It's been an interesting past seven days.
Lots of learning. Some of it I wish I hadn't learned, but oh well.
1) If you drop your cell phone in the couch cushions, don't just stick your hands down the side and wiggle around. Stand up and take the cushion off, or you could get sliced by the nail that's randomly sticking out down there.
2) Only use a butter knife when slicing an avocado. If it doesn't work, then the avocado isn't ripe anyways. Remember, your hand is always ripe enough for a knife to stab through it.
3) If you ignore the previous two lessons, superglue is a decent alternative to stitches. Also, neighbors who are nurses is really helpful.
4) It's a good thing I have superglue, because Obamacare has required my hours to get cut. So now I still don't get benefits from work and now I have less money to pay for our crappy insurance.
5) Those of us who spent a lot of money on school, only to have our degrees rendered useless because Congress can't get their crap together, should be able to go back to school for free so we can learn something that will actually get us a job after graduation.
6) Reading a depressing book will remind you that life could always be worse. If you feel crappy, reading The Glass Castle will make you feel better. And horribly depressed. But mostly better.
7) I think it's okay sometimes to wallow in self-misery. Sometimes things just stink and you should feel free to acknowledge that.
8) If you're doing the wallowing thing while also praying to have more faith in God's plan, the wallowing will win. You can't actively be a big baby and pray for faith at the same time. It just doesn't work. You just end up being like, "Great, this happened and God is ignoring me!" Take the time you need to be a big baby, and when you're ready to receive more faith and a better attitude, then pray for it.
9) Taking a day off from cars and walking everywhere is pretty therapeutic. Mostly because you don't have to drive around Provo drivers.
10) Ryun and I really don't get the contemporary art at the MOA. I also believe people who say they get it are liars.
