issues while I'm uninsured.