Monday, April 5, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Things that creep me out.
1. Girls my age that like little kid stars.
Example: Justin Bieber. This kid seriously disturbs me. He is unbelievably lame and a dousche. I can understand if you're 12 and you like him, but if you're any older....what.the.hell??
2. Terrible music in general.
For me, that's the radio station that only plays two things - Nickelback and more Nickelback. It literally gives me chills to hear this guy's voice. Or, the ridiculous, pointless, shallow & unoriginal rap songs where the singer has absolutely no talent yet has a million fans. Or, modern day country. I will gag at every song and will agree to listen to almost anything over country.
3. Girls that know they're skanky and think it's funny.
4. Girls that answer the phone and say, "hey bitch" in a nice way to their friend.
5. Guys that tan. You're not supposed to go to tanning beds or even lay out unless you're doing it just to relax or chat, etc., not to actually get a tan. It's creepy. Go throw a football or something. And guys that are too feminine in general. Yes, that does include skinny jeans I have no idea how you got on yourself. Only like 1% of males can pull that off, and you're probably not included.
6. People that talk on their phone loudly and really annoyingly when the rest of the people they are around are quiet and know that everyone can hear their brainless and annoying conversation. And still keep talking.
7. Extensive sex scenes in movies. I can't stand this. I realize that in some movies a minute of a sex scene is almost required, and helps the story in some way. But 98% of all other movies put in sex scenes and nudity for no reason at all, except to maybe keep some adolescent boys or perverted men entertained. Is it really necessary to extend on a scene where the viewers already get the idea of what they're going to do? If people want that, they go rent a porno. Not a movie with a story line that I rented with my parents.
8. Teens that have babies in or right after high school and don't even think about getting a decent job or college. Or teens that have a baby and basically give it to their mom to take care of and go on with their lives, never mentioning their 3 kids at home to the drunken guy they met at the bar.
9. People that want to hug you every single time they see you even though you just met yesterday and are barely friends. No, I'm not really that excited to see you. And I don't think you are, either. So stop. It's weird.
10. Comic sans. For some reason this font is available for everything, and people just love to use it. It's really terrible if you actually look at it. I think I used it in 6th grade.
11. Those creepy 50 year old bald guys that sit alone with a drink and don't talk to anybody but watch the college kids dance at the club with a creepy look on their faces. OK, maybe this isn't a very common thing. But I saw this last weekend, and now that I'm sober, it bothers me a lot more than it did then.
12. Elijah Wood, Tobey Maguire, Matthew Davis and Matthew McConaughey. Oh and especially Ryan Seacrest. On second thought, all things American Idol.
13. Guy gynecologists. Guy doctors in general usually creep me out if they're my doctor. Also, guys who give me pedicures. I don't want any guys touching me, period.
14. Guys with huge trucks. So annoying.
15. Creepy baby pictures, like the one Angela had on The Office. I don't get why people think these are cute. It's terrible.
16. WWE. This is kind of a given. I don't see how anyone can not be creeped out by this.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Art of Valeria Nascimento
Blossoming
Cones installation
Anemone
Gold flower
Black and white multiples
Valeria Nascimento says her inspiration "is drawn mostly from the natural world and procelain has the smoothness and the malleability that I need to create new shapes, manipulating it to appear in some cases defiantly weightless."
The Gator Nation
Pictures I took for an MMC2100 assignment to advertise the Gator Nation.
Just be a Gator.
Spring time at UF
Orange and blue around every corner.
A student sits and studies at one of the many relaxing spots on campus.
Turlington Hall - another building with various diverse studies.
UF's information desk, where questions are always answered and help is always given.
Relax on the grass in between class.
Study under the shade of a tree.
Enjoy beautiful architecture on the way to class.
EHST story
I wrote this for my MMC2100 class and submitted it to The Villages Daily Sun.
THE VILLAGES -- Traditional check-ups at the doctor's office may not be the best way to go for everyone.
Two Mulberry Oriental Medicine seminars were held at Waterfront Inn earlier this month in an attempt to explain its alternative method of medicine to about 100 prospective and current patients. Its alternative medicine, including acupuncture and functional medicine, were explained to be a great route to take with chronic disease and many other health issues.
Mulberry Oriental Medicine (MOM) has two offices in The Villages. One office, 910 Old Camp Road, Suite 164, practices acupuncture, and the other, 1400 N. 441, Suite 524, practices primary care, gynecology and functional medicine.
By the end of this year, the staff plans to come together under one roof in the Lake Sumter Landing area.
Functional medicine, as explained at the seminar by Dr. Douglas C. Hall, uses more of a patient-centered approach rather than the traditional disease-centered approach, considering the patients' history, physiology and lifestyle. It addresses the person as a whole rather than a set of symptoms and uses natural vitamins and supplements to treat the patient instead of drugs.
It can help treat all kinds of health issues, Hall said. Most people come to him with issues, such as stress-related illnesses, hormone imbalances and gastrointestinal problems.
“I want to change lives by teaching people how the body works,” Hall said. “Our job is to educate you and empower you to take care of yourself so that you don’t need us.”
Acupuncture, the original functional medicine, can also treat a wide range of health problems, including, but not limited to, headaches, the flu, allergies, depression and any type of pain.
Christopher Cheshire, doctor of oriental medicine with a focus on acupuncture, said he has seen about 5,000 patients so far in The Villages, and his office is one of the largest acupuncture clinics in the country.
The one thing Cheshire had in mind when he came to The Villages was to help as many people as he could using natural health care. The goal of functional medicine is for the patient to be healthy until he passes away, Cheshire said.
“It’s you and I together going for one common goal, which is to get you healthy and keep you healthy,” Cheshire said. “In my office, until you hit your mid '80s, you can’t complain to me that you’re old.”
With critical care, western medicine is the way to go, but with chronic disease, functional medicine is the best option, Cheshire said.
Donna F. Theiss, ANRP of MOM, said whatever type of medicine works best for the patient is great, and it is her job to make the options available to them.
“What works for one patient doesn’t work for another,” Theiss said.
Austin Meehan, 77, a type 2 diabetic, came to the seminar with his wife who is a patient at the practice. He sees a primary care doctor and an endocrinologist and has yet to try any functional medicine or be a patient at MOM.
"I must confess that up until now I viewed it with a good deal of suspicion," Meehan said. “It’s a little foreign to me, but I’m here because I’m interested in what they do.”
Switching over could be an option for him in the future, Meehan said.
“I might start having to think about all those aging problems that you get,” Meehan said. “And this might be a very good way of looking at it.”
There will be several 30 minute lectures over the period of several months, including discussions on cortisol, gastrointestinal health, osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s and more. For more information call Cheshire’s office at 352-430-2720, or Hall’s office at 352-205-8533.
“Look into it now so you have a better life later on,” Hall said.
Nicole Deck
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