danielle2

Why yes, I do have some friends who are minorities.  Great friends.  Most of them are from BSI, so I don't really talk to them in person very often (seeing as how the closest one lives three hours away)  but they do exist! 

Oh I see how it is.  I disagree.  Yeah, that's right.  I think had the African American faces been shown related to the Good first the results would have been switched.  It was the whole switch-a-roo thing that got me.  And I'm sticking to my answer.

 I feel perfectly as comfortable around African Americans as I do with European Americans, so this quiz is basically designed to make me look silli. 

As some of you may have noticed, I, Danielle, have been MIA the last couple days.  Of course you noticed.  I bring excitement and a sunny disposition to EVERYONE's pathetically boring lives. But why have I been gone?  Simple, you fools.  I've been straight up diagnosed with mononucleosis.  Yes, precisely.

But, what is this completely beastly disease?  Weeeeeeeeeeell, allow me to make an Individual Blog Entry about it.

Because I KNOW you care.

  "Mono is an infection usually caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). EBV is very common, and many people have been exposed to the virus at some time in childhood.

Not everyone who is exposed to EBV develops the symptoms of mono, though. As with many viruses, it is possible to be exposed to and infected with EBV without becoming sick.

People who have been infected with EBV will carry the virus for the rest of their lives - even if they never have any signs or symptoms of mono. People who do show symptoms of having mono probably will not get sick or have symptoms again." - http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/infections/common/mononucleosis.html

So... I'm gonna have a virus inside me.  Forever!!!  Which is kind of cool.... in a sort of demented sort of way.  xD

And no.

I didn't make out with an infected person to get mono.

.... Or did I?  *suggestively raises eyebrows*

Nah.  I didn't.

And, just in case you're wondering what I'm up to while I'm sick...

"Symptoms:

abdominal pain (Again... probably from P.E.  but I can dream!!!)  " -http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/infections/common/mononucleosis.html

I know.  It's been one giant party all weekend.  Right... :(

So, do I really love mono?  As the title suggests?  Or am I being tragically ironic, which is in my nature?

Eh hem... I actually like mono.  I REALLY do.  Ch-ch-ch-check this out:

"Although there's no magic pill for mono, you can do some things to feel better. The best treatment is to get plenty of rest, especially during the beginning stages of the illness when your symptoms are the worst. Put yourself to bed and pass on school, sports, and other activities." - http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/infections/common/mononucleosis.html

Eh hem, let me break that down for you. 

I'm out of P.E.  for... FOUR WEEKS!!!!!

I'm out of work at the ever so fun Burger King for.... TWO WEEKS!!!!

And I'm getting the best sleep of my life. ...  YEAH!!!! That's what I'm talking about.

Earlier today, while I was at school, Michael J. mentioned that I had an enlarged spleen (which is kinda weird that he knew that... and that the doctor had told me the same thing yesterday in the exact same words... perhaps Michael stalks me... I'll have to look into that...)  and wouldn't you know it?  The website had something about that, too.

"Doctors also recommend avoiding sports for at least a month after the illness because the spleen (an organ in the body that sits under the left rib cage) is often enlarged temporarily while you are ill. An enlarged spleen can rupture easily, causing internal bleeding and abdominal pain and requiring emergency surgery. Do not participate in contact sports, cheerleading, or even wrestling with your little siblings or your friends until your doctor gives you permission."

So maybe Michael said if I got punched in the spleen I'd die a horrible and painful death (I think he may have just said that cuz I always say I'm going to punch him in the kidney... Just to laugh and say, THAT'S RIGHT I JUST PUNCHED YOU IN THE KIDNEY, FOOOOOOOL!!!!) but all in all I think it's just another bonus.

I have an abnormally large spleen.  Ha ha... that's always a fun thing to tell people.

Or maybe it's just when you're weird like I am.

I'm a special kind of crazy.

So, there you have it.  I'm sick.  I love it.  And Mono is the best disease... Ever... If you're white and nerdy like me. 

There's an awesome song that's been stuck in my head all week, so today I decided I'd find out who sings it.

And wouldn't you know it?  Matchbox 20.

Awesome.

So I played the video, and was pretty impressed.  To think, there was once a time when music was only... music.

The video has some great moments, and I LOVE how there's clips throughout history. Women's Suffrage, the moon landing, and the fall of the Berlin Wall among others are stuck in there. And guess what's near the end?  Clips of Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton!  Ooooh! Gasp!

Lyrics:

Matchbox 20 Lyrics

Well, I hope you loved the song and video as much as I did  (in my opinion it's straight up beastly). Matchbox 20 is a very talented band, so I do recommend checking out more of their music.

Edit:  October 9, 2007.

Wouldn't you know it?

After I made this blog Matchbox 20 showed up on CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/09/matchbox.twenty.ap/index.html

Check it out.  It's got a little history on the band and some news and opinions about their new tour.

My final score was 38%.   And I'm okay with that.  Because most of them were guesses anyway...

31-40%
Your Global IQ is 40. There's hope for you yet.
23%

 Considering I was expecting like a 20%, and I think I did pretty okay.  I know if I wasn't taking CWI, I probably would've been even more lost on a few of the questions.  So that's good.

I think I did best on the art and pop culture-y sections.  But the test was so long... my memory could be failing me.

Curses.

About... 3?  Years ago I read this book.  It's about a six year old girl who started a toddler on fire, and a new teacher had her in her class.  The class was full of students with... issues.  And ironically, that arson was her favorite.  The story was a little adult for me (let's face it, I was a 'mature' eleven year old... but that book was craz-y) and throughout the story the background of the girl unfolded.  She lived in a trailer with her father, who was an alcoholic, and most of her clothes she found in the dumpster behind a thrift store.  She never took showers, and often had accidents.  Yes, it was an icky smell.  Later in the book the girl was raped by her uncle and the details are a little to graphic for an individual blog entry, and while reading it I remember getting sick.... But you know, I just couldn't stop reading.  When you read a book like that, things kind of stick in your mind.

I'm told the book is similar to A Child Called It.  Haven't read that one quite yet... But I am looking forward to it.  If anyone's got a copy, let me know.  Cuz I've got issues with the library and their due dates for the books.  I'm just too busy gosh darnit!

 So, anyway.  I remembered this book today because on the Message Boards was a thread about a ten year old who confessed to arson and murder.  A little epic.  (btw, the kid that girl started on fire lived.  disfigured... but alive)

And so I decided to make a blog entry about it.  Because it really DOES happen.  And it blew my mind.  Of course, it has yet to be proven it was really him.  And there is yet to be a trial.

But what if he did?  What drives a young boy to start his own house on fire, with his mother and fellow children inside?  Is it just a spur of the moment thing?  Or do we have a young Jack the Ripper on our hands?

So... it disturbs me.  The girl... I don't know what was going through her head when she started the fire.   I know that as she developed a relationship with that teacher, her quality of life improved, and that it was mostly her background.

Is that what happened to this boy, IF he is found guilty?  Should parents that cannot support their children really be allowed to... raise them?  If this is what's going to happen?

Ouch.  I hurt my brain.  My heart aches for these children.  And for the victims.   Please tell me your opinions on the boards.